The National Housing Supply Council

The Council was established by the Australian Government in May 2008 to monitor housing demand, supply and affordability in Australia, and to highlight current and potential gaps between housing supply and demand from households. It is an independent group that operates at arms length from government and reports to the Minister for Housing and Homelessness.

The Council's Terms of Reference include producing an annual State of Supply Report that aggregates and assesses information on land supply and demand for housing from all levels of government and the private sector.

The Chair of the Council is Dr Owen Donald. The other eleven members of the Council are drawn from academia and the finance, economics, building, planning and urban development sectors.

A Data Sub Group of Commonwealth, State and Territory officials has also been established to support the work of the Council.

Contact

The Secretariat for the National Housing Supply Council (NHSC) is provided by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, and can be contacted at nhsc@environment.gov.au