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Coming to Australia to study can be both an exciting and overwhelming experience for manyululu_tree_smll.jpg students. As an agent, we can help students be prepared for their new life here. We can reassure them about the benefits of in studying in this relaxed, safe, and multicultural society. Also, if you have a better understanding of Australia, this will help you deal with its culture, laws, and people during your staying in Australia.


Young country:

It is inhabited by aborigines for more than 40 000 years and only about two centuries that itnaturalpark.jpg was starting to be settled by Europeans. Australia was changed into English criminal colony in 1788 and in 1850 it had 400 a thousand inhabitants.

Today 20 million of habitants exist and the country is considered developed. In the decade of 60, 86% of the immigrants were European. Now, 36% are Asian. It is one of the most civilized countries of the world, with 70% of its intent population in the modern and woody cities. The illiteracy index shows that 70% of the habitants live in proper house and the vote is obligator.


Population:

Australian's current population is now just over 20 million people and Australia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world. This is due to its small population and its large area of approximately 7.7 million square kilometres.

Multiculturalism:

  • 25% of Australians were born in another country;
  • 25% of Australians have at least on parent who was born overseas;koala_smll.jpg
  • Australian migrants are from more than 140 countries;
  • 2% of Australians are of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.
Languages:
  • more than 2.4 million Australians speak a language other than English at home;
  • more than 800,00 Australians speak a European language at home;
  • about 800,000 Australians speak an Asian language in the home.
The Climate Zones in Australia:

Overall Australian cities tend to have mild climates in comparison to other cities in English-speaking countries.

Summers tend to be hotter and more humid in the north and winters are usually colder in the south. These temperature differences are revealed in the average temperatures for Australia's capital cities in this table (from the Australian Bureau of Statistics):


JANUARY JULY
AUSTRALIAN CITY MAX (oC) MIN (oC)
MAX (oC) MIN (oC)
Adelaide (SA)
28,5 16,6 14,9 7,5
Brisbane (QLD)
29,2 21,0
20,6 9,5
Canberra (ACT)
27,8 12,9
11,1 -0,2
Darwin (NT)
31,8 24,8 30,4 19,3
Hobart (TAS)
21,5 11,7
11,5 4,5
Melbourne (VIC)
25,7 14,0
13,3 5,8
Perth (WA)
31,5 16,8
17,7 8,1
Sydney (NSW)
26,3 18,5
16,9 6,7

 
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