Illegal Maritime Arrivals on Bridging E Visas June 2015

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Table of Contents

About this report ...... 3

Release of Illegal Maritime Arrivals on Bridging E Visas (BVE)...... 4

Key Programme Concepts ...... 4

Overall Programme Numbers and Current Location by State or Territory ...... 4

Visa Holder Location by State or Territory ...... 5

Australian Capital Territory ...... 5

New South Wales ...... 6

Northern Territory ...... 10

Queensland ...... 11

South Australia ...... 14

Tasmania ...... 17

Victoria ...... 18

Western Australia ...... 22

Illegal Maritime Arrivals on Bridging E Visas June 2015 | 2 About this report This report provides an overview of the number of Illegal Maritime Arrivals (IMAs) who have been granted a Bridging E visa (BVE) to allow them to remain lawfully in Australia while their immigration status is being resolved. The data is sourced from several departmental processing and recording systems. All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, however, it is subject to change. The report presents some basic statistics on IMAs who had been granted BVEs and were living in the community at the time of reporting. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has a policy of not publishing figures for individuals that total less than ten. This is done to protect the privacy of individuals. The next report is expected to be released in October 2015.

Illegal Maritime Arrivals on Bridging E Visas June 2015 | 3 Release of Illegal Maritime Arrivals on Bridging E Visas (BVE)

Key Programme Concepts Since 25 November 2011, successive Ministers have used their non-compellable, non-delegable intervention power under s195A of the Migration Act 1958 to grant bridging visas to some Illegal Maritime Arrivals (IMAs). For further information about the IMA BVE programme please see Fact sheet on bridging visas for IMAs.

Overall Programme Numbers and Current Location by State or Territory As at 30 June 2015, a total of 34 365 BVEs have been granted to IMAs. Of these, 28 588 remain in the community, (24 540 with a current BVE and 4 048 awaiting grant of a further BVE). The remaining 5 777 IMAs who were granted BVEs have either been granted a substantive visa, departed Australia, returned to immigration detention or are deceased. BVE holders are free to choose where they live. The largest numbers of IMAs are in Victoria (VIC), followed by New South Wales (NSW), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA), Western Australia (WA), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Northern Territory (NT), and Tasmania (TAS).

Table 1: Current location of IMA BVE holders Table 2: Pie chart showing the percentage of IMA BVE holders by state and territory. State Number of IMA BVE holders

ACT ACT 163 WA 1% 6% NSW NSW 9754 34% NT 148

QLD 3296 VIC 38% SA 2422

TAS 62 NT 1% VIC 10902 TAS QLD SA 0% 12% 8% WA 1841

Total 28588

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Visa Holder Location by State or Territory The following tables provide a breakdown by state and territory, then by gender, age group, citizenship and current location for IMA holders of bridging visas as at 30 June 2015. People who arrived as IMAs and who hold a bridging visa are free to live wherever they choose in Australia.

Australian Capital Territory

Table 3: IMA BVE holders in ACT by suburb Age Range Number of IMA BVE holders Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders 46+ <10 TURNER 19 Total 163 GUNGAHLIN 17

Table 6: Citizenship of IMA BVE holders in ACT WATSON 14

40 suburbs with Citizenship Number of IMA less than 10 IMA BVE holders BVE holders 113 AFGHANISTAN 23 Total 163 BANGLADESH <10

INDONESIA <10 Table 4: IMA BVE holders by gender in ACT IRAN 39 Gender Number of IMA BVE holders IRAQ <10

Female 33 PAKISTAN <10

Male 130 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY <10 Total 163

SOMALIA <10

Table 5: IMA BVE holders by age in ACT SRI LANKA 56

Age Range Number of IMA BVE STATELESS <10 holders VIETNAM 12 0 to 17 29 Total 163 18 to 25 42

26 to 35 56

36 to 45 30

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New South Wales Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders Table 7: IMA BVE holders by suburb in NSW HOMEBUSH WEST 88 Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders HOMEBUSH 86

