Statistics for Largest Australian Cities With Indigenous Names

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Population	State	Language	Meaning*	Answer	% Correct
452,670	ACT	Ngunnawal	'Meeting place'	Canberra	90%
280,153	NSW	Dharawal	'Sound of the sea'	Wollongong	80%
108,398	QLD	Barumggam	'The swamp'	Toowoomba	70%
180,239	VIC	Wathaurong	'Tongue of land'	Geelong	65%
29,068	WA	Wangai	'Place of the silky pears'	{Kalgoorlie}-Boulder	60%
105,348	VIC	Wathaurong	'Resting place'	Ballarat	55%
49,686	NSW	Wiradjuri	'Many crows'	Wagga Wagga	50%
52,370	QLD	Taribelang	Local Aboriginal group	Bundaberg	40%
38,783	NSW	Wiradjuri	'Red soil'	Dubbo	40%
35,652	VIC	Ladji Ladji	'Red earth'	Mildura	35%
32,894	VIC	Dhauwurd Wurrung	'Ample water'	Warrnambool	20%
37,839	VIC	Waywurru	A local edible plant or nut	Wodonga	20%
27,628	VIC	Kurnai	'Little fish'	Traralgon	15%