Migration and the housing affordability crisis Birrell, Bob Healy, Ernest 10.4225/03/590aba1a1ea28 https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Migration_and_the_housing_affordability_crisis/4969727 The decline in housing affordability in Australia has coincided with a sharp rise in net overseas migration. The coincidence has prompted speculation that the two phenomena are causally related, as well as denials from some politicians and developers that any such relationship exists. This article provides projections of household formation which indicate the likely contribution of overseas migration to household growth for Australia’s metropolises. It then assesses the role that migrant demand for housing plays in housing affordability outcomes. It concludes that this role is important, particularly in Sydney, where around half the growth in households is attributable to overseas migration and where there are severe geographical and planning constraints on housing supply. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s 2017-05-04 05:20:24 Queensland, Australia journal article Housing affordability 1039-4788 Migration 1959.1/481377 monash:64009