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The Bible Society in Australia (Tasmania) was formerly the Tasmanian Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. It became a state department of the Bible Society in Australia on incorporation in 1976. The Bible Society in Australia (Tasmania) was separately incorporated in 1995.

The Victorian Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society became the Bible Society in Australia (Victoria) when the Bible Society was incorporated in 1976. The name was changed in 1977.

The Bible Society in Australia (Western Australia) was formerly the Western Australian Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. It became a state department of the Bible Society in Australia on incorporation in 1976.

The British and Foreign Bible Society was formed in 1804 by a group of Christians which included Rev Thomas Charles and William Wilberforce. Their initial concern was the lack of Welsh Bibles, inspired by the young Welsh girl Mary Jones, who walked over 20 miles to get a Bible.

A department of the Mothers' Union formed with the purpose of assisting young married women and encouraging them to join. Originally called the Fellowship of Marriage, it was first formed in England in 1921, and the first Australian branch was opened in Perth in 1925. The Sydney branch was formed in 1935, and the name was changed to Young Members' Department in 1949. In 1983 the Australian Commonwealth Council changed the name to Caritas, which means charity, or Christian love for others, in Latin. Their aim is to contact and reach out to women with no other church affiliation. Caritas groups are open outreach groups with flexible and unstructured programs

The Centre was established in 1991 at Robert Menzies College, a residential college of Macquarie University.