Many of the refugees settled in Victoria within the suburbs of Springvale and Maribyrnong and mostly worked in factories.
[5] About 50% of Eritreans live in Melbourne, alongside communities of immigrants from other countries in the Horn of Africa, mainly Ethiopia and Somalia;[7] they are primarily settled in the City of Brimbank and neighbouring suburbs such as Wyndham, Carlton, Hume, Moonee Valley, and Maribyrnong.
[3] According to the 2016 Census, 91.3% of Eritrean-born Australians are 15 years and over in age, and only 3% have a Postgraduate Degree, 1% have a Grad Dip & Grad Cert, 11.8% have a bachelor's degree, 12.2% have an Advanced Dip & Diploma, 11.9% have a Certificate, 43.3% have a School Education only, 6.4% have no education and 10% didn't state/other.
Of the 88.6% of Eritrean-born immigrants who were employed, 11.9% worked in a Manufacturing, 1.35% in Construction, 5.8% in Wholesale & retail trade, 1.9% in Accommodation & Food services, 14.8% in Transport, postal & warehousing, 10% in Prof, Scientific, Technical & Admin, 3.8% in Public Administration and Safety, 7.9% in Education & Training, 25.2% in Health Care & Social Assistance, 5.1% in Arts, Recreation & Other services, 12.25% in Inadequately Described/Not Stated/Other.
[3] In Melbourne, some have set up ethnic-oriented businesses, such as hair salons, clothing shops, and restaurants with a mostly Habesha customer base.