Crossing the ‘Latte Line’: western Sydney in four charts (opens original article in a new tab)

The article discusses the evolution of the 'Latte Line' concept from Melbourne to Sydney, highlighting socio-economic shifts in western Sydney through four charts.

• Demographer Bernard Salt coined the term 'Latte Line' to describe Melbourne's upper and middle classes moving westward in the early 2010s
• The term 'Latte Line' later became associated with Sydney, but its meaning shifted to describe the opposite movement of socio-economic groups
• The article uses four charts to examine western Sydney's socio-economic changes