4. Brisbane, Queensland
Numbeo rank: 6
Expatistan rank: 2
Average: 4
Chosen as a place for secondary offender from the Sydney colony, Brisbane has become the 3rd most populous city in Australia and the most populous in Queensland. Despite several setbacks including the Great Brisbane Fire of 1864, Great Brisbane Flood of 1893 and conflicts with the native Aborigines, the city has become one the major business hubs in the country. It has also been voted as one of the top ten most beautiful cities in the world in 2015 by the travel guidebook Rough Guides. Oh, those offenders would have been so proud!
