FinalProject-Australia.pptx

Australia

Overview of Australia

The only continent covered by a single country

7th most popular country for international tourism

24th largest goods and trading partner to the United States

Home to many popular coastal cities such as Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and more

Driest continent on earth (besides Antarctica)

Contains the Great Barrier Reef

Australia’s Economy

$1,450,000,000,000 USD

Australia’s GDP (2019)

Australia’s GDP

GDP: 2% annual growth rate

13th highest nominal GDP in the world

Real GDP per person: $53,800 USD

Distribution of GDP across economic sectors:

Services (66.56%)*: research, surveying, legal

Industry (24.12%): mining, tourism, manufacturing

Agriculture (2.46%): forestry, fishing, farms

*Australia’s most profitable industry

Scarce

Recent droughts have led to low water storage levels

Water scarcity has led to various water restrictions (food, consumption)

Scarce and Growth

Growth

Aluminum, zinc, and coal mining industries

Online grocery and food delivery platforms

Cryptocurrency exchanges

Australia’s Top Exports

China(Australia’s 1st most frequent trading partner)Iron oreCoalLiquefiedNatural Gas
United States(Australia’s 2nd most frequent trading partner)BeefAviation EquipmentPharmaceuticalProducts
Japan(Australia’s 3rd most frequent trading partner)CoalIron oreBeef

Real exports of goods and services in 2019 Q4: 106,933

Real imports of goods and services in 2019 Q4: 98,515

Net exports of goods and services in 2019 Q4: 8,418

Life in Australia

Life in Australia: Housing

Average house prices (2019):

Sydney: $666,036 USD

Melbourne: $513,999 USD

Brisbane: $369,633 USD

People typically live in houses, terraces, semi-detached houses, duplexes, townhouses, and apartment units

Life in Australia: Transportation

Trains: many high speed trains in major cities

Buses (most popular in Sydney, Melbourne, & Brisbane)

Biking/Cycling: used by many students

Ferries: not as popular, but still an option for transportation here

Life in Australia: Education

Third most popular international student destination in the world

Contains six of the world’s top 100 universities

Australian universities have produced 15 Nobel laureates

Tourism

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Attracts around 10 million tourists annually

Tourism generated an estimated $43.9 billion (USD) in 2018

970 people arrive in Australia every hour

Sydney Opera House

Great Barrier Reef

National parks (Blue Mountain, Purnululu, etc.)

Unemployment

Unemployment Rate: 5.14% (2019)

Top 5 most in-demand professions:

Registered Nurses

Software and application programmers

Electricians

Carpenters

Secondary School Teachers

Money in Australia

Currency

Australian Dollars (AUD)

AU$0.66 = $1.00 USD

Polymer notes of $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100

Coin denominations between $0.05 and $2.00

More about Australia

Social Programs

Australia offers age pensions, youth allowance, sick allowance, and more.

Economy

Australia has a mixed market economy, much like the United States

Living

Since many of Australia’s popular cities are along a coast, a lot of Australia operates on beach cities

Money Fact

Australia developed the first ever plastic bank note

Wine Industry

Australia has over 60 separate wine regions

The Outback

Only about 60,000 people live in the Outback of Australia