Laverton housing trends - the role of infill

In established suburbs of Australian cities, infill development is a often major source of new housing supply.  Infill development is incremental and is typically takes the form of older, inferior stock on larger blocks being demolished and replaced with townhouses, villas and the like.  In some suburbs, particularly those that developed in the immediate post war period and are close to train lines, infill development is transforming the housing supply and increasing population levels.  Laverton, in Melbourne's western suburbs, is such an example.