The outback is very different from city life. People, who live in the outback, go to town maybe only once or twice a month. The outback is a sandy dry and hot place. There are a lot of sheep and ranches that can be found there. Each house in the outback needs enormous supplies when shopping. Some farms have gardens where they grow their own food.

When having relatives and friends over for a picnic, they usually have kangroo races. Many of Australia’s animals live there.

     Many Aborigines live in the outback, but there are hardly any more Aborigines in the world.

About 80% of the the land mass of Australia is desert.