Map form the The Australian War MemorialThe map above was created by The Australian War Memorial and shows the locations of Japanese attacks on Australia during World War 2. From the article:

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George Philip & Son

The map above is a 1920 New Oxford Map of Australia created by by geographer Thomas Griffith Taylor and Beckit, H. O showing where you can and can’t find sheep.

The categories are very helpfully divided into either no sheep or some sheep. No categories are listed for wheat.

All has a very Settlers of Catan feel to it don’t you think?

They also created the following maps in the same series:

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Map created by Sasha Trubetskoy

The map above shows what Australia might have looked like if all statehood proposals had succeeded.

In total, it would have 24 states which would include not only the Australian mainland, but New Zealand (split into North and South islands), Fiji, New Hebrides, East Timor(?), and the states of Papua and New Guinea.

However, Sasha did one better and even estimated each state’s population, area and GDP.

Just keep in mind the following figures are from 2014, but give an idea of the relative size and economic importance of each proposed state:

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Map created by trippereneur

The map above shows the 0872 postcode in Australia which is the largest in the country and by extension the world.

As the map author states:
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Map found on redditThis map of Australia shows the distribution of population across different remoteness areas, as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The map uses color-coding to represent various levels of remoteness and includes a legend explaining the percentage of the population living in each area.

Here’s a detailed explanation:

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Map found via redditThe map above illustrates the comparative populations of kangaroos and humans across various Australian states and territories.

The map highlights that most Australian states have a higher population of kangaroos compared to humans, except for Victoria and Tasmania where the human population exceeds the kangaroo population.

Here is the information for each Australian state:

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Map source Vrroom, by the National Archives of Australia, an agency of the Australian Government

The map above shows how habitable various parts Australia are with respect to agriculture and livestock. The scale goes from good agricultural and pastoral lands to the rather direct ‘useless.’

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