Interesting facts about Australia
- Australia has three times more kangaroos than people.
- In 1996, the Australian government banned the possession of many types of firearms. The number of armed robberies in eight years of the law has increased by 59 percent.
- Malaria was conquered completely, in the 70s.
- 53 people have died from sharks in Australia over the past 50 years, an average of 1.06 people per year.
- By quality of life, Australia is in the top ten.
- Australian “national” food – Vegemite. Vedzhimayt – it is processed yeast, brown mass with a pungent smell and very salty. Spread on the bread is very thin.
- Another national Australian food is Meat Pie, meat patties in the form of a basket of dough, on top of the basket is also closed with dough. Inside the stuffing with all sorts of additives and spices, very liquid usually. Meat Pies are sold in supermarkets as frozen semi-finished products.
- In Australia, a 50-cent coin at first contained silver for two million dollars.
- Australia is located at very low latitudes. Melbourne, for example, at a latitude of 37.5 ° S – and it is much closer to the equator than the southernmost part of Russia and the Black Sea. And the rest of Australia (except for the island of Tasmania) is even closer to the equator.
- However, do not say that Melbourne is a very hot city. In summer there is 20–30 ° C, and in winter at night +4, in the afternoon + 15 ° C. The weather is very changeable, often windy.
- The sun is very evil, a lot of UV light, it is easy to get burned.
- The largest tram network in the world is in Melbourne, Australia.
- The Australian economy largely rests on gas exports, ores and the government generously share profits. Social assistance is highly developed.
- If you have children, say 4, or better than 5, then the benefits are given so much that, in principle, you can already live without working.
- About 20 million tons of wheat is grown in Australia, about a tonne per person; A significant part goes, of course, for export. A very small percentage of the people are involved in agriculture: 3.6% of the working-age population. Agricultural labor productivity is incredibly high.
- Health care in Australia is rather strange compared to Russia. For example, doctors do not come to the call, even to the child (although the ambulance is, of course, for serious cases). It is necessary to take a sick child and go to the doctor. However, people rarely suffer and live long.
- In Australia, right on the street, you can take household items for free: a microwave oven, a vacuum cleaner, a stereo system, a computer, a printer, chairs, and other furniture. There are a lot of TV sets for different tastes and sizes. People put these things near their home – it means you can pick up. Things are often almost new.
- In Australia, you can sometimes bargain in the store.
- It is necessary to vote in elections, otherwise it is a fine.
- The head of state is the British Queen. On the coins it is depicted. On old coins she is young.
- In the country the prime minister is the main one.
- Also in Australia there is a debate over the new flag – which may not be any more British Union Jack.
- Even in Australia there is the “Flag of the Aborigines,” he recently became the official. Now even at school hangs next to the usual Australian flag.
- They are trying to help the natives here, there are special educational institutions, social assistance.
- Among the natives are many alcoholics, criminals, hooligans.
- The drive is left-hand, and the cars, respectively, are right-hand drive, as in the UK, Ireland and Japan.
- Very good roads.
- Old people often ride on such small wheelbarrows, something between a typewriter and a wheelchair on wheels.
- An immigrant here is perfectly normal, as more than half of Australians are immigrants, or children of immigrants, or grandchildren of immigrants.
- The day of the death of the naturalist Steve Irwin who died tragically in 2006 in Australia is considered a universal day of grief.
- Everyone is very welcoming, everyone is smiling. There are no ethnic conflicts.
- Young people are not bullies.
- Smoke a little and cigarettes are very expensive.
- The vast majority of Australians live in separate houses with a small green area.
- Cars are cheap, insurance is also inexpensive.
- The Australian car company is called Holden, a division of General Motors.
- The price of gasoline often changes, in addition, the price is different on weekends and on weekdays.
- Australian dollar is the same price as the American one.
- Australian money is made of durable plastic film, they have a small transparent window. Australia was the first to make that kind of money.
- There are also coins. The smallest coin is 5 cents.
- Coin 50 cents – large and 12-coal, they are anniversary, with different pictures, often used as a souvenir from Australia.
- Bulbs in the houses are of two types: either screwed as in Russia, or with a bayonet base.
- The voltage in the outlet is 240 V.
- Outlets here are not the same as in Russia / Europe, not the same as in the UK, and not the same as in the USA.
- In the houses there are often sinks with two separate faucets – for hot and for cold, without a mixer. This is a British tradition.
- Houses in Australia are expensive, judging by the report of the organization Housing Affordability Survey – the most inaccessible houses in the world, but much more accessible than in Moscow or St. Petersburg.
- The salary of an engineer or doctor is approximately from 70 to 130 thousand AU $ per year.
- If you rent a house, then the average price for a house for a family is about $ 300 a week, this is in a not very distant decent suburb.
- The price of housing is not very dependent on proximity to the sea. Although many newcomers of course dream of living by the sea, but living there is colder, windy and wet. The price depends more on the proximity to the city, and on the prestige of the region.
- In Australia, cold houses are poorly insulated, and when the street is lower than +15, the house is cool.
- Therefore, many Australians walk right at home in clothes and shoes in winter (in Uggs, for example)
- All houses are covered with ceramic tiles.
- Hot water enters the house from a gas boiler.
- With cats and dogs here strictly, there are no stray animals in the city.
