Why is Australia sparsely populated?

The reason why Australia is vast and sparsely populated is the result of the joint action of natural conditions and human factors.

1. Natural conditions: On the one hand, Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, and its climate is mostly arid and semi-arid. Therefore, Australia is in a state of high temperature and water shortage for most of the time, and the species of animals and plants are very scarce, and the vegetation growth is not flourishing. This climate type is not suitable for human habitation, and the resources available to human beings are also very limited. On the other hand, Australia is the flattest and driest continent in the world, with more than two-thirds of its area in arid and semi-arid areas, most of which are desert and semi-desert areas unsuitable for human habitation. It can be seen that the harsh natural conditions limit the natural growth of Australia's population.

2. Human factors: Australia is a lonely continent surrounded by the sea. Before Europeans discovered Australia, few aborigines lived in Australia. Because Australia is far away from Europe, the natural environment is much worse than that of the United States, and Europeans prefer to immigrate to the United States, so the British regard Australia as the exile place of prisoners, resulting in fewer Europeans willing to immigrate. In addition, in the process of colonizing Australia, the British positioned Australia as a British resource exporter. Australia's economy developed abnormally, lacking industry and tertiary industry, and could not gather a huge population. In modern times, after Australia developed into a developed country, social welfare became better and better, and most Australian women also changed their ideas and were unwilling to have more children, resulting in a decline in the birth rate of newborns. Secondly, the Australian government is no longer willing to accept too many immigrants for territorial security reasons, and the population growth is slow.