Bushland Estate, Taree NSW
At a glance
• Landlord: Home in Place, CHL, Aboriginal Housing Office. There are also a small amount of private rentals and owner occupiers
• Location type: regional estate
• Resident profile: 37% of households have a weekly household income of less than $650, 53% of residents are not in the labour force, 46% of residents at the Bushland Estate are Aboriginal, and the median age is 24.
• Estate type and size: 123 properties in total, with 111 of these being social housing. Home in Place manage around 50, the Aboriginal Housing Office manage 40 and 12 are managed by CHL. In addition, Home in Place manage around 300 properties in the surrounding 3 km. area. Properties on the estate are all houses, mainly 3 or 4 bedrooms. Most properties are brick veneer, with some fibro.
Background
When Home in Place (HiP), working closely with CHL and the Aboriginal Housing Office, started their post-Social Housing Management Transfer and post-Covid engagement work, there were concerns that the Bushland estate could have reached a tipping point where the estate was no longer sustainable.
These concerns included anti-social behaviour and fire starting.
The estate is relatively isolated and is located three kilometres from the nearest community facility and four kilometres out of Taree town centre.
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DownloadThis project was made possible by funds provided by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) under the NSW Community Housing Industry Development Strategy (IDS). The NSW Community Housing IDS is a partnership between CHIA NSW and DCJ.