Outer suburbs' housing cost advantage vanishes when you add in transport – it needs to be part of the affordability debate
- Written by: Neil G Sipe, Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
ShutterstockIn all the debate about Australia’s housing crisis, the impact of transport has been largely overlooked.
When we talk about transport, it’s usually about time spent commuting and not the out-of-pocket costs. While housing is typically the biggest household cost, spending on transport is the second- or third-largest cost &nda...
