there is no shortage of land, page-8

The Apprentice's remark about living in an urban environment is true to a point. What he didn't point out is that most people who live in major regional areas have access to the same things as those of cities except for a few notable things such as major sport etc. On the plus side thare are no traffic worries, no bikie gangs, street gangs, road rage etc. Most people in Sydney don't have time to go to the beach, more than a couple of times a year. They have to pay for parking, tolls, more for their insurance etc. The list is endless.
I have lived in both and both have minuses and pluses. For me the pluses in a country/coastal city outweigh the big cities.