This compares the types of home occupied by households of different lifestyle profiles and allows us to forecast what type of home will be needed on a local basis as households progress through the lifestages – e.g. families require a different type of home to young singles and couples.

It allows us to forecast gaps in the housing mix and to identify what is required to satisfy demand in a given horizon year. It can, for example:

prevent the oversupply of apartments seen in inner cities in recent years   ensure a balanced mix of housing types in one area, so that communities can be kept together through different lifestages

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