{"id":187092,"date":"2024-12-08T17:30:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T06:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyupdate.com.au\/?p=187092"},"modified":"2024-12-05T10:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T23:19:27","slug":"australias-housing-crisis-why-7-in-10-say-its-worse-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyupdate.com.au\/australias-housing-crisis-why-7-in-10-say-its-worse-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s Housing Crisis: Why 7 in 10 Say It\u2019s Worse Than Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Christmas, many Australians won\u2019t just be decorating their homes\u2014they\u2019ll be struggling to keep them.<\/p>\n<p>New research commissioned by Master Builders Australia, reveals the staggering depth of Australia\u2019s worsening housing crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Among 1,600 voters surveyed, <strong>90% believe it\u2019s difficult to afford to buy or rent property<\/strong>, while <strong>85% agree there is a shortage of housing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This crisis isn\u2019t just affecting affordability; it\u2019s tearing at the fabric of daily life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-175419 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/housing-crisis-2.jpg\" alt=\"Housing Crisis 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/housing-crisis-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/housing-crisis-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/housing-crisis-2-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seven in 10 Australians say the housing crisis has worsened over the past year<\/strong>, with the same number reporting that it\u2019s damaging their community\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the sobering insights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Two-thirds of Australians<\/strong> say the cost of living is their most pressing issue\u2014up sharply from 45% in mid-2023.<\/li>\n<li>Housing has jumped to the forefront for <strong>one in four voters<\/strong>, a significant rise from just 8% last year.<\/li>\n<li>More than <strong>one-third of Australians<\/strong> have gone without essentials like food, medicine, or education to pay their rent or mortgage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>68% of renters<\/strong> fear they won\u2019t achieve home ownership within the next five years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>39% have struggled to pay their rent or mortgage<\/strong> in the last year. <div class=\"adplugg-tag\" data-adplugg-zone=\"the_sentiment_campaign_body_\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li>90% say it\u2019s difficult to afford to buy or rent property in Australia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>70% believe the Albanese Government hasn\u2019t done enough<\/strong> to address housing issues, with <strong>65% saying the Federal Government is responsible<\/strong> for solving this crisis.<\/li>\n<li>85% agree there is a <strong>shortage of housing<\/strong> in Australia.<\/li>\n<li>7 in 10 say the housing crisis is <strong>damaging the quality of life<\/strong> in their community.<\/li>\n<li>7 in 10 say the <strong>housing crisis has gotten worse<\/strong> over the last 12 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australians are not just highlighting the problem\u2014they\u2019re crying out for action.<\/p>\n<p>The research shows strong public support for practical solutions like increasing skilled migration, simplifying workplace laws, speeding up planning approvals, and building more critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn summed it up:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe building and construction industry is ready to get on with the job after a difficult few years, but we can\u2019t deliver unless governments do their bit to ease cost pressures and reverse declining productivity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As we approach the next federal election, housing affordability and supply will be at the forefront of voters\u2019 minds.<\/p>\n<p>Australians are calling for more than promises\u2014they\u2019re demanding tangible solutions to secure the homes and future they desperately need.<\/p>\n<p>The big question is: will policymakers rise to the challenge, or will Australians continue to bear the brunt of inaction?<\/p>\n<div class=\"adplugg-tag\" data-adplugg-zone=\"scoreapp_mobile_\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"adplugg-tag\" data-adplugg-zone=\"scoreapp_desktop_\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Christmas, many Australians won\u2019t just be decorating their homes\u2014they\u2019ll be struggling to keep them. New research commissioned by Master Builders Australia, reveals the staggering depth of Australia\u2019s worsening housing crisis. Among 1,600 voters surveyed, 90% believe it\u2019s difficult to afford to buy or rent property, while 85% agree there is a shortage of housing&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":185268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-property-updates","category-property-investment"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Australia\u2019s Housing Crisis: Why 7 in 10 Say It\u2019s Worse Than Ever<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This Christmas, many Australians won\u2019t just be decorating their homes\u2014they\u2019ll be struggling to keep them. 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