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Victoria, Australia, Coat of Arms

The 2001 Australian census reported that Victoria had 4,644,950 people, an increase of 6.2% on the 1996 figure. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that by September 2005 the state's population had reached 5,087,000. Victoria's founding Anglo-Celtic population has been supplemented by successive waves of migrants from southern and eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and, most recently, the Horn of Africa and Middle East. Victoria's population is ageing rapidly. The government predicts that nearly a quarter of Victorians will be aged over 60 by 2021.

 

Currency:
Australian dollar

Time Zones:
GMT +10 (GMT +11 from 2 October 2005 to 2 April 2006)

Climate:
Victoria has a varied climate despite its small size. It ranges from semi-arid and hot in the north-west, to temperate and cool along the coast. Victoria's main land feature, the Great Dividing Range, produces a cooler, mountain climate in the centre of the state.

Victoria's southernmost position on the Australian mainland means it is cooler and wetter than other mainland states and territories. The coastal plain south of the Great Dividing Range has Victoria's mildest climate. Air from the Southern Ocean helps reduce the heat of summer and the cold of winter. Melbourne and other large cities are located in this temperate region. The Mallee and upper Wimmera are Victoria's warmest regions due to hot winds blowing from nearby deserts. Average temperatures top 30 °C (86°F) during summer and 15 °C (59°F) in winter. Victoria's highest maximum temperature of 47.2°C (117°F) was recorded in Mildura on 10 January 1939. The Victorian Alps in the north-east are the coldest part of Victoria. The Alps are part of the Great Dividing Range mountain system extending east-west through the centre of Victoria. Average temperatures are less than 9°C (48°F) in winter and below 0°C (32°F) in the highest parts of the ranges. The state's lowest minimum temperature of -12.8°C (9.0°F) was recorded at Mount Hotham on 13 August 1947.

 

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Victoria, Australia

Dandenong Ranges Goldfields And Macedon Ranges Goulburn And Murray Waters High Country
Lakes And Wilderness Melbourne Melbourne Bays And Peninsulas Mildura And Murray Outback
Phillip Island The Grampians The Great Ocean Road Yarra Valley To Gippsland

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- about Melbourne

More than 70% of Victorians live in Melbourne, located in the state's south. The sprawling Melbourne metropolitan area is home to an estimated 3.7 million people. Other important urban centres include Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, Mildura, Warrnambool and the Latrobe Valley. Victoria is Australia's most urbanised state, with nearly 90% of residents living in cities and towns. Since 1871, more than half of all Victorians have lived in urban areas. Today, just over 12% of Victorians live in rural areas. The drift of people into Melbourne continues despite government efforts to encourage Victorians to settle in regional areas.

About 72% of Victorians are Australian-born. This figure falls to around 66% in Melbourne, but rises to higher than 95% in some rural areas in the north-west of the state. Around two-thirds of Victorians claim Australian, English or Irish ancestry. Less than 1% of Victorians identify themselves as Aboriginal. The largest groups of people born outside Australia came from the United Kingdom, Italy, Vietnam, Greece and New Zealand.


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- Melbourne, Victoria:   Parliament House

Victoria's Parliament Building

- Parliament Building, Victoria

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- Victoria, Australia


Victoria in Australia

Flag of Victoria, Australia

Flag of Victoria, Australia

- Melbourne, Victoria

Melbourne, Australia

 

- Twelve Apostles, Victoria, Australia

The Twelve Apostles, Victoria, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:: Current weather forecast for Melbourne, Victoria:

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Melbourne, Victoria Current Conditions - 11:25 AM EST Jul. 26
Temperature: 57.4°F / 14.1°C | Humidity: 53% | Pressure: 30.01in / 1016.1hPa | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: NW | Wind Speed: 2.7mph / 4.3km/h | Updated: 11:25 AM EST

Forecast for Friday as of Jul. 25 10:00 AM EST
Posted on 25 Jul 2008 at 1:00am Scattered Clouds. High:62 ° F. / 17 ° C.

Forecast for Friday Night as of Jul. 25 10:00 AM EST
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Forecast for Sunday Night as of Jul. 25 10:00 AM EST
Posted on 25 Jul 2008 at 1:00am Partly Cloudy. Low:41 ° F. / 5 ° C.


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