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Canada |
Australia |
Area |
9.98 million sq km |
7.69 million sq km |
Estimated Population 2012 |
34.3 million |
22 million |
Largest
City |
Toronto (pop. 2.7 million) |
Sydney (pop. 4.5 million) |
Net migration rate
in 2012 |
5.65 arrivals per 1,000 population |
5.93 arrivals per 1,000 population |
Proportion of population born overseas |
20 percent |
24 percent |
Ethnic Groups |
European 66%,
Amerindian 2%,
other 6%,
mixed background 26% |
White 92%,
Asian 7%,
Aboriginal,
other 1% |
GDP Per Person
(Purchasing Power Parity)
2011 |
US$40,300 |
US$40,800 |
Average Weekly Earnings 2010 (All ages of workers, full-time and part-time, including overtime) |
Can$848 per week |
Aus$1010 per week |
Average Weekly Earnings 2010
converted to US$ |
US$854 per week |
US$1072 per week |
Minimum Wage (per hour) 2011/2012 |
Varies from Can$9.00 per hour in Yukon to Can$11 per hour in Nunavut |
Federal Minimum Aus$15.51 |
Unemployment rate
(Early 2012) |
7.6% |
5.2% |
Cost of Living Ranking
(Mercer cost of living survey 2011)
The lower the ranking, the higher the cost of living. |
Toronto 59th; Vancouver 65th; Montreal 79th; Calgary 96th |
Sydney 14th; Melbourne 21st; Perth 30th; Brisbane 34th |
Homicide Rate 2010 |
1.62 per 100,000 people |
1.1 per 100,000 people |
Tax Freedom Day 2011
(Note 1) |
6 June |
6 April |
Average
Home Price (Early 2012) |
Can$348,000 |
Aus$533,000 |
Average Home Price
converted to US$ (Early 2012) |
$350,000 |
$565,000 |
Life expectancy at birth
(males, 2012 est.) |
78.89 years |
79.48 years |
Life expectancy at birth
(females, 2012 est.) |
84.21 years |
84.45 years |
Typical Climates |
Temperate, semi-continental, continental, prairie, polar |
Temperate, mediterranean, sub-tropical, tropical, desert |
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