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2nd Jun 2008, 00:25
The inaugural BankWest Key Worker Housing Affordability survey identifies key worker groups in Australia (nurses, teachers, police officers, fire-fighters and ambulance officers) and the affordability of buying a house in the communities they serve.
The survey shows housing affordability has rapidly deteriorated over the past five years for Australia's 480,000 nurses, teachers, police officers, fire-fighters and ambulance officers with more than 80% of capital city council areas too expensive for key workers to buy a house in 2007, compared with about 50% in 2002.
The report has analysed house prices in all available local government areas (540 LGAs) across Australia and cross referenced them against key worker earning by state.
Download a copy of the full report and a breakdown on each state below.
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif National Key Worker Housing Affordability Report (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/40/97.pdf&str_title=BankWest%20Key%20Worker%20Housing%20Affordability% 20Report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Australia (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/07.pdf&str_title=AUST%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Western Australia (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/06.pdf&str_title=WA%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif New South Wales (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/01.pdf&str_title=NSW%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Victoria (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/05.pdf&str_title=VIC%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Queensland (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/02.pdf&str_title=QLD%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif South Australia (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/03.pdf&str_title=SA%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Tasmania (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/04.pdf&str_title=TAS%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Full list by Local Government Area (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/00.pdf&str_title=Full%20list%20by%20Local%20Government%20Area.pdf)S ource:BankWest Survey (http://www.bankwest.com.au/Media_Centre/BankWest_Research/BankWest_Key_Worker_Housing_Affordability/index.aspx)
*An area is classified as unaffordable if its house price/key worker earnings ratio is above 5.0 times for all key worker groups. Median house
prices have been compared to annual average earnings at a state level for each key worker occupation.
** Average annual national key worker salaries for 2007 used in this analysis are teachers ($54,835), nurses ($48,661), police officersAny wonder why Krusty34 et al bang on about regional operators facing hard times recruiting.
The survey shows housing affordability has rapidly deteriorated over the past five years for Australia's 480,000 nurses, teachers, police officers, fire-fighters and ambulance officers with more than 80% of capital city council areas too expensive for key workers to buy a house in 2007, compared with about 50% in 2002.
The report has analysed house prices in all available local government areas (540 LGAs) across Australia and cross referenced them against key worker earning by state.
Download a copy of the full report and a breakdown on each state below.
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif National Key Worker Housing Affordability Report (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/40/97.pdf&str_title=BankWest%20Key%20Worker%20Housing%20Affordability% 20Report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Australia (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/07.pdf&str_title=AUST%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Western Australia (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/06.pdf&str_title=WA%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif New South Wales (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/01.pdf&str_title=NSW%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Victoria (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/05.pdf&str_title=VIC%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Queensland (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/02.pdf&str_title=QLD%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif South Australia (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/03.pdf&str_title=SA%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Tasmania (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/04.pdf&str_title=TAS%20key%20worker%20report.pdf)
http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/images/15/81.gif Full list by Local Government Area (http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/41/00.pdf&str_title=Full%20list%20by%20Local%20Government%20Area.pdf)S ource:BankWest Survey (http://www.bankwest.com.au/Media_Centre/BankWest_Research/BankWest_Key_Worker_Housing_Affordability/index.aspx)
*An area is classified as unaffordable if its house price/key worker earnings ratio is above 5.0 times for all key worker groups. Median house
prices have been compared to annual average earnings at a state level for each key worker occupation.
** Average annual national key worker salaries for 2007 used in this analysis are teachers ($54,835), nurses ($48,661), police officersAny wonder why Krusty34 et al bang on about regional operators facing hard times recruiting.