Why Housing?

In AMPLIFY’s 2024 national poll, 95% of people rated the housing crisis as a top priority issue for the Australian people. The community has also told us it's the top issue where they want to have a greater role.

The impact of this housing crisis is significant, and it’s hitting Australians hard.  

• We know it's never been tougher to buy a home. Today, it takes someone on the median income around 12 years to save for a deposit, compared to 4-5 years in the 1990s.
• We know housing choices don't match our needs. Despite three-bedroom dwellings remaining the preferred choice, they're becoming increasingly scarce.
• We know the sense of security we have in our homes is weakening. Typical lease terms in Australia are only 6-12 months, compared with 2-3 years in France and indefinite leases in Germany and the Netherlands.

This housing crisis has been developing for decades. It's the result of decades of weak policy and divided public opinion. Without community consensus on solutions, successive governments across the political spectrum have struggled to deliver meaningful change. As a result, Australians are facing:

• Difficulty buying a home due to soaring costs.
• An increasingly unaffordable and dysfunctional rental market
• A construction industry crippled by high material costs and labour shortage.
• Housing-related stress, emotional strain, and financial insecurity.
• Rising homelessness affecting tens of thousands across the country.
• Deepening wealth inequality and weakened social cohesion.

Good solutions are stuck in deadlock.

There is no shortage of good ideas for change, but politicians continually fall short and fail to address the scale of the issue.

Without genuine consultation or clear public agreement, the community's voice remains divided and fragmented.

How AMPLIFY is breaking the housing reform deadlock.

AMPLIFY believes that genuine community involvement can help break the stalemate, and the community overwhelmingly wants to shape the solutions that will directly affect our lives.

In fact, our 2024 national survey showed that Australians trust each other more than the government to help solve the housing crisis more than for any other issue.

That's why we ran Australia’s first National AMPLFICATION on Housing in Sydney, on 22 and 23 February 2025. This groundbreaking event empowered Australians to decide: How can we get a fair go at housing?

AMPLIFICATION is bringing the community together to find a level of consensus on housing reform, or as we call it, uncommon ground, to spark change and help Australians get a fair go at housing.

Find out more about our AMPLIFICATION methodology here.

Join the AMPLIFY community  

Become an AMPLIFY member here. The more of us that AMPLIFY, the sooner we’ll find our uncommon ground.