Perth is way undersold here. Perth has a Mediterranean climate all year and the best beaches that look out across the Indian Ocean. Perth is very much living a beach lifestyle as the entire CDB and surrounding suburbs are either built at the beach or a short distance from it. Sunsets are incredible too.
@@ReinventingTheSteve Absolutely my friend. Living in this isolated paradise as a UK expat and now a Aussie citizen was the best decision I ever made. x
I'm in Perth. We're in the largest state with a wide variety of environments. Our south west region is so green and full of rolling hills. The Pilbara region is most of our mining and pretty much all desert. Then we have our coastal regions, like 80 mile beach and shark bay. Perth is a beautiful place to live.
Im American who moved from Westchester NY to Melbourne Australia 10 years ago, never looked back and never thought about returning, to the point that I might get my citizenship. Is hard bringing extended family across as it is a 14hr flight from west coast or 23hr flight from eastcoast but when we visit back to US we pick a new destination for my Aussie family as they are keen to visit US places and we meet halfway with the extended family LA/Hawaii/etc... The people here are amazingly friendly, clean streats all year round, not much crime, people are kind to each other, australian personality is dope, safety is huge here, medicare for all is huge plus, and there is no polical crazyness here is quite literally a paradise on Earth if/with a good paying job or a great start economically. Not going to sugarcoat that housing is not affordable and you better get a good paying gig to get a loan out for one cause they are so protective of their fintech that you have to provide real evidence you can repay your loans without destroying your quality of life in the process. One story that I found hella funny- when I moved and my family grew we were heading to the beach my wife says:" can you get the thongs for the kids, and im like wtf why would we put thongs on the kids, thongs in Aussie slang means "flip flops/sandals" to us lol we laughed so much after we explain to each other what they were in our different cultures".
I am from Brisbane & I also lived in Melbourne for 7 years before moving back. I don't think you can judge any city by 45 second video .Each city in Oz has Pluses & minuses I could make an hour long video of Brisbanes attractions & you would still not see everything as these cities are expanding so fast & just continuously adding new infrastructure & attractions.
Brisbane is a beautiful city. 1 hours drive to the Gold Coast (south) and Sunshine Coast (north). Plus the beautiful islands Fraser, Moreton and Stradbroke. Called the “river city” it has a bit of everything. May not be as glamorous as Sydney and Melbourne but it certainly has its own unique style. Called “BrisVegas” by the locals. I lived in Sydney for 6 years and was happy to move back home to Brisbane.
@@knoxywon LOL. Lived in Brisbane all my life. We were calling it "BrisVegas" decades ago. Sydney and Melbourne joined in thinking they were clever. It's been a self-effacing term of endearment up here forever.
You haven't seen enough of each city! That was a very broad overview. Each city is very different and very beautiful in its own way. I grew up in Melbourne, then spent the majority of my working life in Sydney, now live in Canberra. Fell in love with all of them. I'll never leave Canberra. It's unique and the standard of living is extremely high. Particularly love the low density traffic on the roads. I've been to the ten cities in this video. Now getting to know Adelaide better as my sister moved there from Sydney. So different once again. I particularly like the Adelaide Hills. You've only "dipped your toe" into this country, so much more to see and investigate.
I lived in Wollongong NSW for almost 3 years. My apartment was 2 blocks from the lighthouse/beach. Loved every sunrise and sunset. It was my fav place to live.
I'm an American living in Melbourne. For what it's worth, I've always felt that Melbourne is more like Boston than NY. Coming from Connecticut, I'm familiar with both. This video only seemed to focus on skyscrapers, which is why all the cities look alike. There are plenty of older buildings and areas which are not shown.
As an Australian and a world traveller with over 1000 hours flying around the globe . I have been to all these places in the states and more i lived there for 5 years . Boston than NY. Coming from Connecticut, I found them nothing like Melbourne but they are all sht holes . I take it thats what they have in common. I would also like to say unlike Boston you catch a cab in Melbourne .
I grew up in the Australian Capital Territory (The ACT). The place is a city literally planned out, and the heat is a dry heat, and you are surrounded by snowy mountains, with ski fields less than an hour away. You can ride a scooter or bike from one side of the city to the other, and almost never see a car. If you do drive, then you are not going to be, no not matter where you live, further than 30 minutes driving from one end of the city to the other. It's also the home of the government, and has a business cosmopolitan feel. Also where our version of West Point is situated (Duntroon). And our War Memorial in the ACT, is the best in the world. It has one of the Lancaster Bombers from a WW2 program called "The Damn Busters". We don't get them, and all our state capitols, and a lot of smaller cities and towns also all on the coast.
I live in a coastal suburb of Adelaide. I can walk to a beautiful (un-crowded) beach. I love the laidback easy lifestyle with none of the hustle and bustle of the bigger cities. In 2021, Adelaide was named most liveable city in Australia and third most liveable city in the world. I’ve visited all cities in this video but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.
It's a beautiful city it's just a shame the cops are allowing the ice to destroy it so they can make money with on the spot fines in the bad suburbs, but there's still a lot of nice parts
I come from Brighton in Adelaide and it is amazing how we could go to the best beaches in the world with no crowd, then to Mclaren vale the best red wine region in the world and into the CBD to Adelaide oval one of the best sports venues in the world all in 1 day
I live in Adelaide and I was surprised they didn’t mention the Barossa Valley or the Adelaide hills but every city in Australia is different in its own way.. and each to their own I guess.. but it’s a beautiful country, very diverse.
The cities are all pretty great but I will also advocate for the rural life as well. There are plenty of fantastic rural towns throughout Australia (not all on the coast) that offer some pretty wonderful experiences as well and quite affordable. We are extremely lucky to have so many beautiful places!
Some of the best advice about moving to Australia I've ever come across is to be willing to move to all of Australia. Don't limit yourself based on a reputation. Make lists, in priority order for each of the following categories, with what you want most at the top, what you'll settle for in the middle, and whatever you won't accept left off the list: What sort of weather and climate do you like - tropical, sub-tropical, warm temperate, cool temperate, semi-arid, arid, wet-dry seasons, weather that's completely unpredictable? What sort of terrain do you want to be near - ancient rainforest, regular natural forest, grassy hills, grassy plains, sandy beaches, waterfalls, sandy desert, rocky desert, swamp, snowfields, pure urban area, bit of a mix? Are you into the arts, beach life, surfing, bushwalking, sports, camping, road trips, music scene, night club scene, etc. Do you prefer big city life, suburban life, small town, rural, remote, or a bit of a mixture where you're in one but very close to another? Is your goal to study, gain a trade qualification, work for someone else, be self-employed, start a new business? What industries interest you: rural/farming, mining, office, IT/tech, medicine, sciences, retail, trades/construction, transportation, arts/music, tourism, etc? Also rick factors with regards to natural disasters. Just like the USA has hurricanes in the east, earthquakes in the west, and tornados in the middle, Australia has it's share of natural disaster zones as well. We don't have severe problems with earthquakes, volcanos and tsunamis, and although we get a rare tornado now and then in some parts we don't have a tornado alley. However, we do have bushfires, floods, severe storms, cyclones (what you call hurricanes), drought, dust storms, hailstorms, and heatwaves. You can't avoid all of these things, but they don't all occur in every place. Where I'm from there's no bushfires, my town can't seriously flood, no cyclones, and severe storms and hailstorms are quite rare, but we do get drought, dust storms, and heatwaves. You can't avoid all of it, so figure out which ones you're willing to take a risk with, and learn about how to mitigate the damage they cause and what to do when all hell breaks loose. Don't forget to consider family needs - what your partner wants in life, travel and communication with family back home, accommodating family if they come to visit you, schools and childcare if you have kids, etc. Once you've got these things figured out and in a priority order, then start asking Aussies what places in Australia most closely match what you're looking for. Chances are, whatever it is you're looking for in life, that life or at least something very close to it will be here somewhere. The other option is to do what you just did and ask us to tell you where we'd recommend... and you'll end up with Aussies just bombarding you with "Sydney is best." "Melbourne is better" "You need to see Perth" "Brisbane has it all" and a little squeak of "Please acknowledge me" from Adelaide. But they'll all agree on one thing: Canberra.
Canberra is the worst city in australia, it literally has nothing to do except visit the questacon, honestly Sydney should be the capital of australia instead of that disgrace
@@memrman8331 i would say Canberra's the place we put all the politicians so we can all avoid there drama its not reli the capital we just let them think that so they stay there hahaha
I grew up in Canberra, lived in Sydney and now Melbourne. Canberra is great to visit and has good job security in the public sector but my god growing up you hate it there so much.
Hi loving the videos,I live in a suburb of Perth WA, watching this clip made me realise just how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful country. Hope one day you get the chance to come here 💚🇦🇺
Brissy! Brisbane is the best place to live ... you’re an hour from the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast also. I’m very biased because I’m from Brissy/BrisVegas - however my family has been living in Ontario, Canada for the past 10 years. I went home recently and realized how much I missed my home and the people. Cairns is brilliant! You’d loooove it as a backpacker. In Australia I’ve lived in the Northern Territory near Darwin, Perth, Melbourne .... all good and very diverse - but still the eastern coast is brilliant! ❤
You pronounce the Bourne part of Melbourne that same way you pronounce the bane part of Brisbane ( bris-bn, Mel-bn) if you struggle with pronoucing a N right after a B then mel-burn is also acceptable but never Mel-born👌🏼 always enjoyed your British reactions even tho I’m aussie so seing all these Australia reaction vids makes me very happy lol you’re a legend keep it up💯
Gotta check out places like Newcastle and Coffs Harbour. Smaller then our capital cities but with amazing culture, beaches and job and educational opportunities Newcastle in particular
Here's a little bit of info about The Great Barrier Reef for you mate. "The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres." It's not just 'that little bit up there', as you said! It's the most awesome experience to dive the reef - another world - I highly recommend it!
Why would you move to move to Australia to live in a European style City. But then again I am a beach lifestyle person so it’s the Southern Qld Towns for me. Board shorts and T shirts is cool. Sydney is beautiful around the harbour and beaches but expensive. Newcastle is good, but yeah if want to live like you are in a European style City, then enjoy Melbourne.
when you get voted most livable city 3 years in a row its clear we are doing something right in Victoria lolIf not for Dopey Dan Andrews it probably would have been the last 5 years
Brisbane is a city with a country town feel, best place in Australia for family living and outdoor fun, with its magnificent beaches, Great barrier Reef, beautiful rain forests and the best weather in the country there is always something to see and do in Brisbane.
Adelaide was not shown very well and is my home City. It is much larger now because building has been consistent and ongoing for the past decade. There are beautiful national parks, excellent hiking destinations and you can ride safely to many destinations on our bicycle lanes. The southern beaches are beautiful and pristine.
I live on the Gold Coast. It wasn’t my intention to live here long term. I came for study and planned to relocate again after. That was 12 years ago. I love the pace, lifestyle and weather. Plus it’s only a stone’s throw from Brisbane. I live in a suburb closer to the hinterland than the beach and I rarely go near the tourist spots. It’s a spread out place so there are a lot of good suburbs away from the main tourist strip. I agree with the advice others have given about visiting first and listing what things are priorities for you, starting with the climate.
