Equity and Diversity
Refugees from Iraq
Under (Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951) Australia defines a refugee as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Throughout this essay the selected group of Iraq refugees within Australia will be researched to find out their demographic, key features of the group, historical perspectives, policies and practices, issues this group face and programs that effectively support this group.
Demographics and key features of the group in Australian society
To enable an in depth look at the demographic of Iraq refugees there must be some background knowledge into the process of entering the country. Iraqi refugees are processed …show more content…
The age distribution showed 8.1 per cent were aged 0-14 years, 17.6 per cent were 15-24 years, 41.7 per cent were 25-44 years, 25.7 per cent were 45-64 years and 6.9 per cent were 65 years and over (Community Information Summary, 2011). Of the Iraq-born in Australia, there were 24 851 males (51.6 per cent) and 23 317 females (48.4 per cent). The sex ratio was 106.6 males per 100 females.
The main languages spoken at home by Iraq-born people in Australia were Arabic (25 302), Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (11 071) and Chaldean Neo-Aramaic (6480). Of the 46 718 Iraq-born who spoke a language other than English at home, 68.1 per cent spoke English very well or well, and 29.9 per cent spoke English not well or not at all.
At the 2011 Census the major religious affiliations amongst Iraq-born were Catholic (17 179), Islam (15 395) and Assyrian Apostolic (5748). (Australian Social Trends, 2011) Of the Iraq-born, 1.6 per cent stated 'No Religion' which was lower than that of the total Australian population (22.3 per cent), and 2.2 per cent did not state a religion (Australian Social Trends, …show more content…
In this study it was reported that 46% of TPV refugees compared with 25% of PHV refugees reported symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of clinical depression. These are alarmingly high rates, when investigated further TPV refugees revealed they felt socially isolated and felt lacking in control of their circumstances because of their experience in detention and on a temporary visa. Psychological health problems are linked from this study to treatment in detention
Refugees from Iraq
Under (Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951) Australia defines a refugee as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Throughout this essay the selected group of Iraq refugees within Australia will be researched to find out their demographic, key features of the group, historical perspectives, policies and practices, issues this group face and programs that effectively support this group.
Demographics and key features of the group in Australian society
To enable an in depth look at the demographic of Iraq refugees there must be some background knowledge into the process of entering the country. Iraqi refugees are processed …show more content…
The age distribution showed 8.1 per cent were aged 0-14 years, 17.6 per cent were 15-24 years, 41.7 per cent were 25-44 years, 25.7 per cent were 45-64 years and 6.9 per cent were 65 years and over (Community Information Summary, 2011). Of the Iraq-born in Australia, there were 24 851 males (51.6 per cent) and 23 317 females (48.4 per cent). The sex ratio was 106.6 males per 100 females.
The main languages spoken at home by Iraq-born people in Australia were Arabic (25 302), Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (11 071) and Chaldean Neo-Aramaic (6480). Of the 46 718 Iraq-born who spoke a language other than English at home, 68.1 per cent spoke English very well or well, and 29.9 per cent spoke English not well or not at all.
At the 2011 Census the major religious affiliations amongst Iraq-born were Catholic (17 179), Islam (15 395) and Assyrian Apostolic (5748). (Australian Social Trends, 2011) Of the Iraq-born, 1.6 per cent stated 'No Religion' which was lower than that of the total Australian population (22.3 per cent), and 2.2 per cent did not state a religion (Australian Social Trends, …show more content…
In this study it was reported that 46% of TPV refugees compared with 25% of PHV refugees reported symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of clinical depression. These are alarmingly high rates, when investigated further TPV refugees revealed they felt socially isolated and felt lacking in control of their circumstances because of their experience in detention and on a temporary visa. Psychological health problems are linked from this study to treatment in detention