My 8 Ozi Choices

Over 6.5 million immigrants to Australia in the past 60 years cannot be wrong.
Australia is a vast and beautiful continent with over 7.7 million square kilometres of land on which live a mere 21.5 million people of which getting close to one-quarter are immigrants. It is the word's smallest continent but sixth-largest country. English is the dominant language.
Australia is divided into six States Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania (an island State to the south of the mainland) - and two Territories Australian Capital Territory (seat of the Commonwealth parliament) and the Northern Territory. New South Wales with a little over 800,000 square kilometres of land has the largest population of almost 7 million people whilst the Northern Territory with a land area of approximately 1.3 million square kilometres has the smallest population of approximately 211,000 people.
The vast bulk of the Australian population resides in the eastern seaboard States of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Australia boasts spectacular and diverse scenery ranging from world class coral reefs to rain forest's to old growth forests in Tasmania to gorges in the Northern Territory to amazing white sand beaches along the coastlines and to the vast arid areas running through central Australia to the west coast. Large tracts of land in Australia are heritage listed as is the Great Barrier Reef. Far North Queensland is the only place in the world where two world heritage areas - the Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier Reef meet.
Australia enjoys world class education, and health and child care facilities which are accessible to most of the population regardless of social standing.

Australia has a strong economy with its ongoing political and social stability resulting in strong foreign investment. It is culturally diverse - a direct result of the more than 6.5 million immigrants who have settled in Australia. Accordingly, the cultural, arts, musical and food scenes are vibrant and diverse.
Australia is indeed a land of opportunity for those fortunate enough to live in it. To assist you in considering Australia as your new home we have compiled the following information covering various aspects of life in Australia.

7 Aussie States And The Australian Capital Territory

WESTERN AUSTRALIA – The Wildflower State

• The largest state in Australia, occupying approximately one third of the continent
• 10% of Australia’s population reside in Western Australia
• The capital city is Perth, with a population of 1,600,000
• The state emblem is the Black Swan and the floral emblem is the Red and Green Kangaroo Paw
• Climate – long hot summers and mild cool winters
• Home to one of the largest reefs in the world, the Ningaloo Reef
• Renowned for the world famous beach, Monkey Mia, where friendly dolphins are found visiting and interacting with people
• Australia’s finest wines are found at Margaret Rivers Wineries
• The north west contains the world’s largest mineral wealth and iron deposits
• The state produces 70% of Australia’s gold, as well as significant exports of salt, nickel, tantalum and numerous other metal 

QUEENSLAND – The Sunshine State

• The second largest state in Australia
• Covers approximately 25% of Australia
• The capital city is Brisbane
• It is Australia’s fastest growing state with a population of 3,800,000 people
• Climate – temperatures vary from hot and humid in the far north to cool in the south east
• Home to one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef. It is the world’s largest coral reef system and encompasses 2,900 reefs and over 900 islands.
• The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is the world largest marine protected area in the world, and contains the planets most complex ecosystem

VICTORIA – The Garden State 

• The second smallest state in Australia
• The capital city is Melbourne
• Climate – warm dry summers and cool to mild, wet winters
• A famous parade of fairy penguins can be found at Philips Islands at dusk
• Melbourne is reputed for being Australia’s cultural and sporting capital. It has over 101 football fields and cricket pitches which are found in inner Melbourne
• The state produces 13% of all the earth’s manufactured dairy produce 

NEW SOUTH WALES – The Premier State 

• Covers approximately 10.4% of Australia
• The capital city is Sydney
• It is Australia’s most populated state
• Climate – long summers and short mild winters
• Home to Australia’s highest mountain range, Snowy Mountains which contain Australia’s highest mountain, Mt Kosciuszko
• Sydney is reputed for the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House and the world’s greatest seaport
• Sydney Harbour is considered to be the world’s most beautiful natural harbour
• Sydney Opera House is one of the worlds famous performing arts centre and one of the most unique buildings constructed
• 9 of the 16 National Rugby League (NRL) Teams are from this state 

NORTHERN TERRITORY – The Territory

• Covers approximately one sixth of Australia
• The capital city is Darwin, the least populated capital in Australia
• 1% of Australia’s population reside in Northern Territory
• Home to the world’s largest rock formation, Uluru (Ayers Rock), 348m high and 9.4 km round
• The site of Australia’s last major goldrush which took place in the 1930’s can be found at Tennant Creek
• Encompasses the national parks Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta, which boast over 5000 year old Aboriginal culture and diverse flora and fauna

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY – The Capital 

• It is the nations center of government and politics
• The state was formed for the sole purpose of creating Australia’s capital, Canberra with its own territory
• Home to the Parliament House
• 55% of the state is forested
• Canberra is reputed for its manmade lake, Lake Burley-Griffin
• Home to Jervis Bay which is reputed to have the worlds clearest waters and whitest sands

TASMANIA – The Apple Isle 

• The smallest state in Australia
• It is an island state separated by a body of water called the Bass Strait
• The capital city is Hobart
• Climate – temperate with snow in the mountains during winter
• The state boasts the world’s cleanest air and purest rainwater
• Port Arthur contains the most complete ruins of a convict settlement
• Australia’s deepest natural freshwater and deepest caves are found in this state
• Only home of the Tasmanian Devil
• Although the west coast of Tasmania is one of the wettest places in the world, Hobart is the second driest capital city in Australia