I live in Melbourne and grew up regional vic as did my parents, but they recently moved to the Gold Coast both for dads work and the lifestyle, I love Melbourne a lot, but I love the Gold Coast lifestyle and weather so much more. I just got back from there yesterday actually
Perth is very undersold in this. We have the best weather and we also are the friendliest city. We have wonderful beaches and great wineries at our doorstep. The roads are wonderful (no tolls anywhere). Great sporting facilities and many job opportunities especially in the mines. Housing is very affordable and we have lively hills, values as well as our beaches.
Melbourne is like London meets New York. Nightlife is the best, clubs and bars sometimes close at 6 or 7am the next morning. And.. best coffee in the world
Melbourne at this point in time military removing over 1 million children from 5 level under dumbs / Tunnel...They are the Capital for Child Trafficking... I have been there and it was not a clean city... I live Perth and it one of Cleanest city in Australia 🇦🇺 London and New York the same as Melbourne are Government are Controlled by Cabal / Government who are all very 😈
Adelaide has been very undersold in the video. The Economist's Global Liveability Index named Adelaide as Australia's most liveable city in 2021 and the world's third most liveable city. The state of South Australia (of which Adelaide is the capital city) is also the Festival state. The Adelaide Fringe is the 2nd biggest arts festival in the world (and biggest in the Southern Hemisphere). There are festivals all throughout the year, from arts and music festivals to film festivals, car and other races, sports events and more. As one of the smaller capital cities of Australia, it offers everything the bigger cities do, but with a more laid back, country feel. It's the kind of place where strangers say hello as they pass by each other on the street.
Not just Adelaide. If you reallly know our cities you would realise just how shallow the reviewed video is. I note it is by an American and would state that there is no way I would make any decision based on just what is disclosed in it. There are FAR better videos to be found elsewhere.
Yes a very shallow overview of all cities - like didn’t even mention the proximity of wine regions to Adelaide it it’s vibrant food and wine scene - very poor reviews in general
I also live in Adelaide and moving to Melbourne very shortly . Adelaide is a great city to visit. And does have a laid-back attitude and affordable cost of living. If you like wine and cheese, there are so many vineyards that line the outskirts of the city . However ! Adelaide is very behind the times in a lot of areas ,one that stands out to most people who visit is the restricted trading hours on business . No 24 hour, supermarket or 24 hour medical medical centres and everything closes early on the weekends . Almost nothing is open on public holidays in heaven forbid you want anything after five on a Sunday . Prehistoric lockout laws, prevent any kind of like nightlife after 2am. (Google it). Adelaide suffers from Sleepytown syndrome for 3/ quarters of the year. And South Australians typically hibernate and do not go out during the winter months . While Adelaide is definitely picturesque and friendly. It’s more of a retirement city, then a young persons city .
Hobart is awesome. Been there once. Great fish and chips on the dock in the city and a great history with lots of traditional buildings built by convicts
My hubby and I live in Hobart. Our house was built in 1915 and we’ve renovated it back to its glory days. We operate a beaut little Airbnb suite on the first of three levels. It’s an old brick terrace house built into the hillside right next a nature reserve and five minutes to Hobart waterfront. The fish punts and Mures at the waterfront harbour do a roaring trade. The Georgian architecture and Salamanca market and precinct are wonderful on a sunny Saturday!
Hi JP, I’m watching your reaction to my country and it makes me smile that you love it. I do to. I live in the suburbs of Melbourne and I wouldn’t live anywhere else. Sydney and Melbourne have this friendly banter about which is best, but the reason I believe Melbourne stands out more is our infrastructure. It’s much easier to get around here. Following signs in Sydney you’ll most definitely get lost as it’s a rabbit warren. I can understand from the images shown of the other destinations all looking similar. Seen one beautiful beach seen them all 😝. However when you’re on the ground in these cities they each have a completely different vibe, layout and lifestyle. Picking one over the other is easy though. Which temperature can you tolerate the best. In New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and Perth you can expect the temperature to be between 77 F and 108 F winter to summer. In South Australia and ACT are very similar with temperatures between 50 F and 108 F between Winter & Summer. Melbourne and Tasmania similar with the coldest temperatures in Tasmania but in Melbourne we are known for having four seasons in one day with temperatures from 50 F to 104 F.
Joel, I have lived in Sydney all my life. It's vibrant and it can have quite an edge to it. Then again, it can also feel laid back, something of a mixed bag depending upon where your mood takes you. There are so many wonderful restaurants to dine at, and the more historic neighbourhood known as The Rocks, with it's Coventry-like cobbled laneways and souvenir shops/markets offers many curiosities. You should search out The Rocks. It's quite the quaint nook and cranny. Melbourne (those brief times I have been there) certainly had more of a European feel to it for me, and I perhaps felt more "at home" there when exploring the arts & culture overall than I do here in Sydney nonetheless, Sydney I call home. Melbourne felt to me like it had more of a history to it, something of an established feel/identity. I loved it. I also loved my time in Brisbane which was something different again. Artistically satisfying with the St Lucia campus, and peaceful, so very peaceful. Once again, I was only there for a brief time, but it spoke to my condition as a musician in a similar way that Melbourne did, similar but different. Trust me, I am no bronzed Aussie, beaches have never quite been my thing to actually be on (haha!) but you can be assured, they are stunning! Well, you have already seen some! One of my fondest memories from my youth (around the age you are now) was just sitting on the beach at Bondi after attending a school formal, decked out to the nines in a tuxedo, sipping on cups of early morning coffee bought from coffee vendor machines found along the way, watching the sun rise with friends. God was there in that moment as the clouds rolled back to usher in a new day, believe me! It was such an overwhelming beautiful experience, and one you should try to take in if you ever visit here, minus the tux of course! But I think you would fit in well here if you were to come, and you would be made to feel welcome. Well, that's my bit ... blessings!
There's a couple of British youtubers that visited Australia not to long ago. They said Adelaide is the most like were they're from in England. Foreigners know about Melbourne and Sydney. But the other cities have a lot to offer as well.
I live in Brisbane. I think it's a pretty great city. We have a man-made beach in the middle of the city. A natural rock climbing wall along the river that's free to use. Then you drive south and Gold coast is right there. You have all the beaches and theme parks. Plus it's not as hot as Cairns. But it still gets quite hot. Like Sydney you can live just 40 minutes away and have a farm.
Brisbane and Gold Coast are 55 miles apart. Throw in The Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay nearby and you have something very special. It's rated in the third best climate in the World. Melbourne has colder weather, similar to most American cities. The cultural life in Melbourne is amazing, Sydney is like LA, weather and feel.
I’m born and bred in Brisbane, still here! The secret is out, we have a great lifestyle and climate and only an hour’s drive to either the Gold or Sunshine Coasts. It’s less expensive than Sydney or Melbourne and not as big as those two cities so getting around isn’t as time consuming. Do yourself a favour and seriously think about our town, I wouldn’t move anywhere else 👍
Living in Brisbane myself - though I’m from the Gold Coast and had spent almost my whole life living in the hinterland area. I think the entire south east is a great place to live, though the Gold Coast has mediocre public transport at best, even with the tram system :/
The big stadium in Melbourne is called the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). It's where our grand final (Australian superbowl) is played every year and has about 100,000 capacity.
The video you reacted to was more like a promo. I live in Perth (I'm a Brit) and would totally recommend it to anyone. I believe its the most isolated capital city in the world, Adelaide been some 3,000kms away, If I'm wrong I'm sure some Aussie will correct me ;-)
Yeah pretty close, good job I'm not pedantic. I once met as family in Bali who hailed from Perth, they pointed out that Bali is closer than Sydney. Crazy.
I’m from Adelaide & they really undersold it’s value in being a food & wine hub with amazing beaches. I live in Sydney, it’s stunning. Melbourne is more Indy then Sydney. Wollongong is about 1 hr away from Sydney.
Having lived all over the world, from Europe to the US to Asia, I’d say nothing tops Sydney. It’s absolutely stunning harbour, pristine beaches, national parks and nightlife.. and yet 40 mins from the city centre you can live on a farm with horses and cows.. Sydney reminds me a LOT of San Francisco (I’ve lived in both). Melbourne is more cultural and a little more like maybe Chicago but smaller!
What a load of bulshit what drugs are you on 40 minutes from the city you're going to be in traffic for another 40 minutes after that another 40 minutes after that. get a grip love lol
Hello Dr KAP. Never thought I’d find myself arguing against anything Dr KAP says. For the most part of what you said I agree with you though. I commented to our man on all of the cities and said that Sydney is beautiful, but when you get out in places like the western suburbs it’s not very nice. In general, I don’t think the bulk of the metropolitan area is as nice as in Melbourne. I’m a little more conservative, so Melbourne appeals to me more than the fast paced Sydney. Having said this, they do have the Sydney 🦢🦢🦢, so what can I say? 😹
@@RickyisSwan I was watching Paul Hogan last night and he was talking about the difference between Sydney and Melbourne. He said a worker could not go to any restaurant in Melbourne and feel comfortable cuz the toffee nosed people, but in Sydney a worker could go into any restaurant anywhere and feel quite comfortable and quite welcome and I think there's a lot to that
@@dave.p153 Apart from the other places, I’ve lived most of my time in Melbourne. I believe that’s the wrong call because like Sydney, it depends where you go. E.g. if you frequent coffee shops at the top end of Collins Street, you will come across the people you’re talking about, however if you pull up a table in the likes of Centre Place, off Flinders street, it’s full of just regular people.
I lived near Cairns for 15yrs, finished my schooling and did my Chef training there too. Tropical Far North Qld has a cyclone season every year, I went through two massive cyclones while living there. Cyclone Yasi and Cyclone Larry, both were considered category 5/6 which is the highest rating in Aus. There were also smaller ones but nothing compared to those two. It is the closest city to the great barrier reef so alot of day tours out to the reef and back. deff a place to visit if you ever do come to Aus.
All of our Cities are on the water. Cairns, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Darwin, Perth. Each major city is special. I have lived in several of them. They all are different. The suburbs are different than inner city. And the people who live in the burbs are different to people who live inner city. Then the suburbs are very different from each other as well. You can find all every type of landscape and weather here. Hot, cold, humid, dry, all seasons, snow, sun, beach, desert, outback, tropical, rainforest, plains, mountains etc. Nice to experience them all!
The way you described how you’d like to live I feel like you’d benefit from looking up “the blue mountains” close to Sydney but still feels rural. And peaceful
The photos of Canberra (the ACT), where I live, are just hilarious. They used panning shots of fairly bland landscapes from a distance and made it look like there are no buildings or people! Estimates vary a bit, but there are actually about 470,000 of us. It's easy to get round (you DO need a car), has good housing and living infrastructure and great medical, educational and recreational facilities. Lots of people from elsewhere in Australia hate the place on principle because they associate it with the despised bureaucracy and even more despised politicians, but for residents it's a bit of a mini-paradise.
I totally agree. Canberra’s (ACT) coverage was lame as in this video. It’s a great place to live. I also wouldn’t vote Melbourne 1st. But it comes to personal opinion.
The stadiums are MCG (Melbourne Cricket Grounds) on the left, AAMI Park is the bubbly one on the right, John Cain Arena in the middle, Rod Laver at the front, and the brown roof is actually another one, Margaret Court Arena.
