How do Australia's states rate?

There is a strong rivalry in Australia between the states. Everything from which football code is supreme to the price of real estate is a topic of intense debate. Lifestyle, beach quality, health systems, law and order and many other social issues are regularly raised as points of difference between residents of different states.

Although StreetAdvisor is primarily interested in life at the street level, we've built the site so that it can provide useful information at suburb, city and state levels as well. When looking at all the reviews at the state level, we calculate a StateScore based on the ratings of all the suburbs and towns within each state.

Comparing the StateScores reveals a hierarchy of states in terms of their street reviews. Here's the ranking of the states and territories from highest to lowest.

The best states
-:- First - Western Australia - StateScore 72.24 - Perth
-:- Second - Northern Territory - StateScore 71.46 - Darwin
-:- Third - Victoria - StateScore 70.81 - Melbourne
-:- Fourth - Queensland - StateScore 70.64 - Brisbane
-:- Fifth - South Australia - StateScore 67.68 - Adelaide
-:- Sixth - Tasmania - StateScore 65.56 - Hobart
-:- Seventh - New South Wales - StateScore 64.97 - Sydney
-:- Eighth - Australian Capital Territory - StateScore 62.89 - Canberra

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