Data Access Request - DA 24/05/00300 
 
As at 30 April 2024, there were 1,268 people whose applications for Australian citizenship by 
conferral were approved prior to 23 April 2024 and who were waiting to attend an Australian 
citizenship ceremony to be conducted by Blacktown City Council (NSW). 
 
 
As at 30 April 2024, there were 402 people who were invited to attend an Australian citizenship 
ceremony to be conducted by Blacktown City Council (NSW) on 2 May 2024. Of these the most 
recently approved applicant had been approved on 13 February 2024. 
 
 
 
 
Notes: 
1.  Source: Department of Home Affairs 
2.  Information on the total number of approved applicants waiting to attend a citizenship ceremony and 
associated waiting times for each local government area in Australia is published by the Department 
on a monthly basis and can be found at: https:/ immi.homeaf airs.gov.au/citizenship/citizenship-
processing-times/ceremony-wait-times 
 
Caveats: 
•  This information is provided for the specific purpose of this request. 
•  Where applicable, as per current privacy guidelines, the Department of Home Affairs' policy is to 
mask numbers which are less than five as <5. Other numbers may be masked where required to 
ensure values under 5 cannot be determined from totals. 
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•  Current program year figures are subject to variation. The data is sourced from our global 
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Departmental systems. There can be delays in transmission of information, therefore data for 
current program year should always be considered provisional. 
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