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The majority of Australians live in the eastern coastal mainland states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory, which collectively forms 79% of the entire population of Australia (more than three-quarters of all Australians).
In 2016, it was revealed 54.6% of Indian migrants in Australia hold a bachelor's degree or a higher educational degree, more than three times Australia's national average of 17.2% in 2011, making them the most educated demographic group in Australia. [9] India annually contributes the largest number of migrants to both Australia and New Zealand.
Stadium Australia. The most popular sports by participation in the state are soccer and tennis. [133] The National Rugby League, which is based in Sydney, is the dominant professional spectator sport. [133] In rugby league, the state is represented by the New South Wales Blues in the State of Origin series.
A state of disaster was declared in Australia's Victoria on Sunday (Aug 2) with a nightly curfew imposed for its capital Melbourne as a part of its harshest restrictions of movement to date. The ...
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to ...
Seven News Sydney; Nine News Sydney; 10 News First Sydney; Regional, seven nights. NBN News (local editions for Newcastle, the Central Coast, New England, the Mid North Coast, and Northern Rivers) Regional, weeknights only. Seven News (local editions for the Mid North Coast/Northern Rivers, New England, the Central West, and the Riverina)
Major waves of immigration following the Second World War and in the 21st century considerably increased the number of community languages spoken in Australia. In 2021, 5.8 million people used a language other than English at home. The most common of these languages were Mandarin, Arabic, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Punjabi, Greek, Italian and Hindi ...
The most popular sports in Australia by adult participation are: swimming, athletics, cycling, soccer, golf, tennis, basketball, surfing, netball and cricket. [ 493 ] Australia is one of five nations to have participated in every Summer Olympics of the modern era, [ 494 ] and has hosted the Games twice: 1956 in Melbourne and 2000 in Sydney. [ 495 ]