“Some of you come from povo families, but that’s not your fault. Some of you I know don’t even have Foxtel.” - Ja'mie King.

As defined by my lovely Geography teacher, spatial inequality investigates the differences that exist in relation to access to services and resources between different areas of Australia, for example, the type and quality of housing in an area. In real English, spatial inequality is the variance in the standard of living between people, depending on where we live. A prime example of this is living either, in the Eastern or Western and Southern suburbs of Sydney. It is found that the Eastern suburbs have a larger access to a range of things that positively improve one's quality of life; the average income is higher than most Southern and Western suburban jobs, there are adequate health facilities and transport services, the housing is affluent, and of course, who doesn't want to live near a beach? Whereas, in most Western and Southern suburbs of Sydney, access to a similar standard of facilities is limited, and there is somewhat a dependency on welfare, and a higher level of unemployment as opposed to Eastern suburbs.

Spatial inequality is caused by a large array of reasons, such as socio-economic background, and race. However, it is not to say that your current location and living arrangements determine your entire future, but merely shapes it to say the least. It is safe to say that wherever you are in the world, there is a stigma or stereotype about everything, from Geography teachers to people who like Justin Bieber. As much as you would think, low socio-economic areas in Sydney are not excluded from this list. People living in "povo" like the hip kids would say, would not belong in a gated community, let alone first-class restaurants, purely because they don't earn as much as everyone else, they must instantly live in a government house or be dependent on welfare. They are miraculously made different and appear as nothing but dirt to people who simply earn more than them. However, a cycle is a cycle, and regardless of how we feel about it, there will always be stereotypes and bias about everything. It is almost impossible to change a solid and sturdy cycle such as this, but a large range of solutions are being put to the test worldwide, which is further expanded and elaborated on in Elizabeth Farrelly's article in the Sunday Morning Herald, "All things being equal" - http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/all-things-being-equal-20100412-s12h.html .