Queensland Housing

Public housing is a type of social housing. This housing is 100% owned by the State of Queensland, and is for vulnerable people who aren’t able to rent a home.

In public housing, you pay a percentage of your household’s assessable income as rent instead of a fixed rental price. If your income goes up or down, your rent can go up or down as well.

Not everyone can get public housing, but you can check if you’re eligible on our website.
👉🏾 Visit
https://www.qld.gov.au/housing/public-community-housing/eligibility-applying-for-housing/guide-to-applying-for-housing-assistance/check-your-eligibility

Want to know more about the Stronger Homes Grant? We’ve got FREE information webinars that will cover:
- the purpose of the Stronger Homes Grant
- what evidence you need to provide in your application
- the requirements of our approved resilience strategies.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions after the presentation.

Register online for a session that suits you.
👉🏾 Visit https://www.qld.gov.au/housing/buying-owning-home/homeowners-financial-help/resilience-to-floods-and-cyclones/stronger-homes-grant/community-information-sessions

We want to make sure we’re delivering housing that suits the cultural needs of First Nations peoples living in Queensland. That’s why we’re developing a First Nations Housing Design Guideline.

Consultation is the first step of the process—we have 2 surveys available now.

A survey for people with experience living in First Nations housing: https://burrundidesignstudio.snapforms.com.au/form/first-nations-housing-design-guideline---lived-experience-survey
This should take about 10 minutes.

A survey for architects, builders, developers, community housing providers and peak bodies with experience in researching, delivering or managing First Nations housing: https://burrundidesignstudio.snapforms.com.au/form/first-nation-housing-design-guideline---delivery-survey
This should take about 10-15 minutes to complete.

NOTE: This consultation is specifically for the First Nations Housing Design Guideline. We held consultation for the broader Social Housing Design Guideline last year. We’ll let you know when the updates have been finalised.

G’day 👋🏾 Gatton and Laidley! Our housing team is in your area as part of Services Australia’s mobile service centre “Desert Rose”. Pop in and see us if you need help with housing or other related issues.

GATTON: You’ll find us near Kmart at 107 Spencer Street.
- 9am-4pm on Tuesday, 16 June 2026
- 9am-4pm on Wednesday, 17 June 2026

LAIDLEY: You’ll find us at Michael O’Keefe Place, 40 William Street
- 9am-3pm on Thursday, 18 June 2026

Services Australia staff can also help you and your family with a number of services, including Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support.

Check out Desert Rose’s full schedule on the Services Australia website.
Visit https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/when-and-where-to-find-mobile-service-centres

“It’s taking me a little while to really believe that it has happened. This home is mine.”

Desley and her loyal companion, Milly, are settling into their home and making friends at a new social housing complex in Capalaba! These 15x homes are now fully tenanted under the Long-Term Community Housing Program—an initiative that partners with community housing providers and delivers long-term stable housing for people in need.

A solo parent, Desley has built successful careers in accounting, science, conservation and research, alongside a lifetime of adventures including more than 40 years of sailing and caravanning. Her exciting stories are cherished by her 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Desley struggled to find a stable, affordable rental home in her later years. Thanks to our partner, Mangrove Housing and The Forgotten Women initiative, Desley received private rental assistance before moving into the new complex.

“I’m just so grateful to Mangrove Housing, and to everyone who has helped me along this stressful journey,” she says. “I had lost faith in ever finding a place, but others gave me encouragement to keep fighting.”

More housing help is on the way for young Queenslanders in Toowoomba! A proposed youth foyer will provide 40 self-contained units for young people aged 16-25 facing housing insecurity who are committed to engaging in education, training or employment.

Following our successful youth foyers in Logan, the Gold Coast and Townsville, we’re building another eight across the state. Toowoomba is the latest proposed development; Brisbane, Ipswich and Sunshine Coast youth foyers were announced last month, with the construction of a new foyer already underway in Cairns, and designs being developed for Moreton Bay and Hervey Bay!

Youth foyers help young people aged 16-25 develop the skills they need to lead independent and productive lives. With 24/7 onsite support, they learn how to manage a rental property while working or studying. This helps young tenants transition into mainstream accommodation so they can get a great start for their future.

G’day 👋🏾 Crows Nest! Our housing team is in your area as part of Services Australia’s mobile service centre “Desert Rose”. Pop in and see us if you need help with housing or other related issues.

You’ll find us opposite the butcher near Centenary Park, 12 Charlotte Street, Crows Nest.
- 9.30am-4pm on Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Services Australia staff can also help you and your family with a number of services, including Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support.

Check out Desert Rose’s full schedule on the Services Australia website.
Visit https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/when-and-where-to-find-mobile-service-centres