"By creating three cities out of one, officials are hoping to persuade residents to live in a more diverse range of locations." Do residents of an area actuall

"By creating three cities out of one, officials are hoping to persuade residents to live in a more diverse range of locations." Do residents of an area actually behave like this? Those who can afford to may live anywhere they want. But only those who own their own businesses can determine where they work - the rest have to work in a particular location. And the choice of where to live involves many trade-offs including commute distance. My intuition would say that splitting up Sydney will have no effect on resident behavior but that having three governments will be less efficient than one with taxes going up accordingly.