Why Choose Canberra?
With a population of over 346,000 Canberra has every feature you might expect in a big city, except the pollution and crowds.
Canberra is very unusual among cities in that it was planned from the ground up. In 1911 a site was chosen for the capital city and within four years the American architect, Walter Burley Griffin had won the job of designing the city in detail. By 1927 it was ready for the opening of the Australian Federal Parliament.
The result of this careful planning is a beautiful, socially progressive, vibrant and multicultural city. It houses the nation’s greatest institutions, including Parliament House, the Australian War Memorial, the National Gallery, the National Library and the National Museum of Australia. With over 70 embassies and diplomatic missions, as well as a host of parliamentarians and public servants, the city could be expected to provide a good range of entertainment, and it certainly does.
Canberra attracts some of the world’s leading entertainers and offers a wide range of arts and cultural performances.
A safe, clean environment for study, it features four universities, as well as the Canberra Institute of Technology and a comprehensive primary and secondary school system.
As befits a capital city, Canberra is well positioned in every way. It is less than two hours drive from the coastal beaches in one direction, and the snowfields in another. Sydney is only 35 minutes away by air or about three hours by coach, car or train.
The average Canberra resident is highly qualified, has a relatively high income, and takes an enthusiastic part in sport of some kind. A wide range of sports is catered for at both professional and amateur levels, including badminton, volleyball, martial arts, cricket, netball, basketball, tennis, fishing, horse riding, golf, swimming, bushwalking and football.
