Bilateral relations

Australia and The Bahamas established diplomatic relations in 1974. Australia's High Commissioner in Port of Spain has non-resident accreditation to The Bahamas.

The Bahamas has an Honorary Consulate in Sydney.

Australia and The Bahamas are members of the Commonwealth, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), and United Nations (UN).

The Bahamas is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Organization of American States (OAS), Association of Caribbean States (ACS), and the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) grouping.

Further economic and trade information can be found in our Bahamas trade/economic fact sheet [PDF].

Fast facts

Bahamian visitors to Australia (2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs) ^#

18

Australian visitors to The Bahamas (primary destination 2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs) ^#

192

Resident Australian population born in the Bahamas (2021 Census)

265

Australian residents of Caribbean Islander descent (2021 Census)

4,759

Bahamian students in Australia (2023 Dept of Education) ^*

8

High level engagement

• 2023 September - Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Frederick Mitchell as the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in New York
• 2017 July - Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop met Minister for Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield at the CARICOM Leader’s Summit in Grenada

Agreements with The Bahamas

• 2017 – MoU on Air Services
• 2010 – Tax Information Exchange Agreement

Travel

See Australian Government travel advice for Australians overseas on Smartraveller

Austrade

See international Austrade offices

Australian High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago

18 Herbert Street, St Clair, Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago

Tel: +1 (868) 822 5450

General: ahc.portofspain@dfat.gov.au

Facebook: Australian High Commission, Trinidad and Tobago

^# This financial year data is owned by Home Affairs. It provides quarterly updates to this data on its website

^* This Jan-Sep 2023 data is owned by the Department of Education. It provides updates to these numbers on its website