Talk:Australia (continent)

Centralized discussion on oceania as a continent
Let's use Talk:Oceania (continent), please. fgnievinski (talk) 03:28, 23 October 2020 (UTC)


 * I agree. Finntastico2 (talk) 16:14, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * That's incorrect! Australia, is the continent, Oceania is a region!  What you apply to other continents, you must apply to Australia.  Based on the Oceania argument, Hawaii should be part of Continental North America and the UK part of Continental Europe - because, well you know, you know!  No, I don't...know! JellyThoughts (talk) 02:47, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Australia is not a continental this wiki is wrong and is confusing people
This is very bad 31.124.237.92 (talk) 16:11, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I think this talk page needs an FAQ for this statement. Georgia guy (talk) 16:48, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately you are incorrect, Australia is one of the seven continents of the world, you're wrong. Aeyeu (talk) 18:33, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Neither of you is wrong, but neither is right either. Continents are defined according to custom, which varies according to language and culture. Since this is English Wikipedia, we use the customary English language defintion, which accepts Australia as a continent (with a different definition from the nation of Australia), and Oceania as a geographical region. BilCat (talk) 19:06, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * gtehhjjuhyyhhb 64.72.78.6 (talk) 17:42, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, it need some serious changes, it OCEANIA (continent) and not Australia (country). Finntastico2 (talk) 23:45, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
 * It's shocking, if people don't now know the difference, between a geographical continent and a geographical region, it's scary! JellyThoughts (talk) 08:47, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Agreed. By this logic, new zealand and similar islands belong to no continent 78.18.59.87 (talk) 02:38, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

The continent has been referred to as Australia for many years, idk why you're so salty you're literally wrong DavidMalcolm1212112221 (talk) 10:37, 2 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Some countries consider Oceania to be the continent instead. There is no universally agreed definition for the word "continent". 203.46.37.2 (talk) 02:05, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
 * My geography books had listed Australasia (not Australia) as the continent's name.
 * Frankly, no offense to anyone, but the Australia, and Oceania definitions defy all logic. 188.30.72.246 (talk) 18:44, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, there is - a continent is a continent - a region is a region - and what you apply for other continents, you can't suddenly change in the case of Australia! JellyThoughts (talk) 02:43, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
 * It's been referred to as Australia because it's the main island in Oceania, it's a common misconception. Finntastico2 (talk) 16:12, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * If Australia is a continent, what continent is New Zealand or Fuji in? Finntastico2 (talk) 16:15, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * New Zealand is in Zealandia. Fiji is not associated with a continent. HiLo48 (talk) 23:58, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * das cap Finntastico2 (talk) 20:48, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
 * "Zealandia" is not [now] a continent - it's submerged - CONTINENTS are singular land masses - regions, are regions! A billion years ago [or whenever], Zealandia might have been a continent, but not 2day! JellyThoughts (talk) 02:42, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Conflicting definition between summary and Geograohy/Geology section
The summary claims Australia continent includes Papua New Guinea and is based on the Sahul shelf. In the geography subsection it says it's Australia only, directly contradicting the summary. The commentary about no universally accepted definition and variations depending on which region someone is from is after this. Tinytorso (talk) 17:22, 3 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Could you cite the text you are referring to? The Geology and geography subsection explains "During the past 18,000 to 10,000 years, rising sea levels overflowed the lowlands and separated the continent into today's low-lying arid to semi-arid mainland and the two mountainous islands of New Guinea and Tasmania", which is the same as the lead summary's "The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, the island of New Guinea...". CMD (talk) 02:21, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Population seems wrong
The population is currently listed as 396,357,469. That doesn't seem right. Based on the regions included in the continent, this figure does not seem like it should be any higher than 40 million. 173.225.61.254 (talk) 14:59, 22 May 2024 (UTC)


 * agreed 190.197.13.189 (talk) 22:33, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, some vandal added the 6 in 396 - now removed. Per List of continents and continental subregions by population, the whole of Oceania is only 40m. Johnbod (talk) 01:01, 27 May 2024 (UTC)