| ⭐️ Total score |
2.17/5 (Rank #149)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍4 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,365 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 29 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 26°C78°F (feels 27°C81°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 56%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 75%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 19 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 33 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,506 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | Australia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 29 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 26°C 78°F + 😊 Comfy (56%) = feels 27°C 81°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 19 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 34 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 6.64 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 66 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | River City Labs |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | The Edge |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,100,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Qantas |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,365 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,960 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,007 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,716 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,723 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,883 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,337 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $517,111 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $128 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $127 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $219 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,923 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $49 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Quieter and more relaxed than Sydney or Melbourne
✅ Walkable near the city
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ May become too busy in the future
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 30°C / 86°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm |
| Real (median) |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 73% |
nice 76% |
nice 73% |
nice 74% |
nice 72% |
nice 67% |
nice 69% |
nice 64% |
nice 74% |
nice 78% |
nice 79% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 100mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 43mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 17mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 109mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 39% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 36% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 44% |
| Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 713 people | 786 people | 613 people | 523 people | 586 people | 383 people | 480 people | 509 people | 492 people | 514 people | 640 people | 675 people |
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