Sydney

Capital of New South Wales, has a population of 4,6 millions, the largest of any Australian cities. Sydney is well known by iconic landmarks as The Harbour Bridge and The Opera House. The city is home of two of the Group of eight Universities in Australia, The University of New South Wales and The University of Sydney.

List of Universities

• University of Western Sydney
• Macquarie University
• University of New South Wales*
• University of Sydney*
• University of Technology Sydney

Other Education Provider

• Northern Sydney Institute
• Southern Sydney Institute
• Sydney Institute
• Western Sydney Institute
• Hunter Institute
• Illawarra Institute
• New England Institute
• North Coast Institute
• Riverina Institute
• Western Institute
• South Western Sydney Institute

Melbourne

Capital of Victoria, has a population of 4,1 millions. Melbourne is referred to as the cultural capital of Australia; it was also ranked the most liveable city in the world by The Economist in 2012.

List of Universities

• Deakin University
• Monash University*
• RMIT University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• University of Ballarat
• University of Melbourne*
• La Trobe University
• Victoria University
• Australian Catholic University

Perth

At 1.74 million, it’s the fourth most populated city in Australia. Perth Cultural Centre is both an area of central Perth and the collective name for the main buildings of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Western Australian Museum, Alexander Library, State Records Office and Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA).

The Perth International Arts Festival is a cultural festival which has been held annually since 1953. Perth metropolitan public transport, including trains, buses and ferries, are provided by Transperth, with links to rural areas provided by Transwa. There are 70 railway stations and 15 bus stations in the metropolitan area.

List of Universities

• Curtin University of Technology
• Edith Cowan University
• Murdoch University
• University of Notre Dame Australia
• University of Western Australia*

Adelaide

According to the 2011 census, Adelaide has a population of 1.23 million. There are three public universities local to Adelaide, as well as three constituent colleges of three foreign universities. The Flinders University of South Australia, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are based in Adelaide and were all ranked within the world’s top 400 universities in the Times Higher Education magazine in 2007.

List of Universities

• Flinders University
• University of Adelaide*
• University of South Australia

Brisbane

Brisbane has multi-campus universities and colleges including the University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Griffith University, all among Australia’s highest rated universities. Other universities which have campuses in Brisbane include the Australian Catholic University, Central Queensland University, James Cook University, University of Southern Queensland and the University of the Sunshine Coast. Brisbane is also home to the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts.

List of Universities

• Queensland University of Technology
• University of Queensland*
• Griffith University

Hobart

Hobart is Australia’s second oldest capital city after Sydney, New South Wales. In 2011, the city had a greater area population of approximately 211,656. Hobart was named Australia’s 6th most sustainable city, by the Australian Conservation Foundation in 2010.

List of Universities

• University of Tasmania

Canberra

Canberra  is the capital city of Australia. With a population of 358,000, it is Australia’s largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The two main tertiary institutions are the Australian National University (ANU) in Acton and the University of Canberra (UC) in Bruce, with over 10,500 and 8,000 full-time-equivalent students respectively. Established in 1946, the ANU has always had a strong research focus and is ranked among the leading universities in the world and the best in Australia by The Times Higher Education Supplement and the Shanghai Jiao Tong World University Rankings.

List of Universities

• University of Canberra
• Australian National University*
• Australian Defence Force Academy