🚨 UPDATE: Australia’s Housing & Homelessness Crisis Is Getting Worse
Thank you again to everyone supporting this petition. The more research we uncover, the clearer it becomes that Australia is facing a serious housing emergency.
📈💵 Rising Rent and Housing Speculation Are Hurting Australian Families
Australia’s housing crisis is getting worse as rent prices continue to rise beyond what many people can afford. More families, workers, students, pensioners, and vulnerable Australians are being pushed into housing stress and homelessness while housing is increasingly treated as a tool for speculation and profit. Too many rental properties are being used to generate excessive income while ordinary people struggle just to keep a roof over their heads. Housing should provide safety, dignity, stability, and belonging — not fear, insecurity, or exploitation.
Source: National Housing Supply and Affordability Council — State of the Housing System 2025
https://nhsac.gov.au/sites/nhsac.gov.au/files/2025-05/ar-state-housing-system-2025.pdf
(Official national housing report showing worsening affordability, rental stress, and supply shortages.)
Source: News.com.au - News report on rent increases and housing shortage
https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/renting/australian-rents-jump-again-as-vacancy-crisis-deepens-and-households-spend-record-share-of-income-on-housing/news-story/a4069521623244e6d6c21a784e68f8c6
📈 Homelessness is rising rapidly:
• The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported homelessness increased from 45 people per 10,000 in 2006 to 48 per 10,000 in 2021.
• Around 280,000 Australians sought help from homelessness services in 2023–24 — and over 110,000 requests for help went unanswered.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/measuring-what-matters/measuring-what-matters-themes-and-indicators/secure/homelessness
Reports show an extra 10,000 Australians are becoming homeless every month, with homelessness increasing by 22% in just three years due to soaring rents and housing costs.
Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/09/extra-10000-australians-becoming-homeless-each-month-up-22-in-three-years-report-says
💔 Youth homelessness is also escalating:
• Mission Australia’s Youth Homelessness Report found nearly 1 in 10 young people experienced homelessness in the previous year.
• Many reported severe loneliness, mental health struggles, and housing insecurity.
Source: Mission Australia / Youth Survey Report
https://valuingchildreninitiative.com.au/news/missionaustraliayouthsurveyreport2024
🏠 Young Australians are being hit especially hard:
• 0% of rental listings surveyed across Australia were affordable for a young person living on Youth Allowance.
• Almost half of young people seeking homelessness support needed long-term housing, yet only 4.3% received it.
Source: Youth Homelessness Fact Sheet 2025
https://stepbystep2025.gofundraise.com.au/Upload/257322/files/ssh/stepbystep2025/Youth%20Homelessness%20Fact%20Sheet%202025.pdf
This is no longer just a housing issue — it is a national social crisis affecting families, workers, children, students, and vulnerable Australians.
Housing should provide safety, dignity, stability, and belonging — not fear, exploitation, and constant insecurity.
That is why this petition matters.
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