The Israeli family has celebrated four Australia Days but tomorrow will be their most special when they officially become Aussies.

The Elad family will be among 161 adults and 31 children to become Australian citizens tomorrow at Monash Council's citizenship ceremony at the Civic Centre on Springvale Road.

They migrated to Australia almost five years ago from a small country town near the outskirts of Gedera.

Karen Elad, 36, a cancer researcher, said it had been her dream to live in Australia since watching Channel 7's Home and Away as a teenager.

"We were looking for a country with a good quality of life and a good education system for our kids to bloom."

Moshi Elad, 38, an information technology engineer, said the family had planned to stay in Australia for only two years but found they loved it soon after arriving.

Mrs Elad said they felt welcomed "from day one" and fell in love with the lush green landscapes, relaxed Australian way of life and quiet suburbs.

Their two sons Nitzan, 9, and Barack, 6, remember little else but living in Australia and are keen Western Bulldogs fans.

"As immigrants, the greatest thing is that we can choose our own football team," Mrs Elad said. "We haven't inherited a team from our parents."

Mr Elad said it wasn't uncommon to work up to 50 hours a week and be on call after hours in Europe and part of the appeal in moving to Australia was its work/life balance.

Mr and Mrs Elad both studied English from a young age and have immersed themselves in Australian culture since migrating.

Mrs Elad said she had been able to keep up with her Israeli traditions but it was "in the background".

"Moving to a new country means to some extent adopting new customs."

Mr Elad said a highlight of his time in Australia was a camping adventure with his wife in Kakadu last year.

"I've wanted to do that since I watched Crocodile Dundee as a teenager. We got a real feel for the place."

The family have planned a big barbecue in the backyard to celebrate Australia Day. "The kids are very excited," Mr Elad said. "From the minute we arrived here, we've told them they're half Australian, half Israeli.

"To be officially recognised as Australians means a lot to us."