The Economist’s bogus ‘Most Liveable City’ index has been released, which again places Melbourne the second most liveable, with Sydney coming in third and Adelaide tenth:
Melbourne, having clinched the title for the previous seven editions, was undone by Austrian capital’s low crime rate, which nudged Vienna into top spot, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
With a score of 98.4 in 2019, Melbourne has once again fallen just short of the top spot, but still achieved scores of 100 in healthcare, education and infrastructure. Thanks to its thriving arts scene, Melbourne is often dubbed Australia’s cultural capital.
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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
