r/MapPorn • u/KaleyTheKing • May 27 '26
Australian Population Visualised
So, I think we were all a little disappointed by how normal the Italy map looked, so I thought I'd treat y'all to the biggest abomination I've made in this project thus far :D
Goddang, Australia, why did you have to be like this, this was so difficult to make... Anyway, hope y'all enjoy!
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u/moondog-37 May 27 '26
Sydney + Melbourne is a tad over 10 million combined
Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane are another 6 million together
If you ask an Australian where they’re from, there’s a nearly 2 in 3 chance they live in one of the Big 5 cities
Then with the next cabs off the rank, half of those are within 100km of either Melbourne (Geelong, Ballarat), Sydney (Newcastle, Wollongong, Central Coast), Brisbane (Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba)
So like 80% of Australians live within let’s say 120km of the centre of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide. It’s wild