Five waves of BNLA data are available to approved data users.

In partnership with the Australian Data Archive, Longitudinal Studies at the Department of Social Services is using Dataverse to facilitate access to its longitudinal datasets, including BNLA.

How to apply

Instructions for how to apply for Release 5 of BNLA can be found on the Dataverse website.

To gain access to BNLA data:

• register with Dataverse using the Dataverse registration form
• read the Longitudinal Studies Data Access and Use Guidelines
• download and sign the Confidentiality Deed Poll and, if applicable, complete the Longitudinal Studies Data Holdings Form (to be emailed to LongitudinalStudiesDataAccess@dss.gov.au and ada@anu.edu.au).

Then, on the BNLA Dataverse page:

• select Release 5 (Waves 1-5)
• select ‘Request Access’ and complete the application form.

For more information, email the BNLA data manager at bnladatamanager@aifs.gov.au.

Study data

For further information about study data, see:

• The Building a New Life in Australia Dataset (August 2017)
• Cohort Profile: Building a New Life in Australia (February 2018)