Sydney’s wealthy elites are migrant NIMBYs

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As we already know, Sydney is a primary entry point for migrants:

And Western Sydney is the prime dumping ground for these migrants:

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With Western Sydney also projected to receive the lion’s share future immigration-driven population growth – i.e. an additional 1.2 million people over the next 20 years, according to the Greater Sydney Commission:

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About the author
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.