The Reference scenario also models a projected decline average household size for Future Proof councils (~17% smaller by 2061). This reduction puts additional pressure on demand for residential land and service provision as more residential land area is required than would be expected if household sizes stay the same.
The expected average property size of future residential development strongly influences the population density in residetnial areas and hence future demand for greenfields development.
The expected proportion of future population living in each residential land use type drives demand for this land use in future. This could be strongly influenced by changes in future zoning (i.e. promotion of medium-high density living, restrictions on lifestyle block development).
