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Victoria is the second most densely populous Australian state, with an estimated population of 5,037,700 aborigines. The smallest, urbanized main-land is situated in the south-eastern corner of Australia. The climate of Victoria is semi-arid, hot in the north-west and cool along the coast. Melbourne is Victoria's capital and largest city, which accommodates more than 70% of entire Victorian populations.
The history of Victoria began in 1830s. At its conception, the state was a small farming community. After the discovery of gold-mine, this small state became one of the leading industrial and commercial states of Australia. Though Victoria’s overall financial expansion started after being the historic centre of Australia's gold rush, but today Victoria contributes just 1% in the national gold production of the country. It also produces some gypsum and kaolin.
Victoria is the second largest Australian state, by its economical growth. This state engages maximum number of employees in different social and public sectors that leads to the financial growth of Australia. In spite of the shift towards the service industries, till the trouble manufacturing units of Victoria remains the single largest employer and income producer.
Mining is one of the largest sources of financial income for Victoria, which contributes near about $A3 billion to the gross state product, but employs less than 1% of workers.
The other sources of Australian economy from Victoria are as follows:
- Brown Coal
- Petroleum gas
- Crude oil
Brown coal is Victoria's leading mineral, with 66 million tons mined each year for electricity generation in the Latrobe Valley, and in Gippsland .Victoria is also the largest producer (nearly about one third) of Australia's crude oil.
Some of the prime Victorian tourist locations are as follows:
- Shopping Tourism
- Crown Casino
- Melbourne Zoo
- Melbourne Museum
- Melbourne Aquarium
- South bank and St Kilda
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Fairy Penguins
- Gippsland Lakes
Other Attraction
Other attraction of Victoria includes, visiting the famous beaches like Bells Beach and Torquay, attending the Australian International Air show and numerous local festivities like, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, Bells Beach Surf Classic and the Bright Autumn Festival.
The cultural and sports tourism of Victoria plays a vital role in the sightseeing of this awesome Australian state.
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