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ER Conference 2013
Housing Affordabilitythe crisis facing Western Australians on low incomes
Chris Twomey, Director Social Policy
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Are we the Last Generation of the Australian Dream?
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The Baby Boomers grew up in an Australia where the
average working family could own their home.
Generation X are on the cusp of rapid change in
housing affordability.
Home ownership is now mostly out of reach for Gen Y…
Are we the Last Generation of the Australian Dream?
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Between 1996 and 2011, the percentage of Australians who own their home outright fell from 60% to 46%*
*Total owner occupied major city dwellings owned outright
Home Ownership
“The alarming drop in home ownership exposes many
Australians to domestic and financial insecurity.”
Australians for Affordable Housing
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Source: NATSEM The Great Australian Dream? AMP Wealth Report 2011
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Source: NATSEM The Great Australian Dream? AMP Wealth Report 2011
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Affordability in Perth 2001 vs 2011
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Source: Dodson and Sipe, Griffith University 2008. Unsettling Suburbia: The New Landscape of Oil and Mortgage Vulnerability in Australian Cities http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/88851/urp-rp17-dodson-sipe-2008.pdf
2001 2006
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WA Total number of dwelling builds WA Population growth
Series1 22439 78037
5,000
15,000
25,000
35,000
45,000
55,000
65,000
75,000
85,000
2011-2012 building approvals vs population growth
Source: ABS.
Ratio of 3.47 people to house building approvals
Social Infrastructure
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WA population growth vs New dwellings completed
ABS (2013) 3101.0 Australian Demographic Statistics, Sep 2012ABS (2013) 8752.0 - Building Activity, Australia, Dec 2012Based on ABS 653.0 Household Expenditure Survey
* “New dwellings needed” calculated by dividing the population growth by WA average household
size (2.5 people).[3]
Population growth
New dwellings needed*
New dwellings completed
Population growth
New dwellings needed*
New dwellings completed
2010-11 2011-12
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
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Mar-03 Mar-04 Mar-05 Mar-06 Mar-07 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10 Mar-11 Mar-12 Mar-13$0
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
18% 19% 21%25% 28% 29% 28% 27% 27% 30%
Overall Median Rent (Perth) AWOTE (WA)Median Rent as a % AWOTE (WA)
Overall Median Rent (Perth) vs Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (WA)
REIWA (2013) Historic Rental & Vacancy DataABS (2013) 6302.0 Average Weekly Earnings
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Overall Median Rent (Perth) vs WA State Minimum Wage
Mar-03 Mar-04 Mar-05 Mar-06 Mar-07 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10 Mar-11 Mar-12 Mar-13$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
36% 37%43%
54%59%
63% 65% 63% 65%72%
Overall Median Rent (Perth) WA State Minimum WageMedian Rent as a % State Minimum Wage
REIWA (2013) Historic Rental & Vacancy Data. Department of Commerce, Western Australian Minimum Wage Rates 2000-2011,
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Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earning (AWOTE)Adults Employed Full-Time & State Minimum Wage 2012
Janu
ary
2002
Janu
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2003
Janu
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2005
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$-
$200.00
$400.00
$600.00
$800.00
$1,000.00
$1,200.00
$1,400.00
$1,600.00
Age Pension (single) AWOTE (WA) NSA (single) Minimum Wage (WA)
Inco
me,
$/w
eek
AWOTE
Min. Wage
Pension
NewStart
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Growing Inequality – Gini coefficient WA
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Comparative Inequality – Gini coefficient
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Affordable rental accommodation available to working Western Australians
Job Type
Affordable rent per
week(30% of income)
Number properties available
% of market available
Number properties available
% of market available
1 bedroom not sharing
1 bedroom not sharing
1 bedroom in a share house/unit
1 bedroom in a share house/ unit
Pre-school teacher $210 3 0.01% 51 1.4 %
Qualified hairdresser $207 2 0.01% 48 1.3 %
Baker $189 0 - % 36 1.0 % Shop assistant $184 0 - % 36 1.0 % Cleaner $173 0 - % 19 0.5 %
Food processing worker $170 0 - % 19 0.5 %
Bricklayer, plasterer or carpenter $192 1 - % 41 1.1 %
Nursing assistant (1 year) $182 0 - % 36 1.0 %
Dental technician $191 1 - % 41 1.1 %AnglicareWA (2013) Rental Affordability Snapshot
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If you were a qualified hair dresserlooking for a property to rent
without being in housing
(on 13 April 2013), there was only
properties in
that you could afford to rent (by yourself),
the whole of Perth2stress!
For more information, visit@WACOSS
@AnglicareWA#rentalsnapshot
Affordable Housing
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shop assistant or bakerlooking for a property to rent
without being in housing
(on 13 April 2013), there were
properties in Perth
that you could afford to rent (by yourself), ZERO
stress!For more information, visit
@WACOSS@AnglicareWA
#rentalsnapshot
If you were a cleaner,
Affordable Housing
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Social Housing – Unmet Demand
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- that the provision of safe, affordable and secure housing is a fundamental, first step in being able to address disadvantage and other areas of need being faced by many Western Australians.
Community service organisations recognise the
‘housing first’ principle
Affordable Housing
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The Panel:
Barry Doyle Community Housing Coalition of WA
Chantal Roberts Shelter WA
Genevieve Errey Department of Housing
Anne Maroni Uniting Care West
Shane Hamilton Community Housing Ltd
Chris Twomey WACOSS