- Australians have long suffered from animals brought here. Either sheep, rabbits, and now huge toads from South America are spreading from the Northeast ever wider and wider, eating all the local small animals, and none of the predators eat these toads – poisonous.
- In Australia, there are feral camels, about 1 million heads. They were once brought here, and they live in the steppe and desert, they run wild.
- Regarding the importation of any seeds, insects, etc., the Australians are very wary. At customs, this is strictly controlled.
- Going to Australia for shopping is pointless – everything is quite expensive and the choice is less than in Europe or the USA.
- Many Australians order items through the US www.amazon.com or similar websites – even with the cost of shipping.
- High quality products.
- Very expensive bananas. After storms and floods in the state of Queensland, the price of bananas rose to 12-14 dollars per kg.
- In stores, products are sold from different countries.
- Public transport is more expensive than in Russia. Although the payment scheme is somewhat different. Here you buy a ticket not for a “bus” or for a “subway”, but for a time: for 2 hours or for the whole day. And it is also necessary to take into account the zone, where you will go. 1st zone – within a radius of 10–12 km from the center, everything further is the second zone.
- If at the bus stop there is a disabled person in the seat, then the bus, approaching, descends to such a level that a person can call in without problems.
- Trains that travel in the city and suburbs are called “Metro”, but they do not go underground, only on the surface. They go about once every 20 minutes, according to the schedule.
- If a disabled person in a chair needs to take the train, he must drive to the first door of the first carriage. Then the driver will exit the train and put a special metal ladder between the apron and the car so that you can enter directly into the car.
- Australians are very welcoming, both adults and children. Very popular question “What is your favorite color?”.
- The Australian Government takes great care of the children. Schools are very good, clean, beautiful, with good playgrounds, computers.
- Children spend the same time in schools 5 days a week, every day from 9 am to 3.30 pm.
- Children at school are sitting on the floor. At the table on the chair – only when it is necessary in order to do something, glue for example.
- In schools, changes of varying duration, there is one big change that lasts about an hour.
- Children at school are not allowed to go outside without a hat, due to the active sun. They say “No hat – no play”.
- The school curriculum is not very complicated, there are almost no homework assignments. Therefore, parents often worry that children have little knowledge and if parents want the child to “come to success,” then you need to look for a school with a more serious program.
- Australian Christmas holidays fall in the middle of summer.
- The streets are clean, but only because they clean. If they don’t remove them somewhere, then Australians will quickly shower them all with empty bottles.
- In streams, rivers and reservoirs in the city a lot of garbage. Often seen in the water overgrown with trolley from supermarkets. However, crayfish are found in the creek – it means the water is clean, there is rubbish, but there is no toxic waste.
- On the streets a lot of eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus is not one type, but hundreds. They tend to have hard bluish leaves with a strong ethereal resinous odor. The leaves are usually narrow, but there are also swell. The fruits of eucalyptus trees are diverse, sometimes interesting: fancy boxes, pipes or jugs.
- Parrots fly right on the street, beautiful, but they scream very loudly. They feed on eucalyptus fruits.
- In the evenings you can often meet huge bats – this is fruit bats, their wingspan is about 70 cm.
- Opossums live in Melbourne. These are marsupial animals the size of a cat. They eat fruit and are active mostly at night. They carry their babies first in the bag and then on the back, very cute.
- Around the city there are many parks with braziers, so that people can grill sausages. The braziers are free, you put the sausages, you press the button, the gas turns on inside, then it automatically turns off after a while.
- Many private and small businesses.
- Business is strongly encouraged here. According to doingbusiness.com, Australia is one of the most convenient countries to do business with.
- In Australia, local producers are encouraged. Many products with a special mark “Made in Australia”.
- Internet is expensive here. It is most advantageous to buy the entire “package” from the provider at once, that is, Internet + phone + cellular + TV + VoIP, it will be about $ 100 a month.
- In Australia, all of the Australian fiber optic network NBN is being built, so the Internet should become cheaper and better in the future.
- Australians tend to have a very relaxed lifestyle.
- In their clothes, Australians are not picky (frayed pants, slippers). Well, in general, since many expatriate clothes all very diverse.
- But for an interview with the employer, it is customary to come in a suit and tie.
- The Australian Parliament Building in Canberra is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.
- The average age of an Australian bride is 28.9 years and the average age of the groom is 30.9 years.
- 34% of the male population and 32% of the female population of Australia never marry.
- The Australian coat of arms depicts a kangaroo and an emu ostrich. The reason for this was the fact that kangaroos and emus do not have physical features to move backwards, and they can only go forward.
- Australia has one of the highest percentages of urban concentration.
- At the same time, despite the overcrowding of cities, on average Australia has 1 person per square kilometer, thus making up the smallest population in the world.
- According to recent surveys, 22% of the adult population of Australia will never have children, and 16.2% plan to have only one child.
- In 1838, a decree was issued prohibiting swimming on city beaches during the day. This law was valid until 1902.
- The Great Barrier Reef is the longest reef in the world and its length is more than 2010 kilometers.
- Any immigrant, in order to obtain Australian citizenship, must have lived in Australia for at least 2 years.
- Australia – the lowest continent in the world, its average height above sea level is 330 m.
