Question topics

What the citizenship test questions cover

A topic-by-topic map of the 20 questions, with the kinds of things each section asks about and how to practise them.

Australia and its people

National symbols such as the flag, the coat of arms, the national anthem and the national colours; the states and territories and their capitals; the history of First Nations peoples; European settlement and later waves of migration; and the public holidays and commemorations that matter to Australians.

Democratic beliefs, rights and liberties

Freedom of speech, religion and association; equality under the law regardless of sex, background or belief; peaceful participation in public life; and the responsibilities that come with those freedoms, including obeying the law and defending Australia should the need arise.

Government and the law

The three levels of government and who is responsible for what; the Constitution and how it is changed by referendum; Parliament, elections and compulsory voting; the role of the monarch, the Governor-General and state governors; and the separation between parliament, the executive and the courts.

Australian Values

The commitments described in the Australian Values Statement. Five of the 20 questions come from here and all five must be correct, so this section deserves dedicated practice rather than incidental revision.

Practising the right questions

Every question in AussieCitizen carries a category, a topic, a difficulty rating and a reference back to the published source material, so you can target a weak area rather than reshuffling the whole bank. Explanations are written in plain English and can be shown in ten study languages.

Official resources: Australian citizenship testCitizenship resource bookletDepartment of Home Affairs

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