Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, the official test book

Where to get it

The current PDF was updated in November 2024. It shows King Charles III as Australia’s Head of State, so if your copy still mentions the Queen, it’s out of date.

Which parts to study

Focus on these four. The test picks its 20 questions from them, with 5 always coming from Part 4.

• Part 1: Australia and its people
• Part 2: Australia’s democratic beliefs, rights and liberties
• Part 3: Government and the law in Australia
• Part 4: Australian values

What you can skip

Parts 5 and 6, Australia today and Our Australian story, are interesting background, but they’re not on the test. Leave them until after you pass.

Read it in your own language

Home Affairs has translated Our Common Bond into 40 community languages. Reading it in your first language can help the ideas sink in. Just remember the test is in English only, so learn the key English words too.

Prefer to listen?

Home Affairs also has a free Our Common Bond podcast. Its 5 short episodes walk through the main points of the testable section, one part at a time.