Yeah, I don't think I'd want to rent long term, purely because I'd want to be able to set up a place as I want it - essentially as resilient as possible - but I'm also assuming it'll take us some time to even find a property we can afford that ticks all the boxes, considering the absolute lack of supply in Melbourne. It's just hard given how expensive property in Melbourne is relative to our salaries.
I know I'm not alone in thinking Australia needs to put way more effort into affordable housing... if companies pay people less to try and be competitive in the international markets but then those workers can't afford to live anywhere close to those manufacturing plants, then the system breaks.
If Australia does end up with multiples of the population of climate refugees in the next few decades - it's going to need so much housing.