Each city in Australia has different dialects. Even though we all speak English, each city has its own different ways of communicating. I'm from Adelaide Australia (the laid-back state) as said in the video.
Yep I was born in Sydney and then grew up in country nsw in Wagga Wagga. I moved to the Goldcoast about 8 years ago and I still have that country twang 😂
I was born in Adelaide & moved to Brisbane when I was 9 (I’m 31 now) the biggest differences in accents I notice is people from Adelaide say “Plunts” instead of “plants” and “dunce” instead of “dance”…SA seems a lot more posh. It used to frustrate my friend because he moved to Brisbane from SA long after me and I had learned to pronounce the A’s different while he was still using the “posh” way
I was born, raised and live 45mins west of Brisbane - must say I'm not a fan of Brisbane or the Gold Coast in general but there are some nice places if you get away from the centre of both. I prefer the Sunshine Coast and even further north, and even further west from where I live is lovely. As for other states - Northern NSW, Sydney and the Blue Mountains are nice. But my favourite place is Tasmania - like anywhere in Tassie is beautiful and much more liveable than anywhere else in my opinion
6:00 Tsunami in Wollongong! 🤣 Not very likely. Where are the tectonic faultlines? Having said that, I did hightail it out of Cairns to the hinterlands during Cyclone Yasi a decade ago to avoid the storm surge.
Denver reminded me of Melbourne. I was only there for a few days though. The stadium in Melbourne is the MCG, Melbourne Cricket Ground. It's where the AFL play most of their games each year.
Sydney is more glamorous spectacular looking than Melbourne with the harbour, also a lot of nice beaches along the coast and warmer more humid weather. Melbourne as a city has a vibe to it, night life, food culture, sporting lifestyle, events. Both are surrounded by spectacular coastlines worth travelling.
The Melbourne stadium on the left was Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), and on the right was AAMI Park home to Melbourne Storm NRL club, and 2 x soccer clubs, and one rugby union club.
One of the greatest things about Australia as a whole, there’s something for everybody. As someone who has the great pleasure to regularly travel around Australia for many years as part of my job - there’s very little to not be pleased with. My home is Melbourne, and I love it here. It’s the sporting capital of the world (that part cannot be argued - F1, Australian Open, Melbourne Cup, AFL Grand Final, Boxing Day Test), amazing food & culture, great business opportunities, fashion, music etc. That said, it has its flaws - overinflated property prices, major weaknesses in the public transport system (still no train to the airport), and temperamental weather. My point is, comparing Australian cities is like comparing Michelin Star restaurants, or Oscar winning actors/actresses. There’s no right or wrong answer - they’re all fantastic in their own way. It’s up the individual to determine what they enjoy most. Come check it out sometime. I guarantee you’ll enjoy it. Once piece of advice though- allow plenty of time - it’s not a small country.
I use to live a few houses down from glenelg beach in Adelaide, best place I had. I could hear the waves crashing on the rocks going to sleep. The beach is my happy place.
The thing about Cairns is that you can't swim in the ocean for most of the year because of the stingers. It's a really humid place too. Hobart is gorgeous and has great universities. Sydney is overpriced and too crowded. Woollongong is a lovely place. Brisbane (Brissy) is a great place. It has some gorgeous outer suburbs
Cairns has some great sections of the Great Barrier Reef nearby. Also a short drive to the Atherton Tableland. And the gateway to the Daintree, Port Douglas, Mossman Gorge etc. Downside is it can get sweltering hot in summer, and often battered by cyclones. Great place to visit, but many would not like to live there.
There’s no comparison between Sydney/Melbourne and any city in the US, simply because living here is vastly different from living in America, culturally as well. We have a laid back lifestyle, despite the hustle of travelling to and from the CBDs for work. I would recommend touring here for at least a month and getting familiar with Australians in their home towns, before deciding where to live.
I've lived in Sydney and Melbourne and like both for different reasons. Sydney has an great climate, amazing beaches and the harbour is just incredibly beautiful (photos really don't do it justice). It's full of beautiful clean parks. Winter is very mild and the summer is what I'd call the harder season with heat and humidity. The people in Sydney are great but overall to me the culture feels a bit more superficial and homogenous sometimes. If I were to describe the dominant aesthetic of Sydney it's about being ultra glam, Instagram worthy. It's kind of the LA of Australia. With Melbourne, there's no glamourous waterfronts and the weather is not as consistent (cold grey winters, boiling summers) but it has amazing culture and a very fun and vibrant city centre. When I think of Melbourne I think of art, coffee, grand old Victorian architecture, graffiti and lots of people with tattoos and glasses. It's a bit more arty and hipster (in a good way). I'd say it's the New York of Australia.
I agree about Melbourne, having been born here and lived here my entire 22 year life. We do have Docklands and the Yarra River/Southbank which has a nice view
Melbourne is more like NY cultural wise with great food, museums, Art, live music and it’s known as the sporting capital of Australia as well. Yet it’s also situated on Port Philip Bay plus it’s also very close to coastal towns and parks hence why it’s often voted the most livable city in the world. Sydney is more like LA, a bit more glitzy, but it does have beautiful beaches and scenery. It just depends on personal taste, the further north you go there’s less people and a more laid back lifestyle. For me I love Melbourne because it has a more vibrant cultural scene yet it’s also so close to beautiful nature parks and beaches, the best of both worlds.
I'd say Melbourne is a mix between NY & San Fran as a comparison. GC is a lot like Miami/Orlando... Sydney is very LA. Canberra is basically Washington DC. Perth is hard to compare, but a bit like Dallas maybe...? Brisbane is kinda like a warm Chicago I guess. Wollongong is New Orleans!? 🤣 Any of North Queensland is basically Cancun. Adelaide & Hobart are like no American city I've been to... Lol
@@Flamer020 I have never read such absolute crap in my life. On what basis do you say Wollongong is like NO. Does LA have a beautiful harbour with one of the planet's most identifiable buildings? Why the ned to compare Aussie cities at all...they are unique.
@@flamingfrancis agreed, Australian cities are unique. But I am simply comparing them to the American cities I have been to for a comparison of how they felt to me culturally and the general vibes. NO was one of the most friendly cities I went to, and similarly there's not much outside of the city centre other than housing suburbs... I meant it as a compliment
Born in & live in Melbourne so much diversity, cultures, sporting capital, arts capital, food & shopping heaven, amazing nightlife there's always an event on somewhere around the city. Lived in Sydney which I also loved. We really are the lucky country in so many ways
I'd recommend Brisbane for a visit to Oz. 1 hour to the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast and also several great islands off Brisbane. Great place to visit and live.
I lol when they said Sydney is a city that never sleeps with an enviable night life 😂😂 Our city has literally been dead since lockout laws came into affect almost 10 years ago.
That stadium is the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). Melbourne is also *very* multicultural. Adelaide is a very nice place to live. It has a Mediterranean climate, is well planned with heaps to do. It's also not far from the Barossa Valley (wine production). 🍷👌
Melbourne is the Arts and Sports capital of Australia. Sydney is the definite metropolitan centre. Brisbane is the laid back, mini city with great weather and lifestyle. Adelaide is a beautiful city…like a country town that is actually a city. Perth is beautiful, with lots of celebrated wine regions in reach and a booming fly in~fly out mining industry.. it is very isolated from the other major cities, and generally speaking the population like it that way lol. They didn’t mention Darwin, which is amazing if you can deal with the wet/dry seasons rather then traditional seasons. And Tasmania is amazing, probably better outside the cities is best…amazing walks and “mountains” (we don’t actually have any real mountains in Australia) but it is GREAT for hiking and seafood. I have NO idea why they included the ACT on that list. Canberra is our capital city and although it has come. Long way in the last 10 to 15 years, it is…..dull. I have spent enough time there to know I am not enamoured. Lol. I have lived in all of the cities I have mentioned except any in Tasmania or the ACT.
Try a smallish town of Toowoomba. It's a country town in the mountains approx 1.5 hrs drive west & slightly north of Brisbane. Its a lovely place to live
I live in Melbourne and I LOVE my city ❤ I’d say it’s very European in architecture and feel. It was once one of the most wealthiest cities in the world during the 1800, Gold Rush . Like I said, Love it to bits 👍
All cities in Australia and the colonial world have traces of European architecture. Not a bragging point, especially when 90% of Melbourne architecture is actually just lifeless concrete/glass squares.
There is a good reason Cairns is mentioned in this list of larger cities, besides being one of the most desired tourist destinations, for a small town it has everything and more the bigger cities have, including an international airport, Great Barrier Reef, best tropical rainforest in the world , outback savanna, crater lakes , waterfalls, great restaurants coffee shops ,casino , two universities, the best mountain bike tracks in the country, and hiking tracks, and some of the highest towns in Queensland (if you have a problem with the humidity on the coast), all within a 1 hour, traffic free drive of Cairns. And more Nation Parks than the major cities
The best places to live in Australia are the smaller towns…. All along the coastlines are the most amazing little communities that make an awesome place to live…. You should check out the smaller towns ❤
Agree. Grew up in Brisbane, have lived in Melbourne but now love living in a coastal regional city. Beautiful beaches, laid back but can get everything you neeed. Also housing prices so much better.
Grew up in Brisbane now I call Charters Towers home . Charters is 1.5hrs drive west from Townsville which is about 3.5/4hr drive south from cairns ( number one on list pronounced “cans”). Charters towers is called “ the world” dating back to the gold rush times. Because charters towers was the closest city to the coast and if you needed anything you’d go to charters towers, cause it had everything. It’s a small rural town but has awesome Australian history including a lot of old WW2 bunkers and such and you’re only 1.5 hrs east from Townsville which is now considered a major city. It’s a big town for schools we have 3 private boarding schools for all the surrounding outback kids and 4 public schools. It’s a great place cause everything is only about 5 mins drive around town! Never go back to a big city, this is where I call home!!!
This video is gonna make a lot of Australians like myself blow up about where they live not being higher… And I’ll go ahead and say it. Gold Coast should be way higher up 😂. Putting it below Canberra is criminal. Gold Coast has it all but still not a huge city yet. Filled with young folk and yes a good party vibe. Surrounded by otherworldly rainforest and perfect beaches. It’s easy to forget I live in paradise here. PS: Melbourne is secretly my favourite tho.
Honestly all our cities are fairly interchangeable, looked at from a distance. Living in them though, they are VERY different. For instance, Adelaide is the city of churches, and has a quieter feel, Brisbane is probably my favourite, although I’ve never lived in Perth. 2nd favourite would probably be Darwin, but I’m older and not a student. Always remember, Australia is FULL of dangerous creepy crawlies.
Sydney got a lot if you want to live in Sydney...its a fast pace culture where you can be on the go all the time. From the northern beaches, Manly, Dee Why, Collaroy Platue to Palm Beach. Also Kuringai Chase Park have the Akuna Bay to the Marina Bay is a must to see with lots of boats parked. On the West, you go the Blue Mountains and the country side of Sydney. Lastly the South is where you find Cronulla beach, and Kamay Botany Bay National Park then lastly to the Eastern suburbs with lots of beach and the famous Bondi Junction. In less than hour you can be on a bushy place for retreat.
