Table of contents

1 Population 2 Tourism 3 Historic 4 External links, resources, references

Population

Over 90% of the Australian population lives in urban settlements on the coastal fringes. Despite this, the outback and the history of its exploration and settlement provides Australians with a mythical backdrop, and stories of swagmen, squatters, outlaws such as Ned Kelly (though Ned Kelly spent virtually all his time in the relatively temperate Great Dividing Range) and so on are central to the national ethos of the country. The song, Waltzing Matilda, which is about swagmen and squatters, is the popular traditional Australian song.

The outback is now the only place where Australian Aborigines still live in a more or less traditional way.

Tourism

• Alice Springs
• Ayers Rock (Uluru)
• Coober Pedy
• Devils Marbles
• Katherine River Gorge
• Kings Canyon (Watarrka)
• The Olgas (Kata Tjuta)
• The MacDonald Range
• Stockman's Hall of Fame

• Birdsville Track
• Burke Developmental Road
• Canning Stock Route
• Colson Track
• Connie Sue Highway
• French Line
• Gary Highway
• Gibb River Road
• Gunbarrel Highway
• K1 Line
• Kalumburu Road
• Kidson Track
• Oodnadatta Track
• Peninsula Developmental Road
• Plenty Highway
• Rig Road
• Sandover Highway
• Strzelecki Track
• Tallawana Track
• Tanami Track
• WAA Line