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Why Australia?
Australia is a unique and diverse country in many ways. The following are just a few of the numerous reasons why so many people choose Australia as their place to live.
Population
As of mid 2021, Australia’s population is roughly 26 million people. The most populous states are New South Wales and Victoria, with their respective capitals, Sydney and Melbourne, the largest cities in Australia.
Australia’s population is concentrated along the coastal region of Australia from Adelaide to Cairns, with a small concentration around Perth, Western Australia.
Culture
Australian culture is as broad and varied as the country’s landscape. Australia is multicultural and multiracial, and this is reflected in the country’s food, lifestyle and cultural practices and experience.
Australia has an important heritage from its indigenous people, which plays a defining role in the cultural landscape.
This diversity of influences creates a cultural environment in Australia that is lively, energized, innovative and outward looking.
Climate
The majority of Australia experiences temperate weather for most of the year.
The northern states of Australia are typically warm all the time, with the southern states experiencing cool winters but rarely sub-zero temperatures.
Snow falls on the higher mountains during the winter months, enabling skiing in southern New South Wales and Victorian ski resorts, as well as the smaller resorts in Australia’s island state, Tasmania.
Geography
Australia is an island continent and the world’s sixth largest country (7,682,300 sqkm). Lying between the Indian and Pacific oceans, the country is approximately 4,000 km from east to west and 3,200 km from north to south, with a coastline 36,735 km long.
Canberra is Australia’s capital city. With a population of approximately 400,000 people and situated in the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra is roughly halfway between the two largest cities Melbourne and Sydney.
Australia has almost 20 listed World Heritage properties and is also famous for its landmark buildings and architecture.
International Education
Australia ranks within the three world’s leading countries for international education, with the USA and the UK. However, Australia has the highest ratio of international studnets per head of population in the world by a large margin, with over 600,000 international students enrolled in the nation’s universities and vocational institutions in 2020. International students represented on average over 25% of the student bodies of Australian universities.
International education therefore represents one of the country’s largest exports and has a pronounced influence on the country’s demographics, cultural diversion and economy. By providing a perfect combination of high-quality academic programs, beautiful campus locations, stable economy, multi-cultural society and great weather, international education become the third economic driver market for Australia’s economy!
With 7 Australian cities in the best Study cities in the world and over 600,000 international students each year the market demand is very high and is expected to grow.
International students are driven by the opportunity to attend high-ranking colleges and universities, gain practical skills and work experience during their studies, improve their language skills, and experience a multi-cultural environment
Economy
Australia is a wealthy country, with a high GDP per capita, and a relatively low rate of poverty. Australia is the world’s 14th largest economy and has the tenth highest per capita GDP (nominal).
Australia recently overtook Switzerland and became the country with the highest average wealth and has a consistent growth which is over the OECD annual average.
Australia was the only advanced economy not to experience a recession due to the global financial downturn in 2008–2009
The service sector of the economy, including tourism, education, and financial services, accounts for about 70% of GDP. Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, particularly wheat and wool, minerals such as iron-ore and gold, and energy in the forms of liquified natural gas and coal. Australia’s largest export markets are Japan, China, the United States, South Korea, and New Zealand. Australia is the world’s fourth largest exporter of wine, and the wine industry contributes over AU$5 billion per year to the nation’s economy.
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