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As Sydney closes in on its next population<br>milestone of 5 million, it remains Australia’s<br>leading city, not only in size but in other<br>measures as well. Yet more importantly it is<br>a global city with a very strong international<br>brand that stands in the top listings of many<br>measures from liveability to business<br>performance, from diversity to climate and<br>amenity. Sydney is also an innovative city,<br>continually adapting to the trends and shown<br>through its rich cultural diversity, strength in<br>attracting investment and responsiveness to<br>the ever-changing generations.<br>The challenge for Sydney’s future is to ensure that it responds to population growth yet<br>maintains its world-beating lifestyle and that its liveability rises to match its increasing density.<br>This is the purpose of this Urban Living Index. We have designed it to track the five key<br>categories that produce a measure of liveability in a city that is moving from suburban spread<br>to urban growth. While a city can always improve, these results show that the city planning and<br>unit development are creating thriving urban communities, as evidenced by the results that<br>show superior liveability in high density Sydney suburbs.<br>There remain some infrastructure shortfalls and affordability challenges, however this inaugural<br>Urban Living Index shows that the vertical communities of the 21st century are meeting the<br>lifestyle needs of Sydneysiders just as those achieved by the horizontal suburbs of the 20th Century.
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MEASURING URBAN LIVEABILITY ACROSS SYDNEY Mark McCrindle Developed for Urban Taskforce Australia Thursday 10 December 2015
SYDNEY’S GROWTH COMPARED: IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, SYDNEY HAS GROWN BY 86,000 PEOPLE
SYDNEY’S GROWTH COMPARED: IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, SYDNEY HAS GROWN BY 86,000 PEOPLE 1.7% TASMANIA GREW BY AROUND 1,400 PEOPLE
SYDNEY’S GROWTH COMPARED: IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, SYDNEY HAS GROWN BY 86,000 PEOPLE 1.7% TASMANIA GREW BY AROUND 1,400 PEOPLE SYDNEY IS GROWING BY MORE PEOPLE EVERY 6 DAYS THAN TASMANIA ADDS IN A WHOLE YEAR
% OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN THE CAPITAL CITY Brisbane 48%
% OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN THE CAPITAL CITY Brisbane Sydney 48% 63%
AUSTRALIA 3/4 1/4
SYDNEY 2/3 1/3
NEW APPROVALS 1/3 2/3
METHODOLOGY • Data collected from 228 SA2s (suburbs) across Sydney (SUA) • Analysis of ABS Census data (cat. 2010.0) • Analysis of ABS Business data (cat. 8165.0) • Online survey of 1,020 Sydney-siders: in field from 29th September to 4th October 2015
CORRELATION Urban Living Index Proportion of High Density Dwellings
CORRELATION Urban Living Index Proportion of High Density Dwellings
CORRELATION Urban Living Index Proportion of High Density Dwellings
PLANNING REGIONS CENTRAL 73
PLANNING REGIONS NORTH 65 CENTRAL 73
PLANNING REGIONS NORTH 65 CENTRAL 73 SOUTH 60
PLANNING REGIONS NORTH 65 WEST CENTRAL 57 CENTRAL 73 SOUTH 60
PLANNING REGIONS WEST 49 NORTH 65 WEST CENTRAL 57 CENTRAL 73 SOUTH 60
PLANNING REGIONS WEST 49 NORTH 65 WEST CENTRAL 57 CENTRAL 73 SOUTH WEST 48 SOUTH 60
URBAN LIVING INDEX SCORES 1. CROWS NEST – WAVERTON 85 1. SURRY HILLS 85 3. PYRMONT – ULTIMO 83 3. MARRICKVILLE 83 5.POTTS POINT – WOOLLOOMOOLOO 82 5. NORTH SYDNEY – LAVENDAR BAY 82 5. RANDWICK 82 5. CHATSWOOD (EAST) – ARTARMON 82 5. LEICHHARDT – ANNANDALE 82