Fed: Country people happier than city slickers: survey
29 Jan 2009 2:39 AM
A new study shows living in country towns where everybody knows everyone else is a happier existence than the hustle and bustle of city life.
About 35-thousand people were surveyed between 2001 and 2008 for the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index .. which measures people's wellbeing through satisfaction.
The factors include health .. relationships .. safety .. standard of living and community connection.
Author of the Index .. Deakin University Professor BOB CUMMINS .. found Australians who live in regional areas with less than 40 thousand people have a higher sense of personal wellbeing.
It also found residents in the Campbelltown area of Sydney and Greater Dandenong in Melbourne .. which have high numbers of recent migrants .. have the lowest sense of wellbeing.
