Sydney has once again been ranked as one of the best places to live on The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Rankings, jumping up to fifth place from 11th last year according to Property Council of Australia.
Demonstrating the success of the projects that prioritise the welfare of the residents within the city, Sydney scored top marks in infrastructure, healthcare and education.
Property Council New South Wales (NSW) Executive Director Jane Fitzgerald underscored that the city’s investment in infrastructure was beginning to pay off.
“We are a city that is growing and with this growth comes challenges; challenges for how we move around the city easily, educate our children, access healthcare and provide housing for future generations; we know the key to meeting this challenge is good planning,” she said.
Fitzgerald also remains positive about the continuous equitable growth and increased liveability across the city, given the investment and sound metropolitan governance in place.
The same plan of action is expected to be carried over when improving Sydney’s transport system. Professor Greg Clark’s Creating Great Australian Cities report, released by the Property Council earlier this year, showed that Sydney was facing issues that concern transport, congestion, low density development and fragmented local government.
As much as the capital of NSW can showcase some great strengths as a city, Fitzgerald emphasised that it is still a must to implement the plans of the Greater Sydney Commission, Transport for NSW and Infrastructure NSW.
“Implementing these plans will ensure that the record investment we are seeing in social and transport infrastructure can be met with well planned, sustainable communities that will mean that Sydney can continue to move up the world liveability rankings. “
”The important thing over the next five to ten years will be the implementation of [those] plans,” Fitzgerald said.
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Ranking grades more than a hundred cities for their urban quality of life based on assessments of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
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