High-Rise Hopes to Fix Housing Squeeze in the Regions

Published on February 9, 2024

Not everyone moving to regional Australia is looking for a home among the gumtrees with lots of plum trees—and they definitely don’t want a sheep or two. Developers should be encouraged to build more medium-density housing in the regions as country populations boom and demand more workers, experts have told a national summit. Master Builders Australia chief executive Denita Wawn said professionals considering a move to the country are looking for city-style living. “They still may want to go back from the regions to the cities … they don’t want a detached house with a large garden,” Ms. Wawn told the national regional housing summit in Canberra on Feb. 9....

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