Wellbeing of Sydneysiders and city’s economy suffering due to poor housing affordability, report finds

08/03/2018

The wellbeing and productivity of Sydneysiders has taken a direct hit because of a lack of affordable housing, a new report suggests.

Aside from the immediate effect of expensive housing on the tightening of families’ purse strings, the city’s housing affordability is also affecting residents’ health and even creating problems for childhood learning, researchers from the University of New South Wales’ City Futures Research Centre found.