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Why Melbourne? The answer to lockdowns doesn’t lie in demographic differences to Sydney – Sydney Morning Herald
The idea that behavioural differences between the cities explain COVID transmission is seductive, but doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
The notion that structural differences in the make-up, layout and behavioural patterns of the two cities has also proved seductive on social media and speaks to prevailing stereotypes about Sydney and Melbourne. But it does not stand up to scrutiny.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics instantly disproves the assertion that Melbournes population is younger at the last census in 2016, the median age in both cities was 36.
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