It’s all about accessibility. My apartment is designed so I can get everywhere I need to. I can’t do that in my mum’s house. There, I’m kind of stuck in one spot. At my house, I feel I can get everywhere and that makes it feel like mine.
Tess,HousingChoicesResident
Meet Tess. Tess moved to the city from a large regional town five years ago to study at university. She loves living so close to everything and finds it fairly easy to get around, except for tra c and having to negotiate the endless roadworks in the CBD. Living in an apartment building suits her well, she says. She can keep to herself if she wants to, but there are plenty of people about “as a backup”. The major downside of inner city-living, is that it’s hard to find support people to work in the CBD because of the long commute times they face and the basic lack of parking.
So, what turns a house into a home for Tess? “It’s all about accessibility. My apartment is designed so I can get everywhere I need to. I can’t do that in my mum’s house. There, I’m kind of stuck in one spot. At my house, I feel I can get everywhere and that makes it feel like mine.” The other important thing about a home is feeling safe. “Safety, in all its forms,” she says. And does she feel safe at home? Yes. “Very safe.”
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