- Works have begun for the first homes within the North Harbour Priority Development Area (PDA), less than 12 months after being declared.
- Works for nearly 250 homes are underway, with more than 3,700 homes planned across the broader PDA, as the Crisafulli Government continues to deliver a place to call home for more Queenslanders.
- The Crisafulli Government is building Queensland’s future with a place to call home for more Queenslanders after Labor’s decade of decline saw Queenslanders locked out of home ownership.
Work to deliver hundreds of new homes is already underway in Burpengary East, following the Crisafulli Government’s decisive action to fast-track homes and help ease Labor’s Housing Crisis in the area.
The Crisafulli Government declared the North Harbour Priority Development Area less than a year ago to deliver a place to call home for more Queenslanders by supporting the coordinated planning and delivery of housing, infrastructure and community facilities after development stalled at the site for a decade under Labor, leaving Queenslanders locked out of the dream of home ownership.
Works to support the construction of the first 249 homes is underway, with planning continuing for at least 3,700 homes in the declared area
The Priority Development Area’s Early Release Area will include terraces and detached homes, with a range of homes to be delivered across the PDA to meet differing housing needs, including a mix of three and four-bedroom villas, detached houses and apartments.
The housing boost is expected to generate almost 2,000 jobs and add $456 million into the regional economy.
Burpengary East’s population has increased by 43% since 2021 and is expected to continue growing significantly again by 2041.
The Crisafulli Government has declared four Priority Development Areas in less than 18 months, enabling Economic Development Queensland to leverage its unique planning powers to deliver more places to call home at pace and scale, while working alongside industry to unlock housing supply in one of South East Queensland’s fastest-growing regions.
This is in contrast to Labor’s decade of decline, which saw housing lot approvals slump by 29 per cent, leading to record-low rental vacancy rates, a skyrocketing social housing waitlist and the lowest home ownership rate in the country.
North Harbour has been designed to support long-term liveability, with future residents set to benefit from retail, extensive open space and parklands.
Priority Development Areas like North Harbour are just one of the Crisafulli Government’s range of initiatives delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders, including:
- $2 billion Residential Activation Fund, which has already unlocked more than 140,000 homes with more to come.
- More than $2 billion in joint Federal and State funding to unlock another 51,000 homes, including 20,000 for first home buyers.
- Releasing underutilised State land for housing under the landmark Land Activation Program.
- Relief for first homeowners with $30,000 First Home Owner Grants continuing and locked into the Budget.
- Supporting first home buyers by removing stamp duty on new builds.
- Introducing a nation-leading Boost to Buy shared equity scheme to help reduce the deposit gap, with half of the up to 2,000 places reserved for regional Queenslanders.
- Increasing rental availability by lifting subletting restrictions for homebuyers receiving grants and concessions.
- Delivering 1 million homes, including a record pipeline of 53,500 social and community homes by 2044.
Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jarrod Bleijie said the milestone was an example of how the Crisafulli Government’s Priority Development Area program was helping to deliver a place to call home for more Queenslanders sooner.
“The Crisafulli Government is pulling every lever it can to help ease Labor’s Housing Crisis, whether it’s unlocking land, delivering infrastructure or streamlining approvals so homes can be built faster,” Deputy Premier Bleijie said.
“The power of a Priority Development Area is that it fast-tracks homes by removing barriers for industry within regions experiencing strong population growth.
“While development at this site stalled for a decade under Labor, works are now underway in less twelve months under the Crisafulli Government to deliver a place to call home for more Queenslanders.”
Member for Pumicestone Ariana Doolan said North Harbour was building a community for the future.
“As our region continues to grow, projects like North Harbour will play an important role in ensuring more Queenslanders have a place to call home, and the Crisafulli Government is also playing its part to ensure keys can be handed over to more families faster,” Ms Doolan said.
“We’re finally seeing fast and meaningful steps toward easing pressure in places like here in Burpengary thanks to the right support being delivered after a decade of decline.”
North Harbour Project Director Bryan Finney said today’s sod turning marked an exciting milestone for the project.
“Today’s sod turning marks an exciting milestone for North Harbour as we commence construction of the first neighbourhood within the Priority Development Area.”
“This is a significant step in bringing to life our vision for a vibrant waterfront destination in the City of Moreton Bay that will deliver new homes, create local jobs and provide exceptional lifestyle opportunities.”
Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland CEO Kirsty Chessher-Brown said today was an important milestone.
“Less than 12 months ago, the State declared the North Harbour Priority Development Area. Today marks the commencement of more than 200 of the 3,700 homes created by the PDA and demonstrates what happens when the State and industry work together: bringing more houses and jobs to Queenslanders, sooner,” Ms Chessher-Brown said.
