Home in Western Sydney
Housing Affordability and Homelessness Insights
There have been multiple studies that analyse housing affordability and homelessness from diverse perspectives across Australia and NSW. There is also emerging industry research that drills down to Western Sydney. This paper complements this work and focuses on drawing out the key themes from several critical data sets.
We know from our work in Western Sydney that secure, appropriate and affordable housing can turn lives around. Governments and communities need to work together to reinvigorate our social housing system in NSW and significantly increase the supply of affordable housing. We have a moral responsibility to ensure that everyone has a home.
Stephen McIntyre
![Stephen McIntyre](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Stephen_McIntyre.png)
Access to safe, affordable and appropriate housing is a fundamental human need and right. Western Sydney Community Forum has joined with Wentworth Community Housing to place a spotlight on the region and draw out the key messages that evidence a shifting landscape of housing and homelessness.
Billie Sankovic
![Billie Sankovic](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Billie_Sankovic.png)
What we know
![More than 110,000 households are in housing stress doughnut chart](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_One.png)
![More than 110,000 households are in housing stress doughnut chart](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_One.png)
![32.8 percent of renting households are in rental stress bar chart](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Two.png)
![32.8 percent of renting households are in rental stress bar chart](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Two.png)
![Rental costs increased at a higher rate than incomes, with most areas showing a higher price to income gap than Greater Sydney bar chart](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Three.png)
![Rental costs increased at a higher rate than incomes, with most areas showing a higher price to income gap than Greater Sydney bar chart](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Three.png)
![Homelessness increased significantly since 2011, at a far greater rate than the state and national increases map](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Four.png)
![Homelessness increased significantly since 2011, at a far greater rate than the state and national increases map](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Four.png)
![The current social and affordable housing supply only met 40.6 percent of total demand bar chart](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Five.png)
![The current social and affordable housing supply only met 40.6 percent of total demand bar chart](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Five.png)
![Almost 6,500 additional social and affordable housing dwellings are needed per year to meet the forecast demand in 2036 bar chart](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Six.png)
![Almost 6,500 additional social and affordable housing dwellings are needed per year to meet the forecast demand in 2036 bar chart](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Six.png)
![pink and blue icons of tall building, someone sleeping and house](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Eight.png)
![pink and blue icons of tall building, someone sleeping and house](https://wscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asset_Eight.png)