2017年 08月 22日

Melbourne named world’s most liveable city for a record seven years in a row

It’s the first time a city has held the title in its own right over that number of wins, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Report 2017.

 

Melbourne scored an overall rating of 97.5 out of 100 on the liveability index this year, narrowly pipping the Austrian capital Vienna at the post.

 

In a repeat of last year’s result, the Canadian cities of Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary took the next positions, with Adelaide in a tie with Calgary for fifth place.

 

The only other Australian city in the top 10 was Perth in seventh place, while Sydney came in at 11, “reflecting growing concerns over possible terror attacks”.

 

Melbourne scored a perfect 100 in healthcare, education and infrastructure.

 

It scored 95.1 for culture and environment and 95 for stability.

 

The scores were identical to last year’s liveability index results.

 

The report said that although the top five cities remain unchanged, “the past few years have seen increasing instability across the world, causing volatility in the scores of many cities”.

 

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