The other thing to do is goto any of those websites that compare the sizes of the continents as world maps distort the size of Australia and make it look substantially smaller than it is - Mercator Projection.
200 to 300kms a day is very easy to do, following around the coast you may get sidetracked - beaches, national parks, various "BIG" things. Once on the Nullabor Plain and with scenery not changing a great deal and only limited access to anything either side I think you'll find that a 1000km day is not out of the question.
Don't ever - EVER - ride at dusk or dawn unless you wish to have a large kangaroo share the bike with you.
Road trains use the Nullabor - about 50m long. Treat with caution, don't stop on the road.
Water - make sure you carry enough to cope with a 2 or 3 day delay/breakdown on the Nullabor. If you go in February you'll need 4 litres a day just riding, you can really dehydrate in high temps sitting on a bike, if you have to do any hard physical activity that can go up to 8 litres a day. Cover up, never get tempted to ride without gloves and good clothing even if its hot.
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