Key results

The Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,002 Australians about their attitudes towards the Federal Government’s response to the housing crisis.

The results show that:

• Two in three Australians (68%) disagree that the Federal Government is doing enough to tackle the housing crisis, including 65% of Labor voters, and 83% of One Nation voters.
• An overwhelming majority (80%) of Australians agree that in the next federal budget the Government should spend more money to directly build affordable housing.
• Twice as many Australians disagree (51%) as agree (25%) that the Federal Government’s proposed investment fund would provide enough social and affordable housing.

Respondents were asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed with the statement “the federal government is doing enough to tackle the housing crisis”.

The results show that:

• Two in three Australians (68%) disagree that the government is doing enough to tackle the housing crisis.
• About one in five Australians (21%) agree that the government is doing enough to tackle the housing crisis.
• About one in ten Australians (11%) do not know or are not sure whether the government is doing enough to tackle the housing crisis.
• Across all voting intentions, fewer than one in four (7%–23%) Australians agree that the Federal Government is doing enough to tackle the housing crisis.

Respondents were then asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed with the statement that “in the next federal budget, the government should spend more money to directly build affordable housing”.

The results show that:

• Four out of every five Australians (80%) agree that in the next federal budget, the government should spend more money to directly build affordable housing.
• One in ten Australians (10%) disagree that in the next federal budget, the government should spend more money to directly build affordable housing (10% don’t know or aren’t sure).
• Across all voting intentions, no fewer than two in three Australians (68%–85%) agree that the Government should spend more money to directly build affordable housing.