Shift to Apartment Living

in Australian Cities

Urban Renewal Planning & Design Summit

21.11.14

Chris Johnson, CEO, Urban Taskforce Australia

Image Courtesy:

Urban Agency

Source: ABS 2

State Building Construction

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New monthly private sector higher density home approvals by state; Sep 1986– Sep 2014; trend

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Qld

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State Building Construction

EcoDensity

DWELLINGS YVR SYD MEL BNE ADL PER

Detached Houses 33.9% 60.9% 72.6% 79.0% 77.2% 78.6%

Duplex/ Terraces 26.0% 12.8% 11.6% 8.5% 12.1% 11.9%

Apartments 40.1% 25.8% 15.3% 11.7% 10.4% 9.1%

*2011 Census Data obtained from:

Australia: http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/1GSYD

Vancouver: http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/statistics/Pages/CensusBulletins.aspx

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2014- 70% 2014- 30%

2034- 50% 2034- 50%

Source: State of Australian Cities 2012 6

11/07/14 Urban Taskforce Australia 7

Sydney Metropolitan Projected Growth

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Image credit: NSW Planning and Environment

Sydney Homes

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Existing 1,673 800

Sydney next 50 years

1,660,750 (664,300 x 2.5)

Sydney Homes

Ageing

Outflow (20,000 pa)

Compounding

Growth Policies

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Variations on Sydney’s 50 year Population

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Image credit: Metropolitan Development Program

Japan’s falling population

2012: Birth rate 1:41 (Australia 1:93)

2013: Lowest births since 1899

2050: 1:3 workers/ seniors (2014: 2:6)

2060: Could lose a third of 127m population

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Urban Ideas- February 2012

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Area to Accommodate 50,000 New Homes

A: 6 Storey Apartments

B: Townhouses

C: Detached Houses

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Urban Ideas- May 2013

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Source: City Futures report- ‘Understanding housing and location choices of retiring Australians

in the ‘baby boom’ generation

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Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

FJMT Video

Bates Smart

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fitzpatrick + partners

Urban Ideas- September 2014

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Parramatta

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Liverpool

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Blacktown

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The Forum, St Leonards by Winten Property

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Green Square by Crown Group

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Deicota Tower, Redfern by Deicorp

Eclipse Tower, Parramatta

by Leighton Properties

www.urbantaskforce.com.au

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