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Sydney’s population has ballooned by 1.5 million people since 2001, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), with most of this growth concentrated in the city’s west.
According to the SMH, Sydney’s urban fringe is buckling under the pressure.
Sydney’s north-west growth corridor — especially suburbs like Riverstone and Schofields — has become a case study in how decades of infrastructure‑last planning have created daily dysfunction for residents.
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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.