YEAR 9 HISTORY

Living conditions in Australia up to 1914

Who were Australians?

1901 CensusPopulation: 3.7 million95.9% Australian bornWhite, English speakingAnglo-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 RuralGender

WHERE AND HOW DO AUSTRALIANS LIVE IN

TODAY’S SOCIETY?

Living Conditions

Where and how did Australians live?

Half of Australians lived rurally and the other have inhabited towns.

NSW was the most populated StateThree common forms of housing existed1. Federation Style homes 2. Terrace houses3. 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?

HOW HEALTHY IS LIFE IN AUSTRALIA TODAY?

Living Condition

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

HOW DO AUSTRALIANS SPEND THEIR LEISURE

TIME TODAY?

Living Condition

How did people spend their leisure time?

Australians found many ways to enjoy their leisure time. 1. Sports2. Picnics3. Beaches4. Libraries, museums and threatre5. Cinema6. Music and reading

Picnics

Sports

The Beach

WRITE A DIARY ENTRY OF A DAY IN THE LIFE

OF AN AUSTRALIAN LIVING IN 1901.

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