Emigration to Australia: Sydney or Melbourne?
22 August 2016 by News DeskEmigration to Australia involves many decisions, like where to live - Sydney or Melbourne?
Emigration to Australia: Sydney and Melbourne both claim to be Australia’s cultural and commercial centres. Both cities claim they have better weather, less rain, more sunshine, longer days, cheaper beers and better food.
Consultancy and accounting firm EY surveyed 2,286 in Sydney and Melbourne as part of an investigation into the future of Australian cities.
The survey, in part, asked what people thought about their own cities. ‘The research reveals citizens are proud of their cities — and have consistent views about city personalities’, the report says.
Melbourne residents describe their city as “cultural” (48%) and “fashionable” (31%). People in Sydney consider their city as “beautiful” (44%) and “famous” (31%).
More than 80% of Australians live in cities which offer the majority of the country’s employment.
The contribution to the national economy by cities is forecast to almost double by 2031 to $1.6 trillion.
Emigration to Australia: Sydney or Melbourne?
Infrastructure Australia expects 5.8 million more people will have moved into the four largest cities — Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane.
Housing, affordability and mobility top the wish lists of those in Sydney and Melbourne.
They fear that some new developments aren’t adding to the infrastructure needed to keep their cities liveable.
More than half of survey respondents (55%) say they are frustrated with the high cost of living and only 26% feel that housing is affordable.
The figures are even higher in Sydney, where 64% are frustrated by high living costs and 56% say housing is unaffordable.
Mobility is also a key issue, with two-thirds of citizens frustrated by traffic congestion in their city.
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