Settlement Reporting Facility

Creating a Report Using the Settlement Reporting Facility

Where Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF) data comes from….

The Settlement Reporting Facility Entry Page

  • Help For Settlement Reports contains a range of help documents, including Caveats, Data Dictionary, Tip Sheets for producing reports and FAQs.
  • Settlement Reports contains a range of the SRF tables which are most frequently requested.
  • Settlement Reporting Facility (SRF) links you to the Reporting page (see next slide) where you can generate your own reports.

Creating your reports

Understanding the Report Structure

There are a few simple steps to building your report:

Select the type of report

Reports can have one or two report criteria (data items):

One Way Report - output

One way report produces data on one selected criteria/data item (topic) only; e.g. country of birth (Date will be displayed as row).

This is an example of a Country of Birth Report.

Two Way Report output

A 2 Way Report produces data on two criteria/data items; e.g. country of birth (row) and Migration Stream (column)

When running 2-way reports, select the data item with the largest number of index entries first as it forms the rows in the report. For example, the report below has selected Country of Birth as the first selection (rows) and Migration Stream as the second.


Select type of Report and the Report Criteria

Using SRF filters

Click on the(click to show/hide filters) link to open/close the filter options.

Cascading Filters

Some of the SRF filters are cascading filters. A cascading filter allows you to start at the top level of a category and move down to more refines levels.

For example: to select a filter for a Local Government Area (LGA) select the Geography; Place of Residence (State, LGA).

Click on the next button. The first cascading box will appear showing States and Territories. Select a State or Territory and click Next.

The next cascading filter box will appear, allowing you to select the LGA (s) you wish to report on, then click on Next*.

The final few steps

Select your date type and date range.

Date Type has two options. If you choose Arrival Date, you report will be run using data relating to migrants who have been granted a visa and have entered Australia.

If you choose Visa Grant Date, your report will be run using data relating to migrants who have been granted a visa, but not entered Australia.

The Date Range option allows you to specify the time period for which you want to run your report. Select the required date range and click on Next.

The next screen will display the report options you have selected.

In this screen you can make any changes to your report options.

The next screen displays the reports you have produced with the title, the report type and the date range.

The report title displays the first criterion selected.

Once the report is finished the status will say Completed. Click on ‘View’ to display the report.

Viewing a report

Your report will display as below:

A report can be saved in various formats:

To save a report, click on the save icon in the top left hand corner above the Main Report

The following formats are available for you to save your report:

Things to remember when producing reports:

  • It helps to visualise the way you want your report to look before you start.
  • When creating a 2 way report, choose the ‘report criteria’ (data item) with the largest number of index entriesas it forms the rows.
  • Use filters when you are interested only in a specific population, e.g. Country of Birth groups, or specific LGA etc.
  • The SRF is updated on the 5th of each month, so you are not able to report on arrivals after this date, until the next update.

If you require more information about the Settlement Reporting Facility, please forward your query to: