South East Queensland boasts some of Australia’s most desirable lifestyles, from mountain retreats to seaside getaways. This region also hosts numerous new developments and stylish homes attracting buyers from interstate and overseas. However, development doesn’t come without challenges despite a strong economy; fiscal uncertainty, rising land prices and housing affordability issues all pose difficulties to growth in South East Queensland’s housing market. The state government’s Shaping SEQ 2023 plan offers an optimistic vision that addresses such obstacles “in an innovative and timely fashion”.
There is an array of premium designs among Queensland’s new developments, from townhouses and high-density apartments, to premium housing estates with townhouses and high density apartments positioned for growing populations in areas with good infrastructure, schools and shopping precincts. A prime example is City of Brisbane’s Ruby Ruby development featuring contemporary townhouses and apartments behind Milton train station near Roma Street CBD designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Darren Ryan that feature open plan living areas and outdoor areas – as is evident with Ruby Ruby development’s contemporary townhouses and apartments near Milton train station as a prime example for growing population growth in those locations with good infrastructure schools and shopping precincts.
Hillside, located in Mooloolah Valley, offers 130 family-friendly lots. Nestled into its natural landscape, the development features peaceful waterways and ecological corridors that meander through pretty waterways – just two kilometres from Noosaville’s Gympie Terrace activity centre and six from Hastings Street along Noosa Beachfront.
Developers across Queensland are unveiling masterplanned communities designed to appeal to first homebuyers, upgraders, young families and downsizers alike. One such community, Rivermont formerly Caboolture West in Waraba will offer around 2,000 homes over 175 hectares; its inclusion will include a 15-hectare Stockland Halcyon over-50s community close to public transport links and amenities like Morayfield Shopping Centre.
SEQ’s new developments cater to diverse market segments SEQ is home to an ever-increasing population, creating an urgent demand for affordable and diverse dwellings. As part of the Queensland Government’s National Planning Policy Framework and Housing Supply Target goals for new homes supply, including dwelling diversity targets and affordability/social housing goals as well as High Amenity Area Framework that helps facilitate more well-located diverse homes being constructed more quickly through planning processes.
The Queensland Government’s Urban Development Spatial Systems and Methodologies offers an integrated set of spatial systems, methodologies and datasets that monitor urban development throughout Queensland. This includes broadhectare studies, residential lot sales/approvals records as well as an inventory that lists developments on broadhectare land.
The Queensland Government is dedicated to providing housing for all and supporting jobs and businesses through Major Enterprise and Industry Areas and Regional Economic Growth Clusters. In 2019-20, $2 billion was allocated towards infrastructure improvements for these key areas; further driving this effort forward are the 2032 Olympic Games hosted in Brisbane with related city-shaping infrastructure projects which will contribute significantly to growth within these key areas.