South Melbourne housing precinct
Located in the heart of South Melbourne along busy Dorcas and Coventry Streets as well as Moray and St Luke Streets, the South Melbourne housing precinct is home to over 100 households.
The South Melbourne local housing office is located at Level 2, 120 Clarendon Street, Southbank.
Precinct status
We’re delivering more and better homes in the South Melbourne housing precinct.
The South Melbourne Walk-up Redevelopment is the first stage in renewing this housing precinct.
The redevelopment will deliver at least 131 new social homes on the former walk-up housing site at the corner of Dorcas and Moray Streets, more than doubling the number of social homes previously on the site.
It is jointly funded by the Victorian Government and Australian Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund.
What's happening in the precinct
What does the Big Housing Build mean for residents in social housing high-rise neighbourhoods?
This is Australia’s largest urban renewal project with a pipeline of projects between now and 2051. It will transform Melbourne’s high-rise social housing neighbourhoods, redeveloping 44 ageing high-rises and other buildings with modern, accessible and energy efficient homes and improved community facilities. Once completed, there will be at least 10% more social housing for Victorians who need it and more homes close to schools, services, transport and jobs.
This is a long-term project that will happen in careful stages. When it’s time to move, residents are given plenty of notice and help from our relocations team to find a suitable new home. This includes homes in your neighbourhood if you choose.
When new homes are built residents have the right to return to their neighbourhood based on their ongoing eligibility, needs and suitability of the new homes. You can also choose to stay in your new home if that suits you better at the time.
Get in touch
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