Canberra, Australia

Location of Canberra

Canberra, a stylish cosmopolitan city, which boasts world class attractions, abundant nightlife and a colourful palette of restaurants and outdoor cafes.

At the same time its distinctive natural beauty offers peaceful parks, sparkling lakes and unspoilt bushland, all close to the city centre.

Canberra has all the benefits of a cosmopolitan city, and yet offers unique benefits in that it is only a 2 hour drive to the coast and to numerous mountain resorts which offer excellent skiing, fishing and bushwalking.

Canberra is a planned city, with modern infrastructure and services. Housing is affordable and far less expensive than Australia's other major capital cities.

Canberra's road and transport systems are excellent with an average commuting time to work of less than 20 minutes

Canberra offers residents a clean and safe environment, a wonderful to place to raise a family.

And on top of that, Canberra is blessed with 4 distinct seasons: warm to hot summers, clear crisp winters, colourful springs and balmy autumns. Mean average temperatures range from 13.1° - 27.6° in January, through to 0.7° - 11.1° in July.

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