​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : October 1961
  • Bilateral Trade (2021) : $42.7 billion
    • Exports : $9.8 billion
    • Imports : $32.9 billion
  • The ROK's Investment in Australia (cumulative total in 2020) : $21.3 billion
  • Australia's Investment in the ROK (cumulative total in 2020) : $4.8 billion
  • People-to-People Exchanges
    • Number of Korean visitors to Australia (2019) : about 234,000
    • Number of Australian visitors to the ROK (2020) : about 23,000
  • Number of Long-Term Residents (2021)
    • Korean long-term residents in Australia : about 158,103
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From Australia to the ROK
      • 2010   November Foreign Minister K. Rudd
        Prime Minister J. Gillard (G20)
      • 2011   April Prime Minister J. Gillard
      • 2011   May Speaker of the House of Representatives H. Jenkins
      • 2012   March Prime Minister J. Gillard(NSS)
      • 2013   February Governor-General Q. Bryce
      • 2013   July Foreign Minister B. Carr / Defense Minister S. Smith
      • 2013   October Foreign Minister J. Bishop
      • 2013   November Minister of Trade and Investment A. Robb
      • 2014   April Prime Minister T. Abbott
      • 2014   September Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Bishop
      • 2014   October Minister of Trade and Investment A. Robb / Minister of Defense D. Johnston
      • 2014   November Minister of ICT M. Turnbull
      • 2015   March Minister of Environment G. Hunt
      • 2015   May Foreign Minister J. Bishop
      • 2015   July President of the Senate S. Parry
      • 2015   November Vice Prime Minister W. Truss / Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources B. Joyce
      • 2016   April President of the Senate G. Marshall
      • 2016   October Minister of Veterans' Affairs Dan Tehan
      • 2016   November NovemberMinister of Industry, Innivation and Science Greg Hunt
      • 2017   Febrary Minister of Foreign Affairs J. Bishop
      • 2017   June Minister of Small Business McCormack
      • 2017   September Minister of Defence Maris Payne
      • 2017   October Minister of Foreign Affairs J. Bishop / Minister of Defence Maris Payne
      • 2019   July Minister of Trade, Tourism&Investment Simon Birmingham
      • 2019   August Minister of Agriculture Bridget McKenzie
      • 2019   September Minister of Resources and Northern Australia Matthew Canavan
      • 2019   November Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne
      • 2021   July Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan
      • 2021   September Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne / Minister of Defence Peter Craig Dutton
    • From the ROK to Australia
      • 2011   December Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jIn
      • 2012   August Foreign Minister Kim, Sung-hwan
      • 2014   February Speaker of the National Assembly Kang Chang-hee
      • 2014   February Vice Prime Minister Hyeon O-seok
      • 2014   July Minister of Industry Yoon Sang-jik
      • 2014   September Minister of Employment Lee Gi-gwon
      • 2014   November President Park Geun-hye
      • 2015   May Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Lee Seok-hyeon
      • 2015   August President of the Constitutional Court Park Han-cheol
      • 2015   September Foreign Minsiter Yun Byung-se Defense
        Minister Han Min-gu
      • 2016   October Speaker of the National Assembly Jeong Se-gyun
      • 2016   November Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se
      • 2017   June Special Envoy of the President, Jung Dong-chae
      • 2018   Jan Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Shim Jae-chul
      • 2019   Jan Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Joo Seung- yong
      • 2019   May Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Pi Woo-jin
      • 2019   December Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Defence MInister Jeong Kyeong-doo
      • 2021   DecemberPresident Moon Jae-in

• Related links

  • Embassy in Australia
  • Consulate General in Sydney
  • Consulate in Melbourne
  • Consular Office in Brisbane
  • Embassy of Australia