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Melbourne, so even larger still.
But yeah they’re both some wide boys for sure.
Depends which metric you go by. Melbourne urban area is larger but Sydney sprawls out more overall. What I didn't know until just now is that Brisbane is even larger by that metic at almost 16,000 km², which is pretty fucked
In any case, Aussie sprawl is a real problem. It would be nice if our high density wasn't built so shit so people would actually be willing to live in them as opposed to all these single family suburban homes.
Yeah I’d love shit like you see in that Spanish city with those dense blocks of a few story high buildings everywhere, looks nice.
Although if we want people to build up we need to crack down on the standards of apartments, because I don’t know about Sydney but they’re fucking atrocious down here.
I think you mean Barcelona, right?
Yep, equally as fucked up here. Nobody's gonna buy a place that has borderline non-existent soundproofing and insulation, shit amenities nearby, and a not insignificant chance of becoming uninhabitable due to structural issues. And you'd still probably be looking at around a million for that.
As much as I hate the sprawl, people don't really have much or a choice with the state of things.