Includes plain language information about migrating to Australia, visiting Australia, settling in Australia and citizenship. Also includes fact sheets, forms, booklets and online visas and information for students, statistics, research and publications. This site provides selected information in community languages.

Beginning a Life in Australia

The Beginning a Life in Australia booklets welcome newly-arrived migrants and humanitarian entrants to Australia. They provide useful national, state/territory and local settlement information for migrants, humanitarian entrants, their sponsors and service providers. This information is available to download in English and 37 community languages for each state and territory.

Where to go for Government help to learn English.

Housing options for those who have just arrived in the country.

Information on how to appeal a decision of the Migration Review Tribunal, including time limits, forms and rules of evidence.

Local immigration statistics. This site will able you to collate stats on migrants settling in Fairfield (or any other LGA) from all around the world.  You can select the time period, type of settlement, i.e. humanitarian, family reunion etc...

Migrants have journeyed to Australia and settled in the State of New South Wales both willingly and unwillingly, legally and illegally, as convicts, prisoners of war, as free or assisted immigrants or as refugees. Migrants have also been refused entry or deported. Australia's history of migration can be understood in the context of world history and British colonial and Australian Federal Government policies.

Data showing the number of young people arriving as migrants  and refugees to Western Sydney between 2000 – 2005.

Lots of information on working in Australia.