Is Tribeca bigger than Outback?
Tribeca is a small neighborhood in Manhattan, while “Outback” can refer to the vast Australian interior or to the global Outback Steakhouse restaurant chain. On geographic size, the Australian Outback is vastly larger. If you mean the restaurant brand, the comparison shifts to the scale of a business network rather than land area.
What “bigger” means in this context
To answer clearly, we distinguish between three common interpretations: the land area of a region (the Australian Outback), the land area of a city neighborhood (Tribeca), and the footprint of a restaurant chain (Outback Steakhouse). The figures below reflect these different measures.
Tribeca at a glance
Here are quick figures that illustrate Tribeca’s size as a Manhattan neighborhood.
- Area: about 0.6 square miles (roughly 1.5–1.6 square kilometers)
- Population: around 10,000 residents (varies with defined boundaries and year)
- Boundaries: Canal Street to 14th Street; West Street to Broadway
Tribeca is a compact, densely built enclave known for lofts, galleries, and elevated residential development, not for expansive land area.
The Australian Outback (geographic interior)
The Outback is a broad, loosely defined term for inland Australia, far larger than any city neighborhood.
Geographic size and scope
Area and scope are approximate because the interior is not a formal administrative region, but the commonly cited figure places the Outback at roughly 5 million square kilometers (about 2 million square miles), spanning a large share of Australia’s landmass.
- Area: roughly 5,000,000 square kilometers (about 2,000,000 square miles)
- Relation to Australia: makes up a substantial portion of the continent’s interior and arid/semi-arid zones
- Population density: extremely sparse in many areas; vast tracts with fewer than 1 person per square kilometer
In short, the Outback, as an inland region, covers a vastly larger area than the Tribeca neighborhood.
Climate and characteristics
- Climate: predominantly arid to semi-arid, with hot summers and variable rainfall
- Economy and settlement: sparse communities, cattle and mining activities in some regions, limited permanent population
These geographic features underscore why Tribeca cannot be compared by land area to the Outback in the same way you would compare two neighborhoods.
The Outback Steakhouse chain (business footprint)
If you mean the restaurant brand, the scale is measured by the number of locations rather than land area.
Global presence and reach
- Restaurant count: approximately 900–1,000 locations worldwide (yearly figures vary)
- Geographic spread: strong presence in the United States, with locations also in Canada, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia
- Ownership: part of Bloomin’ Brands
As a business network, Outback Steakhouse’s footprint is substantial, but it is still a collection of dining venues rather than a large land area like a continental interior.
Bottom line
In terms of physical land area, the Australian Outback is far larger than Tribeca. If you are comparing the Outback as a restaurant brand, the measure of scale shifts to the number of locations, which is sizable but not geographically expansive like a continent. The meaning of “bigger” thus determines the answer.
Summary
Tribeca is a small, dense Manhattan neighborhood (~0.6 sq mi). The Australian Outback is a vast interior of roughly 5 million square kilometers. The Outback Steakhouse chain spans hundreds of restaurants worldwide. So, depending on whether you’re talking about land area or business footprint, Tribeca is smaller in both common interpretations, with the Outback interior and the restaurant network vastly surpassing it in scale.
