Unique and Controversial Australian House Sharing Lifestyles

Crunchy Town: A Communal Anarchy

• 🏡 Crunchy Town is a unique share house comprising three buildings where 20-30 people live together, emphasizing community, shared living, and a lack of privacy.
• 🤝 Housemates eat, clean, and party together, operating under a system described as both democratic and anarchic, with no locks on doors and shared sleeping arrangements, including three people in a double bed.
• ✨ The environment encourages people to be comfortable and open, fostering a sense of no shame and allowing individuals to "do whatever they want to do."
• ♻️ A significant aspect of Crunchy Town is its reliance on dumpster diving for food, sourcing from supermarket bins, which provides free sustenance and highlights food waste.

The Private House: Separate Lives, Shared Space

• 🏠 In contrast to Crunchy Town, the "private house" emphasizes personal space and separate lives among its four introverted housemates: Jan, Gwyn, John, and Morgana.
• 🐔 The house features a backyard with chickens and a cat, and while housemates interact socially in small bursts, privacy is considered precious.
• 🎭 Morgana, the drag persona of one housemate, adds a unique element, providing an outlet for extroversion and self-expression.
• 🤝 The housemates live together primarily for functional reasons, valuing their individual space and quiet coexistence.

The Animal House: A Shelter for Humans and Animals

• 🐾 The Animal House is a share house with three human residents and over 40 animal residents, including dingoes, foxes, cats, and rats, run as an animal rescue.
• 🐶 The founder, Charlie, is deeply passionate about animal welfare, often prioritizing the animals' needs above all else.
• 🏠 Finding a new housemate is challenging due to the extensive animal presence, noise, and the semi-rural setting, with specific requirements like being queer-friendly and no meat consumption.
• ⚠️ The house faces challenges with upkeep, volunteer management, and the constant need to balance human and animal needs, including a single washing machine for both.

The Economy House: A Micro-Economy System

• 💰 The Economy House operates on a system of points earned through chores, directly impacting the rent each housemate pays, with more work meaning less rent.
• 📱 This system is managed through a digital app, creating a decentralized domestic labor system where housemates compete for points.
• ⚖️ The goal is to foster fairness and equality, allowing individuals to contribute labor according to their capacity, with the aim of efficient household management.
• 🏠 While the system promotes fairness, it can be challenging if housemates have vastly different lifestyles or if they struggle to keep up with the chore demands.

The Jesus House: Faith-Based Living

• 🙏 The Jesus House is a male-only share house where faith and worship are central to daily life, with housemates living by faith and often sharing rooms.
• 🌟 The house emphasizes a culture of love, prayer, and surrender to a higher power, with many residents having overcome past struggles like addiction and abuse.
• 💸 Financial provision is often sought through prayer, though the tension between faith-based living and the necessity of paying rent and working is a recurring theme.
• 🤝 The house aims to be a place of spiritual exploration and community, with a focus on shared belief and mutual support.

The Almost Vegan House: Waste-Free Living

• 🌱 The Almost Vegan House is a share apartment with three passionate vegan housemates who aim for a 100% waste-free and vegan lifestyle.
• 🌎 They strive to influence the world by example, promoting conscious living and environmental responsibility, including making their own household products.
• 🤝 New housemates are sought who align with their values, with a focus on being queer-friendly and understanding of their lifestyle choices.
• ♻️ The housemates actively encourage change through sharing documentaries and leading by example, aiming to inspire a more sustainable way of living.

The Stripper House: Open Relationships and Performance

• 💃 The Stripper House is home to three male strippers and their partners, characterized by an open and sexually liberated environment.
• 💖 Relationships are complex and numerous, with an emphasis on freedom, openness, and acceptance of polyamory and diverse sexual expression.
• 🎭 The housemates work together in the adult entertainment industry, facing challenges related to body confidence, performance, and maintaining friendships amidst financial and personal strains.
• 🏠 Boundaries and respect are crucial, with housemates navigating personal space and shared living while encouraging self-expression and maintaining a youthful spirit.

The Anarchist House (The Hive): Alternative Lifestyle Community

• 🐝 The Hive is an anarchist share house operating as a communal center, promoting an alternative lifestyle outside of capitalism and individualism.
• 🤝 It functions on the principle of "no one is anyone's boss," with housemates collaborating on projects like a garden, food share, and communal library.
• 🏡 The house aims to build community and share resources, challenging norms and creating a space for open communication and mutual support.
• ⚖️ While striving for equality, challenges arise in balancing individual needs with communal responsibilities, particularly concerning rent and project commitments.