Table 1 Characteristics of survey participants
Characteristics | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age on arrival | Less than 10 years | 5 (1.6) |
11-20 years | 77 (24.1) | |
21-30 years | 171 (53.6) | |
Above 30 years | 55 (20.7) | |
Time spent in Australia | 1-5 years | 111 (34.8) |
>  5 years | 208 (65.2) | |
Visa pathway to come to Australia | family or partner | 124 (38.9) |
Humanitarian or refugee | 100 (31.3) | |
Student | 56 (17.6) | |
Skilled/work | 39 (12.2) | |
Current visa status | Citizen | 130 (40.8) |
PR | 123 (38.6) | |
Temporary | 60 (18.8) | |
Refugee or asylum seeker | 6 (1.9) | |
Self-rated English proficiency | Fluent | 28 (8.8) |
Excellent | 169 (53) | |
Good or fair | 122 (38.2) | |
Country of origin | Ethiopia | 58 (18.2%) |
Ghana | 13 (4.0%) | |
Liberia | 10 (3.1%) | |
Nigeria | 26 (8.2%) | |
Sierra Leone | 18 (5.6%) | |
South Sudan | 16 (5.0%) | |
Sudan | 51 (16.0%) | |
Zimbabwe | 18 (5.6%) | |
Other 35 countries | 109 (34.2%) | |