The Australian Government will help deliver more than 350 new and improved social homes in South Australia thanks to a partnership with the South Australian Government and Community Housing Providers.
The Australian Government’s Social Housing Accelerator will contribute $135 million to housing projects in South Australia, with Community Housing Providers (CHPs) to provide an additional $60 million.
As part of the first tranche of projects, the partnership is set to deliver more than 369 new and improved social homes, across community and public housing projects, providing homes for approximately 605 South Australians.
The first round of projects will also unlock additional affordable rentals as well as market sales and rentals to be delivered by CHPs, with hundreds more properties to be built at some of these sites.
More Social Housing Accelerator projects are still under consideration and will be announced in due course.
Construction is about to commence on the first project at Tonsley which will see 50 social houses for up to 73 people delivered by CHP Junction Housing.
The CHP projects will deliver specialist housing for some of those most in need, including low-income households, older women, people with a disability, women and children leaving domestic and family violence and the homeless.
The South Australian Government-led projects will be delivered by the SA Housing Authority (SAHA) and include new builds to replace old not fit for purpose stock as well as dedicated Aboriginal housing in Ceduna.
It will also see two major SAHA properties at Glengowrie and Oaklands Park extensively refurbished to accommodate more than 200 people. These updates will improve amenity for tenants and extend the buildings’ useful life for the next generation of South Australians in need of public housing.
The projects include a range of new houses, apartments, and modular homes.
A list of the conditional Social Housing Accelerator projects is below.
The $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator is one part of the Australian Government’s $32 billion Homes for Australia plan.
The Australian Government is working with states and territories like South Australia to help meet our ambitious national target of building 1.2 million homes by the end of the decade.
Applications closed earlier this year for the first round of funding for social and affordable homes under the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund and the National Housing Accord, which will help deliver thousands of homes across the country.
For concept images of the first project to be delivered by Junction at Tonsley, click here.
COMMUNITY HOUSING PROJECTS
Junction at Tonsley Stage 1 - 50 dwellings funded – up to 73 people housed
Enables a further 63 affordable apartments in eight-storey building on the same site.
Multi-stage Thrive Precinct, studio, 1, 2 bedroom apartments, Junction offices
Women’s housing, disability, domestic and family violence, older women, homelessness, young people
Junction, Tonsley
*Wirra Mikangka – 50 dwellings funded – at least 50 people housed
Enables a further 71 affordable and 30 market rental outcomes to be delivered
Two apartment building towers
Housing Choices SA, Eastwood
Uniting on Hawker - 24 dwellings – up to 36 people housed
A further 26 dwellings to be delivered – 14 affordable rentals, 6 market sales and 6 public housing
Townhouses for Older Women
Uniting SA, Brompton
143 Devonport – 21 dwellings funded – up to 29 people housed
Five storey apartment building
Domestic and family violence, older women
Community Housing Ltd, Prospect
35º South - 6 dwellings funding – up to 14 people housed
Two bedroom homes
Disability housing
Your Place Housing, O’Sullivan Beach and Klemzig
164 Churchill– 20 dwellings funded – up to 29 people housed
Five storey apartment building
Domestic and family violence, older women
Community Housing Ltd, Prospect
Uniting at Kidman Park – 6 dwellings funding – up to 20 people housed
Two and three bedroom homes
Family homes
Uniting SA, Kidman Park
* represents project subject to final approvals
NEW PUBLIC HOUSING
Seaton Public Housing – 22 dwellings, up to 44 people housed
New housing replacing old public homes, completed by end of 2026
Over 55’s, disability, singles, couples
SA Housing Authority, Seaton
Camden Park – 48 dwellings – up to 96 people housed
New housing replacing old public homes, completed by early 2027
SA Housing Authority, Camden Park
Ceduna Aboriginal Housing – 4 dwellings – up to 10 people housed
Two and three bedroom modular homes
Aboriginal tenants
SA Housing Authority/Renewal SA, Ceduna
REFURBISHED PUBLIC HOUSING
Glengowrie Court – 38 dwellings – up to 76 people housed
Refurbishing existing homes, completed by mid-2027
Singles and couples
SA Housing Authority, Glengowrie
Drew Court Public Housing – 80 dwellings – up to 128 people housed
Refurbishing existing homes, completed by the end of 2027
Singles and couples
SA Housing Authority, Oaklands Park