Not where, as in Sydney but where, cities near the beach. Do many people live in the middle of australia in the desert? Where do they live in australia and why do they live there and not anywhere else?
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80% of Australians live in large cities or towns within driving distance of the beach. They live there because the interior is mostly a dry inhospitable desert. The majority live on the east coast because that is where the first convicts where settled. Remember that Sydney was started as the destination for British convicts sentenced to transportation to Australia. They chose Sydney (and Tasmania) because of the huge distances from any other civilisation. Those that chose to escape (and very few did) either had to swim 3000kms to Indonesia or go live with the Aboriginal tribes on the fringe.
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The majority of Australians live along the east coast, and fairly close to a beach of some sort. Inland Australia is sparsely inhabited with a few small towns. It is just not practical to live in the desert due to lack of water, transport etc so most of us hang about on the coast.
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Most of Australia's population is concentrated in two widely separated coastal regions. By far the largest of these, in terms of area and population, lies in the south-east and east. The smaller of the two regions is in the south-west of the continent. In both coastal regions the population is concentrated in urban centres, particularly the State and Territory capital cities. Half the area of the continent contains only 0.3% of the population, and the most densely populated 1% of the continent contains 84% of the population. Why do people live in the desert outback? They comprise of police, sheep & cattle people; miners; hermits; roadhouse operators; shop owners; hoteliers; motel staff etc... Many aboriginal communities are situated in some of the most remote areas of Australia. These communities, apart from the local inhabitants, also have white support staff ---- police, nurses, teachers, welfare officers, mechanics, drivers, project officers, CDEP officers, store keepers, administration staff etc. None of the aboriginal communities are self managed!
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Most Aussies live in urban areas, mainly on larger cities along the coast. They live in a cosmopolitan lifestyle. They love going out. They love parties and celebration. They like it being always involved in sports, spectators or participants. They usually sympathize with the underdog. Australians are also the hardest-working type of people in the world, owning the longest average working hour in the whole world.
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On the east coast.
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The coast
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