By 1923 all of Melbourne's trains were electric after having to stop the process due to the war. By 1926 electric trains replaced steam engines in all capitol cities. In the mid 1920's the government had integrated road and rail transport by getting buses to pick up people at stations and taking them to towns were the train didn't go. Trucks were used to deliver goods between major stations and outback towns. .
Women had been allowed to stand for parliament and vote since 1902 but the first woman wasn't voted in till 1921. Her name was Edith Cowan and she represented the electorate of West Perth in Western Australian parliament from 1921 till 1924. Women only represented 20.3% of the total workforce in 1921. A few worked in jobs, considered male jobs, they started which the got during World War One, but most did jobs which were considered appropriate. For example teaching, nursing, shopkeeping, and secretarial work. Many women worked in factories too. In all jobs women's wages were less than men's. Women were expected to stay at home and not compete with men for jobs once they were married. In 1928 the average salary for a woman was $8.80 while a mans average salary was $10.40.
The great Australian dream of owning your own home was born during the 1920's. People started to live in suburbs and were moving out of the city. This was the start of the quarter acre block. When the soldiers returned from the war they had no jobs. The government solved this problem by giving them farms. They also subsidised the price of seeds and farm equipment for soldiers only. When these farms failed people returned to the cities and so began the suburbs. The city provided better employment opportunities and by the end of the decade 50% of the population lived in the six capitol cities. At home the wireless, or radio, became the centre of family entertainment. Gramophones and pianos were also common furniture pieces in most homes.