List of diplomatic missions in Australia

Consulates were operating in Australian cities long before the Commonwealth of Australia was founded in 1901. The United States opened a consulate in Sydney in 1836, with other countries later following including Switzerland (1855), Germany (1879) and Japan (1896, in Townsville).

Diplomatic missions in Australia

  Australia

  Countries with embassies/high commissions in Australia

  Countries with consulates-general only in Australia

The diplomatic corps was first established in Canberra in 1936 when the United Kingdom appointed its first High Commissioner to Australia.^[1] Canada appointed a representative in 1939^[2] and the United States of America established a legation in 1940.^[3] This was followed in early 1941 by Japan^[4][5] only for the legation to be closed in December 1941 with the entry of Japan into World War II. The period 1941-1945 saw additional legations opened by wartime allies China,^[6][7] the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,^[8] France^[9] and the Netherlands^[10] and the appointment of High Commissioners by New Zealand^[11] and India.^[12] In 1946, Australia and the United States upgraded their diplomatic relations to ambassadorial level and exchanged ambassadors in September of that year.^[13] This was followed for the other legations of permanent members of the UN Security Council, France, China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1948 ^[14] and by the late 1960s all existing legations in Canberra had been upgraded to embassies.

Initially residences and chanceries were in the Canberra suburbs of Red Hill and Forrest. The majority of missions are today in the lakeside suburb of Yarralumla or the suburb of O'Malley in the Woden Valley. Many countries have built their chanceries in distinctive architectural styles reflecting national traditions or aspirations.

Some countries have chosen not to establish an embassy in Canberra but instead operate a consulate in a major city, such as Melbourne and Sydney.

As of 2025, Canberra hosts 113 embassies/high commissions.

Diplomatic missions in Canberra

Embassies/High Commissions

Sending Country	Mission	Notes	Image	Ref(s)
Afghanistan	Embassy			[15]
Albania	Embassy			[15]
Algeria	Embassy			[15]
Angola	Embassy			[16][17]
Argentina	Embassy			[15][18]
Austria	Embassy			[15][19]
Azerbaijan	Embassy			[15]
Bangladesh	High Commission			[15]
Belgium	Embassy			[15]
Bhutan	Embassy			[15]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Embassy			[15]
Botswana	High Commission			[15]
Brazil	Embassy			[15]
Brunei	High Commission			[15]
Bulgaria	Embassy			[15]
Cambodia	Embassy			[15]
Canada	High Commission			[15]
Chile	Embassy			[15]
China	Embassy			[15]
Colombia	Embassy			[15]
Costa Rica	Embassy			[15]
Croatia	Embassy			[15][20]
Cuba	Embassy			[15]
Cyprus	High Commission			[15]
Czech Republic	Embassy			[15]
Denmark	Embassy			[15][21]
Ecuador	Embassy			[15]
Egypt	Embassy			[15]
El Salvador	Embassy			[15]
Estonia	Embassy			[15]
Ethiopia	Embassy			[15]
Fiji	High Commission			[15]
Finland	Embassy			[15]
France	Embassy			[15]
Georgia	Embassy			[15]
Germany	Embassy			[15][22]
Ghana	High Commission			[15]
Greece	Embassy			[15][23]
Guatemala	Embassy			[15]
Holy See	Apostolic Nunciature			[15]
Hungary	Embassy			[15]
India	High Commission			[15]
Indonesia	Embassy			[15]
Iran	Embassy			[15]
Iraq	Embassy			[15][24]
Ireland	Embassy			[15]
Israel	Embassy			[15]
Italy	Embassy			[15]
Japan	Embassy			[15]
Jordan	Embassy			[15]
Kenya	High Commission			[15]
Kosovo	Embassy			[15]
Kuwait	Embassy			[15]
Laos	Embassy			[15]
Latvia	Embassy			[15]
Lebanon	Embassy			[15]
Libya	Embassy			[15]
Lithuania	Embassy			[15]
Malaysia	High Commission			[15]
Malta	High Commission			[15]
Mauritius	High Commission			[15]
Mexico	Embassy			[15]
Micronesia	Embassy			[15]
Mongolia	Embassy			[15]
Morocco	Embassy			[15][25]
Myanmar	Embassy			[15]
Nauru	High Commission			[15]
Nepal	Embassy			[15]
Netherlands	Embassy			[15]
New Zealand	High Commission			[15]
Nigeria	High Commission			[15]
North Macedonia	Embassy			[15]
Norway	Embassy			[15]
Oman	Embassy			[15]
Pakistan	High Commission			[15]
Panama	Embassy			[15]
Papua New Guinea	High Commission			[15]
Peru	Embassy			[15]
Philippines	Embassy			[26]
Poland	Embassy			[15]
Portugal	Embassy			[15]
Qatar	Embassy			[15]
Romania	Embassy			[15]
Russia	Embassy			[15]
Samoa	High Commission			[15]
Saudi Arabia	Embassy			[15]
Serbia	Embassy			[15]
Singapore	High Commission			[15]
Slovenia	Embassy			[15]
Solomon Islands	High Commission			[15]
South Africa	High Commission			[15]
South Korea	Embassy			[15]
Spain	Embassy			[15]
Sri Lanka	High Commission			[15]
Sudan	Embassy			[15]
Sweden	Embassy			[15]
Switzerland	Embassy			[15]
Thailand	Embassy			[15]
Timor-Leste	Embassy			[15]
Tonga	High Commission			[15]
Turkey	Embassy			[15]
Tuvalu	High Commission			[15]
Uganda	High Commission			[15]
Ukraine	Embassy			[15]
United Arab Emirates	Embassy			[15]
United Kingdom	High Commission			[15]
United States	Embassy			[15]
Uruguay	Embassy			[15]
Vanuatu	High Commission			[15]
Venezuela	Embassy			[15]
Vietnam	Embassy			[15]
Zambia	High Commission			[15]
Zimbabwe	Embassy			[15]

