Indigenous home ownership on communal title lands
Summary
This research involved qualitative interviews with 86 Indigenous people living in various forms of rental housing on their understanding of, and attitudes towards home ownership. Significantly, the study found that attitudes to home ownership did not vary according to whether people lived on communal title land or in other forms of rental. There was a fair amount of interest in home ownership among everyone surveyed, including those living on communal title land. Close to half of those surveyed had investigated home ownership options, and more than half were aware of the Australian Government’s home ownership initiatives. A key finding of the research was that the primary motivation for aspiring to home ownership for Indigenous people is the ability to pass the home down in the family, this social benefit was mentioned by more than 90 per cent of those surveyed. Home ownership was more often regarded as a financial burden by those interviewed than it was considered to offer economic benefits. Most of those interviewed demonstrated a good understanding of the rights and responsibilities of home ownership, although there was variation between study sites, those living in Sydney showed a more nuanced understanding than some remote communities.
Project Number: 20501
Research Theme: Home_ownership, Indigenous_housing
Project Leader: Memmott, Paul
Funding Year: 2008
Research Centre: Queensland
Research & Policy Bulletin
Issue 123: Can home ownership work for Indigenous Australians living on communal title land?
Indigenous people were interested in home ownership whether or not they lived on community title land. Forty-two per cent of Indigenous people interviewed had investigated home ownership and a quarter were assessed to be capable of achieving home ownership.
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Positioning Paper: No. 112: Indigenous home ownership on communal title lands
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Final Report: No. 139: Indigenous home ownership on communal title lands
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Research and Policy Bulletin: Issue 123: Can home ownership work for Indigenous Australians living on communal title land?
405 KB PDF Document
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