Thinking about studying or migrating to Australia? Australia’s culturally diverse and democratic society coupled with its strong, stable economy has made it a first choice destination for millions of migrants and students from around the world.

There are many reasons why Australia is one of the best places in the world to study and to live, here are just a few:

World Class Education System

• Australia has an internationally renowned education system and is one of the world’s leading providers of education and training to international students, including English language training

• Each year, more than 400,000 students from around 200 countries receive an Australian education¹

• Australia has 8 universities ranked in the top 100 universities worldwide²

Strong Economy

• Since 1990, Australia’s economy has grown by an average of 3.3 per cent a year with 17 consecutive years of growth

• Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is over $1 trillion in value terms, making it the world’s 13th largest economy overall and the 10th largest industrialised economy³

Multicultural Society

• Australia accepts and respects the right of all Australians to express and share their individual cultural heritage

• In over 60 years of planned migration, Australia has welcomed more than 6.5 million migrants from over 200 countries, including more than 660,000 refugees⁴

Enviable Lifestyle

• Three Australian cities are rated in the top 10 most liveable cities in the world

• Melbourne was third out of over 140 cities. Perth was equal fifth, Sydney equal ninth, Adelaide was 11th and Brisbane 16th on the list⁵