National

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)

The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) is a free service to help eligible migrants and humanitarian entrants improve their English language skills and settle into Australia.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

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.

Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA)

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.

Making Multicultural Australia

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 Womens Health

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.

National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA)

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

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.

Refugee Council of Australia

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 Information in your language

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

Services Australia Refugee Servicing Network

Refugee Servicing Network helps newly arrived refugees, humanitarian entrants, or people with a Permanent Protection visa to live in Australia

Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Cultural Atlas

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.

Australian Capital Territory

Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services (ACT)

Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services is a Canberra-based community not-for-profit organisation that provides a range of settlement services to migrants, refugees, humanitarian entrants and asylum seekers in Australia.

Multicultural Hub (ACT)

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.

New South Wales

Illawarra Multicultural Services

Illawarra Multicultural Services (IMS) is supporting the culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) population in the Illawarra since 1980, providing assistance to migrants, humanitarian entrants and refugees

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service

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.

State Library of NSW -Multilingual signage tool

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

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.

Northern Territory

Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory

Multicultural Community Services of Central Australia Incorporated (MCSCA) is a community based organisation whose aims and objectives are to deliver quality confidential services to people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Northern Territory Government - Office of Multicultural Affairs

The Office of Multicultural Affairs coordinates services and activities across government for the multicultural community.

Queensland

Queensland Government Multicultural Resource Directory

Use this tool to find Multicultural Resources in Queensland.

Refugee and Immigration Legal Service (RAILS)

RAILS provide free immigration advice, legal assistance and legal education to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Queensland.

Refugee Health Network

The Refugee Health Network Queensland builds capacity, partnerships, and facilitate coordination of care across health, settlement agencies, communities, government and non-government sectors.

South Australia

Government of South Australia - Multicultural Affairs

The Department of the Premier and Cabinet is responsible for the development of multicultural policies and programs and the promotion of cultural diversity in South Australia.

Government of South Australia - Settlement Support Services

This page provides resources and support services for new arrivals to help with settlement, promote cultural diversity and community participation.

Multicultural Communities Council of SA (MCCSA)

Multicultural Communities Council of South Australia (MCCSA) is serving, empowering and advocating for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in South Australia.

Tasmania

Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania

Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania (MRC Tas) is a not-for-profit organisation that supports and empowers migrants and refugees to settle and live fulfilling lives in Tasmania.

Multicultural Council of Tasmania

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

Victoria

Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities

ADEC is advocating to empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds, championing the cause of equality, and nurturing community cohesion.

AMES Australia (Victoria)

AMES Australia provides settlement services for refugees and migrants, which include on-arrival settlement support, English language and literacy training, vocational education and training, and employment services.

Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council

Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council (AGMC Inc) is a volunteer-run community organisation advocating for the rights and inclusion of multicultural and multifaith LGBTIQ communities. We believe that no one should be discriminated against based on their race, ethnicity, faith, religion, and LGBTIQ identities.

Ayslum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is an independent not-for-profit organisation whose programs support and empower people seeking asylum to maximise their own physical, mental and social well being.

Centre for Multicultural Youth

The Centre for Multicultural Youth is a non-profit organisation based in Victoria. Their work is focused in the growth corridors in Melbourne’s North West and South East regions, and in regional centres in Ballarat and Gippsland.

Community Languages of Victoria

Community Languages Victoria (CLV) represents over 200 community language schools in Victoria.
Community language Schools provide quality languages educational and cultural maintenance programs to over 40,000 students in a range of 55 languages in Victoria (100,000 students nationally).

Languages and Multicultural Education Resource Centre (LMERC)

LMERC offers expert resource selection, information network referrals, curated lists, event displays, bulk loans, staff visits, and rural school mail delivery.

Victoria Legal Aid Help in your language

Read about free services provided by Victoria Legal Aid and how to use them in your languages.

Victorian School of Languages (VSL)

The Victorian School of Languages (VSL) is a government school dedicated to providing language programs for students in Foundation to 12 who lack language options at their mainstream schools.

Victoria's multicultural communities

Provides information and services for Victoria’s multicultural communities.

Western Australia

Government of Western Australia - Office of Multicultural Interests

Office of Multicultural Interests develops strategies that include everyone — culturally diverse communities, the wider community, business and industry groups, government and non-government agencies — to help develop a society that values and maximises the benefits of its cultural diversity.

Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Service

Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Services provides holistic services to women from all walks of life and cultural backgrounds. Ishar is an LGBTQIA+-friendly service and welcomes women of any sexual orientation, anyone who identifies as a woman and anyone who was assigned a female identity at birth.

Multicultural Services Centre of Western Australia (MSCWA)

Multicultural Services Centre of Western Australia is an established provider of diverse community services and programs.