Abstract: This paper presents some findings from a survey undertaken in medium-density apartment housing in Fairfield, Sydney between September-December 2012 as part of a Ph.D. thesis. The paper also briefly reviews the existing literature and discusses the research methods used to survey the occupants of medium density housing. Furthermore, it justifies the adopted methodology and briefly discusses the survey challenges encountered and techniques used to address these challenges. Subsequently, the research findings are presented and the implications of the research findings for future design and planning are briefly discussed.