ARE AUSTRALIA AND CANADA THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN THE WORLD!


The latest EIU ‘liveability’ report gives high scores to Australian and Canadian cities, whilst Europe and USA’s fall down the league table.


The recently published Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) global “liveability” study has placed an incredible 4 Australian cities in the top 10. Canada also scores extremely highly with 3, whilst Vienna and Helsinki were the only two European cities which managed to make the cut.


The survey takes into account things like the availability of goods and services, personal risk, and the efficency of a city’s infrastructure. It does not take into account climate or the cost of living as a factor in ‘liveability. The scoring system also takes away points for things like high crime levels, the terrorism threat and the risk of civil unrest.


Australia’s high ranking in this particular survey comes down to a number of factors. Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey editor Jon Copestake says:


“Australian cities continue to thrive in terms of liveability - not only do they benefit from the natural advantages of low population density, but they have continued to improve with some high profile infrastructure investments,”


Melbourne’s score of 97.5 per cent is close to the perfect score, with the city only losing points for things like, culture and petty crime. Adelaide lost points on culture and environment but new infrastructure in the city pushed it above Sydney. The harbour city (Syndney) scored well in healthcare, education and


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