Australia offers a welcoming attitude and an excellent quality of life.

Australians are well known for their open and friendly nature.

With one of the highest standards of living in the world, Australia offers a superb climate, a unique and beautiful environment, and quality social and cultural infrastructure. Five of Australia's mainland capital cities have been ranked in the top eleven liveable cities in the world.

Australia's cost of living is significantly lower than many other developed countries, including the UK, Germany, Japan, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Most find Australia both attractive and affordable, offering high quality housing, education, and health care.

Live the lifestyle!

Australia’s lifestyle attracts people from all over the world. The country’s quality of life was judged the best in the Asia-Pacific region by the 2007 World Competitiveness Yearbook.

Australia's human development index (HDI) is the third best in the world, behind only Norway and Ireland. Australia's life expectancy (81 years) has been judged third highest in the world behind Japan and Hong Kong.

Australian cities are regularly judged to be among the most liveable in the world across by a range of international surveys. Five Australian capital cities are ranked in the top eleven most liveable cities in the world.

Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane are all among the top 35 cities in the world in which to live, and ranked ahead of notable cities such as London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo and New York.

Australia has space in abundance. It is the sixth largest country in the world, but with the world’s lowest population density at an average of only two people per square kilometre.

Australia has the third lowest cost of living in the major developed world, behind only USA and New Zealand.

The quality of Australia’s education and training sector is internationally recognised. The country has well-designed private, state and federal-funded education systems offering high quality primary, secondary and tertiary education, and extensive vocational training, including specialised institutions for teaching English.

Australians not only work hard, they play hard. Their love of sports is famous. New facilities created for the 2000 Olympics and 2006 Commonwealth Games, along with many other centres, provide options to view and participate in many sports.

Australians also love the outdoors. Australia has more than 7,000 beaches – more than any other country in the world. Thousands of kilometres of coastline create access to all water sports. Mountain ranges in Victoria and New South Wales offer a choice of snow sports and hundreds of state and national parks provide access to vast, pristine wilderness areas.

Australia supports a thriving national and local art, theatre, dance, film, opera and music scene which attracts many international performers and artists. Australian restaurants are creating an international reputation for their fresh and inviting menus.

The appeal is fairly clear. What are you waiting for?