Community Information

The ABS is the main source of statistical information in Australia, providing access to census data and statistics on economic, social, population and environmental matters. The ABS also provides snapshots of Australia’s multicultural society through the People and Communities section of the website.

FECCA is the national peak body representing people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. FECCA’s role is to advocate and promote issues on behalf of its constituency to government, business and the broader community.

This site was established to assist teachers find quality resources on multiculturalism and explore new strategies to promote cultural diversity and tolerance.

Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation led by, for and with women from migrant and refugee backgrounds.

NEDA is a national Disabled People’s Organisation that advocates federally for the human rights of people with disability, and their families, from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. 

Profile.id provides local area profiles of  a large number of councils and regional authorities throughout Australia. These profiles are publicly available on the website. Data is based on the census and includes ethnicity, ancestry, religion, as well as age, qualifications, household and family structure.

The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) is the national umbrella body for refugees and people seeking asylum and those who support them. We are a nonprofit organisation which is completely independent of government.

Services Australia provides information in your language about their payments and services.

Cultural Atlas provides information on the cultural background of Australia’s migrant population, with explanations of common cultural attitudes, behaviours, social structures, etiquettes and communication styles. It includes up-to-date statistics about Australia’s migrant populations and information on their trends of arrival and settlement.

Multicultural Hub Canberra is a provider of services for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and is part of a network of Multicultural Centres in Canberra and across SE NSW including Queanbeyan, Goulburn and Cooma.

The NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (MHCS) is a state-wide health service hosted by South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD). MHCS was established in 1997 by NSW Health to strengthen the capacity of health services and programs to effectively and appropriately communicate with people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and coordinate the provision of multilingual health information.

The Multilingual Library Signage website is designed for libraries to facilitate communication between library staff and patrons from diverse linguistic backgrounds. The tool contains common library phrases professionally translated in 57 languages which can be downloaded, ready to use in signage.

Sydney Multicultural Community Services is a not for profit organisation supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, including the aged, newly arrived migrants and refugees and those in crisis, suffering from language barriers, isolation, disability, poverty, disadvantage, and helplessness.

The Multicultural Council of Tasmania (MCOT) is representing Tasmanians from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background including refugees, international students and international migrant people.