Australian residents enjoy a high quality of life. The excellence of Australia's quality of life was appraised by the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007, which rated Australia first in the Asia Pacific, and fifth in the world.
Sydney and regional New South Wales are great locations for businesses, offering a competitive base from which to do business in the world's fastest growing region and a very high quality of life.
New South Wales residents enjoy a beautiful natural environment, easy access to key amenities and recreational facilities, a wide range of entertainment options, as well as high levels of safety, schooling and health care.
Sydney shared ninth place out of the 215 cities reviewed in the 2007 Worldwide Quality of Living Index compiled by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
Sydney's reputation for quality of life was recently confirmed when it was awarded the best city 'brand' in the world for the second consecutive year in the 2007 Anholt City Brands Index. The Index looks at measures of physical beauty, standards of accommodation, schools and hospitals, availability of leisure activities and economic opportunities.
Sydney is also repeatedly chosen by leading international travel publications as the world's best city for travellers.
Quality of Life and Cost of Living