Key What is it?

Statistics
House Prices: The median house price in
major cities like Sydney and Melbourne
exceeds $1 million.

Rental Costs: Nationally, rents have

increased by over 15% in the past year.

Income vs. Housing Costs: Many

Australians spend over 30% of their
income on housing, a threshold that
denotes housing stress.

Impact on Australians:

Financial Stress: High housing costs strain

household budgets, leaving less for
essentials like food, healthcare, and
education.
Homelessness: Increasing numbers of
Australians face homelessness due to the
inability to afford housing.
Generational Inequality: Younger
generations find it increasingly difficult to
enter the property market.
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The significant challenge faced
HOUSING
AFFORD-
ABILITY
by many Australians in affording
safe and adequate housing.
CRISIS
Rising property prices, increasing
rents, and stagnant wages
contribute to this growing issue.
 Supporting Others
and Advocating for
Change
1. Community Involvement:
Volunteer: Engage with local
organizations that support those
facing housing stress and
Get Involved, homelessness.
Stay Informed, Donate: Contribute to charities and
non-profits focused on housing
and Make a affordability and support services.
Difference!
2. Advocacy:
By understanding the housing Raise Awareness: Use social
affordability crisis and taking media and community platforms
proactive steps, you can mitigate to raise awareness about the
its impact on yourself and help housing crisis.
support others facing similar Political Engagement: Write to local
challenges. Use the resources MPs and participate in public
provided to stay informed and
forums to advocate for policies
advocate for meaningful change in
addressing housing affordability.
your community. Together, we can
work towards a future where
3. Supporting Local Initiatives:
everyone has access to affordable,
Affordable Housing Projects:
safe, and adequate housing.
Support and promote local
affordable housing projects.
Education: Educate friends and
family about the crisis and ways
they can contribute to mitigating
the issue.
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Issue for RESOURCES
Yourself
Mitigating the
Issue for
Yourself
3. Affordable Housing Options:
Community Housing: Government Resources:
Investigate community Australian Government Housing Portal:
housing options that offer housing.gov.au
1. Financial Planning: First Home Owner Grant Information:
more affordable rental prices.
Budgeting: Create a detailed firsthome.gov.au
Co-Housing: Consider co-
budget to manage income and Commonwealth Rent Assistance:
housing arrangements,
expenses effectively. servicesaustralia.gov.au
sharing expenses with others
Savings Plan: Establish a
to reduce individual costs. Non-Profit Organizations:
savings plan dedicated to
Homelessness Australia:
housing costs, including
homelessnessaustralia.org.au
deposits and emergency funds. Community Housing Industry
4. Renting vs. Buying:
Assess Needs: Evaluate your Association: communityhousing.com.au
The Salvation Army Housing:
financial situation and
2. Government Assistance: salvationarmy.org.au
lifestyle to determine whether
First Home Owner Grant: Explore
renting or buying is more Educational Resources:
eligibility for state-specific
viable. AHURI (Australian Housing and Urban
grants and concessions.
Research: Investigate various Research Institute): ahuri.edu.au
Rent Assistance: Check if you Grattan Institute Housing Reports:
suburbs and properties to
qualify for Commonwealth Rent grattan.edu.au
find affordable options that
Assistance to ease rental
meet your needs.
burdens.
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