About Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide is the fifth-most populous city in Australia and the capital city of the state of South Australia. Adelaide is the original land of the Indigenous Kaurna people and was established in 1836 as a British colony. The city is home to over one million people of all cultures, ethnicities and walks of life. It is a bustling multicultural city with cultural events on show.
Adelaide is famous for beautiful hills, white sandy beaches and enticing wine districts, It has the best of everything. Adelaide is regarded as wine and the food capital of Australia and has more restaurants per head than any other major Australian city. Adelaide is home to three of Australia’s best universities, three prestigious international institutions, three TAFE institutes offering 300 vocational courses across 51 campuses and over 600 private training organisations. What a choice to study, work and play in Adelaide.
Adelaide has a lively food and wine scene making the city a ‘foodie’s paradise’. Adelaide is home to over 900 restaurants, pubs and cafés, and is home to the Adelaide Central Market, one of the largest undercover markets in the Southern Hemisphere. The fertile soil of the Adelaide Plains on which Adelaide sits has always meant an abundance of fresh produce for the Adelaide café and restaurant scene. Not only is the food award winning, our chefs and restaurants are being acclaimed around the world.
Adelaide has consistently ranked in the top 10 “most liveable” cities, and this is in part due to its safety record. While it is generally safe to walk around the city at night, normal safety precautions such as walking in a group and being aware of your surroundings apply. This is particularly important for when you first arrive and are adjusting to your new way of life. Australia, has a country wide emergency phone number – in case of any life-threatening emergency you can contact Police, Fire or Ambulance by dialling triple zero “000” from a mobile or land-line device.
