Grocery prices are out of control, even with Aldi on the block and the housing buy/rent prices were triple compared to 2010. [379] Nationally, other popular sports include horse racing, basketball, and motor racing. How’s about unlimited calls, texts and 3gb of data for the equivalent of £12 a month pay as you go. Fungi typify that diversity—an estimated 250,000 species—of which only 5% have been described—occur in Australia. [51] Aboriginal Australian culture is one of the oldest continual cultures on earth. [26] Immigrants account for 30% of the population,[27] the highest proportion in any country with a population over 10 million. Australia has a balance of payments that is more than 7% of GDP negative, and has had persistently large current account deficits for more than 50 years. [258] According to the Graduate Careers Survey, full-time employment for newly qualified professionals from various occupations has declined since 2011 but it increases for graduates three years after graduation. It’s in the range of ~$300AUD per year. [277] In 2019 the largest foreign-born populations were those born in England (3.9%), Mainland China (2.7%), India (2.6%), New Zealand (2.2%), the Philippines (1.2%) and Vietnam (1%). The council tax on that would be around £750. Australia's armed forces—the Australian Defence Force (ADF)—comprise the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), in total numbering 81,214 personnel (including 57,982 regulars and 23,232 reservists) as of November 2015[update]. [255] In Australia's tax system, personal and company income tax are the main sources of government revenue. I will get a council house in the UK whereas I have no hope here in Melbourne. [75], The expansion of British control over other areas of the continent began in the early 19th century, initially confined to coastal regions. As much as I love Australia and the outdoor life it provides, the UK for me wins hands down on living a better life financially – oh, and I love the long daylight hours for about 5 months of the year where I can get a game of golf in after work – cant do that in Aus. [183] Australia was ranked 21st out of 178 countries in the world on the 2018 Environmental Performance Index. I can go scuba diving, surfing,play golf, fishing, 4wding, camping and caravaning with little to no cost. [250][251][252], The Hawke Government floated the Australian dollar in 1983 and partially deregulated the financial system. (I’m grateful to the cost of living comparison site Numbeo which currently has the largest, and most regularly maintained user-contributed database of costs of living in countries and cities around the world.). Here life is more relaxed and that’s what really counts. I can wait an hour or more just getting out of the industrial estate I work on and thats a common occurrence. Surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans,[N 7] Australia is separated from Asia by the Arafura and Timor seas, with the Coral Sea lying off the Queensland coast, and the Tasman Sea lying between Australia and New Zealand. Hospitals are free, and while the waiting list may sometimes be long, it’s had some problems that way in Australia, too. [388][389] The country regularly competes among the world elite basketball teams as it is among the global top three teams in terms of qualifications to the Basketball Tournament at the Summer Olympics. If you paid privately in Oz , it isn’t a fair comparison when you could do the same in UK. [290] Australia has a sign language known as Auslan, which is the main language of about 10,112 deaf people who reported that they spoke Auslan language at home in the 2016 census. Salaries are higher than the rest of the world so doesnt that equalize the expenses? Your email address will not be published. Admittedly, things like steak are expensive here, but pork is very good value. It’s usually only like 20p but still… You’re paying to piss. Similarly, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Judaism have all grown in Australia over the past half-century. That is with the exception of the strangely high prices of property around Perth. I assume your experience was in and around London. Yes I do agree with you we lived in London for a 13 years and is true rent cost very high travel cards is cost a lot and everything is very compressed . In cases where no party has majority support, the Governor-General has the constitutional power to appoint the Prime Minister and, if necessary, dismiss one that has lost the confidence of Parliament. So I would say and we are planning(thinking to be honest)to move to Australia if we can. [63] The Dutch charted the whole of the western and northern coastlines and named the island continent "New Holland" during the 17th century, and although no attempt at settlement was made,[62] a number of shipwrecks left men either stranded or, as in the case of the Batavia in 1629, marooned for mutiny and murder, thus becoming the first Europeans to permanently inhabit the continent. [266][267], Australia has an average population density of 3.3 persons per square kilometre of total land area, which makes it is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. @Patricia: Patricia, thanks for stopping by and sharing. [87] The Colonial Office in London retained control of some matters, notably foreign affairs,[88] defence,[89] and international shipping. [297], Australia's life expectancy is the third highest in the world for males and the seventh highest for females. (Please, remember that there are large variations in prices depending on the region and city where you are. 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Likely also some other little ancillary charges from the agent. [384] Australia has also participated in every Commonwealth Games,[385] hosting the event in 1938, 1962, 1982, 2006 and 2018. In most respects, these two territories function as states, except that the Commonwealth Parliament has the power to modify or repeal any legislation passed by the territory parliaments.[204]. [117] Apart from Macquarie Island, Australia lies between latitudes 9° and 44°S, and longitudes 112° and 154°E. This means they use half as much biocapacity as Australia contains. While property prices in Manchester or Liverpool have also increased since the beginning of the Global Financial Crisis in 2009, this increase is not as high (standing at 68% over ten years). In common with many other developed countries, Australia is experiencing a demographic shift towards an older population, with more retirees and fewer people of working age. [291], Australia has no state religion; Section 116 of the Australian Constitution prohibits the federal government from making any law to establish any religion, impose any religious observance, or prohibit the free exercise of any religion. In terms of average wealth, Australia ranked second in the world after Switzerland from 2013 until 2018. Pirajno, F., Occhipinti, S.A. and Swager, C.P., 1998. In 1770, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788, a date which became Australia's national day. With that in mind, I decided to investigate which country has the better cost of living by comparing the cost of living in Australia and the UK. [177] All these factors have led to Australia's having the highest mammal extinction rate of any country in the world. In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: [171] Australia is home to many dangerous animals including some of the most venomous snakes in the world. [286] General Australian serves as the standard dialect. I actually ended up buying my first home in Bristol, something I would have found difficult to do in Newcastle Australia without a partner or second income. [109] In a 1999 referendum, 55% of voters and a majority in every state rejected a proposal to become a republic with a president appointed by a two-thirds vote in both Houses of the Australian Parliament. Americans are confessing they had “no idea” how big Australia is as the size of its bushfires is compared to the size of the US. Sydney and Melbourne is not a true representation of Australia and London isn’t a representation of the UK. [213] Australia has pursued the cause of international trade liberalisation. (Sydney is virtually another Chinese province, population is up by 1.3million in NSW). Life is overall better in Australia, friends. T-shirts all year round!!! [118] The desert or semi-arid land commonly known as the outback makes up by far the largest portion of land. Can’t do that in the Uk. [N 5], Until the early 19th century, Australia was best known as "New Holland", a name first applied by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1644 (as Nieuw-Holland) and subsequently anglicised. Some dogey back yard fuel stop in where you where getting drugs with your petrol? At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. (9News/Savanna Young) Thousands of homes and buildings have been lost, cars gutted, and farms and livelihoods destroyed. Hurrah! $1.75 dollars Australian a litre for fuel. Still, we can confidently say that the Aussies have it better. The condition of secondary roads is poor too with massive potholes everywhere. £35k is not that same as $70. [153], The climate of Australia is significantly influenced by ocean currents, including the Indian Ocean Dipole and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, which is correlated with periodic drought, and the seasonal tropical low-pressure system that produces cyclones in northern Australia. [N 12][281] Indigenous Australians experience higher than average rates of imprisonment and unemployment, lower levels of education, and life expectancies for males and females that are, respectively, 11 and 17 years lower than those of non-indigenous Australians. 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