About HURIWA

The Housing and Urban Research Institute of Western Australia (HURIWA) is the WA node of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) which is a collaboration of Curtin University of Technology and Murdoch University.

HURIWA's Vision

To make a real difference to housing and related urban and regional outcomes throughout Western Australia by the creation and dissemination of knowledge in housing markets, housing policy and programs, and the urban environment in cities, towns and regions.

What we do

The Institute is dedicated to conducting research and consulting work for a range of potential clients which include the private and public sectors, academic institutions and NGOs regarding housing and urban issues. HURIWA is directly linked with the national Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) - a national consortium of research centres funded by Australian State and Commonwealth Governments, as well as by member universities. AHURI specialises in high level housing and urban research and policy.

In the past, HURIWA has undertaken projects regarding:

homelessness,
the future sustainability of housing,
Indigenous housing issues,
future projections regarding housing needs
housing in rural and regional environments
housing issues for an ageing population
the changing nature of public housing

HURIWA is able to draw on a broad diversity of expertise across the two Western Australian member universities, Curtin and Murdoch. In the past, academics from the economics, social work, geography, planning, transport, psychology and business disciplines have conducted projects on behalf of the Institute.

In addition, HURIWA researchers have collaborated with other housing and urban academics from across Australia on joint venture projects that span several States.