A plunge in the average household size kept housing demand strong during the pandemic even as population growth ground to a halt. RBA estimates suggest that the average household size has remained low ever since, but economic forces point to a rebound. Alongside slower population growth, that means that housing demand should eventually weaken, resulting in slower house price growth.
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