Hooray, I've been to all those places except for Singapore. I did say I was Chinese right? So I guess I know the mother of all densely populated places.
Sure, I could expand your list with places like Mexico City, Hanoi, Saigon, Seoul, Karachi, Bombay, Calcutta, Dhaka etc. but I would be here all day.
What I was trying to say was all in relative terms. A Melbourne population of 6 million may be FAR WORSE than a 10 million in Hong Kong because we as Australians demand that we need sufficient land to have pets running around and room for the BBQ, a rumpus room, study etc. and seriously, how many families are there in Australia (the generic nuclear family of 2 adults, 2 kids) that live in a 2 bedroom flat?. In Hong Kong, you could have stuck 6 or 7 people with that room. In places like Hong Kong, the immense population density may not be so obvious because the city is an apartment metropolis. I would be like 'wow' if I stumble upon someone who lives in Hong Kong and tells me they actually have grass and vegies growing in their backyard garden (sarcasm of course). I guess it all comes down to expectations...putting another 1 million people in a place like Hong Kong would probably only make a marginal difference (they would just build a few more Eureka's and stick 10 people in each apartment) but in Melbourne, you increase the population another 1 million and you would have lobbyists, academics etc... right at K Rudd's front door (probably Brumby's actually) demanding all these infrastructure upgrades, transport planning, urban boundary management etc.
I know owner occupiers do not pay capital gains or land tax. It was not only homeowners, but investors I was trying to include. But I agree my examples was a bit all over the place...I should have added stamp duty to cover myself! hahaha
Sure, I could expand your list with places like Mexico City, Hanoi, Saigon, Seoul, Karachi, Bombay, Calcutta, Dhaka etc. but I would be here all day.
What I was trying to say was all in relative terms. A Melbourne population of 6 million may be FAR WORSE than a 10 million in Hong Kong because we as Australians demand that we need sufficient land to have pets running around and room for the BBQ, a rumpus room, study etc. and seriously, how many families are there in Australia (the generic nuclear family of 2 adults, 2 kids) that live in a 2 bedroom flat?. In Hong Kong, you could have stuck 6 or 7 people with that room. In places like Hong Kong, the immense population density may not be so obvious because the city is an apartment metropolis. I would be like 'wow' if I stumble upon someone who lives in Hong Kong and tells me they actually have grass and vegies growing in their backyard garden (sarcasm of course). I guess it all comes down to expectations...putting another 1 million people in a place like Hong Kong would probably only make a marginal difference (they would just build a few more Eureka's and stick 10 people in each apartment) but in Melbourne, you increase the population another 1 million and you would have lobbyists, academics etc... right at K Rudd's front door (probably Brumby's actually) demanding all these infrastructure upgrades, transport planning, urban boundary management etc.
I know owner occupiers do not pay capital gains or land tax. It was not only homeowners, but investors I was trying to include. But I agree my examples was a bit all over the place...I should have added stamp duty to cover myself! hahaha
