
Current Australian housing targets vary by state/territory, but the total goal approximates to
200,000 housing units annually. The average floor area of a new dwelling is 186m2—though note
the most common Australian type, the detached house, averages 232m2, the largest in the world.
If we don’t reconcile housing policy with climate policy, we are left with an unachievable target.
These organisations advocate that the Australian building codes should align with the Paris Agreement in 2025




University of Melbourne
University of Technology Sydney
TERROIR
Queensland University of Technology