Other delegations or representative offices

•  European Union (Delegation)^[15]
• National Unity Government of Myanmar (Representative Office)^[27][28]
•  Palestine (Delegation)
•  Sahrawi Republic (Representative Office)^[29]
•  Taiwan (Economic & Cultural Office)
•  United Nations (Information Centre)^[30]

Consular missions

Adelaide, South Australia

Sending Country	Mission	Notes	Image	Ref(s)
China	Consulate-General			[31]
Greece	Consulate-General			[31][23]
Italy	Consulate			[32][33]

Darwin, Northern Territory

Sending Country	Mission	Notes	Image	Ref(s)
Indonesia	Consulate			[34]
Timor-Leste	Consulate-General	Also serves WA		[35]

Brisbane, Queensland

Sending Country	Mission	Notes	Image	Ref(s)
China	Consulate-General			[31]
India	Consulate-General			[31]
Italy	Consulate			[36]
Japan	Consulate-General			[31]
Nauru	Consulate-General			[31]
Papua New Guinea	Consulate-General			[31]
Solomon Islands	Consulate-General			[31]
South Korea	Consular Office			[31][37]
Republic of China (Taiwan)	Economic & Cultural Office			[38]
United Kingdom	Consulate-General			[39]

Cairns, Queensland

Sending Country	Mission	Notes	Image	Ref(s)
Japan	Consular Office			[40]
Papua New Guinea	Consulate			[31]

