Perth / Western Australia

Agreed, although apartment living isn't the only option, and while it has its place Australians do it wrong, in my opinion anyway.

Problem is, a city like that is hard to impossible to do to the scale required, in the time required. With so much property already parcelled up and used for private purposes, already having been built on, not the least the cultural phenomenon that drives the need for detached housing.

For example terraced housing, like in the UK, would probably improve things massively, while still maintaining that front door and garden concept that seems very popular.