Australia Knowledge Hub

Australia is the world's sixth-largest country by total area, covering 7.69 million km².

Australia is home to 80% of its flora and fauna found nowhere else on Earth.

The Indigenous Australians have one of the world's oldest continuous cultures, dating back over 65,000 years.

Australia is the only nation to govern an entire continent and is surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Uluru (Ayers Rock) is a massive sandstone monolith in the Northern Territory, sacred to the Anangu people.

Australia is home to the world's longest fence — the Dingo Fence — stretching 5,614 km.

Australia has a population of about 26 million people, with 85% living within 50 km of the coast.

Australia hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, which was widely regarded as one of the best Games ever.

The platypus is one of the world's only egg-laying mammals and is unique to Australia.

Australia has the world's largest coral reef system — the Great Barrier Reef — stretching over 2,300 km.

Australia has experienced 28+ years of uninterrupted economic growth, the longest of any nation.

Australia is the driest inhabited continent on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of only 472mm.

Australians are known as "Aussies" and their slang includes terms like "arvo" (afternoon) and "brekkie" (breakfast).

The Australian Alps receive more snow annually than the Swiss Alps.

The Sydney Opera House was designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon and opened in 1973.