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The number of active short-term rental listings is a small fraction of the total number of dwellings in Australia – and many listings are not in the city areas of great housing need.
Until now, planning and housing regulations have stood in the way of using tiny houses as permanent homes. That’s starting to change as councils look for solutions to the housing crisis.
Bypassing planning regulations is likely to have impacts on social inequity and wellbeing that could prove very costly for both governments and people.
Despite a common belief that councils won’t approve tiny houses and modular and container homes, early findings from a national survey suggest planners are increasingly open to these housing options.
The number of homes with serious hazards has been nearly halved, but improvements have slowed and may be in reverse.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, The University of Queensland
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Professor Emerita of Housing, University of York
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Course Chair in Building Design & Senior Lecturer in Built Environment, Victoria University
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Lecturer in GIS and Planning, Griffith University
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Senior Research Fellow, Acting Director, CHETRE, UNSW
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Professor of Urban Management & Planning, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Structural & Earthquake Engineering, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia