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 well-being.
Project Number: 20281
Research Theme: Indigenous_Housing
Project Leader: Memmott, Paul
Funding Year: 2004
Research Centre: Queensland
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 well-being.
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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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Research and Policy Bulletin: Issue 095: Australian Indigenous housing research: a review and audit
143 KB PDF Document
Final Report: No. 102: An audit and review of Australian Indigenous housing research
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