Comments on: The Aussie home is shrinking, apparently

By: Angus Kidman

Angus Kidman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:05:01 +0000

Each to their own, but I will point out not having a laundry yourself hardly means everything needs dry cleaning. Most Australian apartment blocks have communal laundries, or there’s public laundromats. In the UK, even big houses don’t necessarily have a laundry — a front-loader under the kitchen bench is pretty standard.

By: Jarrah

Jarrah — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:18:17 +0000

I NEED a laundry. I can't afford to get everything dry cleaned.
As we grow our own vegies we need a big back yard too. I think it's a crime to create greater housing density.
I want my space and privacy from my neighbours. I'd never live in a block of flats.

By: Claudio O.

Claudio O. — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:25:29 +0000

"NO real backyard, no laundry, smaller and fewer rooms, the end of the two-car family and probably the backyard cricket match"

Man, it is all for one reason: the end of the families. Family was the last comutarism.

Amen for that.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:59:05 +0000

i think its amazing australian’s have held onto large land ‘close’ to cities for so long. I live on under 300m^2 while we want a little bigger its more a want than need we have heaps of parks in reach, in fact the houses i have lived in since moving out of home and when at home all had heaps of parks near by. We need to stop urban sprawl and that means greater housing density.

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:04:39 +0000

My wife and I just bought a 4 bedroom house on Sydney’s northern beaches. A big yard was the biggest priority for us so my daughter can go all jungle-book on us but the house isn’t very big. I think people are opting for smaller dwellings with larger outdoors area these days. I think, despite the internet-generation, people are still spending a lot of time outdoors.

By: CITIZENDEE

CITIZENDEE — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:15:46 +0000

This is where local council run open spaces become so important. I’m lucky enough to live in a suburb with excellent parks (tip for barbies at public parks – use one of those new flexible, non-stick mats/liners so as not to cook on a possibly dodgy hot plate. Either that or just take your own little Hibachi or the like).