Housing in Place

Housing, Neighbourhood and Resettlement for People from Refugee and Asylum Seeker Backgrounds in Australia

Dados Bibliográficos

ID18944763
AutoresAnna Ziersch (0000-0001-6600-2568, Flinders University, autor correspondente), Clemence Due (0000-0001-6485-6076, Flinders University), Moira Walsh (0000-0002-3669-6578, Flinders University)
Ano2023
Volume24
Fascículo3
Páginas1413-1436
Data de publicação2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1488-3473 • E-ISSN: 1874-6365
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12134-023-01008-w
PMID36855611
OpenAlexW4321787735
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas46

Housing is an important part of building a new life for people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds. However, relatively little is known about how housing and neighbourhood experiences affect resettlement and integration. This paper explored experiences of housing and neighbourhood for refugees and asylum seekers in South Australia, Australia. A survey was completed by 423 participants, recruited through service providers, community networks and snowball sampling. Data was analysed using frequencies, chi-square analyses and multivariate logistic regression. The study identified aspects of housing and neighbourhood that were important to participants, as well as highlighting key problems. Housing satisfaction and neighbourhood satisfaction were positively associated, but housing satisfaction was lower than neighbourhood satisfaction. Both were significantly associated with overall satisfaction with life in Australia, although only neighbourhood satisfaction remained significant in the final multivariate model (alongside region of origin, visa and financial situation). Overall, the findings suggest that where housing is situated may be more important for resettlement satisfaction and integration than the housing itself. Policy and practice implications of the findings are discussed, alongside considerations for conceptualising integration

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Public housing · Refugee · Snowball sampling · Sociology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology