Despite only making up about 20 per cent of Western Australia's population, people in regional or remote parts of the state represent about half of people accessing specialist homelessness services. With a state election fast approaching, the housing crisis is weighing heavy on the minds of voters in these areas. In the south, short-term accommodation and a lack of affordable new builds is squeezing locals out of the rental market. While in the north, Indigenous communities are living in over-crowded and run-down social housing.
