The Case For A Massive Increase In Public Housing

Socialist Alliance National Office Presentations

1. Is private provision the best way to put a roof over our heads?

Housing affordability in Australia Source: HIA

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Housing costs as % of income Source: ABS, 4130.0.55.001

Trends in housing tenure Source: ABS, 4130.0.55.001

How Australia is housed Source: ABS, 4130.0.55.001

What does a house really cost 1? Source: “Breakdown of housing costs in South-East Queensland”, AEC Group, October 2008

What does a house really cost 2? Source: “Breakdown of housing costs in South-East Queensland”, AEC Group, October 2008

Capital city house prices Source: HIA

Public housing stock in Australia

Average weekly housing costs Source: ABS, 4130.0.55.001

Housing in Australia and overseas

2. Can our present model of housing and urbanisation continue?

Average house size and no.of occupants ABS, 4130.0.55.001

Water consumption per capita (cubic metres), 2003

Per capita ecological footprints, Australia and other countries, 1997 Source: www.pollutionissues.com/Ho-Li/Lifestyle.html

3 . Will public housing always tend to be welfare housing? Source: NSW Department of Housing

Quality public housing 1 (Madrid, La Carabanchel) Source: www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/09/sustainable-public-housing-by-foreign-office-architects/

Quality public housing 2 (Ljublana, Slovenia) Source: www.inhabitat.com

Quality public housing 3 (Prefab, California) Source: PREFAB FRIDAY: Brio54

Quality public housing 4 (Venezuela) Source: http://oilwars.blogspot.com/2005/12/public-housing-venezuelan-style.html

Quality public housing 5 (Venezuela) Source: hhttp://oilwars.blogspot.com/2005/12/public-housing-venezuelan-style.html

Quality public housing 6 (WA) Source: WA Department of Housing

4. What should be done? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Housing Affordability Index Source: HIA

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