3.2.3 Profile of stateless people in Australia There is a paucity of data about the different population groups of stateless people in Australia, particularly regarding their ethnicity and country of former habitual or usual residence. As the figures below demonstrate, data regarding a stateless person’s country of ‘usual’ residence is not routinely specified. As at 29 February 2024, 5,757 stateless people were recorded in Australia on visas by DHA. The four main ‘countries of usual residence’ for stateless people were identified as: 1. ‘Not Specified’: 78% (4,589) 2. ‘Rohingya (Burma)’: 8% (480) 3. ‘Kurdish’: 7.5% (437) 4. ‘Arab (no further detail)’: 1% (77) Given that 78% of stateless people included in this data do not have their country of usual residence specified, better and more specific data collection for stateless people in clearly required—beginning with a system that clearly, fairly and transparently identifies stateless people according to law. Figure 5: Number of stateless people currently in Australia on a visa by declared country of usual residence, as at 29 February 2024.61 Understanding Statelessness in Australia | Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness 25