Buying and renting in Australia’s capital is much affordable when compared to other Australian cities like Sydney or Melbourne. These places have a pricey property market. Belconnen average house prices come around $400,000 and rent amount stands up to $400 per week. You have to remember that these prices fluctuate and it’s not a fixed amount so do check some real estate websites before making the final decision. Canberra has several on-campus accommodations for students as well.

The place is super easy to commute as compared to the city life of other places. You can find bike paths all over the Canberra. The place is known for the exemplary bus system and to drive and import your own vehicle you need documents like an Insurance policy, title, registration etc.

There are government-run or religious or privately run schools. In the ACT there are many top-notch tertiary institutions can be found. In fact, Australia is popular for top quality universities and the Australian National University has been ranked 47th in the Times World University Rankings. The University of Canberra is also catching up high rankings in the list and offer institutes like the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Australian Institute of Sports Australian for athletes and armed forces enthusiasts.

Canberra offers many job opportunities to youth. Industries with respect to cyber security, health, sports, education, public service, and construction offer high employment prospects.The demand in the IT sector both private and the public has been on the rise.

Expats much explore places like Royal Australian Mint, Black Mountain Nature Park, National Carillon, National Museum of Australia, National Zoo and Aquarium, Mount Ainslie Lookout, National Library of Australia, Australian War Memorial, Lake Burley Griffin etc.

The place does get chilly in the winter months, but if you want to see the positive side of it, you get the opportunity to enjoy skiing and snowboarding. Canberra has a marine west coastal climate- hot and dry during summers and one can notice heavy fog and monotonous frosts during winters. You can even experience thunderstorms between September and April.