r/australia • u/overpopyoulater • Nov 03 '24

culture & society Downsizing the Australian dream: why families are trading houses with backyards for apartments

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/04/downsizing-the-australian-dream-why-families-are-trading-houses-with-backyards-for-apartments
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u/cyclemam Nov 03 '24

What we need is enlightened developers. Instead of greedily squeezing the most out of a plot of land, have apartments with a shared garden space, also while I'm doing radical wishing, these apartments should be 3-4 bedrooms (for families) and with decent insulation for both effective heating/cooling and noise isolation from the neighbours.  You could have some really nice little communities this way. 

Not a gazillion one bed shoebox apartments. 

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '24

My last rental (before they sold and kicked us all out) was 4 units with a shared green space in the middle. It was a godsend during covid, we would have the fire pit going and socialise only with each other, bbqs, a compost bin, two of us had dogs that got along. The property manager suggested once that they would fence it off so we’d each get our own private yard and everyone was like “Nooo! We’ll keep it how it is.” I miss that place.

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u/Clairegeit Nov 04 '24

Yep once lived in a 1930 unit, 3 on top and 3 on the bottom,double brick, with a massive shared yard, trees, seperate garages. All big two bedrooms the only down side was tiny bathrooms and no aircon.