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Attachment B
Boat arrivals since the Labor Government unwound the Coalition's strong
border protection policies
Headline numbers
Total number of arrivals since August
2008:
15,964
Total number of boats since August
2008:
289
Total number of arrivals since polling day (21 August 2010): 134 Boats,
containing 8615 people
Boats in Calendar Year 2012: 17
People in Calendar Year 2012: 1310
Boats in Calendar Year 2011: 69
People in Calendar Year 2011: 4730
Boats in Calendar Year 2010:
135
People in Calendar Year 2010:
6889
Boats in Calendar Year 2009: 61
People in Calendar year 2009: 2856
Boats in Financial Year 11/12: 59
People in Financial Year 11/12: 4364
Boats in Financial Year 10/11: 89
People in Financial Year 10/11: 4949
Boats in Financial Year 09/10: 117
People in Financial Year 09/10: 5614
Unauthorised arrivals:
selected financial years |
|
Unauthorised arrivals:
selected calendar years |
1996-97 |
365 |
13 boats |
|
1996 |
660 |
19 boats |
1997-98 |
157 |
13 boats |
|
1997 |
339 |
11 boats |
1998-99 |
921 |
42 boats |
|
1998 |
200 |
17 boats |
99-2000 |
4,175 |
75 boats |
|
1999 |
3,721 |
86 boats |
2000-01 |
4,137 |
54 boats |
|
2000 |
2,939 |
51 boats |
2001-02 |
3,039 |
19 boats |
|
2001 |
5,516 |
43 boats |
2002-03 |
0 |
0 boats |
|
2002 |
0## |
0 boats |
2003-04 |
82 |
1 boat |
|
2003 |
53 |
1 boat |
2004-05 |
0 |
0 boats |
|
2004 |
0### |
0 boats |
2005-06 |
61 |
8 boats |
|
2005 |
11 |
4 boat |
2006-07 |
133 |
4 boats |
|
2006 |
60 |
6 boats |
2007-08 |
25 |
3 boats |
|
2007 |
148 |
5 boats |
2008-09 |
1,033 |
23 boats |
|
2008 |
179#* |
7 boats |
2009-10 |
5,614*#* |
117 boats |
|
2009 |
2,856 |
61 boats |
2010-11 |
4949 |
89 boats |
|
2010 |
6,889 |
135 boats |
2011-12 |
4364 |
59 boats |
|
2011 |
4730 |
69 boats |
*
Two boats arrived on 8 October with one towing the other and all passengers in
one boat – counted as two boats
** Two boats arrived 24/25
November but passenger numbers not disaggregated
*#* - includes five that
drowned before a boat was rescued and towed to Cocos Island in May 2010
## see fact sheet 74a – DIAC
–2002 – nil boats
### 15pax on one boat
returned to Indonesia in 2004 – not included as did not arrive in Australia see
fact sheet 74a – DIAC –2002
#*Library did not include 18
crew – see Question taken on notice 49 DIAC June 2009
### 15pax on one boat
returned to Indonesia in 2004 – not included as did not arrive in Australia see
