India in Australia — Business Sources
Company registration, tax obligations, trade regulations, and investment rules for India nationals doing business in Australia — sourced from official government domains.
Key facts at a glance
- •The Annual Registration Costs cost is $450 AUD (Moneysmart)
- •The Apartment Rent average cost is 350 AUD (Moneysmart)
- •The income threshold for Ato's Tax Help Program is 60000 AUD (Moneysmart)
- •Ato's Tax Help Program processing takes July to October (Moneysmart)
- •Austudy requires: 25 or older and a full-time student in an approved course or Australian Apprenticeship, and under the income test limits (Moneysmart)
- •Bank Account requires: passport or driving licence (Moneysmart)
Extracted from 248 official pages across 3 government sources. Auto-updated daily.
Official Sources
- ATO209 pages
- Home Affairs AU5 pages
- Moneysmart34 pages
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Key Policy Facts
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Annual Registration Costs
- Cost
- $450 AUD
Annual registration costs — $450 a year.
Apartment Rent
- Average Cost
- 350 AUD
a lot of apartments in the area were $350 a week or more
Ato's Tax Help Program
- Income Threshold
- 60000 AUD
- Program Duration
- July to October
If you earn $60,000 or less you may be eligible for the ATO's Tax Help program.
Tax Help is a free and confidential service that runs from July to October each year.
Auction Deposit
- Deposit Amount
- 10 %
If buying at auction, expect to pay a deposit immediately (for example, 10% of the purchase price).
Austudy
- Eligibility Criteria
- 25 or older and a full-time student in an approved course or Australian Apprenticeship, and under the income test limits
Austudy 25 or older and a full-time student in an approved course or Australian Apprenticeship, and under the income test limits.
Bank Account
- Required Documents
- passport or driving licence
they will ask to see proof of your identity, like your passport or driving licence
Source: Moneysmart — Money for newcomers
Beyond Blue
- Contact Number
- 1300 224 636
Call Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636, 24 hours a day.
Car Loan
- Loan Amount
- $15,000 AUD
- Loan Duration
- 4 years
- Interest Charges
- $3,609 AUD
Costa took out a $15,000 car loan to buy a near-new used car.
The length of the loan was four years, with an 11% interest rate.
Over the four-year term, Costa paid: Interest charges — $3,609.
Car Registration And Compulsory Third Party (ctp) Insurance
- Cost
- $850 AUD
As an example, the cost of rego and compulsory third party (CTP) insurance for a 4-cylinder car in Queensland is around $850.
Comprehensive Car Insurance
- Annual Cost
- $1,523 AUD
Comprehensive car insurance — $1,523 a year.
Credit Cards
- Number Of Credit Cards
- 14 million
- Average Interest Rate
- 18 %
- Debt Accruing Interest
- 18 billion AUD
- Total Debt
- 33 billion AUD
According to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Australians have more than 14 million credit cards and owe around $33 billion on them.
Almost $18 billion of that money is accruing interest – and the average credit card interest rate is over 18%.
Almost $18 billion of that money is accruing interest – and the average credit card interest rate is over 18%.
According to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Australians have more than 14 million credit cards and owe around $33 billion on them.
Goods And Services Tax (gst)
- Registration Threshold
- 75000 AUD
Businesses that earn over $75,000 per year must register for GST.
Help Loans
- Compulsory Repayment Threshold
- 67,000 AUD
- Repayment Rate
- 1% to 10% %
When you start earning above $67,000 per year, you start repaying your study and training loans through the tax system.
Depending on how much you earn, you may pay between 1% and 10% of your income.
Home Loan
- Loan Term
- 25 years
- Loan Amount
- 520,000 AUD
- Property Value
- 650,000 AUD
- Deposit Percentage
- 20 %
They've saved a 20% deposit and want to borrow $520,000 over 25 years.
They've saved a 20% deposit and want to borrow $520,000 over 25 years.
Mai and Michael are looking to buy a $650,000 apartment.
They've saved a 20% deposit and want to borrow $520,000 over 25 years.
