IPA RESEARCH NOTE - ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL POPULATION, MIGRATION, AND HOUSING DATA

In terms of the shortfall by the 88 SA4 local areas: • 78 out of the 88 SA4 local areas (89%) across Australia had fewer new houses built than number of migrants which entered. [...] On a state-by-state comparison • NSW: 38,900 houses built; 177,140 migrants entered; 138,240 more migrants than houses built. [...] • SA: 8,402 houses built; 28,335 migrants entered; 19,933 more migrants than houses built. [...] • Tas: 3,299 houses built; 4,408 migrants entered; 1,109 more migrants than houses built. [...] • Vic: 49,901 houses built; 157,220 migrants entered; 107,319 more migrants than houses built.