AUBURN 1367 CANLEY VALE 81

MERRYLANDS 892 HARRIS PARK 81

LAKEMBA 743 CARRAMAR 77

GUILDFORD 372 ROCKDALE 75

GRANVILLE 348 CARLINGFORD 65

LIVERPOOL 301 WARWICK FARM 62

PENDLE HILL 291 GRIFFITH 59

TOONGABBIE 278 MOUNT DRUITT 59

PARRAMATTA 278 CHESTER HILL 53

FAIRFIELD 276 GREYSTANES 48

WILEY PARK 173 SOUTH GRANVILLE 47

BERALA 166 RYDE 47

WENTWORTHVILLE 158 SMITHFIELD 43

PUNCHBOWL 158 NORTHMEAD 42

NORTH YAGOONA 39 PARRAMATTA 156 GREENACRE 38 BANKSTOWN 146 MERRYLANDS WEST 38 SEVEN HILLS 143 WAGGA WAGGA 37 CABRAMATTA 142 GUILDFORD WEST 37 BLACKTOWN 129 FAIRFIELD WEST 33 LIDCOMBE 128 ROSEHILL 31 WESTMEAD 120 CAMPSIE 30 GIRRAWEEN 117 REGENTS PARK 28

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Suburb Number of IMA Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders BVE holders

OLD GUILDFORD 27 LEETON 15

CASULA 26 QUAKERS HILL 15

SOUTH ASHFIELD 15 WENTWORTHVILLE 25 LURNEA 15 WOOLGOOLGA 25 CONSTITUTION HILL 14 BELMORE 25 ERMINGTON 14 DUNDAS 25 FOREST HILL 14 MAYS HILL 24 HORNSBY 14 YENNORA 22 FAIRFIELD EAST 14 KINGSWOOD 21 KOORINGAL 14 CASTLE HILL 21 JUNEE 13 DOONSIDE 21 SOUTH TAMWORTH 13 WEST RYDE 20 FAIRFIELD HEIGHTS 12 BURWOOD 20 MARRICKVILLE 12 EASTWOOD 20 REDFERN 12 SEFTON 20 SCHOFIELDS 11 VILLAWOOD 19 SURRY HILLS 11 CANLEY HEIGHTS 19 EPPING 10 SILVERWATER 19 KOGARAH 10 BAULKHAM HILLS 19 HILLSDALE 10 SCONE 18 MOUNT HUTTON 10 CHATSWOOD 18 SADLEIR 10 MARSFIELD 18 ROSELANDS 10 MORISSET 16 CABRAMATTA STRATHFIELD 16 WEST 10

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Suburb Number of IMA Citizenship Number of IMA BVE BVE holders holders

TELOPEA 10 EGYPT <10

ULTIMO 10 ETHIOPIA <10

LALOR PARK 10 GAMBIA <10

259 suburbs with INDIA 10 less than 10 IMA BVE holders 716 INDONESIA 17

Total 9754 IRAN 2835

IRAQ 942 Table 8: IMA BVE holders by age range in NSW JORDAN <10 Age Range Number of IMA BVE holders KUWAIT 11

0-17 864 LEBANON 82

18-25 2286 MALAYSIA <10

26-35 4424 MALI <10

36-45 1627 MOLDOVA <10

46+ 553 MONGOLIA <10

Grand Total 9754 MOROCCO <10 NEPAL 15

Table 9: IMA BVE holders by citizenship in NSW PAKISTAN 540

Citizenship Number of IMA BVE PALESTINIAN holders AUTHORITY 134

AFGHANISTAN 1176 SLOVAKIA <10 ALBANIA <10 SOMALIA 52 ALGERIA <10 SRI LANKA 2115

BANGLADESH 393 STATELESS 1071

BURMA 90 SUDAN 120

CONGO <10 SYRIA 47 CYPRUS <10

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Citizenship Number of IMA BVE holders

UNKNOWN 12

VIETNAM 50

YEMEN <10

NOT RECORDED <10

Total 9754

Table 10: IMA BVE holders by gender in NSW

Gender Number of IMA BVE holders

Female 1279

Male 8475

Total 9754

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Northern Territory Number IMA BVE Citizenship holders Table 11: IMA BVE holders by suburb in NT IRAQ <10 Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders PAKISTAN <10

LUDMILLA 17 SOMALIA <10

COCONUT GROVE 16 SRI LANKA 70

DARWIN 13 STATELESS 20

MILLNER 12 SUDAN <10

LARRAKEYAH 11 VIETNAM 13

NIGHTCLIFF 10 Total 148 25 suburbs with less than 10 IMA BVE Table 14: IMA BVE holders by age in NT holders 69 Age Number of IMA BVE Total 148 holders

0-17 15 Table 12: IMA BVE holders by gender in NT 18-25 51 Gender Number of IMA BVE holders 26-35 56

