A tale of two cities : housing deprivation in Sydney

Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in the world. More than 86% of people in Australia live in a large metropolitan area along its coast (statista.com, 2020). Sydney, the state capital of New South Wales (NSW), is the largest Australian city. It is routinely ranked in the top ten of the most liveable cities in the world. Sydney is a modern and vibrant city and a substantial concentration of global business and economy. Greater Sydney Metropolitan area covers of 12,300 square kilometre area. Sydney’s population in 2019 was 5,312,163 (.idcommunity, 2000), that is almost two-thirds of the NSW state’s entire population. Greater Sydney has 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and more than 900 suburbs