NIMBYs – who say"not in my backyard" to new housing developments – are being shouted down by YIMBYs, who say high-density development is the only way to create a sustainable Australia. How is this outlook impacting access to affordable housing?
As more and more Australians struggle with a lack of affordable housing, tensions are rising between those who want to keep their communities as they are, and others who welcome more high-density housing developments. There were 46,546 residential dwellings commenced in the March quarter, 6.6 per cent fewer than the March quarter last year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.To mimimise the impact of developments on the natural environment, he believes zoning should allow for taller buildings.
"The community consultation process locks out a really key voice, and that's the voice of people who want to live in a place, but are unable to. Whether that be because of affordability, whether that be because of lack of supply, those people don't have a voice in these processes." "NIMBYism is absolutely having an impact on housing supply. We're in a housing crisis right now [and] we need to build lots of houses for everybody," he told Insight.