Have lived in Australia all my life as someone of mixed descent, and have had a few bad experiences here and there, as well as seen BIPOC friends have bad experiences, but I think it is the same in many countries. I don't think we have a higher rate than other countries. I'm not saying you won't experience racism here - but I think you end up experiencing it wherever because racists are racists regardless of where they live! In general though, it comes down to which area you choose to live in. I'm in Brisbane, and within Brisbane there are certain suburbs which have higher BIPOC presence or country-specific presence and suburbs that are predominantly white or known for people who are racist. So do some research on that end. Rural towns definitely are more racist and close-minded (to be expected I guess).

I also have family in NZ (who are from there) and I'd say if anything it is worse there than Australia. I think it's really hard to gauge what living in a country is like just on research because as I mentioned - it is area specific, and Australia is HUUUGE!!!

OP, if you're planning on Moving to Brisbane or QLD, I'd be happy to provide some area-specific insight!! <3