The square is a non-SI non-metric measure of floor area, that was used in the past in Australia. It is defined as the area under the roof of the building and each square is 100 sq feet or 10 foot by 10 foot. It was often used by estate agents to make the building sound larger as it includes outside areas under the eaves, and so cannot be directly compared to the (internal) floor area. The square can be divided into 4 halves. Today buildings in Australia are sold with an area given in square metres.
Conversions
1 square equals
- 100 square feet
- approximately 9.29 square meters
