You're right.
The animals are pretty unique, and something that makes sense for other countries to freak out about - I kinda just accept kangaroos because I've grown up in the same country as them (I've seen them in a carpark, for god's sake).
But the outback and Uluṟu (the non-colonialist name for the big rock) loom large in people's imagination.
It's like these cork hats. I see stereotypes of Aussies wearing them, but I have never seen one IRL.
