Relocating to Australia
Understand the country before you commit to the move.
40% verifiedAustralia is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy in Oceania, comprising six states and several territories. English is the de facto national language, and the country uses the Australian Dollar.
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Life in Australia
What will life actually be like?
Where should I live?
Living: Major Cities
What will daily life cost?
Living: Cost of Living
What is healthcare like?
Healthcare: Average Costs
What about schools?
Living: Education
How will I bank?
Banking: Best Banks
How will I get around?
Living: Transportation
Cities
Where should I live?
Australia's population is concentrated in its state and territory capital cities. At 30 June 2025 the ABS estimated Greater Sydney at 5,638,830, Greater Melbourne at 5,435,590, Greater Brisbane at 2,833,524, Greater Perth at 2,452,765, Greater Adelaide at 1,491,015 and Canberra at 484,630. In 2024–25 Melbourne added the most people (about 105,000) and Perth grew fastest at 2.4%; capital city growth slowed from 2.3% to 1.8%, mainly because of lower net overseas migration, while regional Australia grew by about 94,700 people (1.1%).
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Find your residency route
Your best route depends on how you plan to live, work and invest. These are the guides Atlas currently holds for Australia.
How do you plan to support yourself in Australia?
Residency: Citizenship
Australian citizenship by conferral is open to permanent residents who meet residence, character, language and knowledge requirements; the Home Affairs resid…
Residency: Digital Nomad Visa
Australia offers a range of visas for remote workers, including the e-Activity Visa and the e-Work Visa, which can be used for both short-term and long-term …
Residency: Permanent Residency
Australia offers a permanent residency program governed by the Australian Immigration and Citizenship Act, and applicants must meet specific age, language pr…
Residency: Processing Times
Home Affairs publishes indicative processing times based on recently decided applications and does not guarantee a decision within them. In August 2026 its l…
Residency: Required Documents
For Australia residency, the required documents can vary depending on the individual's circumstances and the type of visa being applied for, with some docume…
Residency: Retirement Visa
Australia has a Retirement Visa pathway that was introduced in 2018 as part of the Pathway to permanent residency for eligible retirees, who have contributed…
Residency: Visa Overview
Australia has a complex visa system for residency, with various options for different circumstances and requirements. This overview provides a general outlin…
Residency: Work Visa
The main employer-sponsored temporary work visa is the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482), which replaced the Temporary Skill Shortage visa on 7 December 2…
Property
A home is a relocation decision
Taxes
Understand the cost of your move
Banking
Banking
Healthcare
Healthcare
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Business
Business
Business: Accounting
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Verified guideBusiness: Company Formation
Verified guideBusiness: Hiring Employees
Verified guideBusiness: Limited Company
Verified guideBusiness: Payroll
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Verified guideBusiness: Sole Proprietorship
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