The rise and rise of shoebox living

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By Leith van Onselen

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released a new report examining the rise in apartment living across Australia as revealed in the 2016 Census.

According to the ABS, 10% of people (2,348,434) in Australia spent Census night in an apartment.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.