The Four Types Of Public Housing In Australia

Public housing in Australia is provided by departments of state governments. Housing in Australia is normally one of two main types. They can be inner-city medium to high-rise apartments or low-density townhouses, also known as fully detached houses. The inner-city public housing is mostly found in Melbourne and Sydney on estates generally comprising 3-5 story walk-up flats and 11-22 story high-rise towers. Low-density suburban estates can be found in nearly every city and town in Australia. Australian housing is very similar to housing in the United States. Housing in Australia must meet the Livable Housing Design Guidelines. The Guidelines describe livable design elements. Each element provides guidance on what performance is expected to achieve either silver, gold or platinum level accreditation. In the United States has the Housing and Urban Development Guidelines with can also be rated as silver, gold or platinum. Performance levels in Australia are assigned upon being judged against 16 different criteria. A minimum of eight criteria must be satisfied to achieve the minimum level and be awarded a silver accreditation. The Livable Housing Guidelines in Australia and the Guidelines in the
These designs used local materials as well as corrugated iron and emphasised space and light as well as a connection to the landscape. These classic qualities were often sacrificed in the development of the Australian suburbs where 85 per cent of Australians have lived since 1900. Australian architect and critic Robin Boyd once described the Australian suburbs as Australia's worst failing. Australian architects like Boyd and Roy Grounds have argued for the importance of modern Australian architecture as an expression of a local identity which balanced the ideals of art and architecture against local