Living conditions in Australia
up to 1914
YEAR 9 HISTORY
Who were Australians?
 1901 Census
 Population:
3.7 million
 95.9% Australian born
 White, English speaking
 Anglo-Saxon descent
Who might be
missing from
this story?
British Empire 1901
What might have influenced living conditions?
 Not all Australians were the same, and different
factors influenced the lives of Australians.
Factors affecting life in Australia
Social
Class
Urban vs
Rural
Gender
Living Conditions
WHERE AND HOW DO
AUSTRALIANS LIVE IN
TODAY’S SOCIETY?
Where and how did Australians live?
 Half of Australians lived rurally and the other have
inhabited towns.
 NSW was the most populated State
 Three common forms of housing existed
1. Federation Style homes
2. Terrace houses
3. Slum areas
 People began to live in suburbs out of the main
cities.
George St Sydney
Campbell St, Sydney
Federation Housing- Fairlight House Sydney
Terrace Housing
Slums
What about rural
areas and
indigenous
Australians?
Living Condition
HOW HEALTHY IS LIFE
IN AUSTRALIA TODAY?
How healthy was life in Australia?
 Compared to today, living in Sydney and Australia
was very unhealthy.
 Infant mortality;

87/1000 babies died in their first year.
 Life Expectancy;
 55 years for men & 59 years for women
Bubonic Plague, 1900
Between 1900 and
1909 more than
1300 people caught
the plague and over
500 people died
from it!
Bubonic Plague, 1900
Bubonic Plague, 1900
Living Condition
HOW DO AUSTRALIANS
SPEND THEIR LEISURE
TIME TODAY?
How did people spend their leisure time?
 Australians found many ways to enjoy their leisure
time.
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3.
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5.
6.
Sports
Picnics
Beaches
Libraries, museums and threatre
Cinema
Music and reading
Picnics
Sports
The Beach
Your Turn
WRITE A DIARY ENTRY
OF A DAY IN THE LIFE
OF AN AUSTRALIAN
LIVING IN 1901.