I grew up in Sydney but also lived in Melbourne. Melbourne has my heart. Sydney has a harbour but Melbourne has a soul. So much vibrancy and culture. NSW has stunning coastline but you need to look outside Sydney and venture north or south (Jervis Bay is my current locality). Breathtakingly beautiful beaches.
If Melbourne has a soul, why can you get arrested for begging there if your homeless and starving, also the person who gives you anything can be arrested. The money is regarded as proceeds of crime. Begging is completely legal in Sydney, although blocking entry or exit from businesses or places of worship will get you dragged off by the cops
Just so you know, this video must be outdated since Adelaide is now ranked as the most liveable city in Australia and the 3rd most liveable in the world. Source: I live in Adelaide and had to do an evaluation thing on the most liveable cities earlier this year
12:38 Sydney is faster paced & more American of the Australian capital cities -- at the moment anyway. Melbourne has a more laid back European feel about it, although, sadly, that is rapidly changing now. It is growing bigger now, has an increasingly more hectic & faster-paced lifestyle than it used to.
All these cities are different from the others, which is something the very basic video didn’t show. It didn’t even tell you that Canberra is the capital of Australia. Brisbane is a beautiful city, and would be my top place to visit as a tourist after Sydney. As for Adelaide having a temperate climate - they obviously hadn’t been there in the awful heat of summer!
@@jimr4354 I agree with you about Brisbane. That’s why I said It was good for tourists. I spent many summers there when my mother lived there and I can’t imagine ever making it my home. Tourists stay for a few days and have a great time.
Born and bred in Brisbane (Brissie or Bris Vegas these dsys) , I have lived in London (UK) , Middelburg, Mmpumalunga & Somerset West ( South Africa), Broadbeach Waters, Mermaid Waters( Gold Coast- Qld), am well travelled and I absolutely love ❤️ my city of Brisbane. As the eldest child of 8 kids, I have 3 sisters who live together in Canberra and love it ( along with 2 nieces who share a place ), 1 sister and her husband ( he is in the ADF)and their just graduated High School daughter ( her 2 sisters live in Canberra), 1 sister and her husband live in Melbourne and love it as they are musicians and do quite a few gigs alongside their day jobs. 1 brother and his wife and their 2 kids are in a smaller satellite city of Logan City - south of Brisbane ( Waterford West - is the suburb) my sister in law works st IKEA and my brother works as a Health Inspector for the Qld Government, and my other brother & his wife and their 3 kids ( 1 at University of the Sunshine Coast- Nursing; & 2 kids @ High School) my sister in law is an (RN) Registered Nurse at the Sunshine Coast Hospital 🏥 and their eldest daughter has I think a couple of shifts st a local aged care facility or at the Sunshine Coast Hospital as an Assistant in Nursing and my brother commutes a day or 2 a week to work in the Brisbane office for his company or from home .
My family emigrated to Hobart, Tasmania when I was a young kid. It gets a bad rap sometimes for its four distinct seasons but the winter is mild compared to where I lived in the UK and places in Massachusetts and and the rest of New England in the US. Hobart has changed dramatically and is currently going through a population and housing boom. I live in an inner city suburb on Hobart’s green fringe. It’s a five minute drive to the city centre and a five minute walk from my house to a huge nature reserve and bushwalking trails. The video really didn’t do it justice. Mt. Field national park is a one hour drive away and has one of the last remaining temperate rainforests. Great restaurants at Hobart’s historic waterfront. It’s becoming verY cosmopolitan and UTas is an award winning university in marine science and agriculture. Just wish Metro was better. Lots of jobs in construction, tech sector. I’m married to an American from Massachusetts and he loves the four seasons and dry heat in summer. Great reactions, mate!
I live ten minutes from Hobart CBD on a large acreage and my property is a home for Tassie Devils and every other animal you can imagine. Very blessed to live where I do.
@@carokat1111 you’re probably not far from me! Lol We live right next to Knocklofty Reserve so we have wallabies and pademelons wandering down the road and into the yard at night eating all the roadside grasses. My son loves going spotlighting up our road. I’ve seen the odd echidna up the street in summer and blue tongued lizards. Haven’t seen a Tassie devil but I have heard one case of a devil wandering into someone’s house further up in the reserve! I’ve traveled around the world and there’s no cleaner air and no more beautiful scenery. Getting off the plane in Hobart after being overseas you get hit with that pure, Eucalypt scented air. Nothing beats it. Wish I had acreage. Hubby and I want to sell so we can have secluded bush land but it’s hard to find in our current suburb.
@@suzannesantos86 Couldn't agree more. I'm up the mountain a bit at Fern Tree. I've literally seen every single possible animal on my property except platypus. I've lived in the mainland big cities but this is home now and forever.
@@carokat1111 I’d love to live in Fern Tree but my back doesn’t react to the cold well up there. Lol we’re down in W Hobart. Best of bush and city all rolled into one. 😀
In terms of American counterparts, I would say Melbourne is like Seattle mixed with some Chicago/San Francisco - people take their culture, sport and food pretty seriously. Sydney is a combo of LA and NY (except half the size) - people work hard but know how to relax. Also worth noting that housing prices in ACT/Canberra are actually the highest in Australia. Sydney and even Wollongong are also a good 25-30% more expensive than Melbourne with all the housing shortages 🙃
To pick a personal best city to live you'd HAVE to take your own prefferences of climate into account.. EG: If you like cooler temps coastal Vic. is the only place to consider, or Tassie for colder temps. Where as Dawin is 32 degrees in winter and 34 in Summer most days
Melbourne is more like a European city. Melburnians sometimes talk about "the Paris end of Melbourne" (oddly nobody ever talks about the "Melbourne end of Paris" - just saying). Sydney is harder to compare with anything else. It's in own place. A huge harbour, so some comparisons to San Franscisco; but warmer weather so some say LA; but Sydney is not SF, or LA or NYC. It's in the only state where people only call themselves "Australian" (in others states they often called themselves Victorians or Queenslanders etc. (or "F... Mexicans" and "Banana Benders' if you're from Sydney) The best I've heard is to compare them with women. Melbourne is an elegant lady. Sydney is a hot bratty babe, who knows she's good looking. Brisbane is the girl next door who grew up prettier than you remember, Adelaide is the party girl in search of a good time in a small town. Perth is the distant pretty cousin who won the lottery. Hobart is the quiet girl with lots of genuine charm. Wollongong (a steel town with beaches) is the girl from Flashdance. So your favourite city depends on what sort of women you like. Honestly though, they are all great in their own way, and all worthy of being truly loved.
Perth is way undersold here. Perth has a Mediterranean climate all year and the best beaches that look out across the Indian Ocean. Perth is very much living a beach lifestyle as the entire CDB and surrounding suburbs are either built at the beach or a short distance from it. Sunsets are incredible too.
The rest of Australia get their wealth from Western Australia
They can't show the beaches here because it will upset the east coast 😂😂
This video is terrible where Perth is concerned.... I was very disappointed.
keep Perth our secret 😉
@@ReinventingTheSteve Absolutely my friend. Living in this isolated paradise as a UK expat and now a Aussie citizen was the best decision I ever made. x
I'm in Perth. We're in the largest state with a wide variety of environments. Our south west region is so green and full of rolling hills. The Pilbara region is most of our mining and pretty much all desert. Then we have our coastal regions, like 80 mile beach and shark bay.
Perth is a beautiful place to live.
what ever you do dont go to ravenswood tas
Australia is unique,like it's great people,and it is stunningly beautiful.
Im American who moved from Westchester NY to Melbourne Australia 10 years ago, never looked back and never thought about returning, to the point that I might get my citizenship. Is hard bringing extended family across as it is a 14hr flight from west coast or 23hr flight from eastcoast but when we visit back to US we pick a new destination for my Aussie family as they are keen to visit US places and we meet halfway with the extended family LA/Hawaii/etc... The people here are amazingly friendly, clean streats all year round, not much crime, people are kind to each other, australian personality is dope, safety is huge here, medicare for all is huge plus, and there is no polical crazyness here is quite literally a paradise on Earth if/with a good paying job or a great start economically. Not going to sugarcoat that housing is not affordable and you better get a good paying gig to get a loan out for one cause they are so protective of their fintech that you have to provide real evidence you can repay your loans without destroying your quality of life in the process.
One story that I found hella funny- when I moved and my family grew we were heading to the beach my wife says:" can you get the thongs for the kids, and im like wtf why would we put thongs on the kids, thongs in Aussie slang means "flip flops/sandals" to us lol we laughed so much after we explain to each other what they were in our different cultures".
Wait Steven?! I think you know my mum 😂
10 years!?! Get that citizenship mate, with ten years and that much love for the country, your half Aussie already.
I am from Brisbane & I also lived in Melbourne for 7 years before moving back. I don't think you can judge any city by 45 second video .Each city in Oz has Pluses & minuses I could make an hour long video of Brisbanes attractions & you would still not see everything as these cities are expanding so fast & just continuously adding new infrastructure & attractions.
Brisbane's full of smelly Queenslanders. ugh
City and the country plus the gold coast is not far, its a good city to be in
Gold Coast = Brizz-Vegas. High crime area.
@@doctorcrusher2918 really?? You watched the news lately?? Obviously NOT 🙄😂 Melbourne & Sydney by FAR have higher crime rates
@@doctorcrusher2918 no one from Brisbane calls it BrizVegas… it’s a p!sstake from Sydney and Melbourne
Brisbane is a beautiful city. 1 hours drive to the Gold Coast (south) and Sunshine Coast (north). Plus the beautiful islands Fraser, Moreton and Stradbroke. Called the “river city” it has a bit of everything. May not be as glamorous as Sydney and Melbourne but it certainly has its own unique style. Called “BrisVegas” by the locals. I lived in Sydney for 6 years and was happy to move back home to Brisbane.
It’s not called BrisVegas by the locals.🤦♂️
It’s called Brizzie by the locals. Sydney and Melbourne call 📱 t BrisVegas as a p!sstake.
@@knoxywon LOL. Lived in Brisbane all my life. We were calling it "BrisVegas" decades ago. Sydney and Melbourne joined in thinking they were clever. It's been a self-effacing term of endearment up here forever.
@@mrmansfield6704 look it up…it’s a p!ss take…🤦♂️
@@knoxywon I live in Brisbane and call It Briz-Vegas all the time I’v lived here my whole life
And Tangalooma
You haven't seen enough of each city! That was a very broad overview. Each city is very different and very beautiful in its own way. I grew up in Melbourne, then spent the majority of my working life in Sydney, now live in Canberra. Fell in love with all of them. I'll never leave Canberra. It's unique and the standard of living is extremely high. Particularly love the low density traffic on the roads. I've been to the ten cities in this video. Now getting to know Adelaide better as my sister moved there from Sydney. So different once again. I particularly like the Adelaide Hills. You've only "dipped your toe" into this country, so much more to see and investigate.
I lived in Wollongong NSW for almost 3 years. My apartment was 2 blocks from the lighthouse/beach. Loved every sunrise and sunset. It was my fav place to live.
I'm an American living in Melbourne. For what it's worth, I've always felt that Melbourne is more like Boston than NY. Coming from Connecticut, I'm familiar with both.
This video only seemed to focus on skyscrapers, which is why all the cities look alike. There are plenty of older buildings and areas which are not shown.
Newcastle is better than sydney
As an Australian and a world traveller with over 1000 hours flying around the globe .
