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No; sheep were imported from England to feed and clothe the immigrant population.
As of the 2016 census, the population of Broome, Western Australia, was approximately 14,445.
True. There are over 100 million sheep in Australia, whilst the population of people has only recently reached 21 million.
Merino Sheep are the common sheep in Australia.
In 2013-2014, Australia's population has ranged between 23 million and 23.5 million. For an up-to-date estimate on Australia's population, see the related "Population Clock" link below.
Sheep are not native to Australia - they are an introduced species.
The very first sheep in Australia came with the First Fleet in 1788. However, it is not from these sheep that Australia's huge sheep industry has grown.The Father of Australia's sheep industry is often regarded as John Macarthur. He was a man with a great deal of influence in colonial Australia, and it was he who arranged for the first Merino sheep to be brought to Australia from Spain. The first Spanish Merino sheep were brought to Australia in 1796.
Yes. There are sheep stations in South Australia.
Australia has not yet cloned a sheep.
As it is a good farming environment to rear sheep
Australia has 120 million sheep and about 20 millions of population. New Zealand has 3 million people and 60 million sheep. There are about 36 million sheep in the UK and about 60 million people. Argentina has about 14 million sheep and a population of nearly 40 million. So your answer may be Argentina.
That would be because there are more white sheep than black sheep in Australia.