Outback

: For the restaurant chain, see Outback Steakhouse; for the station wagon, see Subaru Outback.

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.

Related Topics:
Exploration - Swagmen - Squatter - Ned Kelly - Great Dividing Range - Waltzing Matilda

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

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