This report presents the findings of research that aimed to assess the extent to which the various objectives of tenure diversification policies have been achieved.

The Central Sydney Division of the Department of Housing is looking at the communities living in public housing estates in Sydney afresh and rethinking ways to improve their lives.

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...

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

This paper reports on a research project that compares and evaluates different demand subsidy models for private renters, to enable a more informed debate in Australia about the future of RA.