Comments on: Census shows inner-city coupling

By: Brenton

Brenton — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:44:51 +0000

I made no comments about ‘tree and sea changes’ I fully support such moves to the country because that is where I lived for the first 28 years of my life!I have many friends who have retired to certain country areas! So sick of the ‘same-old, same old’on here jumping to conclusions about comments! If you ‘one-way’ thinkers can READ, the CENSUS ‘SAYS’ that a majority of same-sex couples LIKE the inner city!!!!!!!!!!!! Get used to it and get over it! As far as the outer suburbs go, then live there if you have bodyguards! Move to Adelaide and watch your pets strung up by the necks, in certain suburbs! Grow up!!!!!!

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 02:16:52 +0000

Mark of Sydney I live in a small country town, and like you, I have found inner city life not for me. I know many couples who have a made the tree change and never looked back.

By: Mark of sydney

Mark of sydney — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:04:54 +0000

Brenton,there are lots of Gay men & Lesbians who choose to live in “Outer Suburbia” .I choose not to live in the inner city “Gay Ghettos” not because of the astronomical rents and scarce shopping facilities like a local Coles or Woolworths,even an Aldi,but for the common knowledge of not seeing older independent gay/lesbians living the Grand Life in these inner-city areas.Inner-city living is not a long term wise option to live in,thanks

By: KT

KT — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 08:00:58 +0000

I bet there’s more than the census reveals in share housing as well. From memory the census only let me say what my relation was to the first person in the household, who happened not to be my partner, although we do live together.

By: Brenton

Brenton — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:01:46 +0000

Not surpising figures at all. When two people work, have two incomes and have no children, you can make financial choices about where you reside. It is only natural to want to live where there are other like-minded people and to be close to all cultural pursuits. Who wants to live in outer suburbia? Not too many I would think.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:18:57 +0000

I ask, why is it so important to some where gay men reside …

Hart and Fitzpatrick’s (1990) study indicated that 55% of gay men reported that proximity to the ‘gay scene’ was a factor in deciding where to live. Other research has also highlighted the predominance of gay men among the friendship networks of gay men (Frable, Wortman, & Joseph, 1997). More recent studies (Drummond 2010; Durgadas 1998; Emig 2000; Gough and Flanders 2009; Hennen 2005; Jones and Pugh 2005) back this up.