fact sheet 74a – DIAC –2002
Total number
of boats
|
Date of
interception
|
Number of
passengers and crew per boat
|
Monthly
Total passengers and crew
|
Annual
passengers and crew
|
Monthly
total boats
|
Annual
number of boats
|
1
|
30 Sep 2008
|
14
|
14
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
6 Oct 2008
|
17
|
17
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
20 Nov 2008
|
12
|
|
|
|
3
|
4
|
28 Nov 2008
|
12
|
24
|
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
3 Dec 2008
|
40
|
|
|
|
5
|
6
|
7 Dec 2008
|
47
|
|
|
|
6
|
7
|
16 Dec 2008
|
37
|
124
|
179
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
17 Jan 2009
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
14 Mar 2009
|
54
|
54
|
54
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
2 Apr 2009
|
50
|
|
|
|
3
|
11
|
2 Apr 2009
|
63
|
|
|
|
4
|
12
|
8 Apr 2009
|
39
|
|
|
|
5
|
13
|
15 Apr 2009
|
51
|
|
|
|
6
|
14
|
22 Apr 2009
|
32
|
|
|
|
7
|
15
|
25 Apr 2009
|
57
|
|
|
|
8
|
16
|
29 Apr 2009
|
7
|
|
|
|
9
|
17
|
29 Apr 2009
|
72
|
371
|
445
|
8
|
10
|
18
|
5 May 2009
|
53
|
|
|
|
11
|
19
|
10 May 2009
|
34
|
|
|
|
12
|
20
|
25 May 2009
|
78
|
165
|
610
|
3
|
13
|
21
|
9 Jun 2009
|
4
|
|
|
|
14
|
22
|
15 Jun 2009
|
50
|
|
|
|
15
|
23
|
23 Jun 2009
|
54
|
|
|
|
16
|
24
|
28 Jun 2009
|
194
|
302
|
912
|
4
|
17
|
25
|
11 Jul 2009
|
73
|
73
|
985
|
1
|
18
|
26
|
13 Aug 2009
|
77
|
|
|
|
19
|
27
|
29 Aug 2009
|
55
|
132
|
1117
|
2
|
20
|
28
|
7 Sep 2009
|
8
|
|
|
|
21
|
29
|
12 Sep 2009
|
87
|
|
|
|
22
|
30
|
13 Sep 2009
|
69
|
|
|
|
23
|
31
|
15 Sep 2009
|
62
|
|
|
|
24
|
32
|
16 Sep 2009
|
55
|
|
|
|
25
|
33
|
23 Sep 2009
|
100
|
|
|
|
26
|
34
|
27 Sep 2009
|
12
|
|
|
|
27
|
35
|
27 Sep 2009
|
32
|
|
|
|
28
|
36
|
30 Sep 2009
|
43
|
468
|
1585
|
9
|
29
|
37
|
1 Oct 2009
|
72
|
|
|
|
30
|
38
|
9 Oct 2009
|
55
|
|
|
|
31
|
39
|
12 Oct 2009
|
60
|
|
|
|
32
|
40
|
18 Oct 2009
|
43
|
|
|
|
33
|
41
|
21 Oct 2009
|
24
|
|
|
|
34
|
42 |
22 Oct 2009
|
32 |
|
|
|
35 |
43
|
23 Oct 2009
|
33
|
|
|
|
36
|
44
|
26 Oct 2009
|
1
|
|
|
|
37
|
45
|
29 Oct 2009
|
38
|
358
|
1943
|
9
|
38
|
46
|
4 Nov 2009
|
27
|
|
|
|
39
|
47
|
5 Nov 2009
|
16
|
|
|
|
40
|
48
|
14 Nov 2009
|
52
|
|
|
|
41
|
49
|
15 Nov 2009
|
31
|
|
|
|
42
|
50
|
16 Nov 2009
|
11
|
|
|
|
43
|
51
|
16 Nov 2009
|
43
|
|
|
|
44
|
52
|
20 Nov 2009
|
52
|
|
|
|
45
|
53
|
23 Nov 2009
|
