Building a New Life in Australia

Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA): The Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants follows the settlement journey of 2,399 humanitarian migrants and their families who arrived in Australia or were granted a permanent humanitarian visa between May and December 2013.

The project aims to increase understanding of the well-being and experiences of humanitarian migrants settling in Australia. It focuses on their participation in society, their general health and happiness and investigating factors that may facilitate positive outcomes. To help inform policy, it collects information about use and availability of support.

BNLA is managed by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) on behalf of the Department of Social Services.

Data Access

Only a General Release of the BNLA Dataset is available. The current release of BNLA includes the first six waves of data. Please refer to the Guidelines for important information about using, storing and publishing with the data.

To apply for access to any of the DSS datasets, first, all applicants and collaborators who need to view unit record data must complete and sign a once only Confidentiality Deed Poll and email the scanned, signed copy to DSS (LongitudinalStudiesDataAccess@dss.gov.au) and ADA (ada@ada.edu.au). Electronic signatures are currently accepted.

Then register an account or log in to apply for a specific dataset. To request access, click on the name of dataset you want from the list below, and then click on the "Request Access" button to start the online request form.

Want to know more?

To find out more about the BNLA study:

• View the DSS BNLA fact sheet.
• Visit the DSS BNLA website.
• Visit the AIFS BNLA website.

Details about DSS Longitudinal Studies are available from the Department of Social Services.