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Baptcare Affordable Housing

Providing the basic human right of secure, appropriate and affordable housing

A young girl, an affordable housing resident standing outside her rental home supplied by Baptcare

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Baptcare Affordable Housing provides affordable, well-located, and well-built housing for people on lower incomes who are at risk of—or are experiencing—homelessness. This, in turn, provides respect and dignity for people in need of accommodation.

We believe that secure, appropriate, and affordable housing is a basic human right. It provides the foundational stability for individuals and families to enhance wellbeing and create a full, independent life for themselves. Social housing plays a critical role in supporting people impacted by the housing affordability crisis.

We are proud that over ten years, Baptcare Affordable Housing (BAH) has played a role in