Overseas Students Occupy Just 4 Percent of Australian Rental Market: Council

The Student Accommodation Council said overseas students occupied just 4 percent of the private rental market, in data presented to a Senate inquiry on Aug. 26. This equated to about 120,000 rental properties, and nearly 500,000 rooms across the country. “Blaming international students for the housing crisis is not only unfounded but also unfair, as it misrepresents the true cause of the issue and risks damaging their perception in the public eye,” said Anu Dowling, CEO of Skate Australia Management and chair of the Student Accommodation Council. She pointed to findings from the report, “Myth Busting Report,” commissioned by the Council, which provided the 4 percent figure....