1. Suburbanisation

2. Definition Suburbanisation: the movement of people, employment and facilities away from the inner-city towards outer urban areas.

3. The Australian Experience Suburbanisation in Australia commenced with the ‘suburban railway’ era. That is, the railways were the dominant influence on the form of cities from the 1860’s to about 1920. This led to the development of residential corridors along railway lines. The automobile era allowed houses to be built away from rail lines. This allowed (a)Infilling between the major transport corridors (b)Further outwards growth – ‘urban sprawl’.

4. Today, Australians continue to live in suburbs that ring the city – ‘satellite cities’ or the ‘urban fringe’. However, the dream of a house and land is evaporating – due to cost, an ageing population, gentrification etc. Urban consolidation: policies that encourage higher population densities in established suburban areas, usually through planning regulations allowing more dwelling units on a given area of land through subdivision or strata title.