I have been to all these places in the states and more i lived there for 5 years . Boston than NY. Coming from Connecticut, I found them nothing like Melbourne but they are all sht holes .
I take it thats what they have in common. I would also like to say unlike Boston you catch a cab in Melbourne .
same same, housing affordability is ridiculous with Chinese snatching the market left right and centre.
@@DeusEstNatura I wouldn't know i have my own property's.
@@TheNoobyBros9292 Typical drugged out Novocastrian
I grew up in the Australian Capital Territory (The ACT). The place is a city literally planned out, and the heat is a dry heat, and you are surrounded by snowy mountains, with ski fields less than an hour away. You can ride a scooter or bike from one side of the city to the other, and almost never see a car. If you do drive, then you are not going to be, no not matter where you live, further than 30 minutes driving from one end of the city to the other.
It's also the home of the government, and has a business cosmopolitan feel. Also where our version of West Point is situated (Duntroon). And our War Memorial in the ACT, is the best in the world. It has one of the Lancaster Bombers from a WW2 program called "The Damn Busters".
We don't get them, and all our state capitols, and a lot of smaller cities and towns also all on the coast.
I live in a coastal suburb of Adelaide. I can walk to a beautiful (un-crowded) beach. I love the laidback easy lifestyle with none of the hustle and bustle of the bigger cities.
In 2021, Adelaide was named most liveable city in Australia and third most liveable city in the world. I’ve visited all cities in this video but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.
It's a beautiful city it's just a shame the cops are allowing the ice to destroy it so they can make money with on the spot fines in the bad suburbs, but there's still a lot of nice parts
THERE IS ONLY ONE BEACH 26KILOMETERS LONG
I come from Brighton in Adelaide and it is amazing how we could go to the best beaches in the world with no crowd, then to Mclaren vale the best red wine region in the world and into the CBD to Adelaide oval one of the best sports venues in the world all in 1 day
I live in Adelaide and I was surprised they didn’t mention the Barossa Valley or the Adelaide hills but every city in Australia is different in its own way.. and each to their own I guess.. but it’s a beautiful country, very diverse.
@@aileenbell2248 Eyup...I grew up in the Barossa, but now live near Normanville on the Fleurieu...both gorgeous places.
The cities are all pretty great but I will also advocate for the rural life as well. There are plenty of fantastic rural towns throughout Australia (not all on the coast) that offer some pretty wonderful experiences as well and quite affordable. We are extremely lucky to have so many beautiful places!
Try Armidale, NSW. A university city with cathedrals, art gallery, National parks and so on. Well worth a visit with view to living there.
Some of the best advice about moving to Australia I've ever come across is to be willing to move to all of Australia. Don't limit yourself based on a reputation. Make lists, in priority order for each of the following categories, with what you want most at the top, what you'll settle for in the middle, and whatever you won't accept left off the list:
What sort of weather and climate do you like - tropical, sub-tropical, warm temperate, cool temperate, semi-arid, arid, wet-dry seasons, weather that's completely unpredictable?
What sort of terrain do you want to be near - ancient rainforest, regular natural forest, grassy hills, grassy plains, sandy beaches, waterfalls, sandy desert, rocky desert, swamp, snowfields, pure urban area, bit of a mix?
Are you into the arts, beach life, surfing, bushwalking, sports, camping, road trips, music scene, night club scene, etc.
Do you prefer big city life, suburban life, small town, rural, remote, or a bit of a mixture where you're in one but very close to another?
Is your goal to study, gain a trade qualification, work for someone else, be self-employed, start a new business?
What industries interest you: rural/farming, mining, office, IT/tech, medicine, sciences, retail, trades/construction, transportation, arts/music, tourism, etc?
Also rick factors with regards to natural disasters. Just like the USA has hurricanes in the east, earthquakes in the west, and tornados in the middle, Australia has it's share of natural disaster zones as well. We don't have severe problems with earthquakes, volcanos and tsunamis, and although we get a rare tornado now and then in some parts we don't have a tornado alley. However, we do have bushfires, floods, severe storms, cyclones (what you call hurricanes), drought, dust storms, hailstorms, and heatwaves. You can't avoid all of these things, but they don't all occur in every place. Where I'm from there's no bushfires, my town can't seriously flood, no cyclones, and severe storms and hailstorms are quite rare, but we do get drought, dust storms, and heatwaves. You can't avoid all of it, so figure out which ones you're willing to take a risk with, and learn about how to mitigate the damage they cause and what to do when all hell breaks loose.
Don't forget to consider family needs - what your partner wants in life, travel and communication with family back home, accommodating family if they come to visit you, schools and childcare if you have kids, etc.
Once you've got these things figured out and in a priority order, then start asking Aussies what places in Australia most closely match what you're looking for. Chances are, whatever it is you're looking for in life, that life or at least something very close to it will be here somewhere.
The other option is to do what you just did and ask us to tell you where we'd recommend... and you'll end up with Aussies just bombarding you with "Sydney is best." "Melbourne is better" "You need to see Perth" "Brisbane has it all" and a little squeak of "Please acknowledge me" from Adelaide. But they'll all agree on one thing: Canberra.
Canberra is the worst city in australia, it literally has nothing to do except visit the questacon, honestly Sydney should be the capital of australia instead of that disgrace
@@memrman8331 i would say Canberra's the place we put all the politicians so we can all avoid there drama its not reli the capital we just let them think that so they stay there hahaha
I grew up in Canberra, lived in Sydney and now Melbourne. Canberra is great to visit and has good job security in the public sector but my god growing up you hate it there so much.
Too much immigration I’d rather deter😂 it’s insane the traffic specially on the weekends and I’m not even near the city
I love the Northern Territory, but I've only lived in Alice Springs and Yulara, lovely dry heat and generally cool nights, if no cloud cover.
Adelaide is stunning, lots of incredible beaches
Hi loving the videos,I live in a suburb of Perth WA, watching this clip made me realise just how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful country.
Hope one day you get the chance to come here 💚🇦🇺
Real question is...NOR or SOR? lol
That IS the #1 question :D I'm also in Perth, SOR here
I come from South Australia and I feel lucky to that I don't live on the Eastern states lol I've been there and I came back
NOR
@@dave.p153 Ive lived in Brisbane and country Victoria ,visited Sydney once that was enough harbour was beautiful, they can keep the rest
Brissy! Brisbane is the best place to live ... you’re an hour from the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast also. I’m very biased because I’m from Brissy/BrisVegas - however my family has been living in Ontario, Canada for the past 10 years. I went home recently and realized how much I missed my home and the people. Cairns is brilliant! You’d loooove it as a backpacker. In Australia I’ve lived in the Northern Territory near Darwin, Perth, Melbourne .... all good and very diverse - but still the eastern coast is brilliant! ❤
You pronounce the Bourne part of Melbourne that same way you pronounce the bane part of Brisbane ( bris-bn, Mel-bn) if you struggle with pronoucing a N right after a B then mel-burn is also acceptable but never Mel-born👌🏼 always enjoyed your British reactions even tho I’m aussie so seing all these Australia reaction vids makes me very happy lol you’re a legend keep it up💯
Who cares no one is concerned about Melbourne just like Melbourne is not concerned about anyone else
Same with Cairns you pronounce it like Cans not carens
@@dave.p153 ah classic YT comments: a friendly correction met with hostility by some insecure wanker
Let's see how you go using those pronunciations outside of Australia where you will find places with the same names.
Gotta check out places like Newcastle and Coffs Harbour. Smaller then our capital cities but with amazing culture, beaches and job and educational opportunities Newcastle in particular
Newcastle???????? You gotta be kidding me drug addicts pot smokers youth crime that's why I moved away from Newcastle
Here's a little bit of info about The Great Barrier Reef for you mate. "The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres." It's not just 'that little bit up there', as you said! It's the most awesome experience to dive the reef - another world - I highly recommend it!
Perth is just amazing. It’s just so beautiful especially with the river and the colourful buildings at night.
Melbourne is regarded as the most European of the capitols. #1 for restaurants and cafes with large coffee culture.
Just shite weather….
Why would you move to move to Australia to live in a European style City. But then again I am a beach lifestyle person so it’s the Southern Qld Towns for me. Board shorts and T shirts is cool. Sydney is beautiful around the harbour and beaches but expensive. Newcastle is good, but yeah if want to live like you are in a European style City, then enjoy Melbourne.
I think thats definitely changed in the last few years. Adelaide in the new place to be :P Radelaide has the best wine in the country.
when you get voted most livable city 3 years in a row its clear we are doing something right in Victoria lolIf not for Dopey Dan Andrews it probably would have been the last 5 years
Country aus, bit of fresh air 😉
Perth is so beautiful. Great beaches, great people
Brisbane is a city with a country town feel, best place in Australia for family living and outdoor fun, with its magnificent beaches, Great barrier Reef, beautiful rain forests and the best weather in the country there is always something to see and do in Brisbane.
Hear, hear!
The reef no where near Brisbane mate
@@craigroyle860 No but only a few hours away
There are no beaches in brisbane you have to drive to the gold coast
@@neofox2526 not true there is Redcliffe Bribie Island and the Sunshine Coast they are all great beaches dude just saying
Adelaide was not shown very well and is my home City. It is much larger now because building has been consistent and ongoing for the past decade. There are beautiful national parks, excellent hiking destinations and you can ride safely to many destinations on our bicycle lanes. The southern beaches are beautiful and pristine.
I live on the Gold Coast. It wasn’t my intention to live here long term. I came for study and planned to relocate again after. That was 12 years ago. I love the pace, lifestyle and weather. Plus it’s only a stone’s throw from Brisbane. I live in a suburb closer to the hinterland than the beach and I rarely go near the tourist spots. It’s a spread out place so there are a lot of good suburbs away from the main tourist strip.
I agree with the advice others have given about visiting first and listing what things are priorities for you, starting with the climate.
Yes, It's the best.
I live in Melbourne and grew up regional vic as did my parents, but they recently moved to the Gold Coast both for dads work and the lifestyle, I love Melbourne a lot, but I love the Gold Coast lifestyle and weather so much more. I just got back from there yesterday actually
Perth is very undersold in this. We have the best weather and we also are the friendliest city. We have wonderful beaches and great wineries at our doorstep. The roads are wonderful (no tolls anywhere). Great sporting facilities and many job opportunities especially in the mines. Housing is very affordable and we have lively hills, values as well as our beaches.
Lovely hill, valleys as well as beautiful beaches.
Melbourne is like London meets New York. Nightlife is the best, clubs and bars sometimes close at 6 or 7am the next morning. And.. best coffee in the world
I didn't realise Melbourne grew its very own coffee.....lucky people.
100% u r spot on - looks like London, feels like NYC. Best coffee in the world - or @ least the 38 countries I’ve been to!
and the best places are always hidden in lanes
@@shontellepayne551 looks like Rotterdam🇳🇱 tbh
Melbourne at this point in time military removing over 1 million children from 5 level under dumbs / Tunnel...They are the Capital for Child Trafficking...
I have been there and it was not a clean city...
