Knowledge about Australia, verified.
Plain-English answers on settling, working and living in Australia — every figure links back to an official source, carries a verification date, and always points to the next step. Free for everyone.
Search the Australia Hub knowledge base
Quickly find information on visas, settlement, employer sponsorship, skills assessment and life in Australia.
Find the right area from the start
Choose the area that fits you to go straight to its overview — then read each article along the path.
Find the right visa
Work visas, Skills Assessment, bridging visas and SkillSelect.
View →Work and settle through your occupation
Migration pathways by industry — IT, engineering, healthcare, accounting and trades.
View →Prepare to study in Australia
Visa 500, choosing a provider, and the path from study to permanent residency.
View →Newly arrived, getting settled
Housing, banking, Medicare, getting around and everyday life.
View →Start or buy a business
Registration, tax, premises, buying a business and operating in Australia.
View →Travel and explore Australia
Preparation, road trips, national parks and well-known destinations.
View →The Hub is designed to cover all of Australia
The Hub's knowledge map is designed to cover every area of life in Australia. The Hub does not open everything at once: each area opens only once its first article passes the verification standard.
19 pathways to becoming an Australian permanent resident
There is more than one path to PR. AustraliaHub maps out the pathways by group — skilled, employer-sponsored, study, family, humanitarian and special categories.
Family & Partner
Start from a topic you care about
Each topic cluster is a continuous reading path — the first article leads to the next via the suggestions at the foot of each page.
Migration & Visa
Requirements, processes and the situations you will most often meet on the Australian migration journey.
View all →Skills in Demand (subclass 482)
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Study in Australia
Requirements, costs and the process from studying to settling in Australia.
View all →Student visa (subclass 500)
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Choosing a school & course
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Work & Careers
The path from skills assessment to work visas and permanent residency, by industry.
View all →Comparing skilled occupations
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Practical guide — IT migration
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Living & Settling In
Practical steps for newcomers to Australia — from the first formalities to a settled life.
View all →First settlement steps
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Housing & renting
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Personal tax in Australia
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Setting up your finances
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Business & Investment
Practical guidance on the legal, financial and operational sides of running a business in Australia.
View all →Business structures & registration
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Tax, GST & business finances
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Your basic legal rights
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Renting & tenant rights
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Settling in as a family
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
The school system
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Travel & Exploring
Preparation, getting around, destinations and safety when travelling in Australia.
View all →Getting around & exploring
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Travel for different travellers
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Cultural adjustment
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Community & connection
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Mental health
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Accessing healthcare
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Finding a home & starting a tenancy
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
During your tenancy
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Background & police checks
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Translation & certifying documents
Overview, requirements and process — read straight through along the path.
Why you can trust AustraliaHub
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Every article ends with what you should do next — what to read, what to prepare, who to ask. We do not leave you stranded halfway.
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The Hub is general knowledge, not personal advice — and it never promises outcomes. Where something cannot be verified, the Hub says so plainly.
Every figure on the Hub has its source and verification date right where it appears — consistent across every page, and updated when the rules change. Click the source to check for yourself.
A living encyclopaedia with a gatekeeper
AustraliaHub is an English-language knowledge platform about Australia, built around one principle: right first, fast second. Each page answers one question in full; each figure has a source and a verification date; when Australia changes its rules, the relevant page is updated and notes what changed.
The Hub is not a newspaper, not a blog, not a migration agency. The Hub describes the rules of the game so you can decide for yourself — and it never promises outcomes. The knowledge on the Hub is free. Complex individual cases should be reviewed by a registered migration agent (MARA); the Hub points the way, it does not replace them.