Hon. Spagnolo asks the Treasurer whether housing demand modelling incorporates population growth, migration, rental market conditions, and economic indicators. The Treasurer confirms inclusion of most factors, clarifying rental market conditions as a product of demand.

AnsweredQoN 1484Legislative Council
Asked
14 April 2026
Portfolio
Treasurer

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I refer to housing demand modelling inputs, and I ask whether the Government’s modelling incorporates:(a) population growth projections;(b) interstate migration;(c) international migration;(d) rental market conditions; and(e) broader economic indicators?

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Answered
14 May 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Response time
6 days
(a)-(c)  Yes.
(d)       Conditions in the rental market are, in part, a product of demand, not a measure of demand itself.
(e)        Yes.

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