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vast, remote, arid low population areas of Australia
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The Outback is a name for the large regions covering most of the centre of Australia, including inland areas of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It is a significantly large area, and in many of the states of Australia, it is formally designated in signs, where population decreases, and where communities are much smaller than those closer to the coast.



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The Outback is a term, like the bush which local inhabitants have used for a long time to describe - initially after European settlement – the unexplored regions, and since it has all been explored – the big area where settlements or occupied locations are spread across vast distances. Intensive agriculture on the coastal areas has animals per hectare (or acre), in the outback, it is hectares (or acres) per animal. The outback is often characterised as 'dry', but this is not always true: in the tropical north, the outback areas are wet as you can get anywhere on the planet.

Get inEdit


Another avenue to get to an outback destination is to fly in with an air charter company like Kirkhope Aviation There are many air charter companies that provide small group tours, usually 6 - 10 people. Small group air tours and charters flying to destinations throughout outback australia usually start from a major city Airport. Flying into remote locations is possible when travelling in a small airplane. Air Charter services provide tour guides and most always include accommodation, tours, camping, food and entertainment.

Get aroundEdit

For the average person, in more remote parts of the Outback, the only way to get around is by car. Make sure you read up on staying safe. If you can afford a bit more, consider chartering a helicopter.

If you want to try your luck hitch-hiking, depending on remoteness, make sure you ask around at the local pub rather than standing by the roadside. Some roads receive less than a car a week, or even longer, and given the semi-arid to desert climate, you could dehydrate and die in a matter of hours.









Pubs often offer cheap accommodation.

Stay safeEdit



  • get good quality maps and plan your route




