Given the subjective nature of the indicators, whether a city was “one or two or three is irrelevant”, she said. Gunn told Guardian Australia there was “not much in it” between the two cities, which were separated by 0.3 points. “The rest of them are based on a rating from the itself so there’s almost no objectivity in the development of this index, and it’s really just a marketing tool to help executives understand, in a broad sense, a city’s living conditions.” “What’s important to remember is that the Economist Intelligence Unit’s index is a composite rating made up 30 indicators, with only four of them being quantitative,” said Dr Lucy Gunn, a research fellow in the Centre for Urban Research at Melbourne’s RMIT university. There is no social setting in which a person from Melbourne will refrain from a tangent about how amazing / liveable / superior Melbourne is- Michael Koziol September 4, 2019Įither way, Melburnians ought not wallow, nor Sydney-siders get too excited.

“With both cities already scoring very highly across all categories, there is only limited potential for Sydney to displace either Melbourne or Vienna at the top of the rankings.” “However, Sydney remains behind its great rival, Melbourne. “Sydney has risen from fifth to third, thanks to an improvement in its culture and environment score, reflecting an increased focus on combating and mitigating the impacts of climate change, as outlined by the city’s Sustainable Sydney 2030 strategy,” the Economist said. Perth finished in 14th place, while Brisbane was ranked 18th. Only 0.7 points separated nearly perfect Vienna (99.1) and Melbourne (98.4). The Economist’s index ranks 150 cities around the world, giving them a ranking across 30 factors, which is then used to created a weighted score between one and 100.

And Sydney's made third?! Do we stop rating this ratings agency now.? The Lord Mayor will be in studio with after 9am- Heidi Murphy September 3, 2019 Melbourne the SECOND most liveable city in the world.

Global city rankings 2019