Urban Development Institute of Australia

The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) is an Australian research and non-profit organisation, with offices in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.^[1]

Urban Development Institute of Australia

Abbreviation	UDIA
Formation	1962; 63 years ago (1962)
Type	Nonprofit think tank
Location	Australia
National President	Max Shifman
Website	www.udia.com.au/html/

Core business

UDIA claims to be the housing development industry’s most broad representative, with more than 4,500 member companies: global enterprises, consultants, local governments, and small-scale developers, who inform and define UDIA's state-representative National Council. The organisation engages with Federal, State and Local Governments and their agencies on issues critical to the industry – covering tax, population, infrastructure, land use planning and beyond.^[2]