Monday, 31 March 2014

Australian Statistics

Hello all. If like me you like to know numbers we have spent a few minutes working some out for you. We have now been in Australia 8 months so what does that mean exactly? These numbers are for Australia only..

How long have we been in Australia?
8 months
Or 
34 weeks
Or
244 days
Or
5856 hours
Or
351,360 minutes
Or
21,081,600 seconds

How many meals have we had?
732 (on the assumption we had breakfast lunch and dinner every day) 

How far have we travelled?
12,516km (7,822miles) - in our car only, that excludes the long haul trips in 'borrowed cars'

What did that cost us in petrol?
$1431 


What does the car cost us per km?
11 cents

How many cars have we driven?
Berty - Subaru legacy
Renault Clio RS
Polly - Peugeot 4007
The sweet pea of infinite happiness and joy (Debs Citroen C3 convertible)
Renault Clio RS Race Car
Proton Satria rally car
Ford Pantec 7.5ton
Daihatsu tipper 4.2ton
Holden commodore 5.7 V8

How garden machines have we used?
12

How many photographs have we taken?
3,330 (not up to date!)

How many beaches have we visited?
28 (that we can remember)

How many states have we been to?
3

How many trips to Costco have we had?
4

How many dangerous animals have we encountered?
43,176 bulldog ants (ish)
Many kangaroos
7x huntsman spiders
6x koalas
2x barracuda
1x jellyfish


How many poisonous animals have we encountered?
6x coneshells
4x redback spidrs
1x jellyfish
1x brown snake (it was dead)

How many nights have we spent camping?
30

How many hostels have we stayed in?
4

How many random peoples houses have we stayed in?
5

How many pairs of glasses have we got through?
5

How many jobs have we had?
5

How many firework displays has Myles done?
3

How many people watched them in total?
2.8 million visited
1.8 BILLION worldwide

So how many fireworks was that?
274,000 individual 

What was the cost for fireworks alone?
Around $12,000,000 

How many haircuts have we had?
4

How many pairs of shoes have we replaced?
2

How many games of cards have we played?
88

How many 'truckies' has Laura got to honk as we overtook?
3

How many natural disasters have we witnessed?
2x cyclones
1x major bushfire
1x hail storm (that broke our house!)

How many blogs have we published?
107

How many postcards have sent home?
12





SO WHAT HAS THIS COST US??
$12,051 yes you read that right twelve thousand dollars!!!

That's Australia alone don't forget!


If you have any suggestions on numbers you would like, leave a comment and we will work them out!

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