This tendency corresponds to the fact that most respondents were born in the Sepik and Highlands areas and less than half of them have had former migration experiences.

Aspects of dissatisfaction referred to the size of houses, number of rooms and living/dining areas, lack of storage space, and poorly laid out and badly designed kitchen, toilet, and bathroom facilities.

Firstly the rental housing market in Papua New Guinea was, and still is, heavily subsidised by the government and associated with paying rates, taxes and other regular repair and maintenance costs.

[3] Public housing in Papua New Guinea is not only unavailable, but also unattainable for a large proportion (60.0%) of the urban population.

[3] In 2013 tenants in East Taraka were given notices for outstanding arrears as per their requirement to pay the National Housing Corporation.

[4] In 2009 the Digicel foundation donated a Community Learning Centre for the West Taraka Dunda elementary school.

In response, the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary closed the police station for ten years until November 2013;