Social housing construction boom to add 5,000 homes across Queensland
- 5,000 social and affordable homes have been contracted or under construction under the new Crisafulli Government.
- Queensland's total social and affordable housing stock to grow 6 per cent from the boost.
- Crisafulli Government accelerates delivery across the regions to provide more social and affordable homes for Queenslanders where they are needed.
The Crisafulli Government has reached a major milestone to tackle Labor's Housing Crisis, with almost 5,000 social and affordable homes under construction or under contract across Queensland.
The construction boom will boost Queensland's total social and affordable housing supply by more than 6 per cent, securing our housing foundations to ease pressure on Labor's Housing Crisis.
Labor failed to plan or deliver for Queensland's growing population, adding just 509 social homes on average per year over the last decade.
In contrast, the Crisafulli Government is delivering on the commitment of the Securing Our Housing Foundation Plan with more than 3,100 social and affordable homes already being built and more than 1,800 contracted to start.
Data showing the regional breakdown of the pipeline shows homes are being delivered in every corner of Queensland, from the Gold Coast to Goondiwindi, Cook to Cloncurry, and Palm Island to Pormpuraaw.
One of the projects is in Brisbane's Woolloongabba, where a contract has been secured for 81 new homes — 41 social and 40 affordable — which will provide safe and secure housing for Queenslanders, including essential workers and vulnerable Queenslanders.
Delivered in partnership with Brisbane Housing Corporation and Queensland Investment Corporation, the development is a leading example of the Government's approach to:
unlock land in high-demand areas
partner with the community housing sector
deliver homes for those who need them most; and
build to high sustainability and accessibility standards.
Minister for Housing and Public Works Sam O'Connor said the Government was delivering on its commitment to unlock more homes for all Queenslanders.
"We're getting on with the job of building more social and affordable homes right across the State to ease Labor's Housing Crisis," Minister O'Connor said.
"These social and affordable homes are just one part of the Government's ambitious goal to deliver one million homes by 2044, including 53,500 new social homes.
"From November to the end of February, the Crisafulli Government has accelerated the delivery of 5,000 social and affordable homes either in contract or under construction across Queensland.
"This is just the start of our housing delivery. We're rebuilding our housing system from the ground up and backing our builders to get more homes for Queenslanders faster.
"Projects like this one in Woolloongabba, which sat idle under the former Government for two years, show how we're unlocking new supply in high-demand areas to meet the urgent housing needs of Queenslanders.
"Labor's failures left nearly 50,000 people on the social housing waitlist, but we are delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders."
Brisbane Housing Corporation CEO, Rebecca Oelkers said BHC was immensely proud to deliver the vital housing project in Woolloongabba in partnership with the Queensland Government.
"The community is calling for tangible solutions to the housing crisis, and this site will provide much-needed homes for essential workers in the PA Hospital and nearby retail precincts, as well as those on the State's social housing register, Ms Oelkers said.
"Our collaboration with the State Government is a testament to our shared commitment to providing affordable housing solutions. We are ready to build and eagerly anticipate the commencement of many more developments together."
Brisbane City Council's Chair of Planning and Suburban Renewal Cr Adam Allan said council was committed to working with the State Government to help boost housing affordability.
"While there are limited levers available to local governments, we continue to work closely with the State Government and organisations like Brisbane Housing Company to help make housing more affordable," Cr Allan said.
"Our infrastructure charge waivers for community housing providers like Brisbane Housing Company are making it even easier for them to deliver vital social housing in our city.
"Brisbane is Australia's fastest-growing city, and this is adding to housing supply pressures, which is why we're doing what we can to help bring down the cost of building."
