Facts
-With an area of 1,727,000 square kilometres, Queensland is the second largest
state in Australia. The biggest is Western Australia. Queensland is nearly 5
times the size of Japan,7 times the size of Great Britain and 2.5 times the size
of Texas.
-Queensland has 5 of Australia's 11 World Natural Heritage
areas (http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/world-heritage-areas/index.html ). These
include the Scenic Rim National Parks, Fraser Island, Riversleigh Fossil
Fields, the Wet Tropics (including Daintree National Park), and 1 of the
Wonders of the World—the Great Barrier Reef.
-More than half of Queensland's population lives outside the greater
metropolitan area of Brisbane—a large proportion compared with the rest of
highly urbanised Australia.
-About 1/3 of Queenslanders are migrants or the children of migrants. Most
settlers in Queensland during the 19th century were from Britain and Europe.
In recent years there has been an increasing number of new settlers from
South-East Asia. Queensland is home to more than 4 million people ( http://www.oesr.qld.gov.au/products
/briefs/aust-demographic-stats/qld-pop-counter.php).
-The average maximum and minimum temperatures for Brisbane are 25.3C and
15.7C. Variations in other centres include: Stanthorpe 21.6C and 8.8C, Mount
Isa 32.4C and 18.3C, and Cairns 31.8C and 22.7C.
-The vast majority of Queensland receives an average of between 8 and 9 hours of
sunshine every day.
state in Australia. The biggest is Western Australia. Queensland is nearly 5
times the size of Japan,7 times the size of Great Britain and 2.5 times the size
of Texas.
-Queensland has 5 of Australia's 11 World Natural Heritage
areas (http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/world-heritage-areas/index.html ). These
include the Scenic Rim National Parks, Fraser Island, Riversleigh Fossil
Fields, the Wet Tropics (including Daintree National Park), and 1 of the
Wonders of the World—the Great Barrier Reef.
-More than half of Queensland's population lives outside the greater
metropolitan area of Brisbane—a large proportion compared with the rest of
highly urbanised Australia.
-About 1/3 of Queenslanders are migrants or the children of migrants. Most
settlers in Queensland during the 19th century were from Britain and Europe.
In recent years there has been an increasing number of new settlers from
South-East Asia. Queensland is home to more than 4 million people ( http://www.oesr.qld.gov.au/products
/briefs/aust-demographic-stats/qld-pop-counter.php).
-The average maximum and minimum temperatures for Brisbane are 25.3C and
15.7C. Variations in other centres include: Stanthorpe 21.6C and 8.8C, Mount
Isa 32.4C and 18.3C, and Cairns 31.8C and 22.7C.
-The vast majority of Queensland receives an average of between 8 and 9 hours of
sunshine every day.