The Sydney Morning Herald reported on its front page that Sydney, one of Australia's cities with the highest birth rates, had 91,509 newborns in 2023. However, due to the pressure of living costs, families tend to choose suburbs with lower housing prices and larger land areas to settle down.
Photos show that the difference in the number of babies between the western part of Sydney (which is booming) and other areas (which is not) has been deeply rooted. Lauren Cotts and her four-month-old twin daughters Luna and Etty live in Drummond, and she said that rising costs, especially housing costs, are a constant challenge.
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