3.2.4 Stateless children and young people As of 30 September 2025, there were 628 stateless children on visas in Australia; 29% of the overall known stateless population. The majority of these stateless children were on visas within the Refugee and Humanitarian Program (374 on 200 Refugee visas and 100 on 202 Global Special Humanitarian).63 48 had been granted an 851 permanent Resolution of Status visa. 3.2.5 Stateless people in detention including stateless children As at 31 August 2025, 9 people in immigration detention were recorded as ‘stateless’,64 six of whom had not applied for a visa or were not engaged in merits or judicial review processes.65 Stateless people spend on average 287.2 days longer in immigration detention than non-stateless people in Australia. Figure 7: Average length of time in immigration detention for stateless people compared to non-stateless people Understanding Statelessness in Australia | Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness 27