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Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary 31 July 2015
Table of Contents
Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary............................................................ 1
About this report ............................................................................................................................... 3
Enquiries .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Acronyms ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Immigration Detention And Community Statistics Summary ........................................................... 4
Community Population By State/Territory ........................................................................................ 5
Immigration Detention Population .................................................................................................... 6
From 1990 to 30 June 2015 ......................................................................................................... 6
People In Immigration Detention Facilities ....................................................................................... 7
Arrival Type................................................................................................................................... 7
People in Immigration Detention ...................................................................................................... 8
Nationality ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Children In Immigration Detention.................................................................................................... 9
Time In Immigration Detention Facilities ........................................................................................ 11
Time In Community Detention........................................................................................................ 12
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Acronym Description
APOD Alternative Place of Detention
IDC/F Immigration Detention Centre/Facility
IRH Immigration Residential Housing
ITA Immigration Transit Accommodation
RPC Regional Processing Centre
About this report This report provides an overview of the number of people in immigration detention and Regional Processing Centres as at midnight on the date of the report. The report is produced on a monthly basis.
Data is sourced from several departmental processing and recording systems. Data relating to the immigration detention population is dynamic and there can be delays in transmission of
information from the department's immigration detention network operations. Variations in figures between this report and previous issues can occur. Due to these issues, data from the current financial year should always be considered provisional.
Further information about immigration detention is available at:
http://www.border.gov.au/Busi/Comp/Immigration-detention
Enquiries Comments or enquiries concerning this report should be sent using the department’s client
service feedback form quoting the name and date of the report.
See: http://www.border.gov.au/about/contact/make-enquiry/enquiries-and-feedback
Acronyms Table 1 – Acronyms used in this document
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Immigration Detention And Community Statistics Summary As at 31 July 2015, there were 2,015 people in immigration detention facilities, including 1,842 in immigration detention on the mainland and 173 in immigration detention on Christmas Island.
A further 878 people were living in the community after being approved for a residence determination and 28,890 were living in the community after grant of a Bridging Visa E.
Table 2 – People in Immigration Detention Facilities (IDFs), Alternative Places of Detention (APODs), Regional Processing Centres (RPCs) and the Community
Place of immigration detention Men Women Children Total
Change from Previous Summary
30/06/15
Christmas Island IDC 173 0 0 173 0
Maribyrnong IDC 127 10 0 137 + 21
Perth IDC 32 5 0 37 + 1
Villawood IDC 335 40 0 375 + 10
Yongah Hill IDC 375 15 0 390 ‐ 45
Christmas Island APODs 0 0 0 0 0
Mainland APODs 461 90 68 619 + 7
Total IDCs/APODs 1,503 160 68 1,731 ‐ 6
Perth IRH 3 3 0 6 ‐ 2
Sydney IRH 7 10 18 35 ‐ 6
Adelaide ITA 15 2 0 17 + 1
Brisbane ITA 43 24 13 80 + 5
Melbourne ITA 90 37 19 146 + 10
Total in IRH and ITA 158 76 50 284 + 8
Total Facility 1,661 236 118 2,015 + 2
Total Community under Residence Determination
218 180 480 878 ‐ 311
Total Community on Bridging Visa E (Including people in a re‐grant process)
21,807 3,319 3,764 28,890 + 302
Republic of Nauru (RPC) 439 111 87 637 ‐ 18 Manus Province, Papua New Guinea (RPC)
942 0 0 942 ‐ 3
Total RPCs 1,381 111 87 1,579 ‐ 21
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Community Population By State/Territory Of the 878 people approved for a residence determination to live in the community, 36.8 per cent were in Victoria, 22.0 per cent in Queensland, 18.2 per cent in New South Wales, 11.3 per cent in Western Australia, 9.0 per cent in South Australia, 1.5 per cent in Tasmania and 1.3 per cent in
the Australian Capital Territory.
Table 3 – Community Detention Population by State/Territory as at 31 July 2015
State/Territory Adult Male Adult Female Child Male (<18 years)
Child Female (<18 years)
Total
Victoria 82 62 115 64 323
Queensland 51 42 61 39 193
New South Wales 32 34 58 36 160
Western Australia 29 22 33 15 99
South Australia 17 17 22 23 79
Tasmania 4 2 5 2 13
Australian Capital Territory 3 1 5 2 11
Total 218 180 299 181 878
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Immigration Detention Population
From 1990 to 31 July 2015
The number of people in immigration detention continues to reduce as a result of releases into the
community.
Figure 1 – Population in Immigration Detention
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Figure 1 above, shows the number of people in immigration detention from 1990 to the date of this report. The trend had a consistent rise of people in immigration detention from January 2009 to January 2013, but has since decreased and continues to decline steadily.
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People In Immigration Detention Facilities
Arrival Type
The number of people in held immigration detention facilities, who arrived unlawfully by air or boat
as at 31 July 2015 was 1,098, representing approximately 54.0 per cent of the total immigration detention population.
There were also 917 people (about 46.0 per cent of the total immigration population) who arrived in Australia lawfully and were subsequently taken into immigration detention and had visa cancellations for either over staying or breaching their visa conditions.
