Major Australian cities where newly arrived refugees settle have been reported to have welcoming communities.
A report by the Edmund Rice Centre (ERC) and migrant settlement services agency AMES Australia found that refugees felt welcomed upon settling down in Australia’s settlement cities.
The term “Settlement City” refers to the Local Government Areas (LGAs) that settle a large share of refugees during their first years of life in Australia.
The LGAs examined in the report include Liverpool and Fairfield in Sydney, New South Wales, as well as Dandenong, Casey, and Hume in Melbourne, Victoria.
There is no formal model of a settlement city. However, it shares many qualities with cities that facilitate refugee resettlement, the report said….