Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
The Australian Capital Territory is located wholly within the state of New South Wales. The area of land that makes up the ACT (2,358 square km) was transferred to the Commonwealth by the state of New South Wales in 1911.
Canberra
Canberra was named the National Capital in 1913 and is located is
nearly 300km from Sydney and some 650km from Melbourne. A planned city,
Canberra is laid out around an artificial lake, Lake Burley Griffin.
The Territory became self-governing in 1989. National government remains
its main industry, but private sector employment has expanded and
includes production of sophisticated scientific and communications
equipment, and computer software.
Canberra has a population of 358,000 and stands around 1,900 feet
(580 meters) above sea level, and highlands in the area reach 5,000 feet
(1,500 meters). Canberra is Australia’s largest inland city and is a
modern city with a cosmopolitan feel offering a clean environment, low
crime rate and some of Australia’s best roads with hundreds of
kilometres of bike paths. The city has many of Australia’s treasures
housed in the National Art Gallery, National Museum, the National
Library, the National Archives and many more.
Canberra is home to the Australian Public Service (APS) and is the
biggest employer with over 20,000 people employed across a wide range of
jobs. It is important to note, however, that employment with the APS
will usually require Australian citizenship particularly where security
clearance is required.Defence and security are among Canberra’s largest
industry sectors and over 13,000 military and defence-civilian personnel
are located in the capital region. The Department of Defence is based
in Canberra along with the Royal Military College and Australian Defence
Force Academy. Canberra’s ICT sector employs around 8,000 people and is
made up of
over 1,000 businesses ranging from multinationals down to micro
businesses. Many ICT jobs will require Australian citizenship if
employment is related to the APS. Tourism is the largest private sector
segment of the ACT economy and with 7,000 tourism related businesses
offers great employment opportunities on a casual, part-time and
full-time basis.
If you are interested in moving to the ACT, please contact Concept Australia to discuss your visa options:
London/Kent Office
Kingfisher House
21-23 Elmfield Road
Bromley
Kent
BR1 1LT
Telephone: 020 8315 6700 or email: info@conceptaustralia.co.uk
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