Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

AHURI has a public good mission to deliver high quality research that influences policy development to improve the housing and urban environments of all Australians. Through active engagement, our work informs the policies and practices of governments and the housing and urban development industries, and stimulates debate in the broader Australian community.

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AHURI focuses on research in Economics and modelling, Health, ageing and disability, Home ownership, Homelessness and housing, Housing affordability, Indigenous housing, Private rental, Public and community housing, Social wellbeing and Urban planning and development.

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Projects

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Housing impacts for Australian children and adolescents; including Indigenous children in remote Australia Michael Dockery This project will update and extend important empirical evidence on how housing circumstances shape young Australians’ health and educational outcomes. Utilising three longitudinal datasets it will build on earlier quantitative analyses to incorporate adolescents and a qualitative component exploring housing... Read article ProjectMarch 2017Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Indigenous Wellbeing  |  Education and Skills  |  Health, Wellbeing and Disadvantage Read More
Inquiry into pathways to housing tax reform Alan Duncan, Gavin Wood This evidence-based policy inquiry (EPI), funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), will establish a viable, evidence-based strategy for breaking the political deadlock afflicting Australian housing tax policy. It will identify a pathway to reform that balances... Read article ProjectJune 2016 - December 2017Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Tax and Welfare  |  Policy Evaluation Read More
An Investigation into the Drivers of Housing Supply Responsiveness in Australia Gavin Wood This project will estimate and map the price elasticity of housing supply at a local government area level. It will offer insights into the key drivers of housing supply responsiveness, and draw out the implications of the identified effects for... Read article ProjectMay 2015 - September 2016Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Income and Wealth  |  Policy Evaluation Read More
Housing tenure, mobility and labour market adjustments Alan Duncan This project explores the role of housing on the efficient function of the labour market for unemployed and under-employed individuals and households. The HILDA dataset is used to examine how housing tenure, through potential impediments to labour  mobility may influence... Read article ProjectMay 2015 - September 2016Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Participation and Employment Read More
A new look at the channels from housing to employment growth Gavin Wood This project broadens the research around housing and labour supply by addressing the work incentive implications of rising real house values and the fungibility of assets following mortgage innovation and deregulation. These changes may impact on the parameters governing labour... Read article ProjectMay 2015 - September 2016Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Participation and Employment Read More
Inquiry into Housing Policies, Labour Force Participation and Economic Growth Michael Dockery, Gavin Wood This inquiry will develop coherent conceptual frameworks and empirical evidence to guide housing policy reforms that promote Australia’s economic development. It will shed light on whether some of the causal mechanisms linking housing and economic growth are significant in Australia,... Read article ProjectApril 2015 - September 2016Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Population, Ageing and Retirement Read More

Publications

Pathways to housing tax reform Richard Eccleston, Julia Verdouw, Kathleen Flanagan, Neil Warren, Alan Duncan, Rachel Ong ViforJ, Stephen Whelan, Kadir Atalay Despite widespread agreement that housing tax reform would lead to better housing outcomes and improved economic efficiency, the politics and ideology around housing tax policy remain a deterrent for change. This report, funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research... Read article Publication5 July 2018Research Reports Read More
The income tax treatment of housing assets: an assessment of proposed reform arrangements Alan Duncan, Helen Hodgson, John Minas, Rachel Ong ViforJ, Richard Seymour This report models several potential transitional arrangements that may ease the distribution pressures arising from reforms to negative gearing and capital gains tax (CGT) reform, and help smooth a reform pathway that is more politically acceptable. Negative gearing and CGT... Read article Publication7 March 2018Research Reports Read More
Housing supply responsiveness in Australia: distribution, drivers and institutional settings Rachel Ong ViforJ, Tony Dalton, Nicole Gurran, Christopher Phelps, Steven Rowley, Gavin Wood Key Findings A 1 per cent increase in the level of real housing prices is estimated to produce a 4.7 per cent (3.9%) increase in new house (unit) supply. These house price gains translate into a very small increase in... Read article Publication18 May 2017Research Reports Read More