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The aim of this research was to study the relationship between biculturalism, bilingual proficiency and the career maturity of Korean-Australian adolescents. For this end, a sample of 393 Korean-Australian middle and high schoolers who live in Sydney were surveyed. The data was analysed using the SPSS Statistics 24 program. First, frequency of responses were analysed using descriptive statistics. Next, independent t test and one-way ANOVA were utilized for mean comparison to analyse the survey participants’ individual characteristics, biculturalism, bilingual proficiency and career maturity. The results were as follows: among demographic variables, gender, spoken language at home, and the level of communication with parents about career were predictors of career maturity. Those who have high biculturalism and high bilingual proficiency showed high career maturity(p<.001). In conclusion, in order to improve the career maturity of Korean adolescents in a bi-cultural environment, Korean community organizations need to develop and offer a variety of youth programs to improve the biculturalism and bilingual proficiency.