| 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 | 67%
|
| 29,068 | WA | Wangai | 'Place of the silky pears' | {Kalgoorlie}-Boulder | 60%
|
| 49,686 | NSW | Wiradjuri | 'Many crows' | Wagga Wagga | 57%
|
| 105,348 | VIC | Wathaurong | 'Resting place' | Ballarat | 50%
|
| 38,783 | NSW | Wiradjuri | 'Red soil' | Dubbo | 43%
|
| 35,652 | VIC | Ladji Ladji | 'Red earth' | Mildura | 40%
|
| 52,370 | QLD | Taribelang | Local Aboriginal group | Bundaberg | 33%
|
| 37,839 | VIC | Waywurru | A local edible plant or nut | Wodonga | 27%
|
| 27,628 | VIC | Kurnai | 'Little fish' | Traralgon | 23%
|
| 32,894 | VIC | Dhauwurd Wurrung | 'Ample water' | Warrnambool | 23%
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