2-737: Regional Australia is a socio-geographical definition used in Australia to describe populated regions outside of the major metropolitan areas (typically the capital city ) in each state or territory , designed for censusing and promoting urbanized settlements (known as regional centres) associated with demographically/economically significant rural regions , especially for the purpose of managing immigration and foreign labour . People who complete specified work, that being plant and animal cultivation , fishing and pearling , tree farming and felling , mining or construction , in these areas can be granted extra points when applying for
4-567: A resident visa . Working there while holding a working holiday visa may allow the person to have their visa renewed. According to the Australian Department of Home Affairs , all of Australia outside the following areas is considered to be "rural and regional Australia": Social geography Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
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