58
|
|
|
|
46
|
54
|
26 Nov 2009
|
52
|
|
|
|
47
|
55
|
26 Nov 2009
|
31
|
|
|
|
48
|
56
|
27 Nov 2009
|
26
|
399
|
2342
|
11
|
49
|
57
|
3 Dec 2009
|
57
|
|
|
|
50
|
58
|
4 Dec 2009
|
18
|
|
|
|
51
|
59
|
6 Dec 2009
|
42
|
|
|
|
52
|
60
|
9 Dec 2009
|
53
|
|
|
|
53
|
61
|
10 Dec 2009
|
63
|
|
|
|
54
|
62
|
15 Dec 2009
|
55
|
|
|
|
55
|
63
|
18 Dec 2009
|
59
|
|
|
|
56
|
64
|
26 Dec 2009
|
9
|
|
|
|
57
|
65
|
28 Dec 2009
|
11
|
|
|
|
58
|
66
|
29-Dec 2009
|
33
|
|
|
|
59
|
67
|
30 Dec 2009
|
52
|
|
|
|
60
|
68
|
31 Dec 2009
|
62
|
514
|
2856
|
12
|
61
|
69
|
3 January 2010
|
80
|
|
|
|
1
|
70
|
3 January 2010
|
32
|
|
|
|
2
|
71
|
8 January 2010
|
30
|
|
|
|
3
|
72
|
10 January 2010
|
16
|
|
|
|
4
|
73
|
13 January 2010
|
43
|
|
|
|
5
|
74
|
22 January 2010
|
33
|
|
|
|
6
|
75
|
23 January 2010
|
38
|
|
|
|
7
|
76
|
26 January
2010
|
51
|
323
|
323
|
8
|
8
|
77
|
1 February 2010
|
175
|
|
|
|
9
|
78
|
4 February 2010
|
88
|
|
|
|
10
|
79
|
6 February 2010
|
49
|
|
|
|
11
|
80
|
12 February 2010
|
51
|
|
|
|
12
|
81
|
18 February 2010
|
45
|
|
|
|
13
|
82
|
20 February 2010
|
13
|
|
|
|
14
|
83
|
24 February 2010
|
47
|
|
|
|
15
|
84
|
25 February 2010
|
47
|
|
|
|
16
|
85
|
28 February
2010
|
58
|
573
|
896
|
9
|
17
|
86
|
3 March 2010
|
50
|
|
|
|
18
|
87
|
6 March 2010
|
83
|
|
|
|
19
|
88
|
7 March 2010
|
30
|
|
|
|
20
|
89
|
10 March 2010
|
49
|
|
|
|
21
|
90
|
11 March 2010
|
27
|
|
|
|
22
|
91
|
11 March 2010
|
12
|
|
|
|
23
|
92
|
13 March 2010
|
42
|
|
|
|
24
|
93
|
19 March 2010
|
95
|
|
|
|
25
|
94
|
21 March 2010
|
22
|
|
|
|
26
|
95
|
23 March 2010
|
22
|
|
|
|
27
|
96
|
23 March 2010
|
57
|
|
|
|
28
|
97
|
24 March 2010
|
97
|
|
|
|
29
|
98
|
27 March 2010
|
8
|
|
|
|
30
|
99
|
29 March 2010
|
41
|
|
|
|
31
|
100
|
29 March 2010
|
44
|
|
|
|
32
|
101
|
31 March
2010
|
67
|
746
|
1642
|
16
|
33
|
102
|
3 April 2010
|
82
|
|
|
|
34
|
103
|
4 April 2010
|
54
|
|
|
|
35
|
104
|
6 April 2010
|
21
|
|
|
|
36
|
105
|
7 April 2010
|
103
|
|
|
|
37
|
106
|
8 April 2010
|
70
|
|
|
|
38
|
107
|
10 April 2010
|
10
|
|
|
|
39
|
108
|
10 April 2010
|
40
|
|
|
|
40
|
109
|
11 April 2010
|
27
|
|
|
|
41
|
110
|
11 April 2010
|
35
|
|
|
|
42
|
111
|
16 April 2010
|
81
|
|
|
|
43
|
112
|
21 April 2010
|
48
|
|
|
|
44
|
113
|
22 April 2010
|
12
|
|
|
|
45
|
114
|
26 April 2010
|
51
|
|
|
|
46
|
115
|
27 April 2010
|
45
|
|
|
|
47
|
116
|
28 April 2010
|
54
|
|
|
|
48
|
117
