Australia has countless enviable beaches, clean air, a stable political environment, and so on. Many Chinese have always wanted to realize their dream of living and working in Sydney and Melbourne. Among them, Melbourne is the world's most livable city for many years.
Since 2013, Victoria's population in (Victoria) has outpaced other states, according to (Australian Bureau of Statistics), the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Last year alone, the state had a population of 16,999 more than in 2015, with a current population of 6.1 million.
Melbourne is expected to overtake Sydney as Australia's most populous city by 2050. Today, an average of nearly 2000 new residents emigrate to the area every week.
In addition, Melbourne is known as the world's sports capital. There are many cafes, restaurants and cultural and artistic activities. Melbourne, meanwhile, is cheaper than Sydney, attracting many Chinese investors, while some big companies, such as Go Pro,David Jones, have moved their headquarters to the city.
Melbourne has won the reputation of "the world's most livable city" for the sixth year in a row, but as the population continues to grow, problems have arisen and many people believe the city has become less livable than it used to be.
Is the world's most livable city famous and hard to live in?
Recently, (Property Council of Australia), the Australian Real Estate Council, released a report entitled creating a Great Australian City, (Creating Great Australian Cities).
London, Singapore, Paris and New York are at the top of the list of most livable cities.
Melbourne, the world's most livable city for many years, ranks 20th, far behind Sydney's 13th place. Other capital cities, Brisbane ranked 40th, Adelaide 53rd, Perth 58th.
As a result, many are beginning to worry that Melbourne is likely to lose its boastful capital in the "world's most livable city".
According to the report, Australian cities such as Melbourne have a much higher "brand" effect than their actual performance.
"in other words, under fame, it is really difficult. Melbourne's main shortcomings include: heavy traffic congestion due to low-density living; decentralized local councils hampering subway development; lagging investment in infrastructure; and slow Internet speeds. "
Melbourne's population is expected to reach 8 million by 2050, well above the OECD average.
"Melbourne's quality of life is its most powerful brand equity, driving the development of major export industries such as local higher education, creative industries, tourism and science," the report said. But Melbourne needs to keep pace with other international cities such as Oakland, Helsinki and Vancouver in improving the entrepreneurial environment, investing in urban infrastructure, promoting global trade, and maintaining ties with overseas tourists. "
According to the report, Melbourne should build supporting facilities and medium-density housing in the urban areas, and support the development of an innovative economy to achieve a "virtuous circle" between talent, employers and supporting facilities.
Melbourne is still a glamorous city, but needs to learn from other cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, said the report's author, Professor Clark.
"Stockholm once faced many challenges, but it made full use of its university resources and scientific and technological knowledge to successfully build itself into a 'unicorn factory,'" he said. It has supported and promoted the development and success of a large number of start-up technology companies. "