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Three Levels of Government Worksheet – Who Looks After It?
Four visual Australian civics activities for Years 4–6: identify, sort, draw and solve scenarios, with colour and colouring-in PDFs plus answers.
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Look at 12 everyday services and decide which level of Australian government mainly looks after each one. This visual civics pack is designed for Years 4–6, approximately ages 9–12.
Download the worksheets
- Colour PDF — four student activities
- Black-and-white PDF — four activities with colouring-in artwork
- Separate answer key
What is included?
- Who Looks After It? — write F, S or L beside 12 individual illustrations.
- Sort the Government Jobs — cut out the same pictures and place them in three sorting areas.
- Government Around Me — draw or write an example for each level.
- Who Should I Ask? — choose who to contact first in eight fictional situations.
Use the pack
Choose one activity for a short session or use the four pages across several sessions. Allow about 15–25 minutes per activity. You will need A4 paper, pencils and optional colouring tools. The sorting page also needs scissors. Print at actual size so four cards fit in each sorting area. Cut the cards off the bottom first, then cut along the dotted lines.
Read the service labels aloud and accept spoken answers or a partner scribe. For a challenge, ask children to explain the clue that helped them choose a level. Colour is optional and is never needed to find an answer.
A note about responsibilities
The answers identify the usual main responsibility for these introductory examples. Governments sometimes share funding and responsibilities. In the ACT, the territory government also handles local services. Local libraries and recreation facilities here mean council services.
Related Australian civics resources
- Three Levels of Government
- Australian Parliament
- House of Representatives
- Australian Senate
- How Laws Are Made
- Australian Elections
Factual sources
Examples checked on 2 October 2026 using the Parliamentary Education Office and Australian Electoral Commission. Council library provision is also explained by Brisbane City Council.
Original illustrations; no official logos or designs are reproduced. Free for classroom, OSHC and family use. Do not resell or redistribute the files as your own.
