The Albanese Government is boosting Western Australia's housing supply by investing in critical infrastructure that will unlock up to 28,000 more homes across the state.
Thanks to the Government's Housing Support Program, $105 million has been allocated to 21 projects to fast-track housing in regional and metropolitan growth areas.
The projects are delivering social housing as well as enabling infrastructure - such as power, water and sewer works - critical for increasing housing supply.
The funding allocation includes:
- $50.6 million for Water Corporation infrastructure projects that will deliver an estimated 23,280 residential lots, including $7.3 million for two regional projects to deliver over 3,000 lots in Bunbury and Dardanup;
- $30.5 million for projects delivered by Western Power, DevelopmentWA and the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage that will deliver an estimated 4,565 residential lots and 19 social housing dwellings; and
- $23.8 million for construction projects that will deliver 51 social housing dwellings in High Wycombe, Stirling and Innaloo.
We're working closely with the Western Australian Government to identify opportunities to fast-track housing development across the state.
This is part of the Albanese Labor Government's $32 billion Homes for Australia plan - with the ambitious target of building 1.2 million homes by 2030.
Quotes attributable to Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King:
"Every Australian deserves the opportunity to have the keys to their own home - the walls upon which to hang pictures and the roof under which to make memories.
"We're pulling every lever to fix this problem - streamlining planning policies, incentivising our construction workforce, and implementing ambitious policies to get more Australians into more homes more quickly.
"We're unlocking thousands more homes by building the infrastructure South Australians need."
Comments attributable to Federal Member for Pearce Tracey Roberts:
"To make housing more affordable, we know we've got to build, build, build, and that's what these projects are about.
"After a decade of Coalition neglect, Labor is bringing the Commonwealth back into the game of delivering homes with our ambitious target of building 1.2 million homes, many of which will be unlocked by infrastructure projects like this.
"Other parties might talk about infrastructure funding for housing, but Labor is getting on with actually delivering it."
Quotes attributable to WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti:
"Significant investment in enabling infrastructure is absolutely critical to boosting the supply of both development ready land and new housing.
"We will continue to leverage all opportunities to partner with the Federal Government to deliver more homes for Western Australians.
"This investment is just one in a long list of measures being delivered to boost housing supply, which we know is key to keeping housing affordable."
Quotes attributable to WA Planning and Housing Minister John Carey:
"The Cook Labor Government continues to work in lockstep with the Albanese Government to boost housing across the continuum throughout Western Australia.
"This major $105 million commitment from the Albanese Labor Government will unlock key infrastructure works to support a pipeline of new housing construction across the State and further boost social housing delivery.
"Just last week our Government announced a further $443 million commitment to boost affordable rental housing in WA in partnership with the Federal Government, bringing the Cook Government's investment in housing and homelessness measures to a record $3.6 billion since 2021-22."
