Australian citizenship test practice

Practise for the Australian citizenship test with 235 original questions based on the official resource Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, including 43 on Australian values. Practice is free; timed 20-question mock exams with the official pass rules cost $6.99, one time.

• 235 practice questions
• 43 values questions
• Mock exam: 20 questions, 45 min
• Pass: 15/20 + all 5 values
• Certificate when you pass

How the Australian citizenship test works

The test has 20 multiple-choice questions and you have 45 minutes. To pass you need at least 15 correct answers (75%) and you must answer all 5 Australian values questions correctly. That means a score of 18 out of 20 is still a fail if one of the values questions is wrong.

All questions are based on the testable section (Parts 1–4) of the official resource Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond. Our mock exams follow the same format: 20 questions, a 45-minute timer, 5 values questions and the 15/20 plus 5/5 pass rule.

Source: Department of Home Affairs, Learn about the citizenship test (checked October 2026).

What to study

Only Parts 1–4 of Our Common Bond are testable:

• Australia and its people: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the First Fleet (1788), the gold rush, Federation (1 January 1901), states, territories and capitals, the flags, the Coat of Arms and national days.
• Democratic beliefs, rights and liberties: parliamentary democracy, the rule of law, freedom of speech, association and religion, and the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.
• Government and the law: the Constitution and referendums, the separation of powers, the King, the Governor-General and the Prime Minister, Parliament, the three levels of government, courts and police.
• Australian values: equality, a fair go, mutual respect and tolerance, mateship, English as the national language, and what the law allows and forbids.

The book is free on the Department of Home Affairs website and is available in 40 community languages. The test itself is in English.

Tips to pass

• Master the values first. One wrong values answer means a fail, whatever your total. Most values questions describe a situation: choose the answer that respects the law, equality and peaceful behaviour.
• Know who does what. The King is Head of State, the Governor-General represents the King and the Prime Minister leads the government. Premiers lead states; Chief Ministers lead territories.
• Learn the three levels of government. Defence and immigration are federal; schools, hospitals and police are state or territory; rubbish collection, libraries and building permits are local.
• Memorise key dates and numbers. 26 January 1788, 1 January 1901, 25 April 1915, the 1967 Referendum, 12 senators per state.
• Read every option. 45 minutes for 20 questions is enough time, so read all four answers before you choose.

About these practice questions

The official test questions are not published. Our 235 questions are original practice questions written by MyLevel from Our Common Bond, each with a short explanation. Facts that can change, such as office holders and the number of members of parliament, are marked and were last checked in October 2026.

MyLevel is an independent practice site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Department of Home Affairs or the Australian Government. The official test questions are not public; our questions are original practice questions based on Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond. To book your test and read the free official resource, visit immi.homeaffairs.gov.au.

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