Female 19 36-45 20

Male 129 46+ <10

Total 148 Total 148

Table 13: IMA BVE holders by age in NT

Number IMA BVE Citizenship holders

AFGHANISTAN <10

BANGLADESH <10

BURMA <10

INDONESIA <10

IRAN 21

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Queensland Number IMA BVE Suburb holders Table 15: IMA BVE holders by suburb in QLD SOUTHPORT 30 Number IMA BVE Suburb holders CLAYFIELD 30

WOODRIDGE 539 ZILLMERE 29

INALA 205 LAKES CREEK 29

LOGAN CENTRAL 193 CHERMSIDE 28

MOOROOKA 114 FOREST LAKE 25

GATTON 96 SALISBURY 24

KOONGAL 96 MARSDEN 23

ANNERLEY 79 KEARNEYS SPRING 22

BILOELA 66 DARLING HEIGHTS 22

KINGSTON 63 PARK AVENUE 18

BERSERKER 59 COOPERS PLAINS 17

SLACKS CREEK 57 CHURCHILL 17

COORPAROO 49 ROBERTSON 17

SUNNYBANK 44 MOUNT GRAVATT EAST 16 DARRA 43 SURFERS PARADISE 15 ACACIA RIDGE 42 FAIRFIELD 15 GOODNA 40 EVERTON PARK 15 TOOWOOMBA 39 WOOLLOONGABBA 15 GREENSLOPES 39 NORTHGATE 14 NUNDAH 34 ROCKLEA 14 SUNNYBANK HILLS 32 BIGGERA WATERS 14 ROCKHAMPTON 32 KEDRON 14 RUNCORN 31 MOUNT GRAVATT 13 YERONGA 31

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Table 17: IMA BVE holders by age range in QLD Number IMA BVE Suburb holders Number IMA BVE Age Range GEEBUNG 13 holders

LABRADOR 13 0-17 564

KANGAROO POINT 13 18-25 679 26-35 1357 KURABY 13

KILCOY 12 36-45 533 46+ 163 HOLLAND PARK WEST 12 Total 3296

LOGANLEA 12

WEST END 12 Table 18: IMA BVE holders by citizenship in QLD

DURACK 11 Number IMA BVE Citizenship holders EAGLEBY 11 AFGHANISTAN 365 MORNINGSIDE 11 ALBANIA <10 BELLBIRD PARK 10 BANGLADESH 137 INDOOROOPILLY 10 BURMA 38 EAST BRISBANE 10 CHINA <10 DOOLANDELLA 10 CYPRUS <10 217 suburbs with less than 10 IMA ERITREA 11 BVE holders 624 ETHIOPIA <10 Total 3296 INDIA 15

INDONESIA 18 Table 16: IMA BVE holders by gender in QLD IRAN 827 Gender Number of IMA BVE holders IRAQ 144

Female 694 KENYA <10

Male 2602 KUWAIT <10 Total 3296 KYRGYZSTAN <10

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Number IMA BVE Citizenship holders

LEBANON <10

MALAYSIA <10

NEPAL <10

PAKISTAN 138

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY <10

SOMALIA 50

SRI LANKA 900

STATELESS 397

SUDAN 112

SYRIA <10

TIBET <10

UKRAINE <10

UNKNOWN <10

VIETNAM 115

NOT RECORDED <10

Total 3296

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South Australia Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders Table 19: IMA BVE holders by suburb in SA GILLES PLAINS 23 Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders MILE END 21

BLAIR ATHOL 236 MURRAY BRIDGE 19

KILBURN 210 ELIZABETH PARK 19

DAVOREN PARK 87 BROADVIEW 18

ENFIELD 78 ELIZABETH SOUTH 17

NARACOORTE 77 WOODVILLE 16

PROSPECT 73 BERRI 15

PARAFIELD ST MARYS 15 GARDENS 68 OAKLANDS PARK 15 SALISBURY 68 SMITHFIELD 16 BORDERTOWN 68 TORRENSVILLE 15 ADELAIDE 48 SALISBURY DOWNS 15 INGLE FARM 42 SOUTH PLYMPTON 14 CROYDON PARK 40 PARADISE 14 POORAKA 34 RENMARK 14 NORTHFIELD 33 WOODVILLE CLEARVIEW 30 GARDENS 14

PARALOWIE 29 ROSTREVOR 13

SALISBURY EAST 29 WAIKERIE 13

ELIZABETH NORTH 27 BROOKLYN PARK 13

CAMPBELLTOWN 27 ATHOL PARK 13

SALISBURY NORTH 27 WINDSOR GARDENS 13

FINDON 26 FERRYDEN PARK 13

PARA HILLS 24 ELIZABETH EAST 12

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Table 21: IMA BVE holders by gender in SA Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders Gender Number of IMA ELIZABETH 12 BVE holders

