| Agency Name: | Department of Community Services |
| Formed: | 13 December 1984 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Social Security – for the Office of Aged Care, Child Care and Disabled and the Social Welfare Policy Secretariat Department of Health (I) – for nursing homes, home nursing and assistance for the disabled |
| Dissolved: | 24 July 1987 |
| Superseding: | Department of Community Services and Health – for services for the aged, persons with disabilities, children; community support services Department of Social Security – for some pieces of legislation |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Don Grimes |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1984–1987) |
| Minister2 Name: | Chris Hurford |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (1987) |
| Chief1 Name: | Tony Ayers |
| Chief1 Position: | Acting Secretary (1984–1985) |
| Chief2 Name: | Mike Codd |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1985–1986) |
| Chief3 Name: | Alan Rose |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary (1986–1987) |
| Headquarters: | Phillip, Canberra |
The Department of Community Services was an Australian government department that existed between December 1984 and July 1987.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
At its creation, the Department was responsible for:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Community Services, initially Don Grimes (until February 1987) and then Chris Hurford.