More than a third of Australians have no interest in getting to know who lives across the fence, according to a new survey.
Realestate.com.au have released the results of their neighbours survey which seeks to find out how we interact with those that live near us.
Everyday Aussies have used the survey to vent about their worst neighbours including ‘crazy Diane’ and ‘not very nice’ men.
The survey found more than a third of Australian residents do not have any interest in getting to know their neighbours, while 15 per cent of us go out of our way to avoid even speaking to them.
Neighbours star Alan Fletcher (pictured) revealed some surprising statistics about neighbours
Fletcher asked everyday Australians what they thought of the surprising ‘un-neighbourly’ stats
More than one in 10 people have gone so far as to call the cops on their neighbours, while 10 per cent saying they spy on them.
Meanwhile three per cent admitted they had seen their neighbour in the nude.
Ten per cent of us also use our neighbours bin without asking them, while 20 per cent have had a dispute with those living nearby.
Neighbours star Alan Fletcher is the face of the survey and true to his soap opera form he is well-acquainted with the people that live around him.
‘You bump into them in the street, it’s always nice to say, “Hi”. I always invite them to come over to my place to discuss any problems, if any crop up.
‘We often keep an eye on each other,’ he said.
Fletcher said times had changed since he was growing up as a kid in suburban Perth.
Ten per cent of Australians have admitted to spying on their neighbours, according to a survey
‘Every kid in the street knew each other and the parents knew each other, too. That felt safe.
‘It also gives more of a sense of community, which I think we are sadly lacking these days.
‘That sort of community [and] village mentality that was around when I was a kid isn’t so prevalent now.
‘I think we can be a little bit insular these days.’
Chatting to ‘everyday Aussies’, some of them reveal the truth about their neighbours from hell, including someone who ‘just wasn’t a very nice man’ and a woman who was ‘known in the street as crazy Diane’.