Oceania
Making aliyah from Australia
1,818 people moved from Australia to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 188 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Australia specifically.
Olim in 2025
188
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
1,818
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2017
219 arrivals
Most chosen town
Jerusalem
449 people
Settlement concentration
50.9% of olim from Australia registered in three towns: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ra'anana. That is the 6th most concentrated of the 23 countries with at least 1,000 olim on record.
The record
Aliyah from Australia, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Australia by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Jerusalem449
- 2Tel Aviv-Yafo323
- 3Ra'anana154
- 4Beit Shemesh91
- 5Herzliya52
- 6Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut51
- 7Netanya49
- 8Kiryat Gat28
- 9Efrat27
- 10Haifa26
Age on arrival
21% arrived as children, 9% at 65 or over.
- 10-17387
- 218-24537
- 325-34424
- 435-49190
- 550-64116
- 665+164
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1Not stated265
- 2Student218
- 3School pupil210
- 4Retired89
- 5Professional services52
- 6Unskilled50
- 7Primary school teacher45
- 8Lawyer33
Destination
More went to Jerusalem than anywhere else
449 of the 1,818 arrivals from Australia registered in Jerusalem, ahead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ra'anana, Beit Shemesh.
That is 25% of everyone arriving from Australia, against 8.2% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Australia
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Long-haul commercial flights; there is no charter programme from this region.
Australian olim favour Ra'anana, Modi'in, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Arriving with English as your first language, ulpan is the single biggest determinant of how fast your first year goes. New olim are entitled to free Hebrew study, and the Hebrew alphabet and essential phrases pages are a no-cost head start.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Australia compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Australia each year?+
188 in 2025, and 1,818 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2017, with 219 arrivals.
Where do olim from Australia settle?+
Jerusalem takes the largest share, followed by Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ra'anana, Beit Shemesh. 25% of olim from Australia settled in Jerusalem, against 8.2% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from Australia?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from Australia mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 1,818 arrivals recorded, 21% were children under 18 and 9% were 65 or over. That is a family-heavy profile.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.