Table 1. Demographic composition of focus group participants.

FGD No	Country of birth	Individualism-Collectivism score+	No. of people	Age range (Years)	Median age (Years)	Gender make up	Migration streams	Length of stay in Australia in Years: Median (range) (in Years)
1	Afghanistan	50	13	21–62	54	100% F	Refugees and family reunion	8 (1–27)
2	Afghanistan	50	10	58–77	66.5	100% M	Refugees/humanitarian entrants and family reunion	19 (6–24)
3	Eritrea, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Sudan	15–20	13	24–58	49	63.6% F; 36.4% M	Refugees/humanitarian entrants and family reunion	10 (0–12)
4	Ghana, Rwanda, and Uganda	15–20	7	31–57	35	14.3% F; 85.7% M	Refugees/humanitarian entrants and family reunion	1 (0–11)
5	Bangladesh	20	13	24–47	40	23.1%F; 76.9% M	Skilled/Family reunion	6 (1–19)
6	Bangladesh	20	11	22–52	40	36.4%F, 63.6%M	Skilled/Family reunion	12 (1–16)
7	Burma	-	13	23–80	38	61.5%F, 38.5%M	Refugees/humanitarian entrants and family reunion	8 (0–30)
8	India	48	17	20–68	38.5	100%F	Refugees/humanitarian entrants and family reunion	3 (1–25)
9	India	48	14	18–65	43	64.3%F; 35.7%M	Skilled/Family reunion	4 (0–7)
10	Iraq	30	11	36–66	52	100%F	Refugees/humanitarian entrants and family reunion	2 (0–5)
11	Iraq	30	10	28–69	55.5	10%F; 90%M	Refugees and family reunion	1.5 (0–4)
12	Iraq	30	6	20–29	23	100%F	Refugees/humanitarian entrants and family reunion	6 (2–8)
13	Nepal	30	15	21–59	47	100%F	Refugees/humanitarian entrants and family reunion	5 (1–6)
14	Nepal	30	11	46–73	59.5	100%M	Refugees/humanitarian entrants and family reunion	2.5 (0–7)

+ based on Hofstede’s cultural dimension theory and model, estimated score range: 5–39: high collectivistic and low individualistic culture; 40–70: moderately collectivistic culture; 71–100: high individualistic and low collectivist culture