The most ‘miserable’ places to live in Australia are named by fed-up residents

Australians have compiled a list of what they believe are the country’s most “miserable” cities after an expat complained about the cold weather.

the Melbourne One resident, who had experienced the harshness of the Victorian winter, asked Australians if this was the worst that could happen to Australia.

“It’s freezing cold, the wind is howling and the rain is pouring down non-stop. I wonder, could it get any more miserable, or is this the height of misery in Australia?” he asked.

The German man, who grew up in sub-zero temperatures, insisted his winters were never bad because of Proper heating and insulation.

But many agreed that there are more depressing places to live in the countryside, especially in Tasmania.

“I think Tasmania is the most beautiful state in our country, but you can’t deny that the weather is harsh,” said one man.

Leawini, a town in central Tasmania that regularly receives snow, tops the list of the coldest places in the country with average winter temperatures ranging from -2°C to 7°C.

Located near the Great Lake and the River Ouse, it is the coldest permanently inhabited place in Australia, taking its name from the Aboriginal Australian word for ‘very cold’ – which perhaps explains why its current population is just two people.

“The average temperature in summer is 12 degrees Celsius, my God,” one man exclaimed.

Others said Queenstown, on the state’s west coast, was worse off. The small city has a population of 1,808 and winter temperatures range from 3C to 12C.

“Liawaini is cold, but for really great weather you need Queenstown: cold, endlessly wet, foggy and, in the short summer, very hot because it sits in a huge crater that surrounds my mountains and reflects the heat inward,” said one man.

Another added: “I love Queenstown but I was there for a month in the winter and developed a cough that lasted for three months and needed a steroid inhaler to get better.”

Taralea, in Tasmania’s Central Highlands, has also been hit hard, and not just by the weather. It’s a privately owned tourist destination, with average winter temperatures ranging from zero to nine degrees Celsius.

“It’s one of the creepiest places I’ve ever been to – it looks like the sun never touches it,” complained one visitor.

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It’s not just Tasmania, with a new resident in Canberra complaining of conditions where temperatures range from 0°C to 11°C.

“When I moved from Melbourne to Canberra, everyone said, ‘Oh, it’s cold there,’” she recalled.

Me: Melbourne, it couldn’t be worse.

“Yes, that’s possible – although Melbourne might stay cold for a while longer.”

Ballarat in Victoria has also been rated as a bleak place to live in the winter months.

101,588 people experience mid-year lows of three degrees and highs of twelve degrees – as the highlands endure strong winds and cold fronts from Antarctica, making wind gusts more intense.

“You’ve clearly never seen a winter in Ballarat. It’s pretty much the coldest place on Earth. 1: Ballarat 2: Antarctica,” one of the men said.

“I strongly agree. I have never felt such extreme cold in my life. This wind is so harsh,” agreed another.

“My dad says he only got up in the middle of the night to get dressed twice. The first was at my house in Ballarat, and the second was camping in the snow,” one said.

Others have claimed that warmer cities in Australia are worse off than those experiencing polar temperatures.

The temperature in rural Queensland’s Ayr region, population 10,000, reached a summer high of 44C.

“Far North Queensland and its humidity could be a disaster,” said one man.

“I have lived in Air for a year and I would not wish this weather on my enemies.”

But many backed the original poster, agreeing that Melburnians are experiencing the worst weather in the country – even if they don’t realise it.

“I’ve lived in many different cities, but Melbourne is the longest-standing city. People here are in complete denial about how bad the weather is here, they literally can’t believe that other places aren’t like this,” she said.

They’ll argue until they’re blue in the face that they like “all seasons” (as if other places don’t) and that all the warmer places are too hot most of the year. You can’t change their minds, sorry.