Simon Kuestenmacher
Simon Kuestenmacher is the co-founder of The Demographics Group, where he focuses on demographic trends and their implications on housing and labor markets. He has been vocal about the challenges faced by working mothers in balancing employment and housing costs, and he critiques current housing policies that inadvertently inflate prices rather than solve affordability issues. Kuestenmacher underscores the need for systemic reforms to ensure wages outpace housing price growth.
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Simon Kuestenmacher, co-founder of the Demographics Group, said deteriorating housing affordability was contributing to urban sprawl.
How much you need to earn to buy a house now
Australia· 2026-02-23
Demographer Simon Kuestenmacher says the cost of repaying a university loan can make it harder for young people to enter the housing market.
Number owing $50,000 or more increases by 55 per centAustralia· 2025-10-13
Simon Kuestenmacher, director of The Demographics Group, stated that the housing affordability issue was contributing to the disappearance of the middle class.
Bottom end of market rising faster, worsening affordability crisisAustralia· 2025-09-10
Simon Kuestenmacher, co-founder of The Demographics Group, commented on the limited housing options for low-income buyers.
Suburbs where you can buy a Sydney home with a $1.5 million budgetAustralia· 2025-08-30
The Demographics Group co-founder Simon Kuestenmacher agreed on the need for more new downsizer-friendly homes.
How to fix housing affordability without hitting 1.2 million new homes targetAustralia· 2025-08-19
Simon Kuestenmacher said more and more people could not dream of affording even a median-priced house.
How much it costs to live in the top end of the property marketAustralia· 2025-06-04
Simon Kuestenmacher lauded the increase in female workforce participation over time, but warned some mothers return to work quickly out of financial necessity.
House prices soar faster than wages over the long termAustralia· 2025-02-25
