Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth The Honourable Sam O’Connor
Record Investment Secures Homes for Cairns Residents
- The Crisafulli Government’s 2025-26 Budget is delivering a long-term pipeline of social and community housing with a $5.6 billion investment.
- First of 490 social, affordable and specialist disability homes delivered in Woree – the largest residential modular project in Australia.
- More than 560 social homes are now in construction or under contract across Far North Queensland to deliver more people a place to call home.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a fresh start for Far North Queensland, with the first delivery of modules that will make up Queensland’s largest social and affordable housing project in Woree.
The Woree project will deliver 490 social, affordable and specialist disability homes that will cater for seniors and people living with disability.
More than 20 modules have already been installed in Cairns, delivering more Queenslanders a place to call home.
The Crisafulli Government’s 2025-26 Budget is delivering $8.1 billion to secure our housing foundations and deliver one million new homes, including 53,500 social and community homes, by 2044.
As part of this commitment, a record $5.6 billion will be invested in new social and community housing over the next four years to deliver on that goal.
For the first time, the Budget also locks in baseline funding of $500 million per year from 2029–30, creating a long-term pipeline of social and community homes for vulnerable Queenslanders.
It follows a decade of underinvestment in social and community housing by the former Government, leading to record waitlists and Labor’s Housing Crisis.
Across Far North Queensland, more than 560 social homes are in construction or under contract to be delivered. This includes:
- 40 social homes in North Cairns
- 30 social homes under construction in Earlville
- 18 social homes in Parramatta Park
The Cairns Youth foyer commences construction this year providing young people aged 16 to 25 at risk of or experiencing homelessness with a safe and stable place to stay, with wraparound support, while they complete their education and get into the workforce.
Minister for Housing Sam O’Connor said social and community housing developments like the one at Woree were critical to creating stable, sustainable communities which support economic and social inclusion.
“Far North Queenslanders deserve safe, secure housing and this Budget delivers the homes and the investment to make that happen,” Minister O’Connor said.
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