Editing Immigration to Australia (section)

===Housing and infrastructure===
A number of economists, such as [[Macquarie Bank]] analyst Rory Robertson, assert that high immigration and the propensity of new arrivals to cluster in the capital cities is exacerbating the nation's [[affordable housing|housing affordability]] problem.<ref name="lo">Klan, A. (17 March 2007) [http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21376192-25658,00.html Locked out] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022125344/http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21376192-25658,00.html |date=22 October 2008 }}</ref> According to Robertson, Federal Government policies that fuel demand for housing, such as the currently high levels of immigration, as well as capital gains tax discounts and subsidies to boost fertility, have had a greater impact on housing affordability than land release on urban fringes.<ref name="wade">Wade, M. (9 September 2006) [https://www.smh.com.au/news/national/pm-wrong-on-house-prices/2006/09/08/1157222334155.html PM told he's wrong on house prices] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019215927/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/pm-wrong-on-house-prices/2006/09/08/1157222334155.html |date=19 October 2017 }}</ref>

The [[Productivity Commission]] in its 2004 Inquiry Report No. 28, ''First Home Ownership'', concluded: "Growth in immigration since the mid-1990s has been an important contributor to underlying demand, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne."<ref name="Microsoft Word - prelims.doc">{{cite web|url=http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/56302/housing.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - prelims.doc |access-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603013605/http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/56302/housing.pdf |archive-date=3 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> The [[Reserve Bank of Australia]] in its submission to the same Productivity Commission report stated that "rapid growth in overseas visitors such as students may have boosted demand for rental housing".<ref name="Microsoft Word - prelims.doc" /> However, the Commission found that "the ABS resident population estimates have limitations when used for assessing housing demand. Given the significant influx of foreigners coming to work or study in Australia in recent years, it seems highly likely that short-stay visitor movements may have added to the demand for housing. However, the Commissions are unaware of any research that quantifies the effects."<ref name="Microsoft Word - prelims.doc" />

Some individuals and interest groups have also argued that immigration causes overburdened infrastructure.<ref name="er3">Claus, E (2005) [http://www.pc.gov.au/study/migrationandpopulation/subs/sub012.rtf Submission to the Productivity Commission on Population and Migration] (submission 12 to the Productivity Commission's position paper on Economic Impacts of Migration and Population Growth). {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003342/http://www.pc.gov.au/study/migrationandpopulation/subs/sub012.rtf|date=27 September 2007}}</ref><ref name="er4">Nilsson (2005)  [http://www.pc.gov.au/study/migrationandpopulation/subs/sub009.rtf Negative Economic Impacts of Immigration and Population Growth] (submission 9 to the Productivity Commission's position paper on Economic Impacts of Migration and Population Growth). {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003114/http://www.pc.gov.au/study/migrationandpopulation/subs/sub009.rtf|date=27 September 2007}}</ref>

In 2024, Australia faced a [[Australian property market|housing crisis]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Record immigration is colliding with housing crises across the world |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/record-immigration-is-colliding-with-housing-crises-across-the-world/articleshow/109908660.cms?from=mdr |work=The Economic Times |date=7 May 2024}}</ref> The housing crisis could possibly be linked to Australia's level of migration <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/article/2024/may/30/migration-has-been-blamed-for-the-housing-crisis-but-its-not-that-simple</ref>