Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
      • Australian jurisdictions
    • Symbols
    • Summary
  • Body section
    1. Housing and housing assistance in Australia
      • 1.1 Introduction
      • 1.2 Housing assistance in Australia
        • Housing assistance governance
        • Main housing assistance programs in Australia
          • Home purchasers
          • Renters
      • 1.3 The importance of housing
      • 1.4 Housing profile
      • 1.5 Housing needs into the future
        • Population growth and demographic changes
        • Affordability
        • Housing supply
    1. Social housing provided by government
      • 2.1 The government-provided housing sector
      • 2.2 Allocation of government-provided housing
        • Movement within public rental housing and SOMIH
        • Waiting lists
      • 2.3 Affordability in government-provided housing
      • 2.4 Utilisation of public sector dwellings
        • Occupancy
        • Match of dwelling to household size
        • Indigenous overcrowding
      • 2.5 Tenants' satisfaction with public sector housing
    1. Social housing provided by the not-for-profit sector
      • 3.1 The not-for-profit housing sector
      • 3.2 Allocation of not-for-profit housing
        • Waiting lists
      • 3.3 Affordability in not-for-profit housing
      • 3.4 Utilisation of not-for-profit sector dwellings
        • Occupancy
        • Match of dwelling to household size
      • 3.5 Management of not-for-profit housing
      • 3.6 Tenants' satisfaction with not-for-profit housing
    1. Housing assistance in the private sector
      • 4.1 Commonwealth Rent Assistance
      • 4.2 Private rent assistance
      • 4.3 Home purchase assistance
        • Home purchase assistance provided by states and territories
    1. Housing assistance for special needs groups
      • 5.1 Housing assistance to Indigenous Australians
      • 5.2 Housing assistance to young Australians
      • 5.3 Housing assistance to older Australians
      • 5.4 Housing assistance to people with disability
  • End matter
    • Appendix: Additional tables
      • A.1 Housing and housing assistance in Australia
      • A.2 Housing provided by government
      • A.3 Social housing provided by the not-for-profit sector
      • A.4 Housing assistance in the private sector
      • A.5 Housing assistance for special needs groups
      • A.6 Data quality and scope
        • Scope
        • Data quality
    • Glossary
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures