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Figure 1.1. Map of Australia displaying ARIA+ Remoteness Classification Index. Source: ABS, 2014.

With reference to Figure 1.1, of Australia’s total landmass of 7.6 million km 2 , ‘very remote’ areas comprise 5.5 million km 2 (72.5%) and ‘remote’ areas comprise 1.02 million km 2 (13.2%). Hence, the field investigated in this study constitutes 85.7% of Australia’s landmass, or approximately 6 million km 2 .