Resources

The data, the receipts.

Every claim YPHA makes is sourced. Use these numbers, share them, hold us accountable to them.

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The Numbers

Hard data on the crisis.

National and Sunshine Coast figures, sourced from AHURI, AIHW, PropTrack, ABS, and Grattan Institute. Updated quarterly.

3 in 5

Australian renters expect to never own

The largest national poll on housing sentiment in a decade tells a generation what it already knows.

Source · InfoChoice 2024
$1.08M

Sunshine Coast median house price

Up 87% in five years. The income required to service a deposit is now beyond two median earners under 35.

Source · PropTrack 2025
53%

Would leave Australia to afford a home

More than half of young Australians say they'd consider emigrating purely for the chance to own.

Source · Grattan Institute
25→36

First home buyer age

The average age of a first home buyer has shifted by eleven years in three decades.

Source · AHURI 2024
12.4%

Of disposable income to rent in 1990

Today: 32%. The math of building a deposit while renting has been quietly broken.

Source · ABS · Home in Place
9 mo

To deliver a modular home

Compared to 18-24 months for traditional builds. Speed is a policy lever we're not using.

Source · AIHW · Industry data
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Library

Reading, listening, watching.

Reports, submissions, op-eds and explainers. Curated for young people, parents, journalists, and policy folk.

Memo

YPHA State of Play 2026

Our foundational research memo: where the crisis sits, what we're proposing, and how we measure progress.

PDF · 24 pagesDownload →
Submission

SCC Planning Reform Submission

Our formal submission to Sunshine Coast Council on small-lot housing and ADU permissions.

PDF · 12 pagesDownload →
Concept

Lifestyle Village Concept Paper

What community-led, multi-generational housing could look like on the Coast, and why prefab makes it possible.

PDF · 18 pagesDownload →
Explainer

Prefab & Modular Housing 101

What it is, what it costs, what it can't do, and why it should be on the table for every council in the country.

Web · 8 min readRead →
Brand

YPHA Brand Identity Document

Our member-voted palette, type, and design system. Public, anyone using YPHA marks should start here.

PDF · 32 pagesDownload →
External

Grattan: The Great Australian Nightmare

The defining external read on intergenerational housing inequity. Pair with the AHURI 2024 update.

External · Grattan InstituteOpen →
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