Commuting times in Perth are getting longer and it’s not just hitting your hip pocket but also your health. A report released by the Committee for Perth found that, internationally, long travel times are linked to long-term serious health and social problems including premature death, obesity, heart disease, increased blood pressure, cancer, Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, mental health issues, sleep apnoea and higher divorce rates.

Perth is the most expensive city in Australia to travel to work by car according to new research by the Committee for Perth and the further you travel, the more you pay.

Perth’s worsening traffic congestion is being fuelled by people who live in outer suburbs according to new research released by the Committee for Perth. The report found not only do people living in the Perth’s outer suburbs have higher rates of car ownership than those who live closer to the city but they’re forced to drive to work because they don’t have a choice.

The Committee for Perth is calling for an urgent increase in the supply of affordable rental housing in inner and middle suburban areas to help the growing number of households who can’t afford to buy a home or qualify for the State Government’s home ownerships schemes.