In September 2024, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) labelling the federal government’s failure to control immigration a “systemic policy failure” that “compounds the challenge of delivering sufficient housing”.
“The underestimation of population growth is a systemic policy failure that compounds the challenge of delivering sufficient housing”, HIA chief economist Tim Reardon said.
On Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released population data for Q4 2024, which showed that both immigration and population growth continue to ease back from record highs.
