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Finding solutions to Victoria’s housing crisis

The Victorian Chamber wants to hear from businesses about their experience with the housing crisis. In particular, the causes and impacts of the housing crisis on your business, including finding and relocating staff, the rental market, planning constraints and changes to the tax system.  

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Rapid population growth, limited housing availability and supply chain problems for new builds have created a significant demand-supply gap in Victoria, putting pressure on communities and making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers and low-income earners to enter the market.

The housing availability shortage is also increasingly problematic for employers. This is especially apparent in regional areas, as lack of suitable housing has made it more difficult to attract employees.

The Victorian Chamber is dedicated to providing solutions to housing shortages, which not only impact individuals’ quality of life but have wider social and economic implications for regional and metropolitan Victoria.

The survey will take no more than three minutes to complete and cover themes such as:

  • Demographics
  • Planning
  • Local Government
  • Tax system
  • Rental market
  • Supporting infrastructure
  • Innovation.

We value your contribution to this survey, which will help us to better understand the constraints that employers are facing when it comes to housing in Victoria.

These insights will assist the Victorian Chamber’s Policy team to further develop business-led recommendations that grow the competitiveness of Victoria’s economy and productivity by improving housing affordability and stock.

Victorian Chamber Chief Executive Paul Guerra said: “Ensuring everyone in Victoria has access to adequate and affordable housing needs to continue to be a primary ambition for our State.

“As we solve for housing, it will also help solve for the future of our state to ensure ongoing availability of talent for our businesses.

“We urge business and industry owners and leaders to take part in the Victorian Chamber housing survey as it will enable us to provide data-led policy solutions.”

Take the survey here

Victorian Chamber housing taskforce

Along with this survey, the Chamber has been leading a Housing Taskforce Roundtable series aimed at developing business-led recommendations that grow the competitiveness of Victoria’s economy and productivity by improving housing affordability and stock. Feedback from the Housing Taskforce will inform a full report with recommendations in late October 2023 to be presented to Government.

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