Australia has such a large territory, why is its population only over 2,000?

Australia, also known as Australia. It is sparsely populated, mainly due to lack of water. As we all know, most of Australia has a tropical climate, with deserts and deserts accounting for up to 70%. The inland areas are dry and receive little precipitation. During the dry season, many rivers dry up, making them unsuitable for human habitation.

Although Australia has built a large number of reservoirs to provide water, the amount of water is not sufficient for Australia, which is severely short of water sources. Secondly, due to the special geographical environment, Australia mostly has sandy soil with low fertility, and less than 4% of the land is suitable for livestock and farming. As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for people. How can humans survive if the land cannot grow crops?

On the other hand, Australia is a New World and was discovered relatively late. Moreover, it was once a British colony, and the population input was relatively simple, mainly European and Asian immigrants, as well as indigenous people, which also limited Australia's population growth to a certain extent.

Furthermore, although Australia's agriculture and animal husbandry are relatively developed, its industry and tertiary industry are relatively lacking, and it is unable to gather a huge population. In addition, with the changes in Australian people's ideological concepts, many people do not want to have children, so it is not surprising that the population growth is slow.