A major national report released today confirms South Australia is outperforming every other state and territory in housing supply growth, as the Malinauskas Labor Government continues to drive policies to build more homes.
The National Housing Supply and Affordability Council's State of the Housing System 2026 report shows South Australia recorded the strongest growth in new housing supply of any state in 2025, with a 13.2 per cent increase in annual dwelling completions.
South Australia's housing growth rate was higher than any other state and bucked a trend seen in other states like Victoria who recorded negative growth (down 10.6 per cent) in a year where more homes were built in South Australia than in any other year.
South Australia also recorded building approvals growth of 12.3 per cent over the year to February 2026, outpacing most of the nation and demonstrating the pipeline of new homes being built for South Australians is strong and growing.
The report confirms South Australia is part of a group of mid-sized states – alongside Queensland and Western Australia – that are leading the country in in building approvals and supply delivery, while larger states like Victoria and New South Wales face greater structural challenges.
South Australia's strong housing performance comes at a time of warning about risks to housing supply from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The report foreshadows significantly lower housing completion data being the outcome of higher fuel prices flowing through to increased transport and construction material costs.
The ambitious plan to build more homes that the Malinauskas Government took to last month's state election, which will sit alongside the significant investments and reforms of the Premier's Housing Roadmap, positions South Australia to weather these pressures better than most.
As put by Nick Champion
This report is independent national confirmation of what we already knew; South Australia is leading the country when it comes to getting homes built.
We didn't get there by accident. We have thrown everything at building more homes for South Australians and we are at the top of the league table because of the investments and reforms within the Premier's Housing Roadmap.
This report highlights the impact that global economic uncertainty and conflict in the Middle East can have on housing affordability and the pipeline of new homes.
This is exactly why building more homes remains a central focus for our government.
We have a plan to unlock more land for housing, invest in more public housing and train more tradies, so that the dream of home ownership becomes a reality for even more South Australia