PARA HILLS WEST 11 Female 423

GLENSIDE 11 Male 1999 Total 2422 BRAHMA LODGE 11

KURRALTA PARK 11 Table 22: IMA BVE holders by Citizenship in SA KILKENNY 10 Citizenship Number of IMA GLENELG NORTH 10 BVE holders

FELIXSTOW 10 AFGHANISTAN 762

HILLCREST 10 ALBANIA <10

MAWSON LAKES 10 BANGLADESH 25

174 suburbs with BURMA <10 less than 10 IMA BVE holders 565 CONGO <10

Total 2422 ERITREA <10

ETHIOPIA <10 Table 20: IMA BVE holders by age range in SA INDIA <10 Age Range Number of IMA INDONESIA <10 BVE holders IRAN 662 0-17 343 IRAQ 55 18-25 469 NEPAL <10 26-35 899 PAKISTAN 188 36-45 508 SOMALIA 23 46+ 203 SRI LANKA 455 Total 2422

STATELESS 125

SUDAN 47

SYRIA <10

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Citizenship Number of IMA BVE holders

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES <10

UNKNOWN <10

VIETNAM 53

YEMEN <10

Total 2422

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Table 26: IMA BVE holders by citizenship in TAS Tasmania

Table 23: IMA BVE holders by suburb in TAS Citizenship Number of IMA BVE holders Suburb Number of IMA AFGHANISTAN 12 BVE holders BURMA <10 NEW TOWN 15 IRAN 29 18 suburbs with less than 10 IMA BVE IRAQ <10 holders 47 KUWAIT <10 Total 62

PAKISTAN <10

Table 24: IMA BVE holders by gender in TAS SOMALIA <10

Gender Number of IMA SRI LANKA <10 BVE holders UNKNOWN <10 Female 10 VIETNAM <10 Male 52 Total 62 Total 62

Table 25: IMA BVE holders by age range in TAS

Age Range Number of IMA BVE holders

0-17 10

18-25 18

26-35 25

36-45 <10

46+ <10

Total 62

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Victoria Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders Table 27: IMA BVE holders by suburb in VIC MILL PARK 115 Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders HAMPTON PARK 115

DANDENONG 1708 BRAYBROOK 115

SPRINGVALE 555 MILDURA 106

ST ALBANS 501 HALLAM 101

DOVETON 415 AVONDALE HEIGHTS 83 SUNSHINE 395 MEADOW HEIGHTS 74 NOBLE PARK 374 PRESTON 69 LALOR 302 ENDEAVOUR HILLS 67 DANDENONG NORTH 296 SWAN HILL 65

THOMASTOWN 284 NARRE WARREN SOUTH 61 GLENROY 261 CRAIGIEBURN 61 BROADMEADOWS 255 CORIO 60 SUNSHINE WEST 254 WEST FOOTSCRAY 59 SUNSHINE NORTH 222 NARRE WARREN 55 RESERVOIR 215 DEER PARK 47 WERRIBEE 206 NORLANE 47 EPPING 205 ALTONA MEADOWS 46 ALBION 205 ALTONA NORTH 45 SHEPPARTON 203 COBURG 46 FOOTSCRAY 163 SOUTH MORANG 48 HOPPERS CROSSING 162 ARDEER 43 DALLAS 136 KEILOR EAST 39 DANDENONG SOUTH 134 BRUNSWICK 37

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Suburb Number of IMA Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders BVE holders

MAIDSTONE 34 WYNDHAM VALE 20

JACANA 33 MALVERN EAST 19

KEYSBOROUGH 32 BURWOOD 18

ESSENDON 29 BELMONT 18

EUMEMMERRING 29 CAIRNLEA 17

ROXBURGH PARK 30 TARNEIT 17

CLAYTON SOUTH 28 GROVEDALE 17

ROBINVALE 28 DONCASTER EAST 16

LAVERTON 28 COOLAROO 16

FAWKNER 27 BLACKBURN 16

BOX HILL 24 TEMPLESTOWE LOWER 16 CLAYTON 24 KINGS PARK 16 BUNDOORA 24 BLACKBURN NORTH 15 HEIDELBERG WEST 24 HIGHTON 15 DONCASTER 24 CRANBOURNE 15 COBURG NORTH 23 RINGWOOD 14 CRANBOURNE NORTH 22 MITCHAM 13

