Housing affordability remains a pressing challenge for communities across Victoria. Councils play a critical role in this space by shaping policy, advocating for change, and supporting the development of social and affordable housing solutions in their communities.
Join us for this informative, data-driven webinar designed to help council staff navigate the complexities of their role in affordable housing. Our housing consultant Crystal McDonald will explore how local governments can take meaningful action to address housing needs, including key worker housing affordability—a growing concern for these workers and their communities.
What You’ll Learn:
→ Defining the role of local government in social and affordable housing – Understand local government’s capacity and opportunity to influence housing outcomes.
→ Using housing.id to develop your evidence base – Gain practical insights on leveraging our housing.id tool to support policy and advocacy efforts.
→ Key Worker Housing Affordability – Identifying keyworkers and the implications a lack of affordable housing has on these occupations and their communities.
This webinar is tailored for council staff looking for practical strategies to inform their housing policies and initiatives.
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The .id (informed decisions) Team
The session is in support of the following online tools and consulting services
housing.id | Inform and monitor housing response
housing.id is an online evidence base created specifically for your LGA to help you influence and advocate for your community's housing needs, and monitor progress towards strategic planning goals. Designed for strategic planning and advocacy teams, housing.id combines local sales and rental data, plus demographic, economic, housing and population forecast data to generate local housing insights.
Key worker housing affordability analysis
Our consulting team work with councils to understand their key workers, articulate their role in the local economy and quantify their ability to live close to work. A sustainable economy and liveable community are based on the interplay between the industries and the workforce located in the area, the economic role of the wider region and the demographic role of the community. In this context, key workers play an important role in servicing the needs of residents, workers and tourists, as well as being an important source of labour for local economies.
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About the presenter

Crystal has over a decade of experience in housing and data roles, specialising in affordable housing. She has worked with multiple Victorian local governments, developing housing strategies, action plans, and policies while advocating across all government levels. Crystal aims to connect people, information, and resources to improve housing supply and affordability. She has deep expertise in local government’s role in housing, affordability factors, and leveraging data for impact.
Crystal McDonald
Housing Consultant
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