Who would survive global food and energy chain collapse
Australia is actually a mix of very resilient and very fragile regions.
🇦🇺 Who in Australia would have the best chance?
🌿 1. Remote Indigenous communities (with traditional knowledge)
Especially in areas like:
Arnhem Land
Cape York Peninsula
Parts of the Kimberley region
Why they’re resilient:
Knowledge of bush foods, water sources, and seasonal cycles
Ability to live off land and sea without supermarkets
Strong cultural systems of sharing and mobility
Limits:
Many communities today still rely partly on store-bought food and fuel
🚜 2. Off-grid farmers & homesteaders
Found in:
Inland parts of Tasmania
Rural Victoria
Tablelands of New South Wales
Why they’d do well:
Established food production (crops, livestock)
Water storage (tanks, dams)
Experience with drought cycles
Best-case locations:
Cooler, wetter regions (not deep outback)
Reliable rainfall or river access
🐟 3. Coastal small communities with food access
Particularly in:
Tasmania
Southern coasts of Western Australia
Parts of South Australia
Why they’d survive longer:
Fishing + small-scale agriculture
Milder climates
Access to saltwater protein
Limits:
Overfishing risk if many people converge
🏔️ 4. Small rural towns (not too remote, not too urban)
Think:
Inland farming towns with water access
Communities that already rely on each other
Why they matter:
Social cohesion → shared labor, protection, food
Some infrastructure without total dependence
⚠️ Who would struggle most in Australia?
🏙️ Major cities
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Why:
Food supply chains only last days
Huge populations → competition and unrest
No local food production at scale
🏜️ Deep outback (without skills/resources)
Simpson Desert
Great Victoria Desert
Why:
Extreme heat and water scarcity
Very hard to survive without deep local knowledge
🧠 The biggest factor isn’t location—it’s capability
The Australians most likely to endure would be those who:
Know how to find or store water
Can grow or gather food
Can fix tools and improvise
Are part of a cooperative community
In Australia, the “best odds” go to people who are:
In temperate, water-secure regions (Tasmania, coastal south, highlands)
Already producing food
Less dependent on modern systems
And the biggest risk isn’t just environment—it’s how many people suddenly need the same resources.