|
29 April
2010
|
26
|
759
|
2401
|
16
|
49
|
118
|
3 May 2010
|
41
|
|
|
|
50
|
119
|
6 May 2010
|
28
|
|
|
|
51
|
120
|
9 May 2010
|
59
|
|
|
|
52
|
121
|
10 May 2010
|
41
|
|
|
|
53
|
122
|
10 May 2010
|
83
|
|
|
|
54
|
123
|
11 May 2010
|
50
|
|
|
|
55
|
124
|
12 May 2010
|
25
|
|
|
|
56
|
125
|
13 May 2010
|
55
|
|
|
|
57
|
126
|
16 May 2010
|
92
|
|
|
|
58
|
127
|
17 May 2010
|
47
|
|
|
|
59
|
128
|
18 May 2010
|
41
|
|
|
|
60
|
129
|
30 May 2010
|
55
|
617
|
3018
|
12
|
61
|
130
|
4 June 2010
|
57
|
|
|
|
62
|
131
|
4 June 2010
|
30
|
|
|
|
63
|
132
|
5 June 2010
|
49
|
|
|
|
64
|
133
|
5 June 2010
|
44
|
|
|
|
65
|
134
|
8 June 2010
|
37
|
|
|
|
66
|
135
|
12 June 2010
|
64
|
|
|
|
67
|
136
|
12 June 2010
|
55
|
|
|
|
68
|
137
|
16 June 2010
|
36
|
|
|
|
69
|
138
|
18 June 2010
|
26
|
|
|
|
70
|
139
|
18 June 2010
|
48
|
|
|
|
71
|
140
|
23 June 2010
|
53
|
|
|
|
72
|
141
|
26 June 2010
|
99
|
598
|
3616
|
12
|
73
|
142
|
2 July 2010
|
77
|
|
|
|
74
|
143
|
4 July 2010
|
36
|
|
|
|
75
|
144
|
6 July 2010
|
46
|
|
|
|
76
|
145
|
12 July 2010
|
39
|
|
|
|
77
|
146
|
13 July 2010
|
74
|
|
|
|
78
|
147
|
14 July 2010
|
87
|
|
|
|
79
|
148
|
21 July 2010
|
43
|
|
|
|
80
|
149
|
21 July 2010
|
45
|
|
|
|
81
|
150
|
28 July 2010
|
85
|
532
|
4148
|
9
|
82
|
151
|
10 August 2010
|
59
|
|
|
|
83
|
152
|
15 August 2010
|
21
|
|
|
|
84
|
153
|
17 August 2010
|
52
|
|
|
|
85
|
154
|
18 August 2010
|
34
|
|
|
|
86
|
155
|
21 August 2010
|
25
|
|
|
|
87
|
156
|
22 August 2010
|
21
|
|
|
|
88
|
157
|
26 August 2010
|
38
|
|
|
|
89
|
158
|
28 August 2010
|
39
|
|
|
|
90
|
159
|
31 August
2010
|
35
|
324
|
4472
|
9
|
91
|
160
|
1 September 2010
|
87
|
|
|
|
92
|
161
|
2 September 2010
|
61
|
|
|
|
93
|
162
|
7 September 2010
|
62
|
|
|
|
94
|
163
|
14 September 2010
|
91
|
|
|
|
95
|
164
|
20 September 2010
|
51
|
|
|
|
96
|
165
|
29 September
2010
|
20
|
372
|
4844
|
6
|
97
|
166
|
1 October 2010
|
27
|
|
|
|
98
|
167
|
1 October 2010
|
41
|
|
|
|
99
|
168
|
4 October 2010
|
73
|
|
|
|
100
|
169
|
7 October 2010
|
58
|
|
|
|
101
|
170*
|
8 October 2010
|
0
|
|
|
|
102
|
171
|
8 October 2010
|
77
|
|
|
|
103
|
172
|
9 October 2010
|
69
|
|
|
|
104
|
173
|
11 October 2010
|
12
|
|
|
|
105
|
174
|
13 October 2010
|
59
|
|
|
|
106
|
175
|
21 October 2010
|
90
|
|
|
|
107
|
176
|
22 October 2010
|
82
|
|
|
|
108
|
177
|
23 October 2010
|
27
|
|
|
|
109
|
178
|
24 October 2010
|
64
