Griffith University推出了一个很有意思的指数：VAMPIRE。这个中文意思解释为吸血鬼的词，其实是Vulnerability Assessment for Mortgage, Petroleum and Inflation Risks and Expenses的缩写，不过似乎用来衡量油价和利息两个“蚕食”普通家庭辛勤工作的因素真是恰到好处。
早些时候的数据表明，只有那些居住在离市中心比较远的地区的人感到了油价和房贷的压力，因为他们对私车的依赖度更高。不过现在这种生活压力明显地开始向城市中心蔓延。负责这项调查的Dr Dodson认为这是一个很糟糕的现象，因为这反映出了居住在城市内陆的人已经快到了山穷水尽的地步了，而落后的基础建设更是雪上加霜。
压力最大的郊区——最小和最大：
Sydney
Low vulnerability: North Sydney, Mosman, Potts Point, Pymble.
Very high vulnerability: Cabramatta, Parramatta, Hebersham, Fairfield East.
Brisbane
Low vulnerability: Indooroopilly New Farm, Coorparoo, Bulimba.
Very high vulnerability: Browns Plains, Caboolture, Redcliffe, Capalaba.
Melbourne
Low vulnerability: Port Melbourne, Brunswick, Camberwell, Bentleigh.
Very high vulnerability: Deer Park, Beaconsfield, Roxburgh Park, Knoxfield.
Adelaide
Low vulnerability: Central Adelaide, North Adelaide, Hyde Park, Beaumont.
Very high vulnerability: Wingfield, Seaford, Parafield Gardens, Elizabeth.
Perth
Low vulnerability: Central Perth, Crawley, Claremont, Carine.
Very high vulnerability: Banksia Grove, Marangaroo, Huntingdale, Armadale.
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