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来源

URBAN POLICY AND RESEARCH,Vol.36,Issue3,P.287-303

语言

英文

关键字

Housing supply; housing stock; housing affordability; population growth; local government areas; ELASTICITY

作者单位

[Ong, Rachel; Phelps, Christopher; Wood, Gavin A.] Curtin Univ, Bankwest Curtin Econ Ctr, Perth, WA, Australia. [Ong, Rachel; Wood, Gavin A.] RMIT Univ, Sch Global Urban & Social Studies, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. [Phelps, Christopher; Rowley, Steven] Curtin Univ, Sch Econ & Finance, Perth, WA, Australia. Ong, R (reprint author), Curtin Univ, Bankwest Curtin Econ Ctr, Perth, WA, Australia.; Ong, R (reprint author), RMIT Univ, Sch Global Urban & Social Studies, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. E-Mail: rachel.ong@cbs.curtin.edu.au

摘要

This paper provides an analysis of spatial and temporal patterns in housing supply in Australia over the period 2005-06 to 2015-16. It shows that by international standards, per capita housing supply is very strong in Australia. However, housing supply is concentrated in areas with relatively high prices. Over time, some changes in the geography of housing supply are emerging, including a closer match between the supply of units and "job-rich" locations. This paper concludes by discussing how understanding patterns of new supply can help policymakers determine interventions that increase housing supply's impact to alleviate inflationary pressures, hence improving housing affordability.