Where are they now?

Numbers remaining in Nauru and resettled, and total irregular maritime arrivals and number sent offshore as at 31 August 2024. Other figures as at 31 March 2024, except numbers in PNG as at 16 November 2023, number returned to Australia as part of pre-19 July 2013 cohort still in Australia as at 31 December 2022, and total returned to country other than their country of origin as at 31 August 2022.

Bar chart showing key figures on offshore processing, including , 982 in Australia for a temporary purpos:, 1391 resettled to third countries, and 978 returned or removed to country of origin.
Grey bars indicate approximate figures. Includes additional transfers since 2023, as reported by Operation Sovereign Borders monthly statistics in September and November 2023 and February 2024. Total resettled in third country includes six resettled in the US from PNG after 31 December 2021, which are excluded from the official figures. Total in PNG updated based on Guardian article of 16 November 2023. Figure for Total in Australia taken from The Administration of Immigration (12th edition) for the same date, as not provided in BE24-0733.
Chart: Refugee Council of AustraliaSource: Answers to Question on Notice BE24-0732, BE24-0733, BE24-0735, AE24-731, OBE22-142, OBE22-154, SE23-417, BE23-767 and Department of Home Affairs, Statistics of transitory persons in Nauru and PNG; 2023-24 Supplementary Budget Estimates, p. 50; Rebecca Kuku and Ben Doherty, . ‘Refugees in PNG told they will be evicted next week after Australian-sponsored housing bills not paid’. The Guardian (16 November 2023); Operation Sovereign Borders monthly September 2023, November 2023, February 2024, The Administration of Immigration (12th edition).Get the dataEmbed Download imageCreated with Datawrapper