WA Today
Perth residents are more likely to build a home further from the city centre, new data shows, as the state’s population balloons and household budgets shrink.
The area with the most new building approvals for January-June 2025 was in Wanneroo, followed closely by the neighbouring Swan, then Mandurah to the south, further increasing urban sprawl.
UDIA WA executive director of strategy and policy Sarah Macaulay said greenfield house and land packages were Perth’s fastest supply response to sudden spikes in housing demand.
“Perth and WA is experiencing a housing supply crisis, and all levels of government and private industry need to be working together to unlock supply in both greenfield and infill locations to meet ongoing demand,” she said
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