How to update your details in myGov

Update your contact details

You can update your address, email address and phone number in your myGov account.

Follow these steps to update your details:

1. Sign in to your myGov account.
2. Select My account or Menu, then select Profile. 
3. Select Contact details.
4. Go to the details you want to update and select Edit.
5. Follow the prompts.

When your details are updated, you can choose to send them to these services, if they’re linked to your myGov account:

• Australian Taxation Office
• Centrelink
• Medicare
• State Revenue Office Victoria
• Workforce Australia.

We can send your updated details to these services if:

• you’ve linked the Australian Taxation Office, Centrelink or Medicare
• your home and postal address are an Australian address
• the date of your update is today or in the past.

To update your details with a service that’s not listed, you may be able to use your online account through myGov. You can also contact the service directly.

Update your name or date of birth

To update your name and date of birth in myGov, update your details in any of these linked or connected services:

• Centrelink
• Medicare
• Australian Taxation Office
• your Digital ID.

We use these details to update your myGov account.

Updating your name or date of birth with the ATO

You can update your name or date of birth using ATO online services through myGov, on the phone or by mail.

Find out more about updating your name and date of birth on the ATO website.

Updating your name or date of birth with Centrelink

You need to call Centrelink or visit a service centre to update your name or date of birth. Find out more about updating your name with Centrelink on the Services Australia website.

Updating your name or date of birth with Medicare

You need to call Medicare or visit a service centre to update your name or date of birth. Find out more about updating your personal details with Medicare on the Services Australia website.

Updating your name or date of birth in your Digital ID

To update your name or date of birth in your Digital ID, you need to use the myID app. If you consent to share your details with myGov, they will appear the next time you verify with Digital ID.

Find out how to update your Digital ID name and other details, like your date of birth, on the myID website.