POINT COOK 22 SPRINGVALE SOUTH 13

MARIBYRNONG 21 WESTMEADOWS 13

OAK PARK 21 NORTH MELBOURNE 13 GEELONG WEST 21 MOUNT WAVERLEY 13 COLAC 20 BULLEEN 12 CAMPBELLFIELD 20 BOX HILL NORTH 12 PASCOE VALE 20 KEILOR DOWNS 12

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Table 28: IMA BVE holders by gender in VIC Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders Gender Number of IMA MERNDA 12 BVE holders

CAROLINE SPRINGS 12 Female 2207 Male 8695 CRANBOURNE WEST 12 Total 10902

RICHMOND 12

BRUNSWICK WEST 11 Table 29: IMA BVE holders by citizenship in VIC

MANIFOLD HEIGHTS 11 Citizenship Number of IMA BVE holders LYNBROOK 11 AFGHANISTAN 1885 CARLTON 11 ALBANIA <10 TEMPLESTOWE 11 ALGERIA <10 ALBANVALE 10 BANGLADESH 75 HADFIELD 10 BELARUS <10 NOBLE PARK NORTH 10 BURMA 152

GREENSBOROUGH 10 EGYPT <10

MELBOURNE 10 ERITREA <10

HAMLYN HEIGHTS 10 ETHIOPIA <10

AIRPORT WEST 10 INDIA 23

YARRAVILLE 10 INDONESIA 14

233 suburbs with IRAN 3347 less than 10 IMA BVE holders 690 IRAQ 280

Total 10902 KUWAIT <10 LEBANON 109

MALAYSIA <10

NEPAL <10

PAKISTAN 1036

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Citizenship Number of IMA BVE holders

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 29

PHILIPPINES <10

SOMALIA 87

SRI LANKA 2470

STATELESS 1017

SUDAN 114

SYRIA 23

TURKEY <10

UKRAINE <10

UNKNOWN 24

VIETNAM 168

YEMEN <10

NOT RECORDED <10

Total 10902

Table 30: IMA BVE holders by age range in VIC

Age Range Number of IMA BVE holders

0-17 1624

18-25 2554

26-35 4275

36-45 1757

46+ 692

Total 10902

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Western Australia Suburb Number of IMA BVE holders Table 31: IMA BVE holders by suburb in WA ALEXANDER Suburb Number of IMA HEIGHTS 23 BVE holders CANNINGTON 22 GOSNELLS 148 MORLEY 21 BALGA 105 WILSON 21 MIRRABOOKA 79 EAST VICTORIA MADDINGTON 79 PARK 20

BENTLEY 63 MOUNT BARKER 20

GIRRAWHEEN 59 RIVERVALE 19

THORNLIE 55 MAYLANDS 18

DIANELLA 55 NORANDA 18

KOONDOOLA 54 VICTORIA PARK 17

BALLAJURA 46 ST JAMES 17

CLOVERDALE 44 MARANGAROO 16

BECKENHAM 43 BAYSWATER 12

WESTMINSTER 42 BUSSELTON 12

LANGFORD 41 HUNTINGDALE 12

NOLLAMARA 39 KARDINYA 11

KEWDALE 39 KARRINYUP 10

QUEENS PARK 33 HAMILTON HILL 10

CANNING VALE 30 PERTH 10

BELMONT 29 BALCATTA 10

CARLISLE 25 EAST CANNINGTON 10

BEECHBORO 25 REDCLIFFE 10

KENWICK 24 115 suburbs with less than 10 IMA YOKINE 23 BVE holders 322

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Suburb Number of IMA Citizenship Number of IMA BVE holders BVE holders

Total 1841 SYRIA <10

UNKNOWN <10 Table 32: IMA BVE holders by gender in WA VIETNAM 132 Gender Number of IMA BVE holders Total 1841

Female 204 Table 34: IMA BVE holders by age range in WA Male 1637 Age Range Number of IMA Total 1841 BVE holders

0-17 130 Table 33: IMA BVE holders by citizenship in WA 18-25 493 Citizenship Number of IMA BVE holders 26-35 748

AFGHANISTAN 681 36-45 331

BANGLADESH <10 46+ 139

BURMA <10 Total 1841

ERITREA <10

ETHIOPIA <10

IRAN 311

IRAQ 74

LEBANON <10

PAKISTAN 121

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 38

SOMALIA 11

SRI LANKA 351

STATELESS 62

SUDAN 34

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