- The Crisafulli Government delivering a record $5.6 billion investment in social and community homes across Queensland.
- More than 5,600 social and affordable homes currently in construction or under contract across Queensland, including 687 in Brisbane.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders, and a fresh start for Queensland.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a record pipeline of social and community housing across the State, so more Queenslanders have a place to call home.
This includes 687 social and affordable homes in construction or under contract to be delivered the Brisbane local government area.
It is one of the ways the Crisafulli Government is delivering for Queensland, with building industry red tape reform and a record $5.6 billion investment over four years laying the foundations to deliver 53,500 social and community homes by 2044.
There are now more than 5,600 social and affordable homes in construction or under contract to be delivered across Queensland, which is nearly twice the number Labor had locked in the pipeline at the time of their last Budget.
Since 1 November 2024, 2,990 social and affordable homes have been contracted, with half to be delivered in partnership with a registered community housing provider.
The first sod was turned today on a new development in Kelvin Grove which will deliver 15 social homes, with work also recently starting on:
- 113 social and affordable homes in Brisbane
- 20 social homes in Proserpine
- 50 social homes on the Sunshine Coast
- 77 social and affordable homes in Toowoomba
- 60 social homes in Bundaberg.
The Crisafulli Government's current social and affordable housing pipeline - which will continue to grow - will increase the social housing portfolio by nearly 6 per cent, while it took the former Labor Government a decade to achieve the same result.
The Crisafulli Government's housing help follows a decade of under-investment where Labor failed to plan for Queensland's growing population and added just 509 social homes on average per year.
Queensland has one of the lowest percentages of community housing in the nation – a direct result of Labor not supporting this important sector.
In just twelve months, Queensland's housing pipeline is ramping up to deliver an average of 2,000 social and community homes each year by the end of this term.
Community Housing Providers are proven partners in delivering more community homes, faster and smarter, and through the Crisafulli Government's recently launched Queensland Community Housing Investment Program (Q-CHIP), we've opened the door for new projects to be submitted for consideration year-round.
The Crisafulli Government is also supporting Community Housing Providers through the $4 million Community Housing Futures Program, which helps them build their capacity and grow to deliver more social and community housing.
Minister for Housing Sam O'Connor said the Crisafulli Government was delivering the fresh start Queenslanders voted for, exactly as promised.
"Queensland has one of the lowest proportions of community housing in the nation after Labor sidelined Community Housing Providers," Minister O'Connor said.
"Community housing providers deliver homes that change lives and we're backing them as vital partners to deliver more homes across Queensland.
"Under Labor, an average of just 509 social homes were delivered per year – barely a third of the rate Queensland's population grew over the same period.
"We're ramping up construction to deliver 2,000 social and community homes on average each year by the end of this term.
"Projects like these 15 new homes in Kelvin Grove will help meet the need for Brisbane locals waiting for a place to call home.
"While we have locked-in this record pipeline for social housing and are delivering more homes sooner with the Residential Activation Fund, there is much more to be done, and we remain committed to delivering the fresh start we promised."
QShelter CEO Fiona Caniglia said the Crisafulli Government's long-term capital investment gives community housing providers the certainty they need to plan, partner and deliver at scale.
"The extension of the Community Housing Futures Program means we can continue building sector capability so that every dollar of new funding turns into more homes for Queenslanders who need it most," said Ms Caniglia.
"This is a unique collaboration between the government, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Queensland, CHIA Qld and Q Shelter to ensure we are working across the industry and across the state to support the delivery of more homes."
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Queensland (ATSICHS) CEO Neil Willmett said access to safe, secure and culturally appropriate housing is essential to Closing the Gap for First Nations peoples.
"The Government's commitment to long-term housing investment and to programs like the Community Housing Futures gives Indigenous Community Housing Organisations the confidence and capacity to deliver more homes."
Community Housing Industry Association Queensland CEO Julie Saunders said the Crisafulli Government's record pipeline shows what can be achieved when long-term funding certainty meets sector partnership.
"Through the new Queensland Community Housing Investment Pipeline, and initiatives like the Community Housing Futures Program, community housing providers in Queensland are excited to grow their portfolios and deliver more affordable homes, faster across the state."
