The Department of Communities, Housing and the Digital Economy has engaged the expertise of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) to develop a robust model predicting future supply and demand for housing in the State.
Work has already started on the modelling, which will incorporate historical and predictive analysis.
Minister for Communities and Housing, Leeanne Enoch said the modelling would look at the housing system as a whole, including social housing, emergency accommodation and the private housing market.
“It will be used to assist in promoting a healthy housing system overall,” Ms Enoch said.
“Not everyone who needs help to obtain or sustain housing will need social housing,” she said.
“In 2021-22, the Government provided almost 200,000 forms of housing assistance to households or individuals, including emergency housing, private market assistance, homelessness services and general housing.”
She said the model would be kept up to date and would be used to inform housing strategy and policy development, which would help guide the Government’s future housing investment priorities.
“There are many differing views on what makes up an overall healthy housing system, and so I am very pleased that we will be working on it with the leading authority on these matters,” the Minister said.
“While this important work is being done, we are continuing to roll out the additional support committed to at last year’s Housing Summit.”
