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Informative Information about Australia
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AUSTRALIA
GEOGRAPHICS
DEMOGRAPHICS
TOPOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY
AUSTRALIA
Australia is a unique place.
An island continent, close to the size of the continental United States.
Population - 20 million.
Political system - parliamentary democracy
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GEOGRAPHICS
Australia is situated midway between South America and Africa, in the southern hemisphere.
Near neighbours include our close ally - New Zealand.
To our immediate north lies New Guinea - which is financially supported by Australia.
To the north west is Indonesia a Moslem country with a population of about 210 million.
Australia is about 70% dessert - with arable lands confined to the east coast and other southern coastal regions
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DEMOGRAPHICS
Australia was first settled in 1788 as a British Penal colony. By 1822 no further prisoners were accepted and Australia became a nation on 1st. January 1901.
Australia's population is 20 million. Primarily caucasion. With immigrants from over 170 nations having been accepted, the country is a multi cultural democracy. The vast majority of population is city based and over 85% of the population is domiciled on the eastern side of the country.
Ethnic population within Australia now numbers about 4 million or 20% of the population.
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TOPOGRAPHY
Australia is the flattest continent on earth - except for Antarctica. With about 7.7 million km, Australia is the sixth largest nation on earth, behind Russia, Canada, China, USA, and Brazil.
About 70% of the continent is dessert, with arable land confined to the east coast regions and southern coastal districts.
Rainfall in dessert regions is very low - but in the tropical north can be as high as 200" a year.
The Great Dividing Range of mountains runs from South to North, along the east coast.
During winter there is more snow in the mountains of Australia than there is in Switzerland.
However, it should be recognised that all capital cities on the mainland rarely if ever see any snow.
Snow is a novelty to Australians as it is rarely seen, except in the mountainous snow fields, which are extensive in winter.
Major Cities:
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
Adelaide
Hobart
Canberra
Darwin |
4.23 million
3.60 million
1.77 million
1.46 million
1.12 million
202,000
323,000
109,000 |
Capital of New South Wales
Capital of Victoria
Capital of Queensland
Capital of Western Australia
Capital of South Australia
Capital of Tasmania
National Capital
Capital of Northern Territory |
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Populations by States - 2006 Census Data
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
ACT
Northern Territory
TOTAL |
6,730,000
4,970,000
3,880,000
1,980,000
1,530,000
480,000
324,000
200,000
20,000,000 |
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GLOSSARY of Uniquely Australian Terms
Barney
Bush
Cobber
Donga
Drongo
Dunny
Fair Dinkum
G'Day
Hard Yakka
Outback
Plonk
Ratbag
Roo
Skite
Sly-grog
Smoko
Squib
The Big Smoke
To jack up
Tucker
Willy Willy
Woop Woop
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A dispute or argument
Any rural area - unpopulated
A friend
Any sparsely populated rural area
A fool
A toilet
Truthful
Good day - a Greeting
Hard work
Out in the bush
Cheap Alcohol
Likeable rogue
Kangaroo
To boast
To sell liquor illegally
Work Break
Someone who shirks the issue
A city
To stubbornly refuse to budge
Food
A small upward spiraling dust storm
Outback
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