Research commissioned by the Public Service Association clearly shows that the demand for public housing in South Australia is not being effectively met and that the situation will only get worse.
Off the Waiting List, a report compiled by the Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide, states it is estimated that approximately 90,000 extra people will need to be accommodated in South Australia by 2014, and a further 360,000 by 2050, creating further demand for land, housing, transport and services.
The report examines recent trends in public housing in South Australia and the implications of these for low income and vulnerable groups in the wider context of housing affordability. In South Australia over the five year period from 2000 to 2004 the median price (unadjusted for inflation) in most Adelaide suburbs more than doubled with some increasing in median value by over 200%.
