Research in progress
Explore our current research projects underway, examining a range of contemporary housing and urban policy questions. Current research priorities are determined in consultation with state/territory and federal government officials, industry and non-government experts.
A continued shift? Learnings from the public health response to COVID-19 and homelessness
While the number of people housed under the emergency accommodation has been the subject of evaluation, there has been no analysis of effect of public health responses to COVID-19 on homelessness support services, how these impacted upon people experiencing homelessness and the delivery of services to them, and most importantly, what was learned about preventing and intervening in homelessness from this period of rapid policy, service and practice innovation.
Australia’s multi-provider social housing systems
Multi-provider social housing systems are the norm across the OECD and EU, and are emerging in Australia. Current evidence for the scale and coverage of providers of social housing is fragmented and partial.
Best practice in engaging Indigenous communities and organisations to improve housing outcomes
The importance of embedding Aboriginal voices and perspectives in housing policy and practice is clearly recognised. There is a need to better understand how Aboriginal voices and aspirations can be embedded in the development of housing policy and programs.
Better futures: supported accommodation for unaccompanied children and young people
Current research suggests that supported accommodation targeting unaccompanied children and young people with complex needs are policy and practice gaps in Australia. Further, there is a gap in supported accommodation models for young people 16–24 with complex needs, and, in particular, those who are not engaged in employment, education or training and who struggle to exit crisis accommodation.
Demystifying the rental vacancy rate measure: a critical review and policy implications
Rental vacancy rates are commonly cited in Australia and internationally as a key measure of housing market performance. In real estate economics there is a well-established inverse relationship between rental growth rates and rental vacancy rates across property sub-sectors, including residential, office, industrial and retail property asset classes. Rents and rental vacancy rates variations impact the expected profitability of new construction, future supply of rental housing and affiliated services.