“Throughout the pandemic, our state has built a new reputation focused on resilience, safety, and wellbeing, which is leading to an increase in attention, population and investment,” Gannon said. Similarly, Property Council SA executive director Daniel Gannon said the ranking was “hardly a surprise”. “This analysis shows that Adelaide is well placed to compete to attract those workers.” “Now that we’re seeing vastly increased rates of the adoption of technology enabling remote work, talented professionals and other workers in demand are going to have more choices about where they choose to live,” Hill said. Sydney – who were ranked third in the 2019 index – crashed out of the top ten to finish 11th, while Melbourne – who were rated the world’s most liveable city from 2011 to 2017 – were relegated to joint-eighth after finishing second in 2019.ĭeloitte Access Economics partner Aaron Hill said Adelaide has “always done well” in the EIU’s analysis, but it was particularly pleasing to see this continue in the wake of the pandemic. Wellington and Tokyo rounded out the top five, while Perth (6), Melbourne (8) and Brisbane (10) were the other Australian cities to make the top 10. The report’s authors attributed Adelaide’s high rating to its closed international borders, and noted the pandemic had caused “high volatility” in this year’s index. The index gave Adelaide a perfect score for the categories of healthcare and education, as well as a 96.4 for infrastructure, a 95 for stability and an 83.8 for culture and environment. It is the South Australian capital’s highest ranking on the index since 2015 when it placed fifth, and represents a seven-spot increase from its 10th-placed finish in 2019.
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