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维多利亚州的房屋拥有率已降至有记录以来的最低水平，这一现象部分归因于该州年轻人的社会生活方式。 澳大利亚统计局(Australian Bureau of Statistics)近期发布的2017年至2018年收入和住房调查显示，仅有68.3%的维多利亚州居民拥有自己的住房。这是自1994年开始这项调查以来的最低记录，统计之处有超过四分之三的家庭拥有自己的住房。 维多利亚房地产协会(Real Estate Institute of Victoria)副主席利亚·卡尔南(Leah Calnan)表示，2017年房价上涨和生活方式的改变是全州租房人数不断增加的主要原因。卡尔南还说：“2017年很难进入市场，某些地区的季度涨幅甚至达到30%”。此外，年轻一代更喜欢待在父母家中或租房，这样他们在社交和旅游等生活方式上有更多的预算。相比10年前我们的工作更加全球化，人们的思维过程也已经完全改变。人们不想买一个房子，然后住上10年。 
澳大利亚统计局的调查还显示，尽管租赁也创纪录达到29.4%，但目前是租房最不划算的时期。房东平均收到租金$366澳元每周(占租客家庭收入的20.1%)，这一数据在90年代初期为$202澳元(17.8%)。但租房者的境况仍好于房东，房东需要支付约$487澳元每周(占家庭收入的16.7%)，这一数据也是有记录以来的最高。 卡尔南表示，虽然目前较低的房价可能会鼓励更多人离开租赁市场去买房，但在市场出现重大转变前，需要更宽松的贷款限制。 澳大利亚联邦银行(Commonwealth Bank of Australia)昨日披露，虽然住房拥有率不断下降，但74%的维多利亚人仍将拥有自己的住房视为伟大的澳大利亚梦。该行高管丹·哈金斯(Dan Huggins)表示，该公司对自有住房的调查数据显示，越来越多的人认为拥有自己的住房是可以实现的。哈金斯还提及：“超过90%的澳大利亚人表示，对于首次购房者只要愿意在生活支出方面做出点牺牲，他们就可以拥有自己的房产。” Homeownership at lowest level on record in Victoria: ABS Victoria has reached its lowest level of homeownership on record, and the social lives of the state’s young adults are partly to blame.
此文章出于 <Nathan Mawby, Herald Sun, July 17 2019> The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2017-2018 Survey of Income and Housing released today has revealed just 68.3 per cent of the state’s residents own their own home. It’s the lowest figure since the survey began more than 20 years ago in 1994, when more than three quarters of households owned their home. But it’s still above the national average of 66 per cent. Real Estate Institute of Victoria vice president Leah Calnan said a combination of rising house prices across 2017, and changing lifestyles were behind escalating numbers of tenants across the state. “In 2017 it was very, very difficult to buy into the market, there were some areas seeing quarterly increases of 30 per cent,” Ms Calnan said. “Also, the younger generations are preferring to stay at home or rent so they can spend their money on lifestyle pursuits like socialising and travel. “And because we are a more global workforce than we were 10 years ago, people don’t buy a home thinking they will live there for the next 10 years. There doesn’t seem to be that same thought process.” The ABS survey also shows despite a record level of tenants in the state, accounting for 29.4 per cent of households, it is the least affordable time to rent a home, with landlords pocketing an average $366 (20.1 per cent of tenants household income) a week, compared to $202 (17.8 per cent) in the early 90s. But renters are still better off in dollar terms than homeowners who shell out about $487 (16.7 per cent of their household income), also the highest figure on record. While lower prices today could encourage more people to buy and leave the rental market, tighter lending restrictions would need to be relaxed before a significant shift was likely, Ms Calnan said. Despite the falling ownership numbers, the Commonwealth Bank yesterday revealed 74 per cent of Victorians still viewed homeownership as the great Australian dream. CBA executive Dan Huggins said its Home Own survey showed the number of people who believe homeownership was “achievable” had risen. “Over 90 per cent of Australians said property ownership was achievable for potential first-home buyers so long as they are willing to make sacrifices with regards to their spending,” Mr Huggins said. The ABS Survey of Income and Housing collected data from 14,000 Australian households, while the CBA survey captured the views of more than 1000 Australians.
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