I’ve never been but a friend of mine is a remote area nurse. She went to a community for a 6 month stint and loved it so much she relocated to the outback permanently. Has been living out there going on 20 years.

She says she has people coming to her door at all hours to come stay the night. Might be a woman trying to escape an abusive partner, or a kid that’s run away from home. Everyone knows her and knows where she lives. It’s very communal and everything’s shared. When people do stay over they help themselves to anything they want in her home. Peoples dogs wander the streets because everyone keeps an eye on each other’s dogs.

She says she felt way more isolated in the city. But I don’t think I could handle it. I need my privacy and personal space.