Living in Victoria
Victoria contains more than a quarter of Australia’s total population – more than five million people. One in four Victorians is born in another country. English is the official language, but more than 20 per cent of Victorians speak a language other than English at home, representing a total of 180 different languages and dialects.
Everything is within easy reach in Victoria – from the snowfields to the beaches, from the city to the rivers and valleys. Victoria boasts some of the best scenery in the world, from the Grampians Ranges and Victorian Alps to the famous Great Ocean Road, which winds many kilometres through some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in Australia.
Multicultural Victoria is renowned for its food, fashion, arts and entertainment, fantastic climate, festivals, world-class education and housing, sporting activities and major events. There really is something for everyone.
Victoria’s capital, Melbourne, is Australia’s second-largest city and was rated by The Economist Intelligence Unit in 2002 and 2004 as the World’s Most Liveable City. Melbourne is the fashion, food and cultural centre of Australia. An energetic city, Melbourne has hundreds of restaurants and cuisines, with a population of more than three million people living in the metropolitan area.
The Live in Victoria website is the key gateway to everything you need to know about Victoria’s regions and Melbourne.
The site can provide you with information about regional Victoria, extensive details about the major towns and the local government councils within each area.
In addition you will find further information at the following sites: