Gas Price Comparison
Not all properties in Australia use gas, in fact a large number are not in areas with piped gas lines.
Those that do get piped gas may pay prices such as these:
QLD governed maximum rates as at 1st July 2009… Read the rest
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Buying Overseas
Buying Overseas and Shipping to Australia
Some things are worth buying overseas, and having shipped to Australia, although changes in the Foreign Exchange rates can have a major bearing on this. Books are a very common item that are bought… Read the restAverage Working Week Australia and UK
The average Australian full time worker does 4.3% more hours per week than those in the United Kingdom.
When moving from one country to another, one of the things worth checking is the amount of time to be spent working.… Read the rest
Crisp Flavours in Australia
There are no Walkers crisps available in Australia at the normal shops, although you can get them at the various British Food suppliers listed on this page: Sources of British Food in Australia.
However, there are a number of different… Read the rest
Top Selling Cars in Australia and UK
This is a comparison of the types of cars that are popular in both Australia and the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom
The Top 10 UK car sales, February 2010
1. Ford Fiesta: 23,681 sales
2. Ford Focus: 17,989
3. Vauxhall… Read the rest
Poverty in Australia
According to the UN Human Poverty Index – an indication of the standard of living in rich countries – Australia ranked 14th out of 18 nations, ahead of only Britain, the US, Ireland and Italy, in 2004.
The 2009 revision… Read the rest
Median Property Prices
A comparison of median property prices between the United Kingdom, and the extremes of Two Capital Cities of Australia.
During the six years between 2003 and 2009 Darwin has had the greatest property value rises, whilst Sydney has had the… Read the rest
Drinking Tap Water in Australia
When I lived in Sydney I always drank water straight from the tap, but when we moved up to SE QLD we kept tap water in the fridge for a few hours, which brought it to a better temp, but… Read the rest
John West Food Prices
Checking the online supermarkets on 27th March 2010, and I found the following same John West products in all three stores, one in Australia, and two in the UK.
At an exchange rate of 2.87 (not seen since 2003), these… Read the rest
House Prices
A perspective on house price changes between 2003 and 2009.
These two actual examples show a great similarity between the prices in these two areas.
Australia
This house in Sydney West was $380,000 in 2003, and was bank valued in… Read the rest
Average Mortgages in Australia
Average Existing Mortgages in Australia
The following figures show the average existing Australian Home Mortgage in April 2009, against the average Male Full time wage for each State. NT $275,700 equal to 4.12 times Male income of $66,877 NSW $283,300… Read the restCrime Rates from NationMaster
A very large selection of crime rates is available at www.nationmaster.com.
The following is a selection of crime numbers for 2008 compared to the populations of the UK and Australia. The original figures were found at the Nationmaster website, links… Read the rest
Quality of Life Index 2010
The results for the annual Quality of Life Index have been published with France gaining number One position.
Australia came in at number Two, with the UK at position 25.
The Nine factors used were:
Cost of Living (15%)
Culture… Read the rest
SPF Sun Protection Factor ratings
Australia has a maximum Sun Protection Factor rating of 30+, but other countries have higher ratings, why ?
A quotation from the Cancer Council will start us off:
The SPF is a laboratory derived ratio which measures the increased amount… Read the rest
Cars Used Car Prices
It is commonly stated that Used Car prices in Australia are much higher than in the UK.
This may vary depending on the type, and the age of the cars being compared.
Two examples are shown here, one being a… Read the rest
Obesity and Overweight
Overweight and Obesity Statistics:
Australia
The 2007-08 Australian National Health Survey
61.4% of the Australian population are either overweight or obese
www.health.gov.au/internet/healthyactive/publishing.nsf/Content/overweight-obesity
United Kingdom
The 2008 Health Survey for England (HSE) data shows that:
61.4% of adults (aged 16 or… Read the rest
DAB Radios
2009 Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) and DAB+
Australia uses the new DAB+ radio system
Australian commercial digital radio services became available from the middle of 2009 in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
What is the difference between DAB and… Read the rest
Home Repossessions
Following the Global Financial Crisis the numbers of home repossessions in each country has been rising.
To try to compare the actual numbers, I have located some newspaper reports as follows:
United Kingdom – about 787 home repossessions in the… Read the rest
Cars New Car Prices
Comparison of New Car prices between Australia and United Kingdom
In general European cars that are imported to Australia will be more expensive than they are locally in the UK. The same applies to Australian cars that are imported into… Read the rest
Economy
Household income by percentage share:
Australia:
Lowest 10% receive 2% of all income
Middle 80% receive 72.6% of all income
Highest 10% receive 25.4% of all income (1994)
UK:
Lowest 10% receive 2.1% of all income
Middle 80% receive 69.4%… Read the rest