The housing aspirations of Australians across the life-course: closing the ‘housing aspirations gap’

Stone, Wendy; Rowley, Steven; Parkinson, Sharon; James, Amity; Spinney, Angela

doi:10.18408/ahuri-5117001

“…Table 6 identifies that the biggest changes have been in the form of a decline in the number of three-bedroom dwellings and a rise in larger dwellings. This is not great news in terms of diversity and runs contrary to the housing aspirations of households identified by Stone, Rowley et al (2020) where the three-bedroom house was the most preferred house size.…”

Section: Housing Diversitymentioning

confidence: 78%

“…While studies have detailed the housing aspirations of Australians (Stone, Rowley et al 2020) Changing patterns of household formation, including big increases in single person dwellings and couple without children households, are not currently being met with changing patterns of new dwelling supply. A lack of housing choice is a major barrier to downsizing (James, Rowley et al 2020).…”

Section: Housing Diversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The new normal: changed patterns of dwelling demand and supply

Rowley¹,

Brierty²,

Perugia³

et al. 2023

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AHURIAHURI is a national independent research network with an expert not-for-profit research management company, AHURI Limited, at its centre. AHURI's mission is to deliver high quality research that influences policy development and practice change to improve the housing and urban environments of all Australians.Using high quality, independent evidence and through active, managed engagement, AHURI works to inform the policies and practices of governments and the housing and urban development industries, and stimulate debate in the broader Australian community. AHURI undertakes evidence-based policy development on a range of priority policy topics that are of interest to our audience groups, including housing and labour markets, urban growth and renewal, planning and infrastructure development, housing supply and affordability, homelessness, economic productivity, and social cohesion and wellbeing. AHURI Limited also gratefully acknowledges the contributions, both financial and in-kind, of its university research partners who have helped make the completion of this material possible. DisclaimerThe opinions in this report reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of AHURI Limited, its Board, its funding organisations or Inquiry Panel members. No responsibility is accepted by AHURI Limited, its Board or funders for the accuracy or omission of any statement, opinion, advice or information in this publication. AHURI journalAHURI Final Report journal series is a refereed series presenting the results of original research to a diverse readership of policy makers, researchers and practitioners. Peer review statementAn objective assessment of reports published in the AHURI journal series by carefully selected experts in the field ensures that material published is of the highest quality. The AHURI journal series employs a double-blind peer review of the full report, where anonymity is strictly observed between authors and referees.

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“…• As part of AHURI funded research, a survey of over 7,400 Australians, known as the Australian Housing Aspirations survey (AHA), was conducted in 2018 to establish households' short-and long-term housing aspirations using a sample representative of the overall Australian population (Stone, Rowley et al 2020).…”

Section: Evolving Tenant Experiencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of the pandemic on the Australian rental sector

Baker,

Daniel,

Beer

et al. 2024

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This research investigates the Australian rental sector during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic and considers priorities for governments; tenant experiences and reflections on the effectiveness of assistance and interventions; changing tenant aspirations; and the priorities for emerging responses.The research highlights how ‘nimble’ the Australian policy community had been in response to COVID-19, and the success of many of their rapid interventions. The challenge is how to sustain assistance as Australia moves from the health emergency to maintaining (perhaps very long-term) assistance.There is an enduring need for policy action and innovation focussed on the rental market through all stages of a major event such as a pandemic. This includes the period during which the impacts are less acute or visible, and this intervention is needed to provide support in the face of second order effects, including increased demand for housing. In addition, there is a need for policies and strategies that build resilience in the rental market at all times. Key initiatives could include reform of tenancy legislation, the provision of a larger stock of affordable housing available through the social housing sector, and measures to sustain affordable entry into home ownership. There is scope also to consider ways in which affordable housing provision could be better integrated with national urban planning aspirations through the economic and housing market development of smaller regional cities.

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“…People's aspirations across life's domains are shaped by a range of social, economic, political, cultural, spatiotemporal and individual elements (Crawford and McKee 2018;Stone, Rowley et al 2020). Aspirations about housing reflect people's cumulative lifetime opportunities and experiences; their present economic, social and personal characteristics and circumstances in the context of current policy settings; and normative expectations within society.…”

Section: Housing Aspirationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inquiry into housing policies and practices for precariously housed older Australians

Faulkner¹,

Sharam²,

James³

et al. 2023

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AHURIAHURI is a national independent research network with an expert not-for-profit research management company, AHURI Limited, at its centre. AHURI's mission is to deliver high quality research that influences policy development and practice change to improve the housing and urban environments of all Australians.Using high quality, independent evidence and through active, managed engagement, AHURI works to inform the policies and practices of governments and the housing and urban development industries, and stimulate debate in the broader Australian community. AHURI undertakes evidence-based policy development on a range of priority policy topics that are of interest to our audience groups, including housing and labour markets, urban growth and renewal, planning and infrastructure development, housing supply and affordability, homelessness, economic productivity, and social cohesion and wellbeing. AHURI Limited also gratefully acknowledges the contributions, both financial and in-kind, of its university research partners who have helped make the completion of this material possible.

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The housing aspirations of Australians across the life-course: closing the ‘housing aspirations gap’

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The new normal: changed patterns of dwelling demand and supply

The new normal: changed patterns of dwelling demand and supply

The impact of the pandemic on the Australian rental sector

Inquiry into housing policies and practices for precariously housed older Australians

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