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Perth's aversion to high density living impacting housing supply

Perth property buyers continue to be enthralled with houses over units and this preference for size has major ramifications for the housing supply crunch.

View of suburban South Perth to the city skyline.
Perth needs to rethink its approach to higher density living if it is to address the housing shortage. (Image source: Shutterstock.com)

Perth’s stature as a city of international appeal was recently confirmed in the latest Global Liveability Index by The Economist Intelligence Unit that marked Perth as one of the most liveable cities in the world, following a surge back up the rankings this year.

Add in the fact that recent ABS population figures revealed Western Australia secured the highest percentage increase in population for the December 2022 quarter and it is clear that pe…

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