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Overcoming construction constraints for the supply of new detached and high-rise housing

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  • Sharam, Andrea
  • Zolghadr, Ali
  • Dorignon, Louise
  • Wakefield, Ron
  • Gharaie, Ehsan
  • Arashpour, Mehrdad
  • Fairbrother, Peter
  • Sawhney, Anil
  • Mojtahedi, Mohammed
  • Lee, Chyi Lin

Abstract

This Inquiry provides the first significant examination of the Australian construction sector’s ability to deliver both detached and high-rise housing. It analyses construction workflows, markets, regulation, workforce, technologies and supply chains. The housing construction industry in Australia is at crisis point. The rate of Australia’s detached housing output has been largely static since at least 1980. Apartment construction can lift in response to demand, but output is volatile. There is no overarching strategy aimed at addressing housing construction constraints. This Inquiry provides eight interconnected options for policymakers and industry.

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  • Sharam, Andrea & Zolghadr, Ali & Dorignon, Louise & Wakefield, Ron & Gharaie, Ehsan & Arashpour, Mehrdad & Fairbrother, Peter & Sawhney, Anil & Mojtahedi, Mohammed & Lee, Chyi Lin, 2026. "Overcoming construction constraints for the supply of new detached and high-rise housing," SocArXiv t9snr_v1, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:t9snr_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/t9snr_v1
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