Melbourne, Victoria

Sending Country	Mission	Notes	Image	Ref(s)
Chile	Consulate-General	Also serves SA, TAS, and WA		[31]
China	Consulate-General	Also serves TAS		[31]
Croatia	Consulate-General	Also serves TAS		[31][20]
Egypt	Consulate-General	Also serves SA, TAS, and WA		[31]
El Salvador	Consulate-General			[31]
Eritrea	Consulate-General			[31]
France	Consulate-General			[41]
Greece	Consulate-General			[31][23]
Hungary	Consulate-General	Also serves SA and TAS		[42]
India	Consulate-General	Also serves TAS		[31]
Indonesia	Consulate-General	Also serves TAS		[43]
Iraq	Consulate-General			[31][24]
Italy	Consulate-General	Also serves TAS		[44]
Japan	Consulate-General	Also serves SA and TAS		[31]
Lebanon	Consulate-General			[31]
Malaysia	Consulate-General			[45]
Malta	Consulate-General			[31]
New Zealand	Consulate-General			[31]
North Macedonia	Consulate-General	Also serves NT, SA, and TAS		[31]
Pakistan	Consulate-General	Also serves SA and TAS		[31]
Peru	Consulate-General	Also serves TAS		[46]
Philippines	Consulate-General			[26]
Romania	Consulate	Also serves SA, TAS, and WA		[47]
South Korea	Consulate-General			[31]
Spain	Consulate-General	Also serves SA, TAS, and WA		[31]
Sri Lanka	Consulate-General			[48]
Republic of China (Taiwan)	Economic & Cultural Office			[49]
Turkey	Consulate-General	Also serves SA, TAS, and WA		[31]
United Kingdom	Consulate-General	Also serves SA & TAS		[50]
United States	Consulate-General	Also serves NT, SA, and TAS		[31]

Perth, Western Australia

Sending Country	Mission	Notes	Image	Ref(s)
China	Consulate-General			[31]
Croatia	Consulate			[31][20]
Greece	Consulate			[31][23]
India	Consulate-General			[31]
Indonesia	Consulate-General			[51]
Italy	Consulate			[52]
Japan	Consulate-General			[31]
Malaysia	Consulate-General			[53]
South Korea	Consulate-General			[54]
United Kingdom	Consulate-General	Also serves NT (commercial matters only)		[55]
United States	Consulate-General			[31]
Vietnam	Consulate-General			[31]

Sydney, New South Wales

Sending Country	Mission	Notes	Image	Ref(s)
Argentina	Consulate-General	Also serves Fiji		[18]
Austria	Consulate-General			[31][19]
Bangladesh	Consulate-General	Also serves QLD		[56]
Brazil	Consulate-General			[57]
Canada	Consulate-General	Also serves NT, QLD		[58]
Chile	Consulate-General			[31]
China	Consulate-General			[31]
Colombia	Consulate-General			[59]
Croatia	Consulate-General			[31][20]
Czech Republic	Consulate-General			[31]
Denmark	Consulate-General			[31][21]
East Timor	Consulate-General			[60]
Egypt	Consulate-General			[31]
Fiji	Consulate-General			[31][61]
France	Consulate-General			[31]
Germany	Consulate-General			[31][22]
Greece	Consulate-General			[31][23]
Hungary	Consulate-General			[62]
India	Consulate-General	Also serves SA		[31]
Indonesia	Consulate-General	Also serves QLD and SA		[63]
Iraq	Consulate-General			[31][24]
Ireland	Consulate-General			[31]
Italy	Consulate-General			[64]
Japan	Consulate-General			[31]
Lebanon	Consulate-General			[31]
Malaysia	Consulate-General			[65]
Malta	Consulate-General			[31]
Netherlands	Consulate-General			[66]
New Zealand	Consulate-General			[31]
Pakistan	Consulate-General			[31]
Papua New Guinea	Consulate-General			[31]
Paraguay	Consulate-General			[67]
Peru	Consulate-General			[68]
Philippines	Consulate-General			[26]
Poland	Consulate-General			[69]
Portugal	Consulate-General			[70]
Romania	Consulate-General			[71]
Russia	Consulate-General			[72]
Samoa	Consulate-General			[31]
Saudi Arabia	Consulate-General			[73]
Serbia	Consulate-General			[74]
Slovakia	Consulate-General			[75]
South Korea	Consulate-General			[31]
Spain	Consulate-General			[31]
Switzerland	Consulate-General			[31]
Republic of China (Taiwan)	Economic & Cultural Office			[76]
Thailand	Consulate-General			[31]
Turkey	Consulate-General			[31]
United Kingdom	Consulate-General			[77]
United States	Consulate-General	Also serves NFI, QLD		[31]
Uruguay	Consulate-General			[31]
Vanuatu	Consulate-General			[31]
Vietnam	Consulate-General			[31]

