Community
16 April, 2025
600-plus social houses
MORE than 600 new social and affordable homes are now under construction or under contract across the Far North.
In Cairns, there are 601 dwellings while others are at Yarrabah (37), Cassowary Coast (19), Douglas Shire (14) and Wujal Wujal (15).
Housing and Public Works Minister Sam O’Connor said the Crisafulli government was acting to fix the mess left behind by Labor.
“Almost 5000 social and affordable homes are now either under construction or ready to go – that’s real progress for the Far North,” he said.
Mr O’Connor claimed that over the last decade, Labor only delivered around 509 social homes a year across the whole state, despite the growing population and skyrocketing rents.
“We’re delivering more than that in Cairns alone,” he said.
“We’re rebuilding Queensland’s housing system from the ground up making sure regional areas like Far North Queensland get their fair share.
“We’ve committed to delivering 53,500 new social homes as part of our plan to build one million homes by 2044 and we’ve already started, in communities across Far North Queensland,” Mr O’Connor said.
