General
Australia
There is no where in the world like Australia! The world’s largest island and the smallest continent. Beautiful dramatic landscapes, breathtaking beaches, colorful cities with superb shops and restaurant, friendly people and a great climate. Blessed to live in a country with great natural beauty, we think Australia is justifiably known as a safe place to visit.
Australia has six states- New South Wales(NSW),Queensland (QLD),South Australia (SA), Tasmania (TAS), Victoria (VIC) and Western Australia (WA)—and two major mainland territories—the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the Northern Territory(NT).

 

Fast Facts

    • Name of country: Australia
    • Capital :  Canberra
    • Currency : Australian dollar (AUD)
    • Population: 23.13 million (2013)
    • Language Spoken : English
    • Religion : 75% Christian, 1% Muslim, 1% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish.
    • Dialing Code: +61
    • Drives: Left hand Side

 

Climate

 

Melbourne Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Maximum Temperature 26 26 24 20 17 14 13 15 17 20 22 24
Average Minimum Temperature 14 14 13 11 8 7 6 7 8 9 11 13
Average Rainfall mm 49 47 52 58 57 50 48 51 59 68 60 60
Sydney Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Maximum Temperature 26 26 25 22 19 17 16 18 20 22 24 25
Average Minimum Temperature 18 19 17 15 11 9 8 9 11 13 16 17
Average Rainfall mm 104 117 133 126 121 131 99 80 70 77 83 79
Cairns Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Maximum Temperature 31 31 31 29 27 26 26 27 28 29 31 31
Average Minimum Temperature 24 24 23 21 20 18 17 17 19 21 22 22
Average Rainfall mm 416 435 442 191 94 49 28 27 36 38 90 180
Gold Coast Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Maximum Temperature 28 28 28 26 23 21 21 21 23 25 27 26
Average Minimum Temperature 20 21 19 17 13 11 9 10 12 15 17 19
Average Rainfall mm 184 181 213 114 124 122 96 103 49 108 137 166

Australia is in the southern hemisphere and the seasons are opposite to those in Europe and North America. There are two climatic zones: the tropical zone (in the north above the Tropic of Capricorn) and the temperate zone. The tropical zone (consisting of 40% of Australia) has two seasons, summer (‘wet’) and winter (‘dry’), while the temperate zone has all four seasons.
Spring to summer (October to March): Warm or hot everywhere, tropical in the north, and warm to hot with mild nights in the south.Autumn to winter (April to September): Northern and central Australia have clear warm days and cool nights; the south has cool days with occasional rain but still plenty of sun. Snow is totally confined to mountainous regions of the southeast. Drought is becoming more widespread with southeast Queensland, Victoria and South Australia all badly affected.

Australia has the fourth highest life expectancy in the world after Iceland, Japan and Hong Kong.

Life expectancy in Australia in 2010 was 79.5 years for males and 84.0 years for females.

*** Notes : Data collected to the best possible options available ,it might change .