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  • Jun, 2015

    Change in housing affordability

    Q. And do you think housing in your area has become more affordable or less affordable over the last few years?

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Capital cities

    Region- al

    NSW

    Victoria

    Queens -land

    Total more affordable

    11%

    10%

    15%

    8%

    6%

    8%

    15%

    8%

    8%

    17%

    Total less affordable

    75%

    79%

    67%

    82%

    83%

    79%

    65%

    83%

    80%

    64%

    A lot more affordable

    1%

    1%

    2%

    1%

    1%

    1%

    1%

    2%

    A little more affordable

    10%

    9%

    13%

    7%

    6%

    7%

    14%

    7%

    6%

    17%

    A little less affordable

    33%

    31%

    34%

    33%

    42%

    30%

    37%

    30%

    35%

    34%

    A lot less affordable

    42%

    48%

    33%

    49%

    41%

    49%

    28%

    53%

    45%

    30%

    No change

    10%

    7%

    14%

    5%

    8%

    8%

    14%

    6%

    8%

    12%

    Don’t know

    5%

    4%

    4%

    4%

    3%

    5%

    6%

    4%

    4%

    7%

    75% think that housing in their area has become less affordable over the last few years – including 42% who though it was a lot less affordable.

    83% of residents of NSW and 80% of Victorians think housing has become less affordable.

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