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Comparing Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney

How do Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney measure up against one another?

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StateAdelaideBrisbaneMelbournePerthSydney
Adelaide's LocationBrisbane LocationMelbourne's LocationPerth's LocationSydney's Location
Population1.3 million2.3 million4.4 million2.0 million4.8 million
Born Overseas32%32%40%43%43%
ClimateHot, dry summers. Mild, wet wintersHot, wet summers. Warm, dry wintersHot, changeable summers. Cool unsettled wintersHot, dry summers. Mild, wet wintersHot summers. Mild winters. Driest in spring
*Median House Price April 2019$465,000$532,000$713,000$463,000$880,000
*Median Unit Price April 2019$321,000$371,000$527,000$360,000$684,000
Median Weekly Personal Income 2016$617$703$673$728$719
Median Weekly Household Income 2016$1,265$1,562$1,542$1,955$1,750
**Best city for:CommunityPersonal well-being, standard of living, safety, environment, social conditions, government, business.Personal relationships
Mid Summer Sunrise / set5.59 am / 8.29 pm4.50 am / 6.43 pm5.55 am / 8.41 pm5.07 am / 7.21 pm5.41 am / 8.06 pm
Mid Winter Sunrise / set8.24 am / 6.12 pm6.38 am / 5.02 pm8.36 am / 6.09 pm7.16 am / 5.20 pm8.00 am / 5.53 pm
Traditional IndustriesAgri-food products / services, Cars, Insurance/financial servicesAgri-food products / services, Tourism, Transportation servicesAgri-food products / services, Automotive, Insurance / financial servicesMineral and Petroleum products, education, healthCommercial / business services, Health / education, Insurance / financial services
Emerging IndustriesBusiness convention services, Health / education, ICTAerospace, Biotechnology, Engineering / environmental technologiesBiotechnology, Engineering / environmental technologies, ICTBiotechnology, Engineering / environmental technologies, ICTBiotechnology, ICT, Life sciences
Major private sector employersHolden (Automotive)
Arnott’s Biscuits (Agri-food products services)
Sola Optical (Instruments / precision manufacturing)
Bechtel (Engineering
/ environmental)
Boeing (Aerospace)
Virgin Airlines (Transportation services)
CEA Technologies (Defence equipment / services)
Phenomix Corp. (Biotechnology)
TransACT & Tower Software (ICT)
Ford/Toyota (Automotive)
Foster’s Group Limited (Agri-food products / services)
National Australia Bank (Insurance / financial services)




* RP Data.

** Surveys of residents’ perceptions carried out by the Australian Centre on Quality of Life, Deakin University.

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