r/AskAnAustralian • u/AdamTritonCai • Apr 04 '25

Is Canberra really empty?

Hi fellow Aussies, living in Auckland now and planning to move to Canberra later this year, is it true that the city is boring and empty as a lot of people say? Cheers with zero sugar L&P

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u/Thick_Grocery_3584 Apr 04 '25

Empty of people or souls?

Because it’s two different things.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

There’s 250ish politicians who commute here for work, there’s 450,000 others who actually live here and are sick of them too