Understanding discrimination effects in private rental housing

Abstract

Discrimination in the private rental sector (PRS) occurs throughout the entire rental system, from property procurement and investment prior to the search for a rental property, through to eviction.
The aims of this scoping project were to:
• examine discrimination across age, gender, race and indigeneity
• determine the mediating impact of informal tenancies, increases in sharing and non-standard accommodation, and the increasing role of digital technologies
• identify omissions in existing policy, law and practice
• inform a wider research and policy agenda to further understand and address discrimination in Australia’s PRS