I live Perth and it one of Cleanest city in Australia 🇦🇺 London and New York the same as Melbourne are Government are Controlled by Cabal / Government who are all very 😈
Adelaide has been very undersold in the video. The Economist's Global Liveability Index named Adelaide as Australia's most liveable city in 2021 and the world's third most liveable city. The state of South Australia (of which Adelaide is the capital city) is also the Festival state. The Adelaide Fringe is the 2nd biggest arts festival in the world (and biggest in the Southern Hemisphere). There are festivals all throughout the year, from arts and music festivals to film festivals, car and other races, sports events and more. As one of the smaller capital cities of Australia, it offers everything the bigger cities do, but with a more laid back, country feel. It's the kind of place where strangers say hello as they pass by each other on the street.
Not just Adelaide. If you reallly know our cities you would realise just how shallow the reviewed video is. I note it is by an American and would state that there is no way I would make any decision based on just what is disclosed in it. There are FAR better videos to be found elsewhere.
Yes a very shallow overview of all cities - like didn’t even mention the proximity of wine regions to Adelaide it it’s vibrant food and wine scene - very poor reviews in general
I also live in Adelaide and moving to Melbourne very shortly .
Adelaide is a great city to visit. And does have a laid-back attitude and affordable cost of living.
If you like wine and cheese, there are so many vineyards that line the outskirts of the city .
However !
Adelaide is very behind the times in a lot of areas ,one that stands out to most people who visit is the restricted trading hours on business .
No 24 hour, supermarket or 24 hour medical medical centres and everything closes early on the weekends .
Almost nothing is open on public holidays in heaven forbid you want anything after five on a Sunday .
Prehistoric lockout laws, prevent any kind of like nightlife after 2am.
(Google it).
Adelaide suffers from Sleepytown syndrome for 3/ quarters of the year.
And South Australians typically hibernate and do not go out during the winter months .
While Adelaide is definitely picturesque and friendly. It’s more of a retirement city, then a young persons city .
And there's also the Flinders Ranges...
@@LuvHrtZ Absolutely, yes!
Hobart is awesome. Been there once. Great fish and chips on the dock in the city and a great history with lots of traditional buildings built by convicts
My hubby and I live in Hobart. Our house was built in 1915 and we’ve renovated it back to its glory days. We operate a beaut little Airbnb suite on the first of three levels. It’s an old brick terrace house built into the hillside right next a nature reserve and five minutes to Hobart waterfront. The fish punts and Mures at the waterfront harbour do a roaring trade. The Georgian architecture and Salamanca market and precinct are wonderful on a sunny Saturday!
Hi JP, I’m watching your reaction to my country and it makes me smile that you love it. I do to. I live in the suburbs of Melbourne and I wouldn’t live anywhere else. Sydney and Melbourne have this friendly banter about which is best, but the reason I believe Melbourne stands out more is our infrastructure. It’s much easier to get around here. Following signs in Sydney you’ll most definitely get lost as it’s a rabbit warren. I can understand from the images shown of the other destinations all looking similar. Seen one beautiful beach seen them all 😝. However when you’re on the ground in these cities they each have a completely different vibe, layout and lifestyle. Picking one over the other is easy though. Which temperature can you tolerate the best. In New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and Perth you can expect the temperature to be between 77 F and 108 F winter to summer. In South Australia and ACT are very similar with temperatures between 50 F and 108 F between Winter & Summer. Melbourne and Tasmania similar with the coldest temperatures in Tasmania but in Melbourne we are known for having four seasons in one day with temperatures from 50 F to 104 F.
Joel, I have lived in Sydney all my life. It's vibrant and it can have quite an edge to it. Then again, it can also feel laid back, something of a mixed bag depending upon where your mood takes you. There are so many wonderful restaurants to dine at, and the more historic neighbourhood known as The Rocks, with it's Coventry-like cobbled laneways and souvenir shops/markets offers many curiosities. You should search out The Rocks. It's quite the quaint nook and cranny. Melbourne (those brief times I have been there) certainly had more of a European feel to it for me, and I perhaps felt more "at home" there when exploring the arts & culture overall than I do here in Sydney nonetheless, Sydney I call home. Melbourne felt to me like it had more of a history to it, something of an established feel/identity. I loved it. I also loved my time in Brisbane which was something different again. Artistically satisfying with the St Lucia campus, and peaceful, so very peaceful. Once again, I was only there for a brief time, but it spoke to my condition as a musician in a similar way that Melbourne did, similar but different. Trust me, I am no bronzed Aussie, beaches have never quite been my thing to actually be on (haha!) but you can be assured, they are stunning! Well, you have already seen some! One of my fondest memories from my youth (around the age you are now) was just sitting on the beach at Bondi after attending a school formal, decked out to the nines in a tuxedo, sipping on cups of early morning coffee bought from coffee vendor machines found along the way, watching the sun rise with friends. God was there in that moment as the clouds rolled back to usher in a new day, believe me! It was such an overwhelming beautiful experience, and one you should try to take in if you ever visit here, minus the tux of course! But I think you would fit in well here if you were to come, and you would be made to feel welcome. Well, that's my bit ... blessings!
@12:15 what stadium is that? - It's the MCG (Melbourne Cricket ground). and around it are; Punt Rd oval, Aami Park, and the Rod Laver Tennis Arena.
I can’t believe they didn’t mention Newcastle but had Wollongong and the ACT. Newy is one of the nicest places to live.
I think the focus of the video being reacted to was University. Which is why so many gorgeous spots were missed.
@@barbararowley6077 Newy has the best Medical University along with Melbourne... so if Universities was the focus it still failed.
Newcastle hands down has the best Sand Dunes I've ever seen
Newcastle for sure best place to live ❤
Anna bay beach!! Yes so many years on those sand dunes. Better there then Stockton beach, blue bottle galore!!!
Love living in Adelaide. It's such a wonderful city and has some amazing festivals. Plus close to beach, outback and hills.
And close to Cooper Peedy?
@@joannemurdock7899 well 8 hours drive away. If you dont stop.
@@lucillemurray3395 Thank you, I had read CP is in the same state as Adelaide, but I wasn't sure how far away it was but that's a long drive🥰
There's a couple of British youtubers that visited Australia not to long ago. They said Adelaide is the most like were they're from in England.
Foreigners know about Melbourne and Sydney. But the other cities have a lot to offer as well.
rob and charlie ?
Yeppers....that was them
@@muncheesuppar yes
Rob and Charlie !!! 😊
So glad they showed Wollongong. It has an industrial history but is such a beautiful place!
I live in Brisbane. I think it's a pretty great city. We have a man-made beach in the middle of the city. A natural rock climbing wall along the river that's free to use. Then you drive south and Gold coast is right there. You have all the beaches and theme parks. Plus it's not as hot as Cairns. But it still gets quite hot. Like Sydney you can live just 40 minutes away and have a farm.
@12:18 that stadium is the MCG or the Melbourne Cricket Ground!
Brisbane and Gold Coast are 55 miles apart. Throw in The Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay nearby and you have something very special. It's rated in the third best climate in the World. Melbourne has colder weather, similar to most American cities. The cultural life in Melbourne is amazing, Sydney is like LA, weather and feel.
I love Wollongong! I spend almost every weekend there with my family. Beautiful town!
I’m born and bred in Brisbane, still here! The secret is out, we have a great lifestyle and climate and only an hour’s drive to either the Gold or Sunshine Coasts. It’s less expensive than Sydney or Melbourne and not as big as those two cities so getting around isn’t as time consuming. Do yourself a favour and seriously think about our town, I wouldn’t move anywhere else 👍
Living in Brisbane myself - though I’m from the Gold Coast and had spent almost my whole life living in the hinterland area. I think the entire south east is a great place to live, though the Gold Coast has mediocre public transport at best, even with the tram system :/
Thought it funny they had Adelaide and ACT on there and not the sunshine coast. Gotta keep it hidden I guess ha
So the best thing about Brisbane is its close to the gold coast , sounds about right. Haha go Broncos..
The big stadium in Melbourne is called the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). It's where our grand final (Australian superbowl) is played every year and has about 100,000 capacity.
The video you reacted to was more like a promo. I live in Perth (I'm a Brit) and would totally recommend it to anyone. I believe its the most isolated capital city in the world, Adelaide been some 3,000kms away, If I'm wrong I'm sure some Aussie will correct me ;-)
Hobart is pretty isolated too. It’s why I call it home!
You are correct, Perth is the most isolated capital in the world
I’m from Perth too and this video showed absolutely nothing!!
Yeah pretty close, good job I'm not pedantic. I once met as family in Bali who hailed from Perth, they pointed out that Bali is closer than Sydney. Crazy.
I’m from Adelaide & they really undersold it’s value in being a food & wine hub with amazing beaches. I live in Sydney, it’s stunning. Melbourne is more Indy then Sydney. Wollongong is about 1 hr away from Sydney.
Having lived all over the world, from Europe to the US to Asia, I’d say nothing tops Sydney. It’s absolutely stunning harbour, pristine beaches, national parks and nightlife.. and yet 40 mins from the city centre you can live on a farm with horses and cows.. Sydney reminds me a LOT of San Francisco (I’ve lived in both). Melbourne is more cultural and a little more like maybe Chicago but smaller!
sydneys a shithole, so many other better cities in australia, melbournes a shithole too, they both fun to visit but hit to live and work in :)
What a load of bulshit what drugs are you on 40 minutes from the city you're going to be in traffic for another 40 minutes after that another 40 minutes after that. get a grip love lol
Hello Dr KAP. Never thought I’d find myself arguing against anything Dr KAP says. For the most part of what you said I agree with you though. I commented to our man on all of the cities and said that Sydney is beautiful, but when you get out in places like the western suburbs it’s not very nice. In general, I don’t think the bulk of the metropolitan area is as nice as in Melbourne.
I’m a little more conservative, so Melbourne appeals to me more than the fast paced Sydney. Having said this, they do have the Sydney 🦢🦢🦢, so what can I say? 😹
@@RickyisSwan I was watching Paul Hogan last night and he was talking about the difference between Sydney and Melbourne. He said a worker could not go to any restaurant in Melbourne and feel comfortable cuz the toffee nosed people, but in Sydney a worker could go into any restaurant anywhere and feel quite comfortable and quite welcome and I think there's a lot to that
@@dave.p153 Apart from the other places, I’ve lived most of my time in Melbourne. I believe that’s the wrong call because like Sydney, it depends where you go. E.g. if you frequent coffee shops at the top end of Collins Street, you will come across the people you’re talking about, however if you pull up a table in the likes of Centre Place, off Flinders street, it’s full of just regular people.
I lived near Cairns for 15yrs, finished my schooling and did my Chef training there too. Tropical Far North Qld has a cyclone season every year, I went through two massive cyclones while living there. Cyclone Yasi and Cyclone Larry, both were considered category 5/6 which is the highest rating in Aus. There were also smaller ones but nothing compared to those two. It is the closest city to the great barrier reef so alot of day tours out to the reef and back. deff a place to visit if you ever do come to Aus.
I am an Aussie, and I don't understand why they always say Sydney is crowded, traffic is terrible, and costs are sky-high.
12.32 is Swanston street. Its where ACDC filmed the music video for Long way to the top. A little bit of trivia.
All of our Cities are on the water. Cairns, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Darwin, Perth. Each major city is special. I have lived in several of them. They all are different. The suburbs are different than inner city. And the people who live in the burbs are different to people who live inner city. Then the suburbs are very different from each other as well. You can find all every type of landscape and weather here. Hot, cold, humid, dry, all seasons, snow, sun, beach, desert, outback, tropical, rainforest, plains, mountains etc. Nice to experience them all!
