General Australian Travel Information
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General Australian Facts |
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Geographic Co-ordinates |
27 00 S, 133 00 E |
Area |
Land: 7,617,930 sq km /
Water: 68,920 sq km |
Elevation Extremes |
Lowest point: Lake Eyre -15 m |
Highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m |
Population |
27,007,310 (July 2024 est.) |
Longest Waterway |
Murray River - 2520 km |
States |
6 States + 2 Territories |
International Airports |
Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin |
Primary Language |
English. |
Electricity |
240 volt. 2 & 3 prong adapters |
Airlines to Australia |
Most major airlines fly to Australia |
Largest Lake |
Lake Eyre - 9500 sq km |
Hottest Australian Town |
Marble Bar WA - 41 degrees celcius (average summer max) |
Aboriginal Population |
483 992 |
Coldest Australian Town |
Liawenee, TAS -1.5 degrees celcius (average winter min) |
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