Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA)
BNLA is a comprehensive study of how humanitarian migrants settle into a new life in Australia. This longitudinal study commenced in 2013, spanning the participants’ early months in Australia, through to their eligibility for citizenship. The study cohort comprises more than 1,500 migrating units (i.e., families) and approximately 2,400 individuals, who were granted a permanent humanitarian visa in the six months between May and December 2013. Most study participants live in Melbourne and Sydney. The migrant group come from 35 different countries, with varied cultural backgrounds, and speak close to 50 different languages. At baseline, ages ranged from 15 to 83 years. Almost all had arrived in Australia in 2013 to start a new life, escaping trauma and persecution before their arrival.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,399 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Non-English speaking sub-population living in Australia.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2013
Primary Institutions
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)
Department of Social Services (DSS)
Kantar Public (now known as Multicultural Marketing and Management, MMM)
National Centre for Longitudinal Data (NCLD)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS)
National Centre for Longitudinal Data (NCLD)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Healthcare data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
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