Australia Explained!

Australia, the sixth-largest country in the world, is surprisingly only 3% populated. With an area of 7.7 million square kilometers and a population of just over 26 million people, it's a land of vast open spaces and unique ecosystems. But why is the population so sparse? In this video, we explore the geographical, historical, and socio-political reasons behind Australia's low population density.

Join us as we uncover the mystery of Australia's uninhabited stretches of land, its peculiar animals, and the challenges faced by the people who call this massive island-continent home. From the Great Dividing Range and the challenges of the arid interior to an old Australian policy and the impact of colonization, this video has it all!

Discover the surprising facts about Australia's urbanization, its maritime borders, and the potential for future growth with its arable land. And don't forget to share your thoughts on the mystery of Australia's early discovery in the comments section below!

Get ready to dive into the Land Down Under and unravel the secrets of Australia's sparse population.

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[CountriesExplained]

Let’s be real.. The population density is just because of the heat! ☀️ Right? 👀

[chrisgraham]

As a Canadian, I fully understand the population density issues of our Australian Commonwealth cousins. Australian populations and cities hug the coastlines and the middle of the continent, of desert heat, could be considered inhospitable for humans to thrive. Canada, as an even larger country, has a small population of about 39 million people and 90 percent of the population lives within 200 miles of the U.S. border and up the east and west coasts less than 500 miles. Also the major population occupying 5 major cities. The Canadian north is also considered inhospitable for humans to thrive, except for the extreme hardy. The Canadian limitation is the short growing season or inability to grow crops and the extreme arctic cold. The Australian Outback and the Canadian North are both trying very hard to kill you.

[Lucas.ss]

As an australian, the outback of Australia can be calming even though it gets very hot

[nongthip]

As a transplanted American (white bloke "Septic tank Yank") I have driven a good 200, 000 kms around the Great antipodean Lucky Country and still have a fascination with the place. No better landmass on Earth to get a reliable sleepable vehicle and go way off the grid, thanks to seemingly endless expanses of uninhabited land connected by a network of decent paved highways and drivable outback tracks. Months at a time with very little human contact can drive you a bit mad, so it's not everyone's cup of tea, but if it IS your thing - wow! Never actually alone when there are dozens of species of fantastic birds and feral mammals (dingoes, camels, donkeys, goats, and of course loads of roos and wallabies) and snakes and lizards and spiders, etc. Leaving the populated east coast and heading into the never never land is an intrepid adventure, so just make sure to have days worth of tinned and dried food reserves and a good 40 litres of drinkable water and a few jerry cans of petrol, not to mention ample spares for the vehicle. Then it's like being a ship on the ocean with no horizon or a land rover on the moon cut off from the world - perfect! Eventually you reach the other side along the Indian Ocean to find Australia's other cluster of humans, namely Perth, Fremantle, Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, etc. Most overseas visitors never get past the "boomerang coast" between Sydney and Cairns, but there is a lot to love about the western half of the country, and very very few other people to get in your way. But as per this video it's easy to see why almost no one lives in the middle part - hardly any drinkable water, barren soil, only a few good highways, and unless you bring a bunch of food with you you're limited to "roadhouse" stodge - week-old dried-up chook & chips and "Chiko Rolls" or meat pies on a tired heating rack, or you have to murder a goanna or brown snake for your supper. God's country indeed! ;-)

[kkkmxwf]

We like it this way. We can breathe the fresh air. I'm Australian. Fighting bee's snakes and spiders is a bit scary. But we still love being here. The country is quiet and soothing, the ocean is beautiful. ❤😊

[GenericUsername]

I think it's highly probable the Portuguese landed on Australia first but they definitely didn't stay. The amount of time they had East Timor and its close proximity would make it very possible

[gravyzcuteu]

I lost the audio commentary when you started talking about WW2 8:39-9:03. It just plays the background music for me.

[anuragtumane]

Australia located in such a climate zone would surely mean very less population.

[cyberprince]

It’s actually not completely empty. People do live in outback towns.

[astorete]

Australian here. This is a nice attempt, but clearly made by someone who doesn’t really understand this country or its history. Besides completely glossing over the 19th century, this video has some factual errors and significant omissions. I wouldn’t consider this video to be a good summary of Australia, and would advise people to look elsewhere.

[rustymotor]

I live right in the middle of Australia, beautiful desert country kinda similar to Nevada which I visited a few years ago and felt like home. Much rather live in the desert with Snakes and Spider swarms than in any crowded city!

[markleon]

I think the lack of rain is more due to the altitude of Australia. It's basically a bowl shape - the centre is below sea level. Rain tends to fall mainly on mountainous areas.

[thegrandlord]

Indonesian sailor already discover the land long before any european or asian sailors discover it.

But indonesian sailor are not interested to colonize it since there is people already live there, the aborigines. Instead indonesian sailor forming trade relations with the aborigines. Indonesian sailor selling them tools and manufactired food and goods while the aborigines selling indonesian sailor sea food, precious gem and local food

[NickxCharlielife]

The indigenous people actually weren’t hunter gatherers contrary to popular belief. They were smart enough to stay in a space of land but move around a little. Think of it as people who camp for a living

[xphilster]

Love watching your videos, keep it up 👍

[gemmel]

When I born in Australia there were only 12 million.

[word]

0:51 "The last populated frontier of the world". 60, 000+ years of human settlement in this country, about 45, 000 years before the Americas were discovered.
This subject is very controversial in Australia, as this video talks about Australia being "discovered" by Portuguese, Dutch or Englishman.
But it was discovered by very resourceful people thousands of years ago and are to this day the oldest living culture in the world.

[BDub]

Sydney and Melbourne are too large. There needs to be real attention to opening up more land in smaller towns and cities. This will hopefully stop the cities from being overcrowded while spreading out the population. Easily said than done. While many people work from home and work in the internet/software industries, they may be people that can actually afford to living in the larger cities. Whereas those that work at a workplace really need to live where the work is, in the larger cities. But its still a good goal to increase populations and opportunities in rural areas. Some states like WA and SA the population is largely based in the capital cities, and there is opportunity to avoid overcrowding and environmental issues. Vic and NSW have large regional areas that they can really work with to expand.

[rodneyfaulkner]

I work FIFO in the remote north of Western Australian in the Pilbara, Yes it Hot - I just returned from a week of 40 degree C and it is only Springtime not Summer yet - I have international friends they are amazed that I will drive 380KM to the closest supermarket - shop then drive back to the mine site all in one day

[hicruisers]

quokkas are only at Rottnest island, a small island off of perth in western australia