Lower Income Households Continue To Be Challenged By The High Cost Of Housing In Australia

Earlier this week the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released their biennial Housing Occupancy and Costs data for the 2017-18 financial year.  The release has too much data to cover off in full in just one blog post so this week’s blog will cover off on some of the details surrounding housing costs as a share of gross household income.

The first chart above highlights housing costs for different type of household occupants over time.  Owners without a mortgage see little of their…