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Too many people, where to put them
The increase in the population due to the baby boom, along with the huge influx of migrants meant that Australia couldnt keep up with demand. It was estimated that durring the time of 1946, 200 000 Australian families required new homes and many existing homes needed rebuilding. This led to many people buying land in the suburbs and further away from the city. -
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Baby boomers
Durring this time ex servicemen and women resumed their lives after the war to start a family. This sparked an influx of the birth rate in australia. This expanded Austrlias suburbs and extended its cities to accomidate for the increasing population. -
Housing boom
After the war had ended Australia was undergoing a housing boom. This was influenced by a population increase of migrants and skilled workers from mainly the UK and Ireland. -
Cut down costs
Many families tried to cut the cost of their home by building it themselves. In the 1950s, over one-third of all new houses were owner-built. Durring this time roads remained unsealed or non-existing. Sewarage systems in many cases was not available along with other forms of service. -
Brick veneer or double brick housing
Durring this time different building material were sarting to come into play. Double brick buildings was very common durring the 1950's but was expensive. To combat this issue a building technique called brick veneer was introduced this gave the effect of a double brick house, but the inner layers of the home would constructed from timber and other insulating materials. -
Influx in migrants
By 1955 over 1 million migrants had callled australia home. majority of these migrants were from Ireland and UK but Austrlia was starting to see an influx in migrants from other Euopean nations such as greece, italy, Hungary and Yugoslavia. -
New material
By the 1960's Austrlians were looking for new methods of construction as well as new building materials. Houses during this period were build with new materials of the time like concrete, fibro and corrugated iron roofing. Prefabricated homes were starting to become popular. These were imported from overseas and basic assembly was needed at the desired site. This trend was quickly adopted. -
My first car
Durring this time it was getting increasing popular to own a car. With second hand cars more widely available on the market the expense of buying a car was cut down. This led to houses becoming bigger and introducing new spaces for the family car such as a garage or carport. This also meant that Australians could live further away from public transport systems which led to the further expansion of the population -
The greens
Durring this time the populatuin had an intrest in the conservation of the environment, which led to the redesigning of homes in Australia. This led to homes being strategically positioned so that natural light flooded the building, as well as installing solar powered heating. During this time many sky rises and large appartment buildings were being construced. -
Refurbish
The 1980s a revitalisation of Australian cities, wa underway, as many people wanted to restore old, worn-out houses into a more modern contemporary design.
After WWII, many European migrants had settled in what were then, cheap, dilapidated inner city houses. this then led to these buildings becoming hertiage listed. -
The 1990's home
Houses in the 1990s tended to become larger, with fewer people living in them. In the mid-1990s the average home was estimated to hold 2.5 more rooms per resident than was the case in the year 1900. Front and backyards decreased in size as houses took up more room on the block and living areas were extended. in the 1990's environmentally friendly homes - incorporating appropriate insulation and using building materials with low carbon fotprint.
