Q. Thinking about housing prices, do you think increases in the cost of housing are good or bad for the following?
|
Total good |
Total bad |
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor bad |
Bad |
Very bad |
Don’t know |
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Home owners |
49% |
21% |
13% |
36% |
24% |
14% |
7% |
5% |
|
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Investors |
46% |
22% |
14% |
32% |
24% |
15% |
7% |
8% |
|
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You personally |
25% |
36% |
7% |
18% |
34% |
17% |
19% |
5% |
|
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The economy |
23% |
36% |
2% |
21% |
31% |
24% |
12% |
9% |
|
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The average Australian |
13% |
57% |
2% |
11% |
25% |
36% |
21% |
5% |
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First home buyers |
9% |
74% |
2% |
7% |
13% |
32% |
42% |
5% |
Nearly half think that increases in the cost of housing are good for home owners (49%) and investors (46%).
74% think increases are bad for first home buyers and more than half (57%) think they are bad for the average Australian.
Respondents were divided over whether increases in housing costs are good or bad for the economy – but are somewhat more likely to think they are bad (36%) or neither (31%).
Only 25% see increases as being good for themselves personally.