Addressing Australia's Housing Shortage Through Improved Housing Utilisation

Zochling, H

Addressing Australia's Housing Shortage Through Improved Housing Utilisation

Zochling, H

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Publisher:: AUBEA
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Citation:: Zochling Hugh 2010, 'Addressing Australia's Housing Shortage Through Improved Housing Utilisation', , AUBEA, Melbourne, , pp. A023-1-A023-18.
Issue Date:: 2010

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Zochling, H	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	No editor	en_US
dc.date	20100713	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-02-02T11:10:44Z
dc.date.available	2012-02-02T11:10:44Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en_US
dc.identifier	2010000946	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Zochling Hugh 2010, 'Addressing Australia's Housing Shortage Through Improved Housing Utilisation', , AUBEA, Melbourne, , pp. A023-1-A023-18.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	-	en_US
dc.identifier.other	E1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16589
dc.description.abstract	Australia currently suffers from a well documented housing shortage, particularly in the area of affordable housing. the reasons for this shortage are equally well documented, with supply-side constraints being generally regarded as the root of the problem. Governments at all levels have made various attempts to relieve the acuity of the problem, which has become something of a policy debate football, with most responses on the need to create more housing. However, the creation of additional new housing stock is highly costly and can involve considerable time lags, through various barriers to completion. New home construction can also be quite environmentally unsustainable, having a high carbon footprint. Therefore, it is proposed that another, although partial, solution may lie in addressing the demanside for housing, via the utilisation of existing housing stock. This paper explores the current level of utilisation of Australia's existing housing stock and identifies significant underutilisation by international standards. Using detached housing in the Sydney metropolitan area as a proxy, examination of 2006 Census data has shown that there is substantial underutilisation of housing stock. The need to explore policy initiatives that can encourage a higher utilisation of existing housing stock is highlighted, including removing the existing barriers to housing substitution for retirees. A central conclusion of this research is that if a significantly higher housing stock utilisation could be achieved the potential time and capital savings, and importantly, carbon footprint reduction, could be significant by comparison to the construction of new dwellings.	en_US
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.publisher	AUBEA	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	AUBEA 2010 Conference	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Verified OK	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	http://www.msd.unimelb.edu.au/events/conferences/aubea2010/	en_US
dc.subject	housing affordability; housing demand; housing supply; sustainable housing.	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Housing Markets, Development, Management	en_US
dc.title	Addressing Australia's Housing Shortage Through Improved Housing Utilisation	en_US
dc.type	Conference
utslib.location	Melbourne	en_US
utslib.citation.startpage	A023-1	en_US
utslib.citation.endpage	A023-18	en_US
utslib.identifier.org	DAB.School of Built Environment	en_US
utslib.for	120503	en_US
utslib.percentage	100	en_US
dc.location.activity	Melbourne	en_US
utslib.copyright.status	open_access

Abstract:

Australia currently suffers from a well documented housing shortage, particularly in the area of affordable housing. the reasons for this shortage are equally well documented, with supply-side constraints being generally regarded as the root of the problem. Governments at all levels have made various attempts to relieve the acuity of the problem, which has become something of a policy debate football, with most responses on the need to create more housing. However, the creation of additional new housing stock is highly costly and can involve considerable time lags, through various barriers to completion. New home construction can also be quite environmentally unsustainable, having a high carbon footprint. Therefore, it is proposed that another, although partial, solution may lie in addressing the demanside for housing, via the utilisation of existing housing stock. This paper explores the current level of utilisation of Australia's existing housing stock and identifies significant underutilisation by international standards. Using detached housing in the Sydney metropolitan area as a proxy, examination of 2006 Census data has shown that there is substantial underutilisation of housing stock. The need to explore policy initiatives that can encourage a higher utilisation of existing housing stock is highlighted, including removing the existing barriers to housing substitution for retirees. A central conclusion of this research is that if a significantly higher housing stock utilisation could be achieved the potential time and capital savings, and importantly, carbon footprint reduction, could be significant by comparison to the construction of new dwellings.

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