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I've never been to Australia but I was under the impression it's an enormous country (compared to its population) and mostly empty. It seems odd that NIMBYism
by rwmj 2y ago
I've never been to Australia but I was under the impression it's an enormous country (compared to its population) and mostly empty. It seems odd that NIMBYism would be an issue.
- defrost 2y agoIt's not a room to build crisis, it's an actual shortage of housing ... That aside, Australia's vast spaces are largely "brown" on Google Maps from lack of water and limited vegetation, the European descent and overseas born (25% of current Australian citizens) mostly cling to the fringes of the land, earning the sobriquet Fringe Dwellers from Australian poet & playwright Jack Davis, AM, BEM.
- em500 2y agoThat's like saying that NIMBYism is odd in the US because there's tons of empty land in Wyoming. People want to live in or near Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth, not in the Outback.
- rwmj 2y agoBut Sydney &c were once empty pieces of land. There seems to be space to start new towns and cities.
- averageRoyalty 2y agoIt may not be obvious but (like in most countries) people in Australia mostly live near cities with jobs, infrastructure, etc. Various satellite cities (Geelong, Wollongong) have built up via incentive schemes, but most people don't want to live that far from their friends and families, let alone in the red desert.