In WA the Property Council is advocating for policy that drives jobs, brings prosperity and creates thriving communities.

Sandra Brewer – Western Australia Executive Director

We are calling for a planning and urban governance system that supports exemplar place-making; infrastructure prioritisation and investment to facilitate development at the right time and in the right places;

Sandra Brewer – Western Australia Executive Director

and reform of the tax system to stimulate investment in Perth and WA.

Sandra Brewer – Western Australia Executive Director
 
 

Our Focus

Promote population growth to drive economic activity

To ensure labour market demand is met and secure a COVID safe pathway for international students to return.

Planning reform

Streamline the planning system to encourage transparency, investment and development

Urban Infill Targets

Encourage ongoing planning reform processes, prioritising policies that deliver urban infill targets

Property Taxation

Eliminate disproportionate property taxation and advocate for a comprehensive review of property taxes and charges, to be completed by 2025. 

Perth City Deal

Revitalise the CBD by ensuring the key elements of the Perth City Deal are delivered and encourage a higher CBD residential population by supporting the recommendations of Project 90K.

Build-to-Rent

Advocate for policy settings that will enable a thriving Build-to-Rent industry in WA.

Reform to the Retirement Villages Act

Promote the importance of retirement living in the seniors’ housing mix through sensible reform of the Retirement Villages Act 1992 and ensure outcomes deliver for operators and residents.

KEY DOCUMENTS

Planning to Deliver Report
(Adobe PDF File)
WA Skills Summit
(Adobe PDF File)
Close to Home Report
(Adobe PDF File)
Emerging Stronger Together
(Adobe PDF File)
Project 90k
(Adobe PDF File)

WA FAST FACTS

$24.4

Billion in
GSP

property directly accounts for 8.8 per cent of WA's economic activity

$11.4

Billion in
Wages

more than 1 in 5 people in WA draw a wage directly or indirectly from the property industry

150k

direct
Jobs

property creates 150,100 direct jobs in WA.

$6.3

Billion in
Taxes

the property industry pays 33.5% of WA taxes, local government rates, fees and charges

 

WA ADVOCACY ACTIONS 2018

95

Government & policy meetings

16

Submissions
lodged

230

Media
mentions

WA BENEFITS 2018

203

Committee
members

0

Events

0

Event
Attendees

0

Member only
advocacy alerts

0

Partner
organisations

0

Government
working groups