How many people have we sent offshore?

As at 31 August 2024. This shows the number of people Australia 'transferred' to Nauru and PNG, from two points in time: 13 August 2012 when the policy of offshore processing restarted and 19 July 2013 when the policy was changed to extend to everyone coming by boat, and to prevent people from ever resettling in Australia.

Bar chart showing approximately 4296 sent offshore since 13 August 2012, and 3240 since 19 July 2023.

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This includes 11 people sent to Nauru in September 2023, 12 sent to Nauru in November 2023, another 39 sent in February 2024, 10 in April 2024 and 37 in June 2024, and approximately 2 in July and August 2024 (rendered exact for display purposes).

Chart: Refugee Council of AustraliaSource: Operation Sovereign Border monthly statistics February 2024, April 2024, June 2024, Answers to Question on Notice AE24-731, AE24-732Get the dataEmbed Download imageCreated with Datawrapper