Waratah Gardens and the Cotters in Epping (figure 3). These complexes reflect high density apartment style living, complete with cafés and gymnasiums. Figure 3: The Cotters: Apartments Epping medium – density housing on greenfield land in the urban fringe Source: Style Craft Builder 2016 The demographic profile of Melburnians has adapted accordingly (figure 4). The provision of this changed in more recent years, with more single much more diverse housing on our fringe areas not parent households and first homebuyers entering only provides choice of product according to the the market, as well as retirees requiring less space markets’ requirements, but it has assisted in close to their families; and it appears that the maintaining an affordable product to a broad range industry has effectively to the market, and of Melbourne’s residents. ‘listened’ Figure 4: Example of home and land packages in relation to lot size in Caroline Springs (Delfin Lend Lease) Source: Lendlease 2016 References Lendlease 2016, Springs’, accessed 21/3/16. ‘Caroline . Style Craft Builder 2016, Cotters: Apartments, ‘The Epping’, accessed 21/3/16. Victorian Places, Sullage from Properties ‘Household in Unsewered Areas, Melbourne, 1957,’ Quarterly Journal of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, accessed 21/3/16. Helpful Websites The in the Forward Policy and Research Provides demographic resources through in-depth profiles of local government areas and suburbs team spend a lot of time using various across Australia and New Zealand Internet resources. Some of their favourite sites are listed below. Housing Demography Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics – A national independent research network which provides high quality research which influences Australia’s national statistical agency which provides policy development to improve housing and urban official statistics on economic, social, population and environments in Australia. environmental issues. Urban Development Institute of Australia (Victoria) .id The Population Experts
Waratah Gardens and the Cotters in Epping (figure 3). These complexes reflect high density apartment style living, complete with cafés and gymnasiums. Figure 3: The Cotters: Apartments Epping – medium density housing on greenfield land in the urban fringe Source: Style Craft Builder 2016 The demographic profile of Melburnians has changed in more recent years, with more single parent households and first homebuyers entering the market, as well as retirees requiring less space close to their families; and it appears that the industry has effectively ‘listened’ to the market, and adapted accordingly (figure 4). The provision of this much more diverse housing on our fringe areas not only provides choice of product according to the markets’ requirements, but it has assisted in maintaining an affordable product to a broad range of Melbourne’s residents. Figure 4: Example of home and land packages in relation to lot size in Caroline Springs (Delfin Lend Lease) Source: Lendlease 2016 References Style Craft Builder 2016, ‘The Cotters: Apartments, Epping’, accessed 21/3/16. Victorian Places, ‘Household Sullage from Properties in Unsewered Areas, Melbourne, 1957,’ Quarterly Journal of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, accessed 21/3/16. Lendlease 2016, ‘Caroline Springs’, accessed 21/3/16. . Helpful Websites The in the Forward Policy and Research team spend a lot of time using various Internet resources. Some of their favourite sites are listed below. Demography ABS – Australian Bureau of Statistics Australia’s national statistical agency which provides official statistics on economic, social, population and environmental issues. .id The Population Experts Provides demographic resources through in-depth profiles of local government areas and suburbs across Australia and New Zealand Housing Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute A national independent research network which provides high quality research which influences policy development to improve housing and urban environments in Australia. Urban Development Institute of Australia (Victoria)
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