Ten Fun Facts About Studying In Australia

Australia is a beautiful country and a prime location for studying. Every year, thousands of international students travel to Australia to take advantage of the quality lifestyle and education. If you are thinking of studying in Australia, check out these ten fun facts:

1. It’s Pretty Popular

Australia only has a population of 23 million, it is the third most popular international student destination in the world, following closely behind the United Kingdom and the United States of America. 47% of Australia’s population is born outside of the country.

2. It’s Diverse

Over 200 different languages and dialects are spoken in Australia including 45 Indigenous languages. The most common non-English spoken languages are Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Mandarin. The world’s highest proportion of migrant settlers in a developed nation with over 25% of Australians born in another country.

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3. Get A Quality Education

Out of the top one hundred universities in all the world, eight of them are located in Australia.

4. High Quality Lifestyle

Australia also has five out of the thirty best cities in the world for students based on affordability of accommodation and necessary spending, life style such as entertainment and fashion costs and employment rate is at a high.

5. Highly Ranked

Australia is ranked ninth in the world in the university system ranking, ahead of country’s such as new Zealand, Germany and Japan.

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6. People Flock Here

Australian government spends approximately £200,000,000 a year on international scholarships.

7. It’s Pretty Popular!

Melbourne has been ranked the world’s most liveable city for the past three years.

8. Australia Makes A Difference

2,500,000 Australian institutes are making a huge difference around the world, with 15 Nobel prize awards. More than 1,000,000,000 people all over the world rely on Australian discoveries and inventions. Some of Australian discoveries include, penicillin, IVF treatment, ultrasound, Wi-Fi, bionic ear, cervical cancer treatment and the black box.

9. Australians are Beach Lovers

More than 80 percent of Australians live within 100 kilometres of the coast making Australia one of the world’s most urbanised coastal dwelling populations.

10. All About Equality

Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote in 1902.