Manufactured Home Estates As affordable retirement housing in Australia: drivers, growth and spatial distribution

IF 1.8 2区社会学 Q2 GEOGRAPHY

Australian Geographer Pub Date : 2022-04-03 DOI:10.1080/00049182.2022.2072056

L. Towart, K. Ruming

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Manufactured Home Estates (MHEs) are an increasingly popular type of housing for older Australians. MHEs are similar to caravan parks where an operator owns the land, and the resident owns their (technically relocatable) dwelling and pays site rent. Residents are both owners and tenants, with many receiving the age pension, or other benefits, and are entitled to receive Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA). We examine three interrelated processes encouraging the growth of MHEs as specialised housing for older Australians. First, CRA payments are promoted by operators as a form of government support that improves the affordability of MHE living, while also contributing to their own financial returns. Second, the location of properties developed by operators is in response to demand from Australia’s ageing population. Third, and related, new supply in coastal locations drives amenity retirement migration, where older people relocate to locations of natural amenity. Using data on CRA payments to residents in MHEs and permanent residents in caravan parks reveals the geographic distribution of this form of housing for older Australians.

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澳大利亚经济适用的退休住房:驱动因素、增长和空间分布

摘要人造住宅（MHE）是越来越受澳大利亚老年人欢迎的住房类型。MHE类似于房车公园，运营商拥有土地，居民拥有他们的（技术上可搬迁的）住宅并支付场地租金。居民既是业主又是租户，许多人领取养老金或其他福利，有权领取联邦租金援助（CRA）。我们研究了三个相互关联的过程，这三个过程鼓励MHE作为澳大利亚老年人的专业住房的发展。首先，CRA付款由运营商推广，作为一种政府支持形式，提高MHE生活的可负担性，同时也有助于他们自己的财务回报。其次，运营商开发的房产的位置是为了满足澳大利亚老龄化人口的需求。第三，也是相关的，沿海地区的新供应推动了舒适设施退休移民，老年人迁移到自然舒适的地方。使用CRA支付给MHE居民和房车公园永久居民的数据，揭示了澳大利亚老年人这种住房形式的地理分布。

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Australian Geographer GEOGRAPHY-

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4.10

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8.30%

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期刊介绍： Australian Geographer was founded in 1928 and is the nation"s oldest geographical journal. It is a high standard, refereed general geography journal covering all aspects of the discipline, both human and physical. While papers concerning any aspect of geography are considered for publication, the journal focuses primarily on two areas of research: •Australia and its world region, including developments, issues and policies in Australia, the western Pacific, the Indian Ocean, Asia and Antarctica. •Environmental studies, particularly the biophysical environment and human interaction with it.