The Spatial Dynamics of Homelessness in Australia: Urbanisation, Intra-City Dynamics and Affordable Housing

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy - Tập 15 Số 4 - Trang 1021-1043 - 2022
Deb Batterham1, Melek Cigdem‐Bayram2, Sharon Parkinson3, Margaret Reynolds1, Gavin Wood4
1Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
2Centre for Just Places, Jesuit Social Services, Melbourne, Australia
3Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
4Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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AbstractWhile homelessness in Australia has remained relatively stable at the national level, its spatial distribution is becoming more nuanced. This paper draws on homelessness estimates produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to explore the spatial dynamics of homelessness in Australia over a fifteen-year period. Building on existing work, we show that homelessness is becoming more urbanised with evidence of spatial convergence, mainly driven by a surge in severe crowding in our major cities. However, when exploring intra-city patterns, we find distinctive intra-city spatial dynamics featuring strong suburbanisation of ‘couch surfing’ in state capital cities, contrasting with shifts in severe crowding numbers toward middle and inner regions of most state capitals. We argue that these dynamics reflect the retreat of affordable rental housing supply to the outer suburban fringe, and the coping strategies that ‘couch surfers’ and those aspiring to live in the inner cities are compelled to follow in response to the changing spatial configuration of affordable housing.

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Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy

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