New data released by the Schrinner Council today has revealed more than 72,000 additional homes have been created in Brisbane over the past decade.
The data, captured through new rate accounts, has been published in a new Housing Tracker website, demonstrating progress towards of the Schrinner Council’s tall-over-sprawl housing strategy.
Key insights from the Housing Tracker include:
- 72,029 additional homes created since 31 December 2016
- This includes 48,817 Brisbane homes and lots approved by Council since 2021.
Most of the 48,817 homes approved by Council are multi-unit homes like apartments and townhouses, with a large majority of free-standing homes approved through private certification.
More than 5,000 homes are also estimated to have been approved through Queensland Government pathways.
A new interactive heat map also shows where new homes have been concentrated across Brisbane, highlighting how growth is being encouraged in areas well-serviced by transport and jobs rather than suburban sprawl.
The Housing Tracker has been released as the Schrinner Council progresses a significant number of housing policies in today’s Council meeting, unlocking more homes in the right locations.
These include:
- A review of low-medium density residential (LMR) areas, which represents around 14 per cent of the city’s residential areas
- The proposed changes could create up to 6,000 new homes by 2032, sparking the construction of more townhouses, units, apartments and row houses in locations close to public transport, shopping centres and other services.
- The package will now be sent to the State Government, requesting approval to adopt into City Plan.
- Relaxing car parking rates for multiple dwelling developments across the city, with a focus on areas located close to high-frequency public transport
- Industry sources recently estimated meeting typical minimum car parking requirements for Brisbane apartment buildings could cost between $62,000 and $140,000.
- The changes will go live in City Plan from this Friday, 12 June.
- The Mount Gravatt Centre Suburban Renewal Precinct plan.
- After undergoing community consultation, several changes have been made to the final plan including:
- A reduction from 12 to 10 storeys on the centre zoned land bounded by Rise Street, Gordon Parade, Logan Road and Nursery Road.
- A reduction from 8 to 5 storeys on Springwood, Lauder and Selborne Streets, as well as Lauder, Selborne and Raffles Street (southern side) and Creek Road.
- A reduction from 10 to 8 storeys on the centre zoned land where fronting Tenby Street.
- The Precinct Plan will now be sent to the State Government, requesting their approval to adopt into City Plan.
- After undergoing community consultation, several changes have been made to the final plan including:
- Cannon Hill Centre Suburban Renewal Precinct plan
- A new suburban renewal precinct that encompasses the Cannon Hill shopping centres and Southgate Corporate Park – a major transport, retail and employment hub
- Residents are invited to share what they would like to see as part of the future precinct from Wednesday 10 June.
- This will inform a draft plan which will be released for public consultation early next year.
- Alderley Centre Suburban Renewal Precinct plan
- The Plan focuses on the South Pine Road corridor and Alderley railway station
- The draft Plan has been prepared for community consultation, which will commence on July 13. Feedback will be used to inform the final Plan, to be released later this year.
The Schrinner Council continues to back housing initiatives for our most vulnerable residents by providing:
- Around $3 million in relief provided to community housing providers through charge waivers.
- 1,589 community housing homes in Brisbane, created through Brisbane Housing Company
- A further 210 community housing homes in the pipeline over the next 18 months
- Investing more than $7 million into the Pathways Out Of Homelessness program since its establishment in 2019.
96 per cent of all homes are built by the private sector and the Schrinner Council’s proposed changes are about boosting supply to help stabilise housing prices and rents.