You forgot to mention Wollongong - it’s like cairns and Hobart - right against the ocean!
The way you described how you’d like to live I feel like you’d benefit from looking up “the blue mountains” close to Sydney but still feels rural. And peaceful
The photos of Canberra (the ACT), where I live, are just hilarious. They used panning shots of fairly bland landscapes from a distance and made it look like there are no buildings or people! Estimates vary a bit, but there are actually about 470,000 of us. It's easy to get round (you DO need a car), has good housing and living infrastructure and great medical, educational and recreational facilities. Lots of people from elsewhere in Australia hate the place on principle because they associate it with the despised bureaucracy and even more despised politicians, but for residents it's a bit of a mini-paradise.
Yep and pretty shitty filming of Perth too. They focused on some girl in a supermarket aisle!! WTF?
@@anireseegam6128 The pictures for most cities are fucking terrible.
There clearly isn’t enough stock footage of Australian cities. Canberra is definitely massively underrated, it’s a great city to live in.
@@lamsmiley1944 Could not agree more!
I totally agree. Canberra’s (ACT) coverage was lame as in this video. It’s a great place to live. I also wouldn’t vote Melbourne 1st. But it comes to personal opinion.
The stadiums are MCG (Melbourne Cricket Grounds) on the left, AAMI Park is the bubbly one on the right, John Cain Arena in the middle, Rod Laver at the front, and the brown roof is actually another one, Margaret Court Arena.
Each city in Australia has different dialects. Even though we all speak English, each city has its own different ways of communicating. I'm from Adelaide Australia (the laid-back state) as said in the video.
Yep I was born in Sydney and then grew up in country nsw in Wagga Wagga. I moved to the Goldcoast about 8 years ago and I still have that country twang 😂
I was born in Adelaide & moved to Brisbane when I was 9 (I’m 31 now) the biggest differences in accents I notice is people from Adelaide say “Plunts” instead of “plants” and “dunce” instead of “dance”…SA seems a lot more posh. It used to frustrate my friend because he moved to Brisbane from SA long after me and I had learned to pronounce the A’s different while he was still using the “posh” way
I was born, raised and live 45mins west of Brisbane - must say I'm not a fan of Brisbane or the Gold Coast in general but there are some nice places if you get away from the centre of both. I prefer the Sunshine Coast and even further north, and even further west from where I live is lovely. As for other states - Northern NSW, Sydney and the Blue Mountains are nice. But my favourite place is Tasmania - like anywhere in Tassie is beautiful and much more liveable than anywhere else in my opinion
6:00 Tsunami in Wollongong! 🤣 Not very likely. Where are the tectonic faultlines?
Having said that, I did hightail it out of Cairns to the hinterlands during Cyclone Yasi a decade ago to avoid the storm surge.
ACT and Sydney are so much better than what they said/showed
Denver reminded me of Melbourne. I was only there for a few days though. The stadium in Melbourne is the MCG, Melbourne Cricket Ground. It's where the AFL play most of their games each year.
Sydney is more glamorous spectacular looking than Melbourne with the harbour, also a lot of nice beaches along the coast and warmer more humid weather. Melbourne as a city has a vibe to it, night life, food culture, sporting lifestyle, events. Both are surrounded by spectacular coastlines worth travelling.
Simple Sydney for Gays and Lesbians and LGBTQIWTPLSRT lifestylers Melbourne for WOKES! NZ for those that want to live UK 1950-60s! Style
The Melbourne stadium on the left was Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), and on the right was AAMI Park home to Melbourne Storm NRL club, and 2 x soccer clubs, and one rugby union club.
One of the greatest things about Australia as a whole, there’s something for everybody.
As someone who has the great pleasure to regularly travel around Australia for many years as part of my job - there’s very little to not be pleased with.
My home is Melbourne, and I love it here. It’s the sporting capital of the world (that part cannot be argued - F1, Australian Open, Melbourne Cup, AFL Grand Final, Boxing Day Test), amazing food & culture, great business opportunities, fashion, music etc. That said, it has its flaws - overinflated property prices, major weaknesses in the public transport system (still no train to the airport), and temperamental weather.
My point is, comparing Australian cities is like comparing Michelin Star restaurants, or Oscar winning actors/actresses. There’s no right or wrong answer - they’re all fantastic in their own way. It’s up the individual to determine what they enjoy most.
Come check it out sometime. I guarantee you’ll enjoy it. Once piece of advice though- allow plenty of time - it’s not a small country.
temprimental weather seems like an understatement considering thursday and i think we are meant to be getting the airport link soon
You are so right!! I love the Daintree forest area for its emptiness so your neighbours are miles apart!!
I use to live a few houses down from glenelg beach in Adelaide, best place I had. I could hear the waves crashing on the rocks going to sleep. The beach is my happy place.
Same
The thing about Cairns is that you can't swim in the ocean for most of the year because of the stingers. It's a really humid place too. Hobart is gorgeous and has great universities. Sydney is overpriced and too crowded. Woollongong is a lovely place. Brisbane (Brissy) is a great place. It has some gorgeous outer suburbs
Not to mention crocs!
Where is Woollongong?
@@flamingfrancis It's south of Sydney on the coast - about 2 hrs. It has some beautiful beaches and the hinterland is amazing.
Cairns has some great sections of the Great Barrier Reef nearby. Also a short drive to the Atherton Tableland. And the gateway to the Daintree, Port Douglas, Mossman Gorge etc. Downside is it can get sweltering hot in summer, and often battered by cyclones. Great place to visit, but many would not like to live there.
Also James Cook Uni is not in Cairns. It is in Townsville, about 350 km south of Cairns.
There’s no comparison between Sydney/Melbourne and any city in the US, simply because living here is vastly different from living in America, culturally as well. We have a laid back lifestyle, despite the hustle of travelling to and from the CBDs for work. I would recommend touring here for at least a month and getting familiar with Australians in their home towns, before deciding where to live.
Superb advice
All those places are great. And a bit of variety so you can find one that suits you (weather-wise, sporting and cultural preferences etc).
I've lived in Sydney and Melbourne and like both for different reasons.
Sydney has an great climate, amazing beaches and the harbour is just incredibly beautiful (photos really don't do it justice). It's full of beautiful clean parks. Winter is very mild and the summer is what I'd call the harder season with heat and humidity. The people in Sydney are great but overall to me the culture feels a bit more superficial and homogenous sometimes. If I were to describe the dominant aesthetic of Sydney it's about being ultra glam, Instagram worthy. It's kind of the LA of Australia.
With Melbourne, there's no glamourous waterfronts and the weather is not as consistent (cold grey winters, boiling summers) but it has amazing culture and a very fun and vibrant city centre. When I think of Melbourne I think of art, coffee, grand old Victorian architecture, graffiti and lots of people with tattoos and glasses. It's a bit more arty and hipster (in a good way). I'd say it's the New York of Australia.
I agree about Melbourne, having been born here and lived here my entire 22 year life. We do have Docklands and the Yarra River/Southbank which has a nice view
Take a LONG trip down here. Time to check them out. And go to the Sunshine Coast too. Lovely!
Melbourne is more like NY cultural wise with great food, museums, Art, live music and it’s known as the sporting capital of Australia as well. Yet it’s also situated on Port Philip Bay plus it’s also very close to coastal towns and parks hence why it’s often voted the most livable city in the world.
Sydney is more like LA, a bit more glitzy, but it does have beautiful beaches and scenery. It just depends on personal taste, the further north you go there’s less people and a more laid back lifestyle.
For me I love Melbourne because it has a more vibrant cultural scene yet it’s also so close to beautiful nature parks and beaches, the best of both worlds.
Melbourne is actually known as the sporting capital of the world.
I'd say Melbourne is a mix between NY & San Fran as a comparison. GC is a lot like Miami/Orlando... Sydney is very LA. Canberra is basically Washington DC. Perth is hard to compare, but a bit like Dallas maybe...? Brisbane is kinda like a warm Chicago I guess. Wollongong is New Orleans!? 🤣 Any of North Queensland is basically Cancun. Adelaide & Hobart are like no American city I've been to... Lol
@@Flamer020 I have never read such absolute crap in my life. On what basis do you say Wollongong is like NO. Does LA have a beautiful harbour with one of the planet's most identifiable buildings? Why the ned to compare Aussie cities at all...they are unique.
@@flamingfrancis agreed, Australian cities are unique. But I am simply comparing them to the American cities I have been to for a comparison of how they felt to me culturally and the general vibes. NO was one of the most friendly cities I went to, and similarly there's not much outside of the city centre other than housing suburbs... I meant it as a compliment
That stadium was the MCG, where the AFL grand final is played that you saw in a previous video :)
Born in & live in Melbourne so much diversity, cultures, sporting capital, arts capital, food & shopping heaven, amazing nightlife there's always an event on somewhere around the city. Lived in Sydney which I also loved. We really are the lucky country in so many ways
I'd recommend Brisbane for a visit to Oz. 1 hour to the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast and also several great islands off Brisbane. Great place to visit and live.
I lol when they said Sydney is a city that never sleeps with an enviable night life 😂😂
Our city has literally been dead since lockout laws came into affect almost 10 years ago.
Big stadium on the left in Melbourne is the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) - capacity of 100K people.
Football (AFL) and cricket are played there.
That stadium is the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). Melbourne is also *very* multicultural.
Adelaide is a very nice place to live. It has a Mediterranean climate, is well planned with heaps to do. It's also not far from the Barossa Valley (wine production). 🍷👌
Moved ro Cairns 7 years ago. Loved it ever since. Great place to live if you love nature.
Btw Australia is almost fully free from natural disasters (although we do have bushfires and floods) so no tsunamis!
We do have, when they occur - Big bushfires, big floods, big droughts and occasionally devastating cyclones!
Anywhere in coastal Queensland. Subtropical to tropical climate , Cairns region being the best !👍👍😉🏝
Melbourne is the Arts and Sports capital of Australia. Sydney is the definite metropolitan centre. Brisbane is the laid back, mini city with great weather and lifestyle. Adelaide is a beautiful city…like a country town that is actually a city. Perth is beautiful, with lots of celebrated wine regions in reach and a booming fly in~fly out mining industry.. it is very isolated from the other major cities, and generally speaking the population like it that way lol. They didn’t mention Darwin, which is amazing if you can deal with the wet/dry seasons rather then traditional seasons. And Tasmania is amazing, probably better outside the cities is best…amazing walks and “mountains” (we don’t actually have any real mountains in Australia) but it is GREAT for hiking and seafood. I have NO idea why they included the ACT on that list. Canberra is our capital city and although it has come. Long way in the last 10 to 15 years, it is…..dull. I have spent enough time there to know I am not enamoured. Lol. I have lived in all of the cities I have mentioned except any in Tasmania or the ACT.
They included it because this videos appears to be aimed at Uni students. The ACT does have one of the best universities in Australia - ANU.
Try a smallish town of Toowoomba. It's a country town in the mountains approx 1.5 hrs drive west & slightly north of Brisbane. Its a lovely place to live
Gold coast is paradise!
