The outlaw, I think you are as guilty of sterotyping as they are.
The population is not small. It is half the size of Canada.
The mountians around the south eastern part of Aussie are pretty decent. They aint the rockies, but they aren't to be sneezed at.
Tropical weather, monsoon rain, dust devils, high density altitudes etc etc.
Tasmania gets pretty cold in the winter too.
The flying that I have done around Ontario is pretty tame in comparison.