Developers may hate Victoria, but it’s shaming other states on housing
Victoria has taken power for housing approval away from councils and concentrated it with the planning minister. It’s not popular, but it’s working – and other states are taking note.
Victoria is projected to hit 98 per cent of its national housing target, compared to 65 per cent for NSW. Penny Stephens
A year ago on Tuesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave the nation five years to build 1.2 million homes, divided proportionately by population among all the states and territories.
Victoria houses roughly a quarter of Australia’s population, and so is expected to build 306,000 homes by 2029. When it comes to meeting its share of new houses, on current trajectories and alone of all the states and territories, it will almost certainly get there.
Myriam RobinSenior writerMyriam Robin is a senior writer based in the Melbourne newsroom. She has previously been a Rear Window columnist and editor, and before that reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com
