Research shows scale of infrastructure divide between growth areas and establishes suburbs, with many people ‘forced to drive everywhere’
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One-in-five Australians living in outer metropolitan areas face inadequate access to schools, healthcare, third spaces and other basic infrastructure, a new report from the National Growth Areas Alliance has revealed.
When compared to established communities in capital cities, growth areas on the city’s fringes have 48% lower rates of access to healthcare and 21% lower access to education, as well as important third spaces across arts and culture (44% less) and sports and leisure facilities (68% less), the report found.