• The site of Canberra was selected for the location of the nation’s capital in 1908 as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne, the two largest cities.
  • The city was designed by Chicago architect Walter Burley Griffinwas.
  • Areas of natural vegetation have earned Canberra the title “bush capital”.
  • The population of Australia is just over 20,000,000 (2005 est.). Sydney is the largest city with over 4 million people, while the capital Canberra has around 300,000.
  • It is Australia’s largest inland city.
  • Australia is the sixth largest country on Earth.
  • About 30% of the population was born overseas – e.g. the UK and Ireland, continental Europe, Asia, New Zealand.
  • The original people – Aboriginals – are 1.5 % of the population.
  • Useful phrases when visiting Canberra:
    G’day = Hello
    How’s it going? = How are you?
    Ta = Thanks