Category: Quality of Life
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Poverty Line in Australia now $43,711 per year for Household
Poverty Line in Australia now $43,711 per year for couple with 2 children.
From the Australian Bureau of Statistics figures for 2012: To be considered “below the poverty line”, the incomes must be BELOW: $840.60 per week: Couple with 2… Read the rest2010 Legatum Prosperity Index
A selection of relevant figures from the 2010 Legatum Prosperity Index at: http://www.prosperity.com/rankings.aspx
Governance
8
Australia
9
United Kingdom
Economy
8
Australia
18
United Kingdom
Entrepreneurship & Opportunity
5
United Kingdom
13
Australia
Education
2
Australia
22
United Kingdom
Health… Read the rest
Weather: Christmas Day 2010
The weather forecast for Christmas Day in 2010 for the Australian Capital Cities, according to the wunderground.com weather site.
Hobart may be as low as 9°C
Perth may hit a high of 38°C
Here are the City’s forecast as at… Read the rest
Australians short-term trips overseas – 2010 is highest on record
Australian residents made a record 6.8 million short-term trips overseas in 2009-10, according to the latest figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is up from 5.8 million movements in 2008-09, and more than double the movements… Read the rest
Average 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
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
Crime 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
Rain
Average rain in the UK compared to average rainfall in Australia.
UK
Kent, Monthly Rainfall in mm’s
Jan-09 81
Feb-09 64.2
Mar-09 41.6
Apr-09 28.2
May-09 31.2
Jun-09 27
Jul-09 42.9
Aug-09 14
Sep-09 18.6
Oct-09 71.6
Nov-08 111
Dec-08… Read the rest
Wallpaper in Australia
Wallpaper is a rarity in Australia. Very few people use it, hence almost no shops sell it. I remember noticing the lack of wallpaper shops when I arrived here.
And as for finding anyone to hang it for you ?… Read the rest
2009 Legatum Prosperity Index
A few excerpts from the The 2009 Legatum Prosperity Index Table Rankings, that apply to the UK and Australia.
Full details for many aspects and over 100 countries at the link at the bottom of the page.
Education: – an… Read the rest
Difference between Australian and British Chocolate
For many years we British have complained that Australian Cadburys chocolate is not as good as good old British Cadburys chocolate.
But today, I came across what appears to be the truth.
Very recently Cadbury in Australia changed its package… Read the rest
British Hairdressers in Australia
The following have been advised as being run by, or employing, British Trained Hairdressers. Please check for yourself, as things do change over time.
QLD
Pureman, The Sebel Building, 121 Albert St, Brisbane (Mens hairdressing from Scotland) T: 07 3012… Read the rest
Crime Comparison UK-Aus
A small selection of crime rates from the sources shown below:
Murder and Attempted Murder
In 2008, the Australian rates for these offence categories were: Murder, 1.2 victims per 100,000 persons Attempted murder, 1.1 victims per 100,000 persons In 2008,… Read the restDaylight Comparison UK-Aus
Both the UK and Australia get just about the same number of hours of daytime during the year as each other.
However, there is a very big difference in the way these hours are spread at different times of the… Read the rest