There is a dearth of empirical evidence on the extent of racist attitudes, broadly defined, in Australia. A telephone survey of 5056 residents in Queensland and NSW examined attitudes to cultural difference, perceptions of the extent of racism, tolerance of specific groups, ideology of nation, perceptions of Anglo‐Celtic cultural privilege, and belief in racialism, racial separatism and racial hierarchy. The research was conducted within a social constructivist understanding of racisms. Racist attitudes are positively associated with age, non‐tertiary education, and to a slightly lesser extent with those who do not speak a language other than English, the Australia‐born, and with males. Anti‐Muslim sentiment is very strong, but there is also a persistence of some intolerance against Asian, Indigenous and Jewish Australians. Those who believe in racial hierarchy and separatism (old racisms) are a minority and are largely the same people who self‐identify as being prejudiced. The ‘new racisms’ of cultural intolerance, denial of Anglo‐privilege and narrow constructions of nation have a much stronger hold. Nonetheless, sociobiologically related understandings of race and nation remain linked to these new racisms. Narrow understandings of what constitutes a nation (and a community) are in tension with equally widely held liberal dispositions towards cultural diversity and dynamism. Encouragingly, most respondents recognise racism as a problem in Australian society and this is a solid basis for anti‐racism initiatives.

Sum m ary. In the larger A ustralia n cities, most resid ential shifts to the outer suburbs, where m ost population grow th takes place, have been regard ed as entailin g trad e-offs betw een housing accessib ility and the availab ility of local jobs and services . Declin ing housing afford ability, high levels of unem ploym ent and con tinued centralisati on of jobs and services have repoliticise d the situ ation . T his paper reports on a sam ple of som e 400 individ uals w ho relocate d from inner and m iddle-rin g areas of m etrop olitan Sydney in the early 1990s. W hilst environ mental am enity and housing quality do in¯uence relocati on decision s, and m overs are socio-d em ograp hically diverse , the dom inant con cern rem ains housing afford ability with movers typically you ng and shiftin g from rental to purchasin g tenures. M ost exp erien ced mark ed increases in journey-to-w ork tim es and saw frien ds and relative s less after m ovin g. The study reaf® rm s that whilst the A ustralian outer city m ay not be a place of last resort, large num bers still sacri® ce a lot to ach ieve hom e-ow nersh ip there.

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The importance of property ownership for feelings of control and ontological security has received significant academic attention. Yet tenure may not be the only indicator of control over one's dwelling. This paper considers the importance of control within the household in relation to household members' feelings of home and highlights the importance of one's relationship with other household members and their relative control over decisionmaking and the use of space. It draws upon research on multigenerational households in Australian cities, including a survey (n = 392), diaries (n = 21) and interviews (n = 21). Individuals' feelings of home were influenced by their sense of control over their dwellings, which varied for different household members. This has significant implications for research on the meaning of home, and suggests that important synergies are possible between researchers concerned with the form and nature of social interactions within the family and housing researchers concerned with the meaning of home.