the people who live around us are povos :( (2 Viewers)

[Kakashi Hatake]

Australia's richest and poorest suburbs named | News.com.au

btw this is only in reference to callaghan campus.
poorest area in the nation :S

 

[Ritard_]

um it is because of the student population
many dont have incomes
therefore
low income area

 

[cassiecocaine]

My two cents... catching buses with the "variety" of people of Mayfield is a new concept to me, coming from somewhere like Nelson Bay.

 

[axlenatore]

um it is because of the student population
many dont have incomes
therefore
low income area

Exactly

 

[em_516]

Callaghan is a suburb, for arguments sake, but it really is just the uni. It was silly to include it - bit of a 'dah' moment..

 

[jackydoll]

callaghan is a suburb, for arguments sake, but it really is just the uni. It was silly to include it - bit of a 'dah' moment..

+1

 

[jumb]

Newcastle in general is povo. Catch public transport or go to centrelink and you will find out first hand.

 

[supercalamari]

My two cents... catching buses with the "variety" of people of Mayfield is a new concept to me, coming from somewhere like Nelson Bay.

Used to live in Mayfield, it's true

 

[jackydoll]

Newcastle in general is povo. Catch public transport or go to centrelink and you will find out first hand.

At least we don't have as many homeless people as Sydney. Do we?

 

[Kakashi Hatake]

i had the impression that callaghan was a lot bigger than the uni and its couple of surrounding blocks :S

numerically, sydney would probably have more hobos, but percentage wise...probably not.

 

[jackydoll]

used to live in mayfield, it's true

+1

 

[em_516]

i had the impression that callaghan was a lot bigger than the uni and its couple of surrounding blocks :S

numerically, sydney would probably have more hobos, but percentage wise...probably not.

Nop. Callaghan is the uni. All else is Birmingham Gardens, Jesmond, Waratah, Mayfield..uh..Warabrook..Shortland..that'd be it I think.

 

[dv3]

Australia's richest and poorest suburbs named | News.com.au

btw this is only in reference to callaghan campus.
poorest area in the nation :S

This is because the majority of the callaghan population are students + 80% of them are in huge debts (mainly due to HECS).

 

[jumb]

At least we don't have as many homeless people as Sydney. Do we?

Housing commission.

Newcastle is wrought with social-equality do-gooders.

 

[DanHickm]

So basically the title of this thread should be renamed to "uni students are povos" or more simply "we are povos".

 

[Ritard_]

basically whoever did the study didnt specify that this suburb is actually jsut a uni campus and would skew results ever so slightly

 

[zaxmacks]

basically whoever did the study didnt specify that this suburb is actually jsut a uni campus and would skew results ever so slightly

"Callaghan is the area covering the student halls of residence at NSW's University of Newcastle. The average income is just over $27,000."

Seems like they did specify.

 

[Ritard_]

m8 i didnt read the thing ok

Edit: should have said, the new.com article i read didnt specify so that all the bogans would be like ogm callaghan is poorer than us LOL

 

[zaxmacks]

m8 i didnt read the thing ok

Edit: should have said, the new.com article i read didnt specify so that all the bogans would be like ogm callaghan is poorer than us LOL

Shouldn't make comments about it then, m8.

 

[Ritard_]

m8 fuck up or i will fuck you up