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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Josh Nicholas

Home ownership in Australia has been in retreat for decades. How does it stack up against other countries?

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Australia’s home ownership rate peaked decades ago. Illustration: Josh Nicholas/The Guardian

Australia’s housing crisis has been decades in the making, the chair of the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council, Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, says.

It’s true that Australia’s home ownership rate peaked decades ago, but many countries have experienced similar patterns of stagnating or declining homeowner numbers.

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