Figure 2 – People in Held Immigration Detention Facilities by Arrival Type
Illegal Foreign Fisher (0)
Illegal Maritime Arrival (1,025)
Seaport Arrival (4)
Air Arrival - Non Immigration Cleared (69)
Visa Cancellation (458)
Overstayer (459)
Figure 2 above, shows the number of people in held immigration detention facilities by arrival type, including Visa Overstayers, Visa Cancellations, Foreign Fishers, Irregular Maritime Arrivals, Unauthorised Air Arrivals, and if required – Inadequately Documented Crew Members and Others
such as stowaways and ship deserters.
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People in Immigration Detention
Nationality
As at 31 July 2015, there were 2,015 people in held immigration detention facilities. Of these
2,015 people, around 20.4 per cent were from Iran, 8.9 per cent were from Sri Lanka, 8.2 per cent were from New Zealand, 7.4 per cent were from China and 6.2 per cent were from Vietnam.
Table 4 – People in Held Immigration Detention Facilities as at 31 July 2015
Nationalities Adult Male Adult Female Child Male (<18 years)
Child Female (<18 years)
Total
Iran 293 67 32 20 412
Sri Lanka 159 11 7 2 179
New Zealand 152 14 0 0 166
China 118 31 1 0 150
Vietnam 107 14 2 1 124
Stateless 62 8 7 4 81
Afghanistan 78 2 0 0 80
India 63 4 4 3 74
Iraq 58 5 3 2 68
Other 571 80 14 16 681
Total 1,661 236 70 48 2,015
As at 31 July 2015, 878 were people living in the community after being approved for a residence determination. Of these 878 people, around 29.0 per cent were from Iran, 17.4 per cent were from Sri Lanka, 13.4 per cent were Stateless and 11.2 per cent were from Afghanistan.
Table 5 – People in the community under Residence Determination as at 31 July 2015
Nationalities Adult Male Adult Female Child Male (<18 years)
Child Female (<18 years)
Total
Iran 69 73 60 53 255
Sri Lanka 40 27 50 36 153
Stateless 32 21 40 25 118
Afghanistan 15 4 74 5 98
Vietnam 25 18 26 22 91
Other 37 37 49 40 163
Total 218 180 299 181 878
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Children In Immigration Detention As at 31 July 2015, there were 118 children (aged under 18 years) in Immigration Residential Housing, Immigration Transit Accommodation and Alternative Places of Detention.
Figure 3 – Children in Immigration Residential Housing, Immigration Transit Accommodation and Alternative Places of Detention
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Figure 3 above, shows the number of children in immigration detention facilities and alternative places of detention from January 2012 to the date of this report. The increase in the number of children in detention facilities in April and June 2013 was due to a rapid increase in irregular
maritime arrivals during this period. The number of children in immigration detention facilities reduced in September 2013, as children completed mandatory processing and were transferred into the community. The numbers of children in detention facilities continued to trend down during
late 2013 and 2014, with a further reduction in January 2015.
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The number of children living in the community after being approved for a residence determination decreased in July 2015 to 480 children.
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Figure 4 above, shows the number of children in community detention under residence
determination from January 2012 to the date of this report. The number of children in community detention under residence determination has continued to decrease since February 2015 as a result of releases into the community on Bridging E visas.
Table 6 – Children in Immigration Detention and in the Community as at 31 July 2015
Placement Type Children
Immigration Residential Housing 18
Immigration Transit Accommodation 32
Alternative Places of Detention 68
Total Facility 118
Total in the Community under a Residence Determination 480
Total in the Community on a Bridging E Visa (including people in a re‐grant process) 3,764
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Time In Immigration Detention Facilities As at 31 July 2015, there were 2,015 people in immigration detention facilities. Of these 2,015 people, around 26.3 per cent had been detained for 91 days or less and 57.8 per cent had been detained for 365 days or less.
Table 7 – Length of time in held immigration detention facilities as at 31 July 2015
Period Detained Total % of Total
7 days or less 86 4.3%
8 days ‐ 31 days 211 10.5%
32 days ‐ 91 days 233 11.6%
92 days ‐ 182 days 286 14.2%
183 days ‐ 365 days 348 17.3%
366 days ‐ 547 days 220 10.9%
548 days ‐ 730 days 237 11.8%
Greater than 730 days 394 19.6%
Total 2015 100.0%
The average period of time for people held in detention facilities has remained similar to last month, at 415 days as at 31 July 2015.
Figure 5 –Average number of days in held immigration detention facilities only
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Figure 5 above, shows the average days in held immigration detention only by month from January 2012 to the date of this report. The average period of time for people held in detention
facilities steadily increased from July 2013 to January 2015. Between January 2015 and March 2015, the average period of time for people in held detention faciliti
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Time In Community Detention Of the 878 people in Community Detention, as at 31 July 2015, 3.9 per cent had been in Community Detention for 91 days or less and 24.5 per cent had been in Community Detention for 365 days or less.
Table 8 – People in Community Detention by Length of Time in Community Detention
Period Detained Total % of Total
7 days or less 1 0.1%
8 days - 31 days 9 1.0%
32 days - 91 days 24 2.7%
92 days - 182 days 58 6.6%
183 days - 365 days 123 14.0%
366 days - 547 days 142 16.2%
548 days - 730 days 141 16.1%
Greater than 730 days 380 43.3%
Total 878 100.0%
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