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Professor David Hensher
Conducted in September, the latest biannual Transport Opinion Survey of 1029 Australians revealed 51 percent chose housing as one of the two highest priorities in Australia today – a rapid jump from 42 percent in March, and the highest level for housing since the first survey was conducted in 2010.
41 percent of Australians also chose employment and the economy as one of their two highest priorities.
“This shows how severe the housing situation is, and how fast it has become a leading problem with no immediate solutions,” said Professor David Hensher AM, Director of ITLS.
“There is a significant link between transport and housing given that many new housing developments are currently not well serviced by transport options.”
Public confidence in transport has recovered from the first quarter of 2023, up from 76 to 83 index points, but is still lower than the high of 94 recorded in September last year.
Professor Hensher said the positive public views on transport are related to improvements in the public transport sector, such as better on-schedule services and fewer industrial actions since the survey in March.
“Australians are, however, more dissatisfied with road improvements, including poor road conditions and infrastructure damage.
“They’re also coping with the high cost of living and fuel costs, but the pressure has eased very slightly given the on-hold interest rate and stable unemployment rate.”
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