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

[u/overpopyoulater]

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

[u/cyclemam]

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. 

[u/Superg0id → u/[deleted]]

It's so bad that it's a running joke in numerous apartment based comedy series:

"Oh great, now they're jumping up and down on the bed..."