Population
27.8M
Federalism
GDP per capita, PPP
$94,223
in 2031
Passport power
#34
109 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Melbourne
of 41 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Capital
- Canberra
- Continent
- Oceania / Australia and New Zealand
- Area
- 7,688,287 km²
- Population
- 27.8M
- Density
- 3.7/km²
- Government
- Federalism
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .au
- Calling code
- +61
- Timezones
- UTC+05:00, UTC+06:30, UTC+07:00 +5 more
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #34 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 109
- Total accessible
- 157
- Digital nomad visa
- Visitor Visa subclass 600 (Remote Work Tolerance) Insufficient requirement data · 3 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad 1 Student 1 Residency
Culture and society
- Languages
- English
- Religions
- Christianity 43.9%, No religion 38.9%, Islam 3.2%, Hinduism 2.7%
- Currencies
- $ AUD — Australian dollar
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.958
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $94,223
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.1 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 96.1%
- Gini index (2020)
- 32.4
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.4%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 4.5%
- Urban population (2025)
- 87.7%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 6.9/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 5.4 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.9/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.77
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Expat Healthcare Roundup: British Pensioners in Thailand, Turks and Caicos Uncertainty, Australians Posted Abroad | Health & insurance | Expat Focus | 4 weeks ago |
| Australia Skilled Visa Income Thresholds Increase 3.8% from July 2026 | Visa & immigration | Erickson Immigration Group | 3 months ago |
| Vanuatu and Australia Sign Pact to Separately Identify Investor Citizens | Residency & citizenship | IMI Daily | 3 months ago |
| Australia Tax Policy Discussed in Wealth Relocation Context | Tax & banking | Wealthy Expat | 4 months ago |
| Australia-EU Trade Deal Contains Four-Year Professional Mobility Provisions | Visa & immigration | IMI Daily | 5 months ago |