|
|
|
|
110
|
179
|
27 October 2010
|
47
|
|
|
|
111
|
180
|
28 October
2010
|
29
|
755
|
5599
|
15
|
112
|
181
|
2 November 2010
|
82
|
|
|
|
113
|
182
|
2 November 2010
|
62
|
|
|
|
114
|
183
|
3 November 2010
|
12
|
|
|
|
115
|
184
|
3 November 2010
|
72
|
|
|
|
116
|
185
|
5 November 2010
|
25
|
|
|
|
117
|
186
|
6 November 2010
|
81
|
|
|
|
118
|
187
|
8 November 2010
|
3
|
|
|
|
119
|
188
|
11 November 2010
|
42
|
|
|
|
120
|
189
|
17 November 2010
|
118
|
|
|
|
121
|
190
|
18 November 2010
|
57
|
|
|
|
122
|
191**
|
24 November 2010
|
0
|
|
|
|
123
|
192
|
25 November 2010
|
74
|
|
|
|
124
|
193
|
26 November 2010
|
40
|
|
|
|
125
|
194
|
30 November
2010
|
65
|
733
|
6332
|
14
|
126
|
195
|
1 December 2010
|
100
|
|
|
|
127
|
196
|
10 December 2010
|
44
|
|
|
|
128
|
197
|
11 December 2010
|
65
|
|
|
|
129
|
198
|
14 December 2010
|
11
|
|
|
|
130
|
199#
|
15 December 2010
|
90
|
|
|
|
131
|
200
|
16 December 2010
|
57
|
|
|
|
132
|
201
|
19 December 2010
|
60
|
|
|
|
133
|
202
|
21 December 2010
|
70
|
|
|
|
134
|
203
|
25 December
2010
|
60
|
557
|
6889
|
9
|
135
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
204
|
4 January 2011
|
92
|
|
|
|
1
|
205
|
8 January
2011
|
81
|
173
|
173
|
2
|
2
|
206
|
6 February 2011
|
52
|
|
|
|
3
|
207
|
8 February 2011
|
55
|
|
|
|
4
|
208
|
20 February 2011
|
46
|
|
|
|
5
|
209
|
26 February
2011
|
105
|
258
|
431
|
4
|
6
|
210
|
4 March 2011
|
18
|
|
|
|
7
|
211
|
4 March 2011
|
25
|
|
|
|
8
|
212
|
12 March 2011
|
35
|
|
|
|
9
|
213
|
16 March 2011
|
50
|
|
|
|
10
|
214
|
17 March 2011
|
145
|
|
|
|
11
|
215
|
21 March 2011
|
61
|
|
|
|
12
|
216
|
30 March
2011
|
39
|
373
|
804
|
7
|
13
|
217
|
8 April 2011
|
53
|
|
|
|
14
|
218
|
12 April 2011
|
46
|
|
|
|
15
|
219
|
17 April 2011
|
55
|
|
|
|
16
|
220
|
22 April 2011
|
53
|
|
|
|
17
|
221
|
22 April 2011
|
81
|
|
|
|
18
|
222
|
29 April
2011
|
80
|
368
|
1172
|
6
|
19
|
223
|
5 May 2011
|
63
|
|
|
|
20
|
224
|
7 May 2011
|
87
|
|
|
|
21
|
225
|
14 May 2011
|
33
|
|
|
|
22
|
226
|
16 May 2011
|
57
|
|
|
|
23
|
227
|
16 May 2011
|
21
|
|
|
|
24
|
228
|
30 May 2011
|
56
|
317
|
1489
|
6
|
25
|
229
|
4 June 2011
|
59
|
|
|
|
26
|
230
|
7 June 2011
|
61
|
|
|
|
27
|
231
|
24 June 2011
|
67
|
187
|
1676
|
3
|
28
|
232
|
8 July 2011
|
70
|
|
|
|
29
|
233
|
21 July 2011
|
54
|
|
|
|
30
|
234
|
21 July 2011
|
64
|
|
|
|
31
|
235
|
24 July 2011
|
51
|
|
|
|
32
|
236
|
