How To Find A Person In Australia

There are several resources and organisations which might help you to locate friends or relatives.

Please note, that the Library is unable to undertake searches for missing persons, delight contact the police in the event that a person is missing.

Resources for conducting your own search

Australian Electoral Rolls
An Australia wide electronic version of the current Australian Electoral Curl is available for viewing at AEC Offices in each State or Territory. The Library holds Australian electoral rolls upward to 2008 on microfiche, and up to 2009 in hardcopy format. Delight refer to the Library'due south research guide on Australian electoral rolls for more data most this collection, and what research we can undertake on your behalf.

White Pages
The White Pages is a freely searchable online telephone directory. Search under Government and Business or Residential. Information establish on the White Pages (which unremarkably just gives a starting time initial and full surname) tin be cross referenced with data institute on electoral rolls.

Oz Reunion
Oz Reunion's goal is to reunite Australian family unit and friends. For a fee you tin can submit a post on their website with the details of family or friends you are hoping to brand contact with. Oz Reunion practice not behave any searches for missing persons or lost family or friends on your behalf, and their website does rely on the person (or somebody who knows them/of them) being made aware of your post.

Social Media
You lot might also exist able to locate friends or relatives through social media such every bit Facebook - either straight or through a local community page if you know the town, metropolis or area in which they live.

Organisations which can help

Australian Red Cross
The Australian Crimson Cantankerous provides a gratuitous tracing service to help with finding relatives missing through wars, internal conflict, migration and/or natural disasters. The Australian Red Cantankerous is office of the global Restoring Family unit Links network. Cerise Cross nevertheless cannot accept requests relating to genealogical research or legal matters relating to Will'south or Child Custody.

Find & Connect
Find & Connect website provides information about records relating to children who were placed in "out of abode" intendance such as Australian orphanages, Children'south Homes and other institutions.

Link-Up Services (For Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples)
Link-Up assists Ancient & Torres Strait Islander people who have been affected by Government policies which have resulted in separation of family. Link-Upwardly services are geographically based however please be aware that ACT and Tasmania exercise not have Link-Up services. The AIATSIS website has links to all of the State and Territory Link-Up Services.

National Missing Persons Coordination Centre
The NMPCC's mission is to coordinate and promote a national integrated approach to reduce the incidence and impact of missing persons. Fully funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Federal Police, NMPCC provides support and advice to families of missing relatives.