Families with household incomes upwards of $160,000 a year are sleeping in cars in some parts of WA.
Families with household incomes upwards of $160,000 a year are being forced to sleep in their cars in parts of Western Australia as the state is gripped by a chronic undersupply of homes.
“In that central coast, Geraldton area, we’re seeing people on $150,000-$180,000 a year as a household income, and they’re sleeping in their car with their kids because there’s nowhere for them to rent,” he said.“This is a very different cohort we are seeing approaching us for help, and for a large proportion of them, it’s the first time they’ve come into contact with [the] support services sector.
Mr Kelly said a lack of housing supply had been exacerbated by pandemic-era migration to country areas. He said many tradespeople had also left the home building industry for jobs in the mining sector, which had slowed building progress. “More supply is only one part of the answer though, especially in this construction market. We also need a well-regulated rental market,” she said.
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