Dutch in Australia 

About 66,400 people that were born in the Netherlands live in Australia, while about 380,000 people report Dutch ancestry. The number of people that receive AOW is not publicly reported.   

Australian news 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Australia 

Dutch news in Australia 

• https://www.sbs.com.au/language/dutch/en 

• https://www.dutchnews.nl/ 

• https://dutchcourier.weebly.com/ 

Dutch business association in Australia 

• Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Australia (NCCA) 

• • https://nlinbusiness.com/dienstverleners/netherlands-chamber-of-commerce-australia-ncca 

Taxes in Australia 

• Australian tax department 

• • https://www.ato.gov.au/ 

• Income Tax Act and Double Tax convention between the Netherlands and Australia 

• • https://verdragenbank.overheid.nl/en/Treaty/Details/001711.html 

• • https://www.ato.gov.au/law/view/pdf/mli/netherlands.pdf 

Social Security Agreement Australia  – the Netherlands 

• Netherlands Social Security Agreement with Australia 

• • https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-08/int009-2506en.pdf  

Pensions in Australia  

• Who is entitled to Age Pension  

• • https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/age-pension 

• Check what you might get in Australia 

• • https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/how-much-age-pension-you-can-get?context=22526 

• Australian Pension form an agreement country form (AUS140) 

• • https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/aus140 

• • https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-08/int009-2506nl.pdf 

• Income and assets from outside Australia 

• • https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/income-and-assets-from-outside-australia-can-affect-your-age-pension?context=22526 

• The Netherlands Social Security Agencies decide how much you will be paid. Contact SVB http://www.svb.nl/ for more information. 

• Centrelink and myGov, the online portals for people in Australia 

• • https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/centrelink-online-account 

• • https://my.gov.au/ 

Healthcare in Australia 

• https://www.health.gov.au/topics/about-the-department/australian-health-system?language=en 

Useful sites for Dutch people in New Zealand 

• Embassy of the Netherlands in Canberra 

• • https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/contact/embassies-consulates-general/solomon-islands/embassy-canberra 

• https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/ 

• • Paspoort vernieuwen 

• • Registratie Niet- Ingezetene (RNI) 

• • Stemmen vanuit het buitenland 

• • BSN burger service nummer 

• • • https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/bsn/bsn-krijgen 

• Information service Ministerie van Buitenlandse zaken 

• • https://informatieservice.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/ 

• Dutch organizations in Australia 

• • https://www.netherlandsandyou.nl/web/australia/themes/culture/dutch-clubs-organisations  

• • https://dutchaustralianculturalcentre.com.au/archive/dutch-culture/dutch-clubs/dutch-clubs-and-organisations-in-australia/ 

Nederlandse school in Australia

• Nederlands Onderwijs in Australia 

• • https://dutchaustralianculturalcentre.com.au/archive/dutch-culture/dutch-schools-and-courses/ 

• Comparison Australian and Dutch education system 

• • https://www.nuffic.nl/en/education-systems/australia 

• • https://dutchaustralian.com/2018/01/12/dutch-education-system/