I live in York Pennsylvania now but grew up in Hobart, definitely a great tourist destination
I live in Melbourne and I LOVE my city ❤
I’d say it’s very European in architecture and feel.
It was once one of the most wealthiest cities in the world during the 1800, Gold Rush .
Like I said, Love it to bits 👍
Only in the inner city suburbs. The outer suburbs are just suburbia and it could be anyway in Australia. Quite boring where I live
All cities in Australia and the colonial world have traces of European architecture. Not a bragging point, especially when 90% of Melbourne architecture is actually just lifeless concrete/glass squares.
There is a good reason Cairns is mentioned in this list of larger cities, besides being one of the most desired tourist destinations, for a small town it has everything and more the bigger cities have, including an international airport, Great Barrier Reef, best tropical rainforest in the world , outback savanna, crater lakes , waterfalls, great restaurants coffee shops ,casino , two universities, the best mountain bike tracks in the country, and hiking tracks, and some of the highest towns in Queensland (if you have a problem with the humidity on the coast), all within a 1 hour, traffic free drive of Cairns. And more Nation Parks than the major cities
The best places to live in Australia are the smaller towns…. All along the coastlines are the most amazing little communities that make an awesome place to live…. You should check out the smaller towns ❤
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Agree. Grew up in Brisbane, have lived in Melbourne but now love living in a coastal regional city. Beautiful beaches, laid back but can get everything you neeed. Also housing prices so much better.
Grew up in Brisbane now I call Charters Towers home . Charters is 1.5hrs drive west from Townsville which is about 3.5/4hr drive south from cairns ( number one on list pronounced “cans”). Charters towers is called “ the world” dating back to the gold rush times. Because charters towers was the closest city to the coast and if you needed anything you’d go to charters towers, cause it had everything. It’s a small rural town but has awesome Australian history including a lot of old WW2 bunkers and such and you’re only 1.5 hrs east from Townsville which is now considered a major city. It’s a big town for schools we have 3 private boarding schools for all the surrounding outback kids and 4 public schools. It’s a great place cause everything is only about 5 mins drive around town! Never go back to a big city, this is where I call home!!!
This video is gonna make a lot of Australians like myself blow up about where they live not being higher…
And I’ll go ahead and say it. Gold Coast should be way higher up 😂. Putting it below Canberra is criminal. Gold Coast has it all but still not a huge city yet. Filled with young folk and yes a good party vibe. Surrounded by otherworldly rainforest and perfect beaches. It’s easy to forget I live in paradise here.
PS: Melbourne is secretly my favourite tho.
Sorry Dude... shadows on the beach? What's that all about?
@@zwieseler It’s from the buildings?
Putting Canberra on the list at all was criminal lol but I'm pretty sure this was for U.S students looking at colleges
@@_..Justin-Case.._ I know.... we don't have shadows on the beach in Perth.... well, maybe one....
@@zwieseler we don't have skyscrapers next to the beach in Perth, either.
My opinion Queensland Sunshine Coast beaches, Brisbane city is growing up and the river wraps around it, need to check it out.
Honestly all our cities are fairly interchangeable, looked at from a distance. Living in them though, they are VERY different. For instance, Adelaide is the city of churches, and has a quieter feel, Brisbane is probably my favourite, although I’ve never lived in Perth. 2nd favourite would probably be Darwin, but I’m older and not a student. Always remember, Australia is FULL of dangerous creepy crawlies.
Sydney got a lot if you want to live in Sydney...its a fast pace culture where you can be on the go all the time. From the northern beaches, Manly, Dee Why, Collaroy Platue to Palm Beach. Also Kuringai Chase Park have the Akuna Bay to the Marina Bay is a must to see with lots of boats parked. On the West, you go the Blue Mountains and the country side of Sydney. Lastly the South is where you find Cronulla beach, and Kamay Botany Bay National Park then lastly to the Eastern suburbs with lots of beach and the famous Bondi Junction. In less than hour you can be on a bushy place for retreat.
I grew up in Sydney but also lived in Melbourne. Melbourne has my heart. Sydney has a harbour but Melbourne has a soul. So much vibrancy and culture. NSW has stunning coastline but you need to look outside Sydney and venture north or south (Jervis Bay is my current locality). Breathtakingly beautiful beaches.
Sydney has a soul. I live surrounded by an national park, south of Sydney.. And its all Aboriginal Soul.
If Melbourne has a soul, why can you get arrested for begging there if your homeless and starving, also the person who gives you anything can be arrested. The money is regarded as proceeds of crime. Begging is completely legal in Sydney, although blocking entry or exit from businesses or places of worship will get you dragged off by the cops
Take a look at Hervey Bay Queensland, it's quite some what still affordable to buy or build a home & most importantly there's no major traffic.
Just so you know, this video must be outdated since Adelaide is now ranked as the most liveable city in Australia and the 3rd most liveable in the world. Source: I live in Adelaide and had to do an evaluation thing on the most liveable cities earlier this year
12:38 Sydney is faster paced & more American of the Australian capital cities -- at the moment anyway. Melbourne has a more laid back European feel about it, although, sadly, that is rapidly changing now. It is growing bigger now, has an increasingly more hectic & faster-paced lifestyle than it used to.
All these cities are different from the others, which is something the very basic video didn’t show. It didn’t even tell you that Canberra is the capital of Australia. Brisbane is a beautiful city, and would be my top place to visit as a tourist after Sydney. As for Adelaide having a temperate climate - they obviously hadn’t been there in the awful heat of summer!
Better having 15 days of very hot weather in Adelaide than 3 months of stinking hot and humid days and nights in Brisbane.
@@jimr4354 I agree with you about Brisbane. That’s why I said It was good for tourists. I spent many summers there when my mother lived there and I can’t imagine ever making it my home. Tourists stay for a few days and have a great time.
Born and bred in Brisbane (Brissie or Bris Vegas these dsys) , I have lived in London (UK) , Middelburg, Mmpumalunga & Somerset West ( South Africa), Broadbeach Waters, Mermaid Waters( Gold Coast- Qld), am well travelled and I absolutely love ❤️ my city of Brisbane. As the eldest child of 8 kids, I have 3 sisters who live together in Canberra and love it ( along with 2 nieces who share a place ), 1 sister and her husband ( he is in the ADF)and their just graduated High School daughter ( her 2 sisters live in Canberra), 1 sister and her husband live in Melbourne and love it as they are musicians and do quite a few gigs alongside their day jobs. 1 brother and his wife and their 2 kids are in a smaller satellite city of Logan City - south of Brisbane ( Waterford West - is the suburb) my sister in law works st IKEA and my brother works as a Health Inspector for the Qld Government, and my other brother & his wife and their 3 kids ( 1 at University of the Sunshine Coast- Nursing; & 2 kids @ High School) my sister in law is an (RN) Registered Nurse at the Sunshine Coast Hospital 🏥 and their eldest daughter has I think a couple of shifts st a local aged care facility or at the Sunshine Coast Hospital as an Assistant in Nursing and my brother commutes a day or 2 a week to work in the Brisbane office for his company or from home .
It also called Canberra the ACT which is a state 😂😂
I moved from Canberra to Brisbane 22 years ago. The reason I left
was mainly the long cold winters.😊
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My family emigrated to Hobart, Tasmania when I was a young kid. It gets a bad rap sometimes for its four distinct seasons but the winter is mild compared to where I lived in the UK and places in Massachusetts and and the rest of New England in the US. Hobart has changed dramatically and is currently going through a population and housing boom. I live in an inner city suburb on Hobart’s green fringe. It’s a five minute drive to the city centre and a five minute walk from my house to a huge nature reserve and bushwalking trails. The video really didn’t do it justice. Mt. Field national park is a one hour drive away and has one of the last remaining temperate rainforests. Great restaurants at Hobart’s historic waterfront. It’s becoming verY cosmopolitan and UTas is an award winning university in marine science and agriculture. Just wish Metro was better. Lots of jobs in construction, tech sector. I’m married to an American from Massachusetts and he loves the four seasons and dry heat in summer. Great reactions, mate!
FYI average daily daytime temperature in winter is 10C=50F 😀🦘❤
I live ten minutes from Hobart CBD on a large acreage and my property is a home for Tassie Devils and every other animal you can imagine. Very blessed to live where I do.
@@carokat1111 you’re probably not far from me! Lol We live right next to Knocklofty Reserve so we have wallabies and pademelons wandering down the road and into the yard at night eating all the roadside grasses. My son loves going spotlighting up our road. I’ve seen the odd echidna up the street in summer and blue tongued lizards. Haven’t seen a Tassie devil but I have heard one case of a devil wandering into someone’s house further up in the reserve! I’ve traveled around the world and there’s no cleaner air and no more beautiful scenery. Getting off the plane in Hobart after being overseas you get hit with that pure, Eucalypt scented air. Nothing beats it. Wish I had acreage. Hubby and I want to sell so we can have secluded bush land but it’s hard to find in our current suburb.
@@suzannesantos86 Couldn't agree more. I'm up the mountain a bit at Fern Tree. I've literally seen every single possible animal on my property except platypus. I've lived in the mainland big cities but this is home now and forever.
@@carokat1111 I’d love to live in Fern Tree but my back doesn’t react to the cold well up there. Lol we’re down in W Hobart. Best of bush and city all rolled into one. 😀
Hey JPS its time to make that trip to Oz. Will show you the wonderful sights of Melbourne when you arrive!
In terms of American counterparts, I would say Melbourne is like Seattle mixed with some Chicago/San Francisco - people take their culture, sport and food pretty seriously. Sydney is a combo of LA and NY (except half the size) - people work hard but know how to relax.
Also worth noting that housing prices in ACT/Canberra are actually the highest in Australia. Sydney and even Wollongong are also a good 25-30% more expensive than Melbourne with all the housing shortages 🙃
To pick a personal best city to live you'd HAVE to take your own prefferences of climate into account.. EG: If you like cooler temps coastal Vic. is the only place to consider, or Tassie for colder temps. Where as Dawin is 32 degrees in winter and 34 in Summer most days
Melbourne is more like a European city. Melburnians sometimes talk about "the Paris end of Melbourne" (oddly nobody ever talks about the "Melbourne end of Paris" - just saying). Sydney is harder to compare with anything else. It's in own place. A huge harbour, so some comparisons to San Franscisco; but warmer weather so some say LA; but Sydney is not SF, or LA or NYC. It's in the only state where people only call themselves "Australian" (in others states they often called themselves Victorians or Queenslanders etc. (or "F... Mexicans" and "Banana Benders' if you're from Sydney)
The best I've heard is to compare them with women. Melbourne is an elegant lady. Sydney is a hot bratty babe, who knows she's good looking. Brisbane is the girl next door who grew up prettier than you remember, Adelaide is the party girl in search of a good time in a small town. Perth is the distant pretty cousin who won the lottery. Hobart is the quiet girl with lots of genuine charm. Wollongong (a steel town with beaches) is the girl from Flashdance. So your favourite city depends on what sort of women you like. Honestly though, they are all great in their own way, and all worthy of being truly loved.
Haha clever!
Dear me, I live inside an elegant lady.🙀
@@RickyisSwan You're not from anywhere near Moonee Valley by any chance?
@@tacitdionysus3220 Why do you ask my friend?
Think I just got it. I think that’s a racehorse, is that correct?