Cost of living, housing among key concerns in SA marginal seat of Boothby

ABC NEWS (Australia)

This federal election, the ABC has received thousands of submissions through its ‘your say’ campaign, about the major election issues facing households.  For residents in Boothby – one of South Australia’s two marginal electorates – the cost of living and housing are of concern.

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00:00For the first time in 15 years, Matthew Parovic had to get a housemate.

00:07Mainly because rent was going up, a much bigger jump than I'm used to.

00:11He says despite now having a higher salary, he's got less money left over at the end of a pay cycle.

00:18And not really being able to explain why when the increase of activities or food hasn't changed.

00:25Matthew Parovic lives within the South Australian electorate of Boothby in Adelaide's southern suburbs.

00:32It's one of the state's two swing seats, stretching from the beaches in the west to the foothills in the east.

00:39According to the 2021 census, about 175,000 people live in the electorate.

00:46Another of those residents is David Schilling.

00:49I'm actually really excited to be in such an electorate which is so close.

00:55He's worried the high cost of housing means his kids won't have the same opportunities he did.

01:01When I bought my first house I was 21 and it was in Hobart and I bought it for $73,000 which today sounds ridiculous.

01:12These days it's completely unaffordable for most kids.

01:16And he doesn't feel too impressed by the two major party candidates for Boothby.

01:21Nicole Flint for the Liberals and Labor's Louise Miller-Frost.

01:25So it's really about the more macroeconomic and social policies that they put forward.

01:32It's really nothing about the local politics.

01:35Concerns over the cost of living and housing are shared by others in the electorate.

01:40You see so many people going around with calculators these days and working out exactly what they've put in.

01:47Because I'm away for such long periods of time and they come back, I do notice it a bit more dramatically I guess when I come back.

01:53The federal election will be held on May 3rd.

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