Council regulations for tiny houses vary across Australia. See our Council Regulations Database to see more about your local council rules. Most councils allow people to live in a tiny house on wheels without a permit for six weeks or less. It is considered ‘camping on private property’ and it is up to each local council to determine how long that can go for, and what the conditions are. There are some local councils around Australia that have made progressive law changes to allow people to live in a tiny house on wheels without a permit or a time limit. For example:

• Mount Alexander Shire VIC (We have made a Candid Tiny House Podcast season about this particular local law change and how it happened, and how you can instigate the same changes in your area.)
• Esperance WA
• Brisbane QLD
• Surf Coast Shire (trail for allowing tiny house on wheels living for 2 years)
• Yarra Ranges VIC (although they have made their laws more restrictive in recent months).