Description
Thinking about building a tiny home in Australia? Start here.
Go Tiny Australia is the complete tiny home Australia guide — a 326-page practical book for anyone designing, building, or dreaming about a tiny home. Whether you want somewhere to live simply, house a family member on your block, or build a farm-stay rental that earns income — this book walks you through every decision, from first idea to finished build.
Go Tiny Australia is a 326-page practical guide for anyone designing, building, or dreaming about a tiny home in Australia. Whether you want somewhere to live simply, house a family member on your block, or build a farm-stay rental that earns income — this book walks you through every decision, from first idea to finished build.
What’s inside
Written by Tracey Hodgkins — a designer, builder, and founder of The Sustainable Host in Western Australia’s Blackwood Valley — this is not a rehashed overseas guide. Every chapter is grounded in the Australian context: our regulations, our climate, our tax system, and the real costs of building here in 2026.
You’ll learn:
- What kind of tiny home suits your life — THOW, foundation home, transportable, shipping container, shed home, or kit home. Honest comparisons, not marketing.
- How to navigate council approval — the pre-application process, what councils actually want, and why some tiny homes get approved while others don’t.
- The state-by-state legal framework — a full breakdown of how tiny home regulations differ across WA, NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, TAS, NT, and ACT.
- How to design for how you actually live — layout configurations, storage, outdoor living, and the small details that make a small space liveable.
- Off-grid systems that work — solar sizing, water collection, composting and incinerator toilets, and waste management that meets regulations.
- Builder vs DIY vs hybrid — honest self-assessment, labour cost breakdown, and what to do when things go wrong.
- The construction sequence — every stage from foundation to fit-out, including bushfire assessment (BAL ratings), framing, roofing, plumbing, and interior finish.
- Tiny homes as income — the farm-stay opportunity, platform strategy, state-by-state short-stay regulations, and tax implications you need to know.
The practical toolkit
Twelve working appendices you’ll use throughout your project:
- Australian Regulations by State
- Design Brief Questionnaire
- Must-Have vs Nice-to-Have Worksheet
- Common Layout Configurations
- Full Budget Planner
- Builder Vetting Checklist
- Designer Vetting Checklist
- Council Pre-Application Checklist
- Off-Grid Systems Sizing Guide
- Tiny Home Rental Setup Checklist
- Glossary of Terms
- Recommended Australian Resources
Who this book is for
If you’re researching a tiny home, buying land, choosing a builder, negotiating with council, or setting up for farm-stay income — this book will save you hundreds of hours and, more importantly, the expensive mistakes that catch most first-time builders.
Format and delivery
Instant digital download · 326-page PDF · optimised for screen reading and printing · lifetime access to your purchase · free updates when regulations change.
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