Melbourne Named World’s Most Liveable City for Fourth Straight Year Melbourne

Melbourne Named World’s Most Liveable City for Fourth Straight Year
   Melbourne outperformed 139 cities to top the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Survey and achieved a perfect score in stability, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and culture and environment.
   The best-scoring cities tend to be medium in size, located in wealthier countries and have relatively low population density.
   Eight of the top ten most liveable cities are in Australia or Canada.
   Premier Denis Napthine said low crime rates, world-class healthcare and leading education institutions had all played a part in Melbourne taking out the top award for another year.
   "This is a great result for Melbourne and Victoria," Dr Napthine said.
   "It’s terrific to know that we scored the perfect score in healthcare, education, infrastructure and sport, and we got marvelous scores in culture and environment and in stability. " Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said he was proud that Melbourne had received the top honor.
   "To be named the world’s most liveable city for four consecutive years is a great honor and a testament to the enviable lifestyle that Melbourne offers," the Lord Mayor said.
   "Safety, sustainability and smart growth have been the keys to Melbourne’s liveability and prosperity. "
   He said the high scores in health and education were "particularly pleasing".
   The Economist says its ranking report, which scores lifestyle categories across 140 cities, shows average liveability across the world had fallen by 0. 7% these years, led by a 1. 3% fall in the score for stability and safety.
   "While this may seem marginal it highlights that over 50 of the cities surveyed have seen declines in liveability over the last five years," it says.