Briefs

Although the total number of households in social housing (i.e. public, community and SOMIH housing) has increased over the last 10 years (from 375,038 in 2006 to 394,289 in 2016) the proportion of Australian households living in social housing has been falling.

Inclusionary zoning is a land use planning intervention by government that either mandates or creates incentives so that a proportion of a residential development includes a number of affordable housing dwellings.

What is a capital gains tax? When an investment property is sold for more than it cost to buy, the difference between the low buying and the high selling price is called a capital gain.

What is the NAHA and what are its objectives? The NAHA is an agreement between Australia’s Commonwealth, state and territory governments that commits to achieve the following outcomes:

Between 19 per cent and 26 per cent of all high income metro jobs are located in the central city. This increases the demand among high-income households for housing that is close to the central city, which in turn pushes up the prices of that housing.