The Albanese government has set a fantastical target of building 1.2 million homes over five years, equating to 240,000 homes a year.
As illustrated below, this is a level of construction that has never been achieved before. Current construction levels are tracking around 30% below the government’s target.

The latest housing projects from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) and Oxford Economics Australia suggest that construction levels will fall around 20% to 25% short of the government’s target at the end of the five years.
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