subject: Most Livable Cities Of The Planet Are In The Australian Grounds [print this page] Ranking of Global Livability is the owned research work by Intelligence Unit of Economist, which gathers many data for all cities throughout the world and makes an index to present the most livable as well as worst livable cities. The top cities of Australia that earned top 10 list of most livable cities in 2011 are Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Adelaide. Among many cities of the earth, Vancouver was given the reputation as the top most livable city in the world. Australian city of Melbourne is now selected as the topmost livable city this year. 4 cities along with Melbourne in the top spot earns Australia, the topmost livable country along with Canada. While choosing the top livable cities, the survey panel taken into consideration many criteria like living cost, public safety from illegal activities, public safety from government, health care quality, level of corruption, level of censorship, food & drinks, cultural availability, consumer goods and services, education quality, quality of transportation, quality of public utilities & services, private utilities and services quality, and climate. The ranking is categorized according to selection parameter into 5 major categories - Education (10%), Healthcare (20%), Culture & Environment (25%), Stability (25%), and Infrastructure (20%).
The prestigious top most spot as the top livable city was earned by Vancouver last year. Last year, Vancouver was chosen as the top livable city with enhanced scores mainly for hosting Para Olympics and Winter Olympics in 2010. As host, the city gained rise in scores in infrastructure as well as cultural and environmental categories. Lots of spending was taken in security measure as well and this too led Vancouver to higher on the list. After one year of Olympics, Vancouver stepped back to its primary position and its scores fell, enabling it easy for Melbourne to have to the leading spot.
In the global list of most livable cities announced by Intelligence Team of Economist, Melbourne has always been a popular entry. It is not a thing to be amazed that Melbourne has the topmost score as the most livable city, since the city offers low corruption, weather, public safety, quality healthcare, proper infrastructure, quality education, and cultural activities. Government of Australia has taken several steps over the years to improve the livability quality in Melbourne.
- People are can afford decent housing in the city. In Melbourne, people choose personal renting abodes compared to other cities.
- The Australian Government has initiated green living and for that, living price is minimized due to decrease in energy and water usage.
- Melbourne upgraded its transport infrastructure and so, public and private transport facility has enhanced. The Government of Australia has heavily put money in in improving infrastructure. Among the many Australian cities, public transport system of Melbourne is widely utilized..
- Melbourne was able to also reduce Oil and Mortgage Vulnerability.
- The efforts of Government of Australia to improve industry of healthcare in Melbourne have worked well as patients flow from different cities and countries for expert medical treatment in Melbourne..
Melbourne is the unquestionable leader for livability, but there are few other cities of Australia that also provide significantly high living quality. The Australian cities - Sydney, Adelaide, and Perth are most livable cities as well. These cities have consecutively remained on top ten rank for longer time. In current year, Brisbane couldn't make it to the top 10 livable cities, but from 2002 to 2004, this city got a spot in the top ten list. The scores of several cities of Australia are high, thanks to the Government of Australia which has enhanced economic performance, living environment, and infrastructure.
To Economist, these cities have consistently high standard of living in comparison with other cities. The service industry and demand for the cities of Australia are also enhancing at a fast pace, which are contributing to the livability index.
However, this ranks is not largely acceptable to everyone. But, in the eye of world situation observer, just like Canada, Australia is also a less crime, violence-less, and less safety hazard news producing country. The positive features of Australia has led to worldwide reputation as the best place to live after heaven. Due to this specific fact, living in Australia and getting Australian Permanent Residency, Australian Visa, and Australian Immigration is like a dream for many cities in Asia, Americas, Europe, and also for many low livable cities of the world.
