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AUSTRALIA : AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL INFORMATION

Australia

Australian Statistics

AREA

ACT	2,358 square kilometres
NSW	800,642 square kilometres
NT	1,346,200 square kilometres
QLD	1,734,157 square kilometres
SA	985,335 square kilometres
TAS	68,401 square kilometres
VIC	227,416 square kilometres
WA	2,532,400 square kilometres

POPULATION

ACT	325,200
NSW	6,774,200
NT	202,793
QLD	4,053,400
SA	1,542,033
TAS	488,900
VIC	5,078,500
WA	2,010,113

CAPITAL CITY

ACT	Canberra
NSW	Sydney
NT	Darwin
QLD	Brisbane
SA	Adelaide
TAS	Hobart
VIC	Melbourne
WA	Perth

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

ACT	Manufacturing, Property and Business Services, Ownership of Dwellings and Finance and Insurance
NSW	Property and business services, Finance and Insurance, Manufacturing, Ownership of dwellings
NT	Agriculture and Fishing
QLD	Manufacturing, Property and Business Services, Mining, Retail trade, Ownership of dwellings
SA	Agriculture, Fishing and Aquaculture, Manufacturing and Mining
TAS	Mining and Agriculture
VIC	Agriculture, Manufacturing, Property and Business services and Retail Trade
WA	Mining, Construction, Property and Business Services

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

ACT	3.2%
NSW	5.3%
NT	5.5%
QLD	3.7%
SA	5.0%
TAS	6.5%
VIC	5.5%
WA	4.1%

AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS FOR EMPLOYEES

ACT	Males $1,275.60 / Females $1,077.10
NSW	Male / Female $843
NT	Male / Female $735
QLD	Males $980.10 / Females $620.90
SA	Males $1033.60 / Females $913.60
TAS	Males $829.00 / Females $585.60
VIC	Males $983.45.0% / Females $644.6
WA	Males $1,014.7 / Females $564.70

ANNUAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS

ACT	4,200
NSW	88,100
NT	3,548
QLD	52,765
SA	17,400
TAS	6,308
VIC	62,400
WA	25,295

MEAN MAXIMUM CAPITAL CITY TEMPERATURE (SUMMER)

ACT	30.4°c
NSW	27.0°c
NT	32.7°c
QLD	30.4°c
SA	29.1°c
TAS	22.0°c
VIC	27.7°c
WA	30.0°c

MEAN MINIMUM CAPITAL CITY TEMPERATURE (SUMMER)

ACT	16.5°c
NSW	20.6°c
NT	24.6°c
QLD	21.4°c
SA	16.8°c
TAS	12.4°c
VIC	17.3°c
WA	16.8°c

MEAN MAXIMUM CAPITAL CITY TEMPERATURE (WINTER)

ACT	11.9°c
NSW	17.0°c
NT	29.9°c
QLD	21.1°c
SA	15.7°c
TAS	11.9°c
VIC	14.3°c
WA	18.6°c

MEAN MINIMUM CAPITAL CITY TEMPERATURE (WINTER)

ACT	-0.2°c
NSW	8.6°c
NT	18.5°c
QLD	10.5°c
SA	7.7°c
TAS	4.9°c
VIC	6.3°c
WA	6.7°c

** Please note these statistics have been derived from results for the years 2003 - 2006

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