Non-resident embassies and high commissions

Resident in Jakarta, Indonesia

1. Bahrain^[15]
2. North Korea^[15]
3. Suriname^[15]
4. Tunisia^[15]
5. Yemen^[15]

Resident in Singapore

1.  Kazakhstan^[15]
2.  Rwanda^[15]
3. Uzbekistan^[15]

Resident in Tokyo, Japan

1.  Armenia^[15]
2.  Belarus^[15]
3.  Benin^[15]
4.  Burkina Faso^[15]
5.  Cameroon^[15]
6.  Djibouti^[15]
7.  Dominican Republic^[15]
8. Guinea^[15]
9.  Ivory Coast^[78]
10.  Jamaica^[15]
11.  Malawi^[15]
12.  Mali^[15]
13.  Mauritania^[79]
14.  Mozambique^[15]
15. Senegal^[15]
16. Slovakia^[15]
17. Tanzania^[15]
18. Turkmenistan^[15]

Resident elsewhere

1.  Bahamas (Nassau)
2.  Barbados (London)^[15]
3.  Belize (Washington, D.C.)
4.  Bolivia (Ottawa)^[15]
5.  Burundi (Beijing)
6.  Cape Verde (Beijing)
7.  Central African Republic (Pretoria)
8.  Chad (Beijing)
9.  Comoros (Beijing)
10. Congo-Brazzaville (Beijing)
11. Congo-Kinshasa
12.  Equatorial Guinea (New Delhi)
13.  Eritrea (Beijing)^[15]
14. Eswatini (Kuala Lumpur)^[15]
15.  Gabon
16. Gambia (Riyadh)^[15]
17. Grenada (Washington, D.C.)
18.  Guinea-Bissau (Beijing)
19. Guyana (Ottawa)^[15]
20.  Haiti (Hanoi)^[80]
21.  Honduras
22.  Iceland (Copenhagen)^[15]
23.  Kyrgyzstan^[15]
24.  Lesotho (Kuala Lumpur)^[81]
25.  Madagascar (Port Louis)^[15]
26.  Maldives (Colombo)^[15]
27.  Monaco (Monte Carlo)^[15]
28.  Marshall Islands (Suva)^[15]
29.  Montenegro (Podgorica)^[15]
30.  Namibia (Kuala Lumpur)
31.  Nicaragua
32.  Niger (New Delhi)^[15]
33.  Palau (Manila)
34.  São Tomé and Príncipe (New York City)
35.  Saint Kitts and Nevis (Washington, D.C.)
36. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Washington, D.C.)
37. Sierra Leone (Beijing)^[15]
38. South Sudan (Beijing)^[15]
39. Seychelles (New Delhi)^[15]
40.  Syria (Kuala Lumpur)
41.  Tajikistan
42.  Togo (Beijing)
43.  Trinidad and Tobago (Beijing)

Closed missions

Host city	Sending country	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Canberra	Belarus	Embassy	2018	[82]
	Ivory Coast	Embassy	2020	[83]
	Eritrea	Embassy	2013
	North Korea	Embassy	2008	[84]
	Paraguay	Embassy	2024	[85]
	Slovakia	Embassy	2024	[86]
	South Vietnam	Embassy	1975	[87][88]
	Syria	Embassy	2012	[89]
	Tunisia	Embassy	2022
Adelaide	New Zealand	Consulate-General	1990	[90]
	United Kingdom	Consulate	2006	[91][92]
Brisbane	New Zealand	Consulate-General	2010	[90]
	United States	Consulate	1980s
Melbourne	Oman	Consulate-General	2023	[93]
Perth	New Zealand	Consulate-General	1990	[90]
Sydney	Costa Rica	Consulate-General	2020	[94]
	Finland	Consulate-General	2012	[95]
	Kazakhstan	Consulate-General	2018	[96]
	Mexico	Consulate-General	2001	[97]
	Sweden	Consulate-General	1995	[98]
Townsville	Empire of Japan	Consulate	1908	[99]

See also

• Foreign relations of Australia
• Visa requirements for Australian citizens