An audit and review of local and international Indigenous housing research

Summary

The evidence base available to support policy reform in Indigenous housing is considerable. A multi-disciplinary field of study has, since the 1970s, established knowledge of housing design, housing management, the occupation and use of housing, home ownership, and housing and wellbeing. The thematic gaps of Australian Indigenous Housing literature are: the sustainability of Indigenous housing and living environments; Indigenous control of housing provision; comparison of Indigenous and mainstream housing outcomes; the housing pathways and preferences of Indigenous people; and the links between demographic change and housing outcomes. The Australian literature focuses mainly on remote Indigenous communities, more research on urban Indigenous housing is needed.


Project Number: 20281
Research Theme: Indigenous_housing
Project Leader: Memmott, Paul
Funding Year: 2004
Research Centre: Queensland

Research and Policy Bulletin

Research & Policy Bulletin

Issue 095: Australian Indigenous housing research: a review and audit

The evidence base available to support policy reform in Indigenous housing is considerable. A multi-disciplinary field of study has, since the 1970s, established knowledge of housing design, housing management, the occupation and use of housing, home ownership, and housing and wellbeing.

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Description

This research involved an audit and review of Australian Indigenous housing literature, 1970-2006.

The key findings from the research are:

  • Key foci are housing design, housing management, the occupation and use of housing, home ownership, and housing and well being.
  • Key gaps are the sustainability of housing and living environments, housing pathways and preferences and the links between demographic change and housing outcomes.
  • Key characteristics of the literature are that it is multi-disciplinary, multi-method, focussed on remote locations, and that Indigenous people have played an important role in the conduct of the research.

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Download now Final Report: No. 102: An audit and review of Australian Indigenous housing research
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Download now Research and Policy Bulletin: Issue 095: Australian Indigenous housing research: a review and audit
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