This inquiry examined relationships between urban productivity and affordable rental housing, focusing particularly on the location and availability (shortage/surplus) of affordable rental housing relative to employment and labour market indicators, in capital cities and satellite cities.

To examine potential policy development options to balance these key tensions, the inquiry investigated strategic place-based funding interventions such as ‘City Deals’, which have become an increasingly important model in Australia and internationally. The inquiry also examined the potential role of digital innovation to support new economic opportunities and geographies of employment.