Australia Facts
Australia has a rich culture with some amazing holiday spots to explore. But here are some facts you may not know about the country of our ANZAC cousins
- The Australian Alps get more snow than the Swiss Alps.
- 90% of Australians live on the coast.
- Tasmania has the cleanest air in the world.
- The Great Barrier Reef is the largest ecosystem in the world. It is made up of nearly 3,000 individual reefs and can be seen from space.
- Australia has over 60 separate wine regions.
- Fraser Island in QLD is the largest sand island in the world.
- The Indian Pacific train has the longest straight section of train track in the world.
- The Great Ocean Road is the world's largest war memorial.
- 80% of Australian animals are unique to Australia.
- Australia has the world's longest golf course measuring more than 1,350 kms long.
- Australia is home to 21 of the world's 25 most venomous snakes.
- It would take around 29 years to visit one new Aussie beach every day – there are 10,685 of them!
- Australia is the 6th largest country in the world.
- 91% of the country is covered by native vegetation.
- 33% of Australians were born in another country.
- Australia is the only continent in the world without an active volcano.
- Australia is home to the longest fence in the world, the Dingo Fence. Originally built to keep dingos away from fertile land, the fence is now 5,614 km long.
- The Australian dollar is considered to be the most advanced currency in the world – its waterproof, made of polymer and notoriously hard to counterfeit.
- Australia is the only continent covered by a single country.
- The world's oldest fossil was discovered in Australia – 3.4 billion years old.
- Australia is home to more than 1,500 species of spiders
With flights from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch or Queenstown, our nearest neighbour is just a short flight away. With many airlines servicing Australia from New Zealand, its a fabulous time to visit Australia.
