New South Wales
Below are a select few facts and figures related to the Aussie state of New South Wales.
These facts have been collated from various sources, and are only intended to be a broad overview of the state of New South Wales.
Below the facts grid, you will find links to the various sources we used to create this New South Wales facts page.
The areas we've selected for the property section are simply areas that have been prominent when we have searched for popular areas amongst British migrants in New South Wales.
If you are interested in making the move from the UK to Australia, hopefully, these facts will be of some use.
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State Facts
Governor
Margeret Beazley
Capital
Sydney
Population
8,394,700
State Flag
State Weather
Spring
11 - 23°C
Summer
18.6 - 25.8°C
Autumn
14.6 - 22.2°C
Winter
8.8 - 17°C
Hours of Sunshine per Year
Sydney enjoys 2,468 hours of sunshine per year!
Property Market Information
Newcastle
Median House Price:
$1,825,000
£929,565
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$920
£469
Property Market Information
Terrigal
Median House Price:
$1,380,000
£702,904
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$700
£357
Property Market Information
Manly
Median House Price:
$4,093,750
£2,085,155
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$1,800
£917
Property Videos - New South Wales
190 Visa Requirements
General Requirements:
- Be under the age of 45
- Have a valid Skills Assessment
- Have an eligible skilled occupation
- Have at least 65 points
- Have at least competent English
Additional NSW Requirements:
- Have an occupation on the skilled occupation list
- If you are onshore, you have to have continuously lived onshore for 6 months
- Likewise, if you are offshore you have to have lived continuously offshore for 6 months
About the New South Wales Data
The Data on this page is true to the best of our knowledge, last update 26th May 2024.
State Information
Governor Information and images originate from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales
Population information sourced from:
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/sep-2023
Population information last updated:
September 2023
Weather Information
New South Wales weather information, sourced from:
https://www.australia.com/en-gb/facts-and-planning/weather-in-australia/sydney-weather.html
Property Information
Property Information is sourced from:
https://www.realestate.com.au/
Average costs are based on the cost of a 3-bedroom house where that data is available. If no house price is available, a 3-bedroom unit is used.
Please remember these are not average values, they are median prices. That means it is the middle number in a set of given values.
The areas used are cited as popular areas for Brits on the website https://www.pomsinoz.com/
There was absolutely no scientific approach to the areas selected 🙃
Links to the house cost and rental values provided are below:
Newcastle:
Terrigal:
Manly:
The exchange information is sourced from the Bank of Canada the exchange rate is only updated once per day so may differ from live exchange rates.
The information is only intended to be used for illustrative purposes, if you want more up-to-date information, try a service such as Google Finance
Images courtesy of –
- Terrazzo, https://flickr.com/photos/terrazzo/
- GEM, https://flickr.com/photos/gemb1/
- russellstreet, https://www.flickr.com/photos/russellstreet/
All images, some rights reserved.
