Redneck map of Sydney
Some work done by two Sydney academics has produced the above map showing the level of racial tolerance or intolerance in different parts of Sydney. In the survey on racial attitudes, residents were asked to respond to two statements: 1) It is a good thing for society to be made up of different cultures. 2) Australia is weakened by different ethnicities sticking to their old ways.
The least accepting groups were in outer suburbs where populations are mostly solidly Anglo. But the least tolerant also include culturally diverse places such as Liverpool and “old” wealth areas such as Mosman and Woollahra. Among the most tolerant are people living in the local government areas Sydney, South Sydney, Leichhardt, Auburn and Pittwater. Wealthy, better-educated areas of northern Sydney were generally quite tolerant and inner-city areas highly tolerant. Less tolerant areas include outer locations such as Gosford and Campbelltown, but also culturally mixed areas such as Bankstown and Ryde. Bankstown has a substantial Muslim population, while Ryde has many Chinese and Koreans. Culturally diverse areas such as Parramatta, Marrickville and Penrith, and the suburbs Hurstville, Randwick and Botany, are tolerant.
December 26th, 2005 at 7:01 am
I really doubt if that map is helpful… it seems like a way of pinning racist attitudes to certain groups, classes, and ethnicities. Ugly work, and not of any real practical value.
December 30th, 2005 at 5:49 pm
The survy is flawed.The acedemics polled only 1800 people by telephone. I think a bigger face to face survey would be more effective. They also asked questions(I cant remember what ones) but these would be difficult to understand if you came from a non-english speaking background. It is also well known that certain ethnic groups of people in Sydney are rascist to other ethnic groups. The Lebanese themselves are divided into Druze, Marionite (Christian) and Sunni, Sh’ite (Muslim) groups. They tend to hold a general disrespect for each other.