No evidence population growth is choking cities: Grattan Institute

Commuters wait for buses at Epping train station in Sydney during track work. Australians are not having to wait longer for public transport.

Commuters wait for buses at Epping train station in Sydney during track work. Australians are not having to wait longer for public transport. Source: AAP

A new study has found that Australians’ daily commute has not worsened as a result of the country’s population growth. It instead found commute times and distances have barely increased at all over five years.



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