FIGURE6 Australia’s population centres and conurbations
Darwin
0 250 500 km
Cairns
Townsville
Alice Springs
Brisbane
1
Gold Coast
Perth
4
Newcastle
Mandurah
2
Sydney
Adelaide
Melbourne
3
Geelong
People per census collection district, 2006 >2000 1000−2000 500−1000 <500
Remoteness areas Conurbations Very remote
Sunshine Coast/Brisbane/ Ipswich/Gold Coast conurbation Newcastle/Central Coast/ Sydney/Wollongong conurbation Melbourne/Geelong Perth/Mandurah
1
Remote Outer regional Inner regional Major cities
2
Hobart
3 4
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
15.6 SkillBuilder activity INTERPRETING AND ANALYSING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA AND INFORMATION 1. Choose one of the conurbations in the United States and another in Australia. 2. Create a table and choose five of the following headings to complete a comparison of the two cities: • population • pollution levels • health care (accessibility of medical care) • unemployment levels • minimum wage • quality of water supply • percentage of people with a tertiary education • population density • modes of public transport • traffic congestion. 3. Use the information in your table to compose a report summarising your findings. You will need to look at both statistics and news reports in order to complete a comprehensive overview.
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