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Prefab Homes on the Rise as Australia Seeks Fast Housing Solutions

As Australia faces increasing pressure to boost housing supply, modular and prefabricated homes are gaining serious momentum as a viable solution. Prefab construction, which involves manufacturing homes off-site in controlled environments before transporting and assembling them on location, offers a faster, often more cost-effective alternative…

Aug 20, 2025

Trade Skills Shortage Puts Australia’s Housing Targets at Risk

Australia’s housing and construction industry is facing one of its most pressing challenges in decades: a critical shortage of skilled tradespeople. As the country works toward its ambitious target of delivering 1.2 million new homes by mid-2029, industry experts warn that a lack of electricians,…

Aug 13, 2025

Pipeline of new homes construction grows

“Detached home commencements fell by 10.1 per cent in the final quarter of 2021 but the number of homes under construction continues to grow,” stated HIA Economist, Tom Devitt.

Apr 13, 2022

Building approvals fell sharply during Omicron outbreak

“Building approvals fell by a remarkable 27.9 per cent in January 2022, as Omicron disrupted the record boom in home building,” stated HIA Economist Tom Devitt.

Mar 10, 2022

Construction activity improves in February 2022

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) improved by 7.5 points to 53.4 in February, indicating a recovery in activity across the construction sector after a sharp fall over the summer holiday period (readings above 50 indicate expansion in…

Mar 3, 2022

Building trades remain in high demand

“The shortage of skilled trades continued to deteriorate in December and remains the most significant shortage on record,” stated HIA Economist, Angela Lillicrap.

Feb 25, 2022

Fostering The Next Generation Of Construction Workers

The Victorian Government will deliver a funding boost for South West TAFE to ensure construction and trades students have the tools they need to skill-up for Victoria’s construction workforce.

Feb 22, 2022

Victoria’s Construction Sector Booming

The Victorian Government is delivering continued economic certainty and growth with Victoria performing as the strongest state for construction work and the third strongest state overall, according to the latest CommSec State of the States report.

Jan 25, 2022

Record year for new homes starts

“More detached homes commenced construction in the 12 months to September 2021 than in any previous period,” stated HIA Economist, Tom Devitt.

Jan 20, 2022

Super summer of works on Victoria’s big build

Victoria’s Big Build will heat up over summer with more than ten thousand construction workers focused on transforming road and rail infrastructure across Victoria in the coming months.

Nov 22, 2021

Australian PCI®: Recovery underway in construction activity in October 2021

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) increased by 4.3 points to 57.6 in October, indicating a strong pace of recovery following the sharp fall in August due to COVID-19 restrictions (readings above 50 indicate expansion in activity, with…

Nov 3, 2021

Buy Australian Plan will not increase local content

Labor’s Buy Australian Plan proposes to grow small to mid-sized Australian construction businesses through changes to government buying practices to “maximise opportunities for Aussie businesses in major infrastructure projects,” but the plan fails to recognise that these projects are already largely built by Australian contractors…

Oct 11, 2021