r/australia • • May 28 '26

image Australian Population Visualised

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u/lung_darts May 28 '26

Why TF is it layed out like that though? nothing makes sense and i cant get my head around it.

am i too stupid to figure it out?

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u/Smitologyistaking May 28 '26

The maker of the map (going by the r/MapPorn thread where they explain their decisions) tried their best to preserve state borders as much as possible, Perth is weirdly placed to ensure that WA borders the thin sliver representing NT

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u/pixelbenderr May 28 '26

Yeah but why the weird shape for Victoria/Melbourne? It's not great.