It's not a dumb question, and adapting to the town tends to be a "learn as you go" sort of experience. (I say this as somebody who moved several years ago.) Good luck though.
Queensland? Neat. Are you near the Reef? I'm just a freshman, so I haven't declared anything yet. I'm thinking of something in the bio sciences. Like veterinary sciences or maybe even evolutionary biology. I'm still at the point where academic advisors can still tell me the world is supposedly my oyster.