Is Sydney full??

67% of respondents replied they think Sydney is full..

Politicians receiving pressure to knock back big developments due to pressure on current infrastructure... schools, transport etc.

Sydneysiders in revolt over development as two thirds declare the city is 'full'

Would be interested to see what city dwelling PC members think.

 

CBD is crowded but not full just yet, and not very well planned as a city. Greater Sydney is not full.

 

It does seem to be most acute on north shore... immigration statistics show that residents are migrating domestically to other areas and Sydney is growing only due to foreign immigration.

It will be interesting to see how Sydneysiders feel about the extra toll on social amenities now that property prices have stopped growing.

In the absence of property price growth, how does Joe Public actually participate in economic growth? Not through wage growth anytime soon.

 

There are single cities overseas with more people than all of Australia. We're not full it's just that some of us are starting to feel the squeeze.

 

Is this a survey based on the f off we're full bogan stickers?? The shire filled up many years ago

 

Seems PC members might have less bogans judging by results so far!

 

I live close to the Sydney CBD and I think having more population brings about more public/outing spaces to the local population. Just the last 5 years alone there has been huge amount of development via private businesses or public funding, I think without population and economic growth those project would not have been feasible.

Here are some of the major projects that have benefited us in a major way.

1. Central park precinct
2. Darling Quater
3. Darling Square
4. Barangaroo business precinct
5. Barangaroo Parkland
5. Prince Alfred park renewal

Looking forward to:
1. City to East tramline
2. Completion of darling square
3. Fish market precinct development.

There were also countless cafes, bars and restaurants that has opened the last 5 years in our local area that we are spoiled for choices. That was certainly not the case before that.

I think affluent/skilled immigrants does bring lots of new vibe and benefits to the city that otherwise would not be possible or would take significantly longer. The issue is we are often focus on the bad without looking the multitude of benefits that they bring.

 

Things like water, electricity, schools, public transport & other infrastructure need a lot of expansion work. All of those should have been properly planned and provided for before the population growth.
The main reason we have had economic "growth" for so many years is because of the (immigration) population growth.

 

They are all man made attractions, looks like we are heading in the direction of Singapore. A lot of Australians who have visited it describe it as soulless, boring, couldn't wait to leave after 5 min, etc. On the other hand our natural green spaces are under threat, all the apartment building is affecting the water quality of the Georges and Parramatta Rivers, Sydney's last population of koalas is under extreme threat and others have mention the overloaded infrastructure such as schools.

 

It's an infrastructure problem. Sydney isn't full. Not when you compare to many other international cities around the world.

 

Yes well anyone can blab about better infrastructure but it has always lagged population growth. It is doubtful anyway that governments will have the money to keep up with our very high population growth. The Federal Government has just halved it's infrastructure spending and the States are very limited in the taxes they can raise.

At 5 million we are already quite large by international standards and you can hardly say that the inhabitants of mega cities are any better off than we. If you look to the future you have to wonder whether a large population will be a burden. Ie what will they do for jobs with the rise of automation and artificial intelligence?

 

Not sure why people are turning this into an immigration debate?
My opinion is theres always scope for better infrastructure and greater population density but after a certain point all it does is degrade the city's inhabitants quality of life.
I reckon Sydney is well past that tipping point and Melbourne is probably right on it.
Its a big country and theres job opportunities everywhere, so why does Sydney need to keep developing?

 

I live in the Shire so tried lightly

 

Yes, your spelling is a giveaway

 

With our fertility rate just below replacement immigration is the main driver of our high population growth. Especially in Sydney and Melbourne as this is where most of the migrants end up.

 

Haha auto correct on my phone. Did deserve that one, will pay.

 

Where did the pride in Australian style of living go? Open spaces, natural wonders etc

Why do ppl want the big cities to be like Singapore or Hong Kong if it can be avoided by policy change now.

 

I agree. But it's a Migration issue.
300,000 Net migrants per year.

Why do we need this. God if you mention this at public forum it's worse than if you mention Neuclear energy or wanting cheap power. Left loving and silly Liberal government policies.

 

Yeah... if I want to live in a place like Singapore or Hong Kong I'd go to Singapore or Hong Kong.

There's just not enough open space anymore. Not everyone want to go down a lift, walk across concrete paths and sit in a cafe with no green anywhere.

A tree planted in the middle of a footpath doesn't count.