Southern Australia

The term southern Australia is generally considered to refer to the states and territories of Australia of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia. The part of Western Australia south of latitude 26° south – a definition widely used in law and state government policy – is also usually included.

This article is about the southern part of the Australian continent plus Tasmania. For the Australian state, see South Australia.

Although it comprises about half of the total area of Australia, southern Australia includes about three-quarters of the Australian population, the two largest cities (Sydney and Melbourne), the political capital (Canberra), the main food growing areas and the main industrial centres. The area is also notable for its primarily temperate, mediterranean, alpine or arid environmental and climatic conditions which contrasts to the mainly tropical climate of Northern Australia.

Southern Australia suffers from bushfires and wildfires.[1][2]

See also

• Northern Australia
• Eastern states of Australia
• Western Australia

References

1. Peter Hannam (15 November 2015). "Summer-like weather on the way as inland regions bake". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
2. "Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC". bnhcrc.com.au. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.