Major strengths of our cities that have been recognized by livability reports consist of the following:.
Low population densities
With a density of only two people per square kilometer, many Australians have grown up in quarter acre houses with backyards and spacious living arrangements;
Sustainable levels of population growth
Our current population of twenty-one million has steadily increased, without forcing levels of strain that major cities in the Australasia region have experienced;
Consistently low unemployment levels
Global Financial Crisis since the, the Country has been Able to maintain unemployment levels Below 6%; and
Public Transport Infrastructure
In the past, Australia has been able to maintain its attractive living standards as it has not experienced issues such as mass urbanization, famine, war or other such externalities that threaten the livelihoods of cities.