Pyrmont Action Plan

Cowan D & Marsh. 2001. A Two Steps Forward: Housing Policy into the New Millennium. Policy Press

The last quarter of a century has seen a significant change in Dundee’s housing tenure. In 1981, less than 40% of dwelling stock was owner occupied. By 2010, this had risen to 61%. Although there has been a similar pattern of change across much of Europe, the change has been particularly dramatic in Dundee, and indeed Scotland. Mirroring changes in cultural attitudes toward home ownership, two structural factors have contributed to this shift. The introduction of the right to buy for public authority tenants in 1979 coupled with the decline of local authority new build, and the increased contribution of private sector house building.

Critically reflect on the positives and/or negatives of ethnic residential concentration as perceptible within specific landscapes in Sydney.

This policy brief is prepared to give some insights of the housing affordability problem in Australia. In addition, the paper also suggests some approaches in which the Government should consider in tackling the issue in the Australian context. Housing affordability always

The topic that I have chosen to research for the duration of this assignment is Urban living and Working conditions. Foreigners migrated to Australia because of the term ‘ the working mans paradise’. But that was only because of the eight-hour day, which was commonly inconceivable as well as other benefits that were un-available in foreign countries such as Europe.

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In the 1960’s however, Pyrmont-Ultimo was deteriorating at a fast rate and became an unfortunate example of urban decay. The government policy of decentralisation, which is having industries move away from the centre of the city, was having an

The proximity to the CBD meant they could easily travel to and from their work in the CBD to home and the second reason was that the type of work that attracted them was now in the Pyrmont area. Crown Casino, Channel 7 and Google are a few companies that chose to relocate to the Pyrmont area. The impacts of this renewal is it has lead to the area becoming a lot mote productive which was done by the population growth and growth in jobs.

Housing Affordability in Australia has become the focus point for urban planners in recent years. In particular, South East Queensland (SEQ) has experienced significant pressure as the demand for property and affordable dwellings increases and population growth in the region continues. The issue has come to the forefront in discussions for local governments in the region and there is a real need to address the problem of housing affordability. The subject of affordability is complex and is contributed to by a number of factors including the impost created by Council processes, which is the scope of the HAF-T5 Project.

This contrasts significantly to the type of housing in the Isle of Purbeck where 73.7% is owner occupied. Further, in the last decade house prices have risen above the national average due to competition from second homeowners, retirees and in migrants. For example, property at Sandbanks is the 4th most expensive in the world. The situation is made worse by the fact that employment opportunities in the area are limited. Only 7.7% is council housing – in recent times only 2 small Housing Association developments in Corfe Castle have been planned to deal with this. Therefore, this has a key effect on social welfare. It results in a richer population, with high demand for private healthcare and ‘farm/organic’ shops. In contrast, Byker is likely to have very few high-end shops as a result of income being low – resulting in a reliance on state services, and the creation of what Edwina Curry saw as “food deserts”; meaning very little healthy food options due to the dominance of cheap, fast food outlets. In turn, this is likely to increase obesity and lower life expectancy – reducing social welfare further. In contrast, ‘organic/farm’ shops in the Isle of Purbeck are likely to have the opposite effect – raising life expectancy.

Housing in Pyrmont consists of mostly apartments where young professionals, singles, and students reside. The whole suburb has only 12 houses. About 93 per cent of residences in Pyrmont are apartments. You do have your choice of sizes and styles from the simple studio apartment to extravagant penthouses. Being Australia’s most densely populated suburb, it must be a trendy place to live! Why else would so many people desire to live here?

Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in the world, with over two-thirds (69%) of the population living in major cities. It also has one of the lowest population densities outside of its major cities. Despite the vastness of Australia and the profound impact that this has on the lives of the peoples living in rural and remote areas, relatively little is known about families living in these areas of Australia compared to those living in major cities. (Baxter, Hayes and Gray, 2016). Majority of the people who live in Australia, live in cities rather than rural areas because cities provide better job opportunities, education, entertainment, health services, and access to clean water and food

Recently, The Australian housing market has been growing rapidly which reflects the housing affordability crisis as the housing price rises much quickly than household incomes. There are two key observations of current Australian housing market from Yates, firstly today’s housing affordability problem is mainly a structural problem and intensified by cyclical pressures. It began 40 years ago when inflation switched focus on housing, besides, there are more renters than purchasers under today’s housing stress situation, and the housing

Therefore, it is evident that there needs to be greater investment and long-term planning for the provision of a policy that achieves an equitable and sustainable housing system in Australia. The objective of any housing policy needs to be improving access for disadvantaged households to appropriate and secure hosing that contributes to a better quality of life and places them in an equitable position for future decisions and opportunities for education, employment and health. Although Australian housing policy is not yet in a position to effectively achieve such an effect, it holds the ability to be rehabilitated to provide a sustainable and equitable housing system for those currently disadvantaged by the system. (5,

In addition, the right to sell their land interferes with due to the regulations barring them from developing large agricultural lands. Another barrier is the feeling that the value of property may decrease due to the extra high-density housing. People may thus grow cold feet in developing such resources or moving to these areas (Christopher 2). Also, crime and congestion may negatively affect the value of the assets arising from commercial developments in previously residential areas. Some also feel that quiet, non-commercial areas are turned into noisy and chaotic industrial areas thus disrupting the normal lives of the residents (Christopher