A comparison of the HSBC Expat Explorer Survey 2011 results between Australia and the United Kingdom produced the following results:
Overall League Table
- 20th Australia
- 29th United Kingdom
A selection of individual category results were:
Economics
UK – Aus
24 – 21 Overall
24 – 11 Swimming pool
26 – 11 Nicer Cars
28 – 11 Healthcare
10 – 22 Income
10 – 12 Boat or yacht
11 – 22 More luxurious holidays
Experience
UK – Aus
29 – 6 Overall
17 – 1 Local work culture
12 – 2 Integrating into the community
24 – 3 Organising finances
19 – 3 Fitting in the new culture
2 – 3 Learning the local language
3 – 8 Entertainment
6 – 14 Using the local language
7 – 6 Feeling welcome at work
Full results can be seen at: www.expatexplorer.hsbc.com whihc show results for the full list of:
Boat or yacht
Commuting
Disposable income
Domestic helper/staff
Enjoying local food
Entertainment
Feeling welcome at work
Finding accommodation
Fitting in the new culture
Getting used to local food
Healthcare
Healthcare access and quality
Healthy diet
Income
Integrating into the community
Learning the local language
Local culture
Local shops and markets
Local transport
Local weather
Local work culture
Making friends
Making local friends
More luxurious holidays
More than one property
Nicer Cars
Nicer/bigger property
Organising finances
Organising healthcare
Organising school for my children
Quality of accommodation
Setting up utilities
Social life
Sports
Swimming pool
Travelling more
Using the local language
Work / life balance
Working environment
Australia is the number one expat location for children’s health and wellbeing, according to the 2011 HSBC Expat Explorer Survey.
While France is at the top of the 2011 Raising Children Abroad league table, Australia is ranked the number one destination for expat children in terms of their health and wellbeing, taking over the top spot from Spain.
Expats here state that their children are spending much more time outdoors since relocating, with 75% reporting this to be true compared to just 53% in France and 47% overall.
Children in Australia are also much more active than elsewhere, with 81% of expats suggesting that their children were playing more sports since moving to Australia than in their home country. These figures are again much higher than both France (47%) and the overall global average (46%)
more: http://www.expatexplorer.hsbc.com