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The densification of Australian cities has been heralded as a boon for housing choice and diversity. The up-beat promotion of \u201cthe swing to urban living\u201d by one of Australia\u2019s leading developer lobby groups epitomises the rhetoric around this seismic shift in housing. Glossy advertisements of new opportunities for luxury living in our city centres and suburbs adorn the property pages of our newspapers \u2013 indeed whole supplements seem to be devoted to this marvellous new way of living. Brochures boasting breathtaking city views from upper storeys, gushing marketing puff about amenity, life style and \u2018liveability\u2019 \u2013 the later often boasting the benefits of adjacent public infrastructure investments (but please don\u2019t mention \u2018value sharing\u2019). Ritzy computer-aided impressions of attractive younger people, occasionally clutching a smiling infant, are prominently put forward as the image of all thing new, urban and desirable. Long gone are the days when the manifestations of property marketeer\u2019s imaginations were restricted to images of low density master planned estates on the urban fringe. We hardly ever hear about these nowadays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is obvious truth in the claims that housing choice and diversity have indeed widened in the last few decades as a result. The tatistics clearly show a much greater spread of dwelling options in our cities \u2013 with apartments now accounting for 28 per cent of all homes in Sydney and 15 per cent in Melbourne. As the accompanying maps show, while the bulk of recent growth in the apartment stock in Melbourne and Sydney are clearly in and around the inner city, even the more distant suburbs have witnessed an increase in higher density residential development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many, the opportunity for urban living in inner city location is clearly a preferred choice for the stage in their life when apartment living in an upcoming and \u2019vibrant\u2019 neighbourhood is a real attraction. High density urban renewal has been a boon for hipsters and students alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the issue of choice really needs to be unpacked carefully. For many others, the \u201cswing to urban living\u201d is more a necessity than a positive choice. True, the surge in apartment building has put a large number of properties onto the market to rent or to buy that are clearly cheaper than houses in the same suburb. From that point of view, they have added to the relative affordability of living in these neighbourhoods. However, affordable to whom is an open question \u2013 $850,000 and upwards for a standard two bedder in Waterloo, South Sydney, and $500,000 or more in Melbourne\u2019s Docklands for a similar property, and rent levels to match, are not exactly a cheap option for anyone on a low income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n