Jul 16, 2026 – 8.00pmSydney’s home ownership rates have fallen to their lowest level since the 1950s as the city’s lack of affordable housing prices first home buyers out of the market and prompts some young families to leave the city altogether.The research, based on a KPMG analysis of rental bonds and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, will heap more pressure on the NSW government to accelerate the supply of higher-density housing despite opposition from some councils and residents.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
‘Back to the 1950s’: Sydney’s home ownership tumbles
The city’s lack of affordable housing is pricing first home buyers out of the market and prompting some young families to leave altogether.
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