Are apartments becoming more child-friendly?
The ‘Great Australian Dream’ persists as a vivid image: picket fence, a couple of cars in the driveway, a Hills Hoist and plenty of room for a game of backyard cricket with the neighbours on that quarter-acre block.
That dream has changed so much, especially over this last generation. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows more Australians than ever are taking up apartment living. In the 2016 Census, families with children (and either one or two parents) comprised almost 44 per cent of all families living in apartments in Australia.
Urban social geographer Sophie-May Kerr’s PhD research at the University...
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