GPN 65 Family Lifecycle Model

What is the main focus of the Family Lifecycle Model discussed in the document?

• Transportation needs

• Housing needs

• Educational needs

• Healthcare needs

Which age group are most likely to be moving into cities?

• Young adults

• Young families

• Pensioners

• Older adults whose children are leaving home

Why do young families move out of the inner city towards suburbs?

• Land is cheaper further from the CBD so they can afford bigger accomodation

• There are too many flights of stairs in CBD transport

• Landlords will not rent to families in the inner city

• The suburbs have more musems, cafes and toddler groups

Increase in divorce rates, people staying single and in pensioners living for longer independently has resulted in a need for more ____ housing units

• luxury

• smaller

• bigger

A lack of supply in starter homes and affordable small apartments means _____ young adults are living with their parents into their 30s

• More

• Fewer

What does the document suggest about the housing needs of a young couple about to have their first child?

• They need a smaller apartment

• They require a larger home

• They should move to the city

• They need to rent a flat.

Name for people who use demographic data to predict housing needs

• Urban planners

• Residential forecasters

• Estate actuaries

• Housing auditors

Which does the model predict is least important to young adults

• Living space

• Transport connections

• Proximity to leisure and entertainment

• Rental prices

Categorise the reasons the elderly may move out of cities to suburbs and smaller towns

Groups:

(a) Environmental

,

(b) Social

,

(c) Economic

• Perception of lower crime rates

• Flatter land and fewer stairs means more independence

• Less noise pollution

• Access to family for care support

• Downsizing frees up funds for social care

• Smaller cities often have lower traffic volumes which makes road crossings safer

• Need to downsize costs due to loss of professional income

Which is NOT a reason recent migrants tend to settle in inner city areas

• Proximity to labour markets in the CBD

• Support from established diaspora communities and migration services there

• Cheaper land values than the suburbs

• A lack of knowledge about the local area and smaller settlements