Victoria
Below are a select few facts and figures related to the Aussie state of Victoria.
These facts have been collated from various sources, and are only intended to be a broad overview of the state of Victoria.
Below the facts grid, you will find links to the various sources we used to create this Victoria 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 Victoria.
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
Margaret Gardner
Capital
Melbourne
Population
6,865,400
State Flag
State Weather
Spring
9.6 - 19.6°C
Summer
14 - 25.3°C
Autumn
10.9 – 20.3°C
Winter
6.5 - 14.2°C
Hours of Sunshine per Year
Melbourne enjoys 2,362 hours of sunshine per year!
Property Market Information
Port Melbourne
Median House Price:
$1,685,000
£857,569
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$972
£495
Property Market Information
St Kilda
Median House Price:
$1,605,000
£816,853
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$925
£471
Property Market Information
Caroline Springs
Median House Price:
$675,000
£343,536
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$460
£234
Property Videos - Victoria
About the Victoria Data
The Data on this page is true to the best of our knowledge, last update 27th May 2024.
State Information
Governor Information and images originate from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(state)
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
Victoria weather information, sourced from:
https://www.australia.com/en-gb/facts-and-planning/weather-in-australia/brisbane-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:
Port Melbourne:
St Kilda
Caroline Springs:
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
Image courtesy of –
- Ryk Neethling, https://www.flickr.com/photos/rykneethling/
All images, some rights reserved.
