Sydney Faces Growing Pains as Its Housing Crisis Deepens
A New South Wales state plan to build apartments around Sydney train stations has run into local opposition.
Fueled by immigration growth and insufficient supply of new dwellings, more and more people are being priced out of Sydney.
Photographer: Lisa Maree Williams/BloombergAustralia is grappling with a deepening housing crisis. Yet when it comes to the most obvious solution — constructing more apartments — city dwellers are pushing back against taller buildings.
Placards reading “Save Sydney’s Lungs” and “Wrecking Ball Coming to You” were waved by residents and councilors this week protesting a proposal from the New South Wales state government to boost density by allowing six-story apartment blocks to be built around suburban train stations. That will cause social problems, be destructive to the environment and the city’s heritage, opponents argue.