Using ABS Household Expenditure Survey statistics, this study finds, among other things, that real housing costs in Australia increased substantially (32.9 per cent) over the period 1975-99. Purchasers experienced the biggest cost increase (66.2 per cent), followed by private tenants (24 per cent) and outright owners (21 per cent), with public tenants having the smallest...

Three previous AHURI reports have clearly established that housing affordability problems have intensified significantly in Australia over the past 15 years; the bottom end of the rental housing market is failing abjectly in meeting rising demand; existing housing subsidies are inadequate to deal with the worsening situation; and that the only feasible alternative is to...

This project is about operationalising the outcomes of a previous commercially focused AHURI project, “Policy Options for Stimulating Private Sector Investment in Affordable Housing Across Australia” which is being prepared for the Affordable Housing National Research Consortium. The project is concerned with providing a blueprint and supporting additional financial analysis for the implementation of the...

The private rental sector plays a key role in the Australian housing system. Its capacity to serve low- to moderate-income households, however, is constrained. This paper explores how low- and moderate-income private renters experience, perceive and indicate a need for "security of tenure".

The research examined and reviewed demand subsidy models for private renters in Australia compared to New Zealand, Canada and the US.