Reply #13: Ummm, that's not actually true

[Teddy_Salad]

The reason the coastline is so heavily populated and the interior, or outback in Australia is deserted is because the outback is a very unforgiving place.

I've lived in "The Outback" and it is nothing like you have here in the U.S.

It is all desert and water is pretty much non-existent.
In fact, in some places you can get the annual rainfall in a couple of hours and that's it. It will not rain again for maybe years.
And without water in Australia's outback, with temperatures up to 120 degrees or even greater, a person would be lucky to survive a day without adequate water.

This is why Australian's live along the coast and why Australian's are very wary and careful when they do venture into the outback.

But it is absolutely magical. There is no place like it.