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Look where Australia’s ‘1 million empty homes’ are and why they're vacant – they're not a simple solution to housing need

  • Written by: Emma Baker, Professor of Housing Research, University of Adelaide
Look where Australia’s ‘1 million empty homes’ are and why they're vacant – they're not a simple solution to housing needGustavo Galeano Maz/Pexels

The recent release of 2021 Census data revealed a shocking “one million homes were unoccupied”.

This statistic sent housing commentators, government agencies and policymakers into a spin. At a time of significant housing shortages, this extra million homes would surely make a big difference. They could...

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