The Mercury took to the streets of Wollongong to ask the community why they thought people were having fewer babies. Video by Anna Warr and Brady Moffat
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00:00Hi I'm Tanya Richardson, I'm 44 and yes I think that the cost of living increases
00:07have definitely had an impact on fertility rates. We stopped at one because we
00:10couldn't afford the luxuries that we can afford for one. I wouldn't want to miss
00:13out on opportunities and I wouldn't want my daughter to miss out on any opportunities.
00:17So we've just had this child currently live in Sydney but it's quite expensive
00:23up there to be able to afford a house that's big enough so yeah we're
00:28planning to move down here and you know whether that's expensive or how
00:33expensive it is you know it's definitely a factor in whether we have another one.