Housing and property
Australian Homelessness Clearinghouse
The Australian Homelessness Clearinghouse is an online tool designed to help tackle homelessness in Australia. This site is available to share resources, ideas and information.
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Buying a home - MoneySmart
Buying your first home is both exciting and nerve-wracking. It is a major decision that takes lots of planning and research, and careful budgeting. Follow the MoneySmart tips to help you get started.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
First Home Owner Grant
The First Home Owner Grant scheme provides a $7000 benefit to eligible applicants. This site provides links to the various revenue offices who are responsible for administering the grant in their respective jurisdictions.
Office of State Revenue [WA]
Fix my street [ACT]
Fix My Street is an online reporting facility that provides direct contact to Australian Capital Territory Government agencies for the reporting of municipal service requests. Residents can submit service requests by choosing from a menu of topics, such as abandoned vehicles, cycle paths, garbage bins, graffiti etc.
ACT Government
Homeless - Community Engagement Officers
Community Engagement Officers assist people of all ages who are homeless or are having difficulties with their current housing situation to get financial help and other services.
Department of Human Services
Housing Affordability Fund (HAF)
The Housing Affordability Fund (HAF) is a government proposal to improve the supply of new housing and make housing more affordable for home buyers entering the market.
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Housing support
The Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) helps to make housing more available and to reduce homelessness through programs and services, benefits and payments, grants and funding.
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Insuring your home - MoneySmart
MoneySmart website explaining how to go about insuring your home and contents; and how to make a claim.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Mortgage calculator
The MoneySamrt mortgage calculator shows how much you can afford to borrow and what your home loan repayments will be. It can also show your repayments if interest rates change.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme
The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme enables the design of a home to be assessed by skilled professionals using sophisticated computer modeling programmes to improve the quality of design and as a means of achieving building approvals.
Standing Council on Energy and Resources
Your Home - Design for lifestyle and the future
Your Home is a suite of consumer and technical guide materials and tools developed to encourage the design, construction or renovation of homes to be comfortable, healthy, less expensive to run while more environmentally friendly.
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities