Presentation: Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry
View the presentation by lead authors Dr Adam Crowe, Research Fellow, Curtin AHURI Research Centre, and Professo Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, from the launch of the report Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry, on Wednesday 10 July, 2024.
The WA construction sector has faced significant challenges from skills shortages, including the loss of workers to other industries or states, fluctuating dwelling approvals, high material costs, and contracting arrangement that have placed enormous pressure on the viability of property development projects. These issues have eroded the capacity of the sector to meet unprecedented levels of housing demand.
However, should these issues be addressed, the sector has the potential to contribute significantly to the state’s economic, social and environmental progress.
The report suggests recommendations to address workforce shortages, alongside more efficient use of existing housing stock, increasing the diversity of available housing options in WA, and the sector’s contributions to net zero.
Read the full report here, view the media release, or watch the report launch recording here.
Further Information
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The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.