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Official sources

Every question, explanation and study note on this site is based on official material from the Department of Home Affairs.

Updated Based on Our Common Bond

Quick answer

The citizenship test is based entirely on the testable section of Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, published by the Department of Home Affairs. Home Affairs says this booklet is all you need to prepare. We use it, and official Home Affairs pages about the test, as our only sources.

Primary resource

Available from Home Affairs in English and 40 community languages. The test itself is in English only.

The four testable parts

We keep a copy of each part of the testable section on this site for convenience. If Home Affairs updates the booklet, the official version always takes priority.

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

Department of Home Affairs pages

How we cite sources

  • Every practice question records which part of Our Common Bond it comes from, and its explanation links to that part.
  • We are adding the specific section heading to each question gradually. Where it’s shown, it has been matched to the source text.
  • Facts about the test format, such as the pass mark and time limit, come from the Home Affairs pages above.
  • We paraphrase in our own words rather than copying large blocks of official text.

Read the full methodology to see how questions are written and checked.