Australian Citizenship Day is celebrated each year on 17 September. It is a day to welcome new citizens to our community at ceremonies across the country.
In 2001, Australian Citizenship Day was launched to increase community awareness of Australian citizenship and 70 years ago Australian citizenship officially became law. More than 5 million people have become Australians at citizenship ceremonies in those 70 years.
Across the country with more than 8000 people expected to become Australian citizens.
Department of Home affairs website says “this year we will confer the largest number of citizens for Australian Citizenship Day celebrations due to Government efforts to reduce the citizenship application processing times.”
“Australia is a thriving multicultural country. Whether we are Australians by birth or by choice, our Australian citizenship is our shared identity. It is a common bond that unites us all.”
