This research examines the policy and practice issues raised by increasing demand for public housing among older Australians, and how public housing authorities can support older tenants to age well. People aged 55 years and over now comprise 35 per cent of public housing tenants nationally, in the coming years it is expected the demand on the public housing system from lower income older households will increase significantly.
This research explores what is required for sustainable Indigenous housing in remote Australia to deliver positive health outcomes, so that housing stock is maintained at high levels and is designed with climate change in mind.
This research examines social housing asset management (AM) in Australia and develops a best practice framework that outlines AM processes and criteria for making decisions.
This research quantifies productivity-related agglomeration benefits arising from the concentration of employment in Australia. While agglomeration provides a policy rationale for densifying cities and concentrating employment, it also leads to higher house prices, which reduce entry and ongoing affordability, greater pollution and other wellbeing detriments such as crime, crowding and noise.
Challenges and solutions on the frontline: public housing as a social landlord
