Australia's Housing Affordability Crisis

An Analysis of Professional Perceptions of Criteria Contributing to Sustainable Housing Affordability

“…Bramley [19] (p. 10) indicates that "the lack of official clarity on definitions reflects inherent ambiguities to the housing affordability concept as well as political caution or expediency". Over a decade after such concerns were brought to the fore, Stone [20] posed concerns that both academic and policy environments are inconsistent with the notion of affordability.…”

“…By 1990, "affordability" had become a common term in UK housing policy [1] and it has continued to be an increasingly important policy issue across the globe [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Nevertheless, although there is abundant discussion about housing affordability [11][12][13], a specific definition of the concept remains unclear and challenging in both academic and policy environments which means it is difficult to build consensus on the meaning.…”

The residential context of health in Australia: No longer the lucky country?

“…However, more detailed economic modeling has confirmed that pressures are felt by all types of Australian citizens, including Australians who are paying mortgages, those in the private rental, first home buyers, and the elderly (Tanton & Phillips, 2013). Using conservative measures, it is estimated that over 16% of Australian households require assistance because of tenuous housing (Yates, 2008). Extensive government initiatives have been established in the last five years to address this rising tide of homelessness but with little impact (McDonald, 2014).…”

Holistic housing pathways for Australian families through the childbearing years

“…This decline has led many observers including Yates (2007) to ask, 'Has the great Australian dream (of home ownership) ended? ' A number of explanations have been suggested for the increasing difficulties faced by young Australians in attaining (and retaining) home ownership (Yates, 2007(Yates, , 2008. Of particular significance is the increase in the deposit gap to income ratio, which in the 2000s was 3 to 4 times greater than it had been in the 1970s (Yates, 2007).…”