The drivers of housing supply and demand in rural and regional centres

Summary

This project addresses the question “How do the drivers of supply and demand for housing in regional and rural centres affect the supply of affordable housing?”


Project Number: 40586
Research Theme: Housing_Affordability
Project Leader: Beer, Andrew
Funding Year: 2009
Research Centre: Southern

Description

The project focuses on four key research questions:

  1. What is the nature and extent of housing affordability problems in rural and regional centres across Australia and how do they vary by geographic setting (remote, coastal etc), local economy and population size?
  2. What are the significant housing market drivers in rural and regional centres throughout Australia and how do they vary by State, region and local economy?
  3. How have these housing market drivers affected the supply of affordable housing in both the rental and home purchase sectors?
  4. What is the likely impact of the measures being used by local, State and Australian Governments to boost the supply of affordable housing in these centres, and how can these initiatives be strengthened?
These questions are examined using a mixture of methods, including a review of the published and ‘grey’ literature, the analysis of rental bond data from three states, the examination of ABS Census data on housing stress in non-metropolitan regions and face-to-face interviews in approximately 15 case studies chosen from around Australia. The project focuses on the drivers shaping housing need and supply for Indigenous Australians.

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