The 2nd largest state in Australia, after Western Australia (but that’s not big, it’s mammoth)
Qld is 1.853 million square kilometres, that’s pretty damned big
It’s two and a half times larger than Texas
The state population was 5million as at May 2018
The state capital Brisbane has a population of over 2.4 mill (2018) and is the third most populace city in Australia, not to be forgotten are the flanking areas of the Gold Coast to the south and the Sunshine Coast to the north which between them have a population of one million. When you’ve got a caravan on the back and umpteen lanes of traffic around you that drive from Noosa down to Coolangatta certainly feels like one big city.
As at 2018 there were 12.2 million head of cattle in Qld (Meat and Livestock Australia) and that’s a lot of bull.
And while we’re on the subject there is a town in Qld called Texas.
Today is Queensland Day, it’s been around for 160 years, so happy Queensland Day 2019.
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Reblogged this on My Queensland and commented:
Nice to read comments on Queensland from a seasoned traveller form that mysterious place called “Down South!
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Ha ha thank you…signed The Mexican.
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Had no idea it was quite so big. We need to start quoting this at any Texans who continually go on about how big Texas is!
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I always love those comparison maps with countries overlaid, always a few surprises there. And how many times have you visited a famous city and said, “Is this it? Where’s the rest of it?”
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Love those maps. Always getting places and wondering where the rest of it is!
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