Silvia Salazar

Increasing numbers of older Australians face a harder time paying the bills when they retire because they’ll still be paying off a mortgage or renting a home. Art_Photo/Shutterstock

August 26, 2019

Fall in ageing Australians’ home‑ownership rates looms as seismic shock for housing policy

Rachel Ong ViforJ, Curtin University; Gavin Wood, RMIT University; Melek Cigdem-Bayram, RMIT University, and Silvia Salazar, Curtin University

People over 65 who still have a mortgage or are renting are projected to double in number by 2031. The trend is likely to hit government budgets and leave more retirees in poverty.

While people in WA might be spending less, there remains segments of the population that are vulnerable to intense cost of living pressures. shutterstock

November 30, 2017

Sydney the most expensive capital in Australia, Perth comes in fifth: new report

Rachel Ong ViforJ, Curtin University; Alan Duncan, Curtin University; Chris Twomey, Curtin University; Ken Leong, Curtin University, and Silvia Salazar, Curtin University

Households in NSW spend the most and WA households the least in Australia, but there are segments of WA who are feeling the bite more acutely in cost of living.

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