House Deposit
- Savings Goal
- 20 %
A great savings goal for a house deposit is 20% of the purchase price, plus enough to cover buying costs.
Income Tax
- Income Threshold
- 180000 AUD
- Income Threshold
- 180000 AUD
- Tax Rate 30c
- 30 c
- Tax Rate 37c
- 37 c
- Tax Rate 45c
- 45 c
No tax on income between $1 - $18,200$0 19c for every dollar between $18,201 - 0 32.5c for every dollar between - 0 37c for every dollar between - $180,0000 c for every dollar over $180,0000
No tax on income between $1 - $18,200$0 19c for every dollar between $18,201 - 0 32.5c for every dollar between - 0 37c for every dollar between - $180,0000 c for every dollar over $180,0000
$45,001–$135,000 $4,288 plus 30c for each $1 over $45,000
Source: Moneysmart — Tax - Income Tax
$135,001–$190,000 $31,288 plus 37c for each $1 over $135,000
Source: Moneysmart — Tax - Income Tax
$190,001 and over $51,638 plus 45c for each $1 over $180,000
Source: Moneysmart — Tax - Income Tax
Indian-born Population In Australia
- Percentage Of Total Population
- 3.2 %
- Percentage Of Overseas Born Population
- 10.3 %
- Population Count
- 845800
- Population Count Previous
- 378480
This is equivalent to: 3.2% of Australia's total population.
Source: Home Affairs AU — India country profile (migration stats)
This is equivalent to: 10.3% of Australia's overseas-born population.
Source: Home Affairs AU — India country profile (migration stats)
At the end of June 2023, 845,800 Indian-born people were living in Australia.
Source: Home Affairs AU — India country profile (migration stats)
This is more than twice the number (378,480) at 30 June 2013.
Source: Home Affairs AU — India country profile (migration stats)
Loan Pre-approval
- Validity Period
- 3–6 months
Pre-approval lasts for 3–6 months and shows you're eligible to apply for a loan up to a certain amount.
Median Age Of Indian-born Migrants
- Median Age
- 35.7 years
The median age of 35.7 years was 2.6 years below that of the general population.
Source: Home Affairs AU — India country profile (migration stats)
Medicare Levy
- Levy Rate
- 2 %
- Levy Rate
- 2 %
- Percentage Of Taxable Income
- 2 %
- Medicare Levy Rate
- 2 %
The Medicare levy is calculated as 2% of taxable income for most taxpayers.
The Medicare levy is calculated as 2% of taxable income for most taxpayers.
Most people also pay a 'Medicare levy', which is 2% of your taxable income.
Most people pay a Medicare levy, which is 2% of your taxable income.
Source: Moneysmart — Tax - Income Tax
Medicare Levy Surcharge
- Surcharge Rate
- 1-1.5 %
- Surcharge Rate
- 1-1.5 %
- Surcharge Rate Max
- 1.5 %
- Surcharge Rate
- 1.0 %
The calculations do not take into account the Medicare Levy Surcharge (1%-1.5%), an additional levy on individuals and families with higher incomes who do not have private health insurance.
The calculations do not take into account the Medicare Levy Surcharge (1%-1.5%), an additional levy on individuals and families with higher incomes who do not have private health insurance.
you may also have to pay a Medicare levy surcharge of between 1.0% and 1.5% of your taxable income
Source: Moneysmart — Tax - Income Tax
you may also have to pay a Medicare levy surcharge of between 1.0% and 1.5% of your taxable income
Source: Moneysmart — Tax - Income Tax
Mob Strong Debt Help
- Contact Number
- 1800 808 488
Call the free helpline on 1800 808 488.
Mytax
- Processing Time
- two weeks
Returns lodged this way are usually processed within two weeks.
National Debt Helpline
- Operating Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm
- Contact Number
- 1800 007 007
The helpline is open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm.
Source: Moneysmart — Money for newcomers
Or call the National Debt Helpline on 1800 007 007.
Data last updated: 10 Mar 2026
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