Priced out, run down: Older Australians in unaffordable and poor-condition housing

<p dir="ltr">This report explores the multiple, often overlapping forms of housing precarity experienced by mid-life and older people in Australia, focusing on private renter households and mortgaged households. Drawing on the newly released Australian Housing Conditions Dataset (AHCD 2024) (Baker et al., 2024), it introduces four original housing-occupancy profiles that combine measures of housing affordability stress and housing quality and conditions, offering a new lens on multidimensional precarity for ageing Australians. These are people in:</p><p dir="ltr">• Unaffordable, poor condition dwellings</p><p dir="ltr">• Unaffordable, good condition dwellings</p><p dir="ltr">• Affordable, poor condition dwellings</p><p dir="ltr">• Affordable, good condition dwellings</p><p dir="ltr">The housing affordability and condition profiles are analysed in relation to socio-demographic characteristics, dwelling characteristics, residential mobility, financial hardship, housing problems, security measures, and the broader effects of housing on wellbeing.</p>