Statistics for Australian geography by letter: R

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Hawkesbury, Murrumbidgee or South Esk	River	76%
Genus of parrots found in the eastern half of Australia (and a brand of sauces and condiments)	Rosella	71%
Inland city named for its location by a river	Rockhampton	65%
An island serviced by ferry from Perth	Rottnest Island	65%
Small town with a colourful name, close to the Wimmera-Mallee border in Victoria	Rainbow	59%
Southern region of NSW	Riverina	59%
The river that flows through Townsville, and a virus that can be caught all over the country	Ross River	59%
Suburb and surrounding peninsula in Brisbane	Redcliffe	47%
South Australian town on the Murray River	Renmark	47%
Inner suburb of Adelaide; inner suburb of Melbourne; town in Tasmania with Australia's oldest functioning bridge; NSW town settled in 1794; outback Queensland town on the Flinders river	Richmond	41%
Modern town built to service a mine in outback South Australia	Roxby Downs	35%
Bird (pictured) that is common in the towns, suburbs and bushland of eastern Australia	Rainbow Lorikeet	29%
Marsupial commonly seen in domestic gardens as well as parks and bushland	Ringtail possum	18%
Coastal area in southern Tasmania with features called Boy and Dinghy, Pigsties Bay, and Shag Rock	Recherche Bay	6%
Coastal area featuring mudflats and mangroves south of Broome	Roebuck Bay	6%