Idea that immigration is fuelling the housing crisis might seem like common sense, but it’s wrong

Idea that immigration is fuelling the housing crisis might seem like common sense, but it’s wrong

What this argument misses is that immigrants are overwhelmingly victims of the housing crisis. By any measure, immigrants come out much worse than Irish-born households

Cutting migrant numbers won’t help improve housing supply | Architecture & Design

New temporary migrants do have an impact on rental demand, but it’s highly localised near universities and along public transport routes. Even this demand is somewhat muted. According to 2021 Census data, a large minority (30–40%) of students and working holiday makers live in specialist accommodation or in very large households.

Migration is not out of control and the figures show it is not to blame for the housing crisis - The Australia Institute

Migration is not to blame for house prices rising. And neither are Australia's borders out of control.