Austria 2025 – Perspectives of a Regionally Differentiated Housing and Transport Policy Against the Backdrop of Demographic Change in Austria

Starting from the premise of a strong increase in the residential population in Austria, this study analyses the expected demand changes in the areas of housing and transport. It characterises the main trends in regional household distribution since the 1970s in Austria and selected developments in housing (area, cost) as well as transport and mobility (reachability, commuting). The second part of the study models the residential choice of Austrian households using discrete-choice methods in order to assess the effect of expected developments. Simulation results suggest relatively large effects of housing cost increases and changes in reachability on the chosen residential region whereas changes in household structure appear to have smaller effects. In light of these results the study discusses requirements to infrastructure, housing and transport policy to take account of the forecasted developments.