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Parisa Ziaesaeidi, Associate Lecturer in Architecture, Western Sydney University

Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years

A prefabricated housing estate Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock

The National Cabinet set an ambitious target of building 1.2 million well-located homes over the next five years to tackle Australia’s housing crisis. The focus of the National Housing Accord is on complementary development that improves existing neighbourhoods. This includes infill development on vacant or underutilised land in established urban areas.

Infill development uses existing infrastructure and avoids urban sprawl. It can create more compact neighbourhoods with diverse housing choices.

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