Como la mayoría de ciudades en Australia, Canberra contiene un gran número de personas que abarca todas las clases sociales y religiones de la vida. La presencia de las Embajadas contribuye a la variedad de los ciudadanos en la capital de Australia, aunque la ciudad no es tan multicultural como Melbourne o Sydney.
Muchas de las personas que viven en Canberra no nacieron allí, y están allí para trabajar o estudiar durante algunos años antes de continuar.
El ingreso promedio en Canberra es de alrededor de 100 dólares más por semana que en cualquier otro lugar en Oz. El nivel educativo es mayor en Canberra que en cualquier otro lugar del país, y el 4,5% de la población con un título de posgrado, en comparación con la media de toda Australia del 1,8%.
En 2006, la población del Territorio de la Capital Australiana fue 333.667. En 869 de esta era personas que viven fuera de Canberra.
El Territorio Capital Australiano es completamente rodeada por el estado de Nueva Gales del Sur. Está bordeada por tres ríos en el sur, norte-este y el oeste, y una línea ferroviaria en la adecuada este.
La Ley contiene las tierras de cultivo agrícola, así como la ciudad de Canberra. Toda la zona está muy por encima del nivel del mar, con el punto más bajo, situado a orillas del río Murrumbidgee, 429m por encima del nivel del mar.
El territorio contiene varias montañas, el ser más alto monte Bimberi, que se encuentra en la frontera suroeste con Nueva Gales del Sur.
El ACT tiene una serie de parques nacionales como el Parque Nacional Namadgi, que contiene Mt Bimberi. El parque cumple con los Parque Nacional de Kosciuszko, que se encuentra en Nueva Gales del Sur, y los suministros de agua del 85% del territorio.
Se cree que los aborígenes utilizaron el área que ahora es el examen ACT como un lugar de reunión, posiblemente para corroboree que con motivo de la migración de la mariposa Bogong, que fue cazado y comido. Canberra, fue colonizada por los europeos en 1824, cuando Joshua Moore compró la primera concesión de tierras en la zona, al pie de la montaña Negro. En 1845 una ciudad había crecido a la sombra de la montaña, con la reciente construcción de San Juan? S Iglesia y la escuela cercana a su centro.
El establecimiento de un capital nacional y alrededor de Territorio Capital de Australia (ACT) fue uno de los principios de la Constitución crea cuando las colonias se federaron en estados de Australia en 1901.
Orientación
El ACT es 80km (50mi) de norte a sur y está a unos 30km (19mi) de ancho. Es sin litoral dentro de la región montañosa del sureste de Nueva Gales del Sur, 305 kilometros (190mi) de Sydney por carretera. Canberra y sus alrededores se encuentran en el noreste del territorio, mientras que el Parque Nacional Namadgi ocupa la zona suroeste de conjunto. La población creció de 50.000 en 1960 a 100.000 en 1967 y se ha disparado a más de 300.000 en la actualidad.
Canberra se dispone alrededor del Lago Burley Griffin artificiales. En Cívico, en el lado norte del lago, se encuentran las tiendas, empresas, universidad y suburbios como Reid, Braddon, Turner y Acton. Parlamentaria y otros edificios administrativos se encuentran al sur del lago, rodeado de suburbios como Parkes, Barton, Forrest, Deakin y Yarralumla (sede del primer ministro y el gobernador general-). Canberra también está rodeado por las ciudades satélite de Woden, Belconnen y Tuggeranong.
Canberra? S es el aeropuerto a 7 km (4Mi) al este de la ciudad. autobuses Interestatal lleguen al Centro de Jolimont, que está en el centro del Civic. La estación está en Kingston, en el lado sur del lago. La mayoría de tiendas y restaurantes están en Cívica y de Manuka, también al sur del lago, con algunos cafés salpican los suburbios. Cada ciudad tiene su centro de satélites con encanto propio. Cívica es también el centro de Canberra? S vida nocturna, que es algo más vivo que sugiere su reputación.
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