Bilateral relations

Australia's High Commissioner in Port of Spain has non-resident accreditation to Dominica.

Dominica does not have official representation in Australia.

The Australian Government provided $1.5 million in humanitarian assistance to Dominica through the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Population Fund after Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Australia and Dominica are members of the Commonwealth, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), World Trade Organisation (WTO) and United Nations (UN).

Dominica is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Association of Caribbean States (ACS), the Organization of American States (OAS), Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, and the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) grouping.

The Australian High Commission in Port of Spain manages a Direct Aid program in Dominica.

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

Fast facts

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

12

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

35

Resident Australian population born in Dominica (2021 Census)

28

Australian residents of Caribbean Islander descent (2021 Census)

4,759

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

12

High level engagement

• 2017 July – Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop met Minister for Foreign Affairs Francine Baron in Grenada
• 2017 June – Ambassador for Women and Girls, Dr Sharman Stone, visited Dominica

Agreements with Dominica

2011 – Tax Information Exchange Agreement (Treasury)

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

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^# 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