Where can you keep chickens?

Check local laws and regulations. It may be illegal for you to own chickens in your city, so call the local animal control office or your local municipality and ask what the laws are in your area. More and more ordinances are available online as well, so it's worth doing a search. Since roosters are perceived as noisy, they usually tend to fall under your city's noise/nuisance ordinances. While hens are normally very quiet, they may still be subject to nuisance ordinances. Check the by-laws before you get your birds and become attached to them! Some cities limit the number of chickens you can have on a given amount of land. Especially in areas that were recently rural or have a strong farming culture, no law or license may be required to keep chickens. If chickens are illegal in your area all is not lost.

How to find out

Best to start by visting your locla council website. Here is a link to the 600+ around Australia http://www.alga.asn.au/links/obc.php