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Remote Indigenous communities need improved infrastructure and services to support residents and visitors
Movement between remote communities and urban centres is vital for many Indigenous Australians, however mobility patterns can add pressure to already underfunded infrastructure and services in remote communities, finds new AHURI research.
Private rental assistance is only a stop-gap for long social housing wait lists
New AHURI research reveals that private rental assistance is increasingly used as an alternative for households unable to access social housing. It found that successful housing outcomes are difficult to achieve in highly pressurised private rental markets - even with government assistance.
New National Urban Policy open for consultation
AHURI welcomes increasing attention by the Australian government on urban policy. The Federal Government has been working with the Urban Policy Forum to develop a comprehensive and targeted National Urban Policy, and is now inviting submissions and feedback from organisations and individuals.
Tracking future population changes requires a range of estimation methods
Understanding where populations will change in the future through using population projection models is key for governments and providers of housing, infrastructure and services to be able to plan where they will prioritise resources. However, ensuring such models are accurate means recognising their underlying assumptions, data and potential for error.
Ripple effect: Population changes impact house prices near and far
When population movements happen, due to rising housing unaffordability, or as occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, it can impact on house prices with a ripple effect on multiple housing submarkets, new AHURI research has confirmed.