31 July 2011
|
56
|
295
|
1971
|
5
|
33
|
237
|
7 August 2011
|
52
|
|
|
|
34
|
238
|
11 August 2011
|
106
|
|
|
|
35
|
239
|
12 August 2011
|
62
|
|
|
|
36
|
240
|
19 August
2011
|
73
|
293
|
2264
|
4
|
37
|
241
|
9 September 2011
|
74
|
|
|
|
38
|
242
|
23 September 2011
|
68
|
|
|
|
39
|
243
|
23 September 2011
|
113
|
|
|
|
40
|
244
|
28 September
2011
|
77
|
332
|
2596
|
4
|
41
|
245
|
1 October 2011
|
72
|
|
|
|
42
|
246
|
19 October 2011
|
55
|
|
|
|
43
|
247
|
19 October 2011
|
16
|
|
|
|
44
|
248
|
23 October 2011
|
81
|
|
|
|
45
|
249
|
23 October 2011
|
47
|
|
|
|
46
|
250
|
30 October
2011
|
57
|
328
|
2924
|
6
|
47
|
251
|
1 November 2011
|
94
|
|
|
|
48
|
252
|
2 November 2011
|
51
|
|
|
|
49
|
253
|
6 November 2011
|
60
|
|
|
|
50
|
254
|
8 November 2011
|
57
|
|
|
|
51
|
255
|
14 November 2011
|
95
|
|
|
|
52
|
256
|
21 November 2011
|
79
|
|
|
|
53
|
257
|
22 November 2011
|
121
|
|
|
|
54
|
258
|
23 November 2011
|
44
|
|
|
|
55
|
259
|
23 November 2011
|
100
|
|
|
|
56
|
260
|
31 November
2011
|
114
|
815
|
3739
|
10
|
57
|
261
|
1 December 2011
|
105
|
|
|
|
58
|
262
|
2 December 2011
|
22
|
|
|
|
59
|
263
|
2 December 2011
|
78
|
|
|
|
60
|
264
|
6 December 2011
|
56
|
|
|
|
61
|
265
|
6 December 2011
|
167
|
|
|
|
62
|
266
|
8 December 2011
|
80
|
|
|
|
63
|
267
|
9 December 2011
|
52
|
|
|
|
64
|
268
|
9 December 2011
|
74
|
|
|
|
65
|
269
|
13 December 2011
|
58
|
|
|
|
66
|
270
|
14 December 2011
|
102
|
|
|
|
67
|
271
|
16 December 2011
|
79
|
|
|
|
68
|
272
|
24 December
2011
|
118
|
991
|
4730
|
12
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
273
|
2 January 2012
|
37
|
|
|
|
1
|
274
|
2 January 2012
|
16
|
|
|
|
2
|
275
|
7 January 2012
|
121
|
|
|
|
3
|
276
|
17 January 2012
|
76
|
|
|
|
4
|
277
|
19 January
2012
|
58
|
308
|
308
|
5
|
5
|
278
|
11 February 2012
|
127
|
|
|
|
6
|
279
|
15 February 2012
|
127
|
|
|
|
7
|
280
|
15 February 2012
|
71
|
|
|
|
8
|
281
|
17 February 2012
|
65
|
|
|
|
9
|
282
|
17 February 2012
|
71
|
|
|
|
10
|
283
|
18 February 2012
|
81
|
|
|
|
11
|
284
|
21 February 2012
|
147
|
|
|
|
12
|
285
|
22 February 2012
|
100
|
|
|
|
13
|
286
|
22 February
2012
|
98
|
887
|
1195
|
9
|
14
|
287
|
6 March 2012
|
26
|
|
|
|
15
|
288
|
13 March 2012
|
37
|
|
|
|
16
|
289
|
24 March
2012
|
52
|
115
|
1310
|
3
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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