People Purpose Place

People, Purpose, Place evolved to tackle some of the largest and most challenging issues with housing in Australia.

The first challenge was to crystalise the issue, perhaps formed by the question “is there a better way to look at how our properties can evolve over time to suit our needs in the various chapters of our lives?”. This necessarily should incorporate the needs of emerging eldership as we know that more than 70% of the population would like to remain in their homes into their twilight years.

We also know from the recent Royal Commission into Aged Care in Australia that, even before the impacts of COVID-19, the centralised institutional model of care for the elderly was predictive of poor outcomes.  Alternative options need to be identified, however, one of the largest roadblocks is our general reluctance to have the necessary, sometimes difficult, conversations within our families about the needs and desires of our elderly family members and how those might be achieved.

The second challenge that People, Purpose, Place started to tackle was the premise that housing should be achievable for all.  Having our own home positively impacts our wellbeing.  It provides a sense of security and control, a feeling of belonging, a sense of identity, and privacy.  Housing affordability, however, is a major problem which is not getting better being left to the current market forces.

 Both of these challenges have further compounding implications when applied to regional areas of Australia.

It is clear that many Australians are currently experiencing these challenges and that many more will do so in the coming years.  It is also clear that the “business as usual” approach cannot effectively resolve these challenges.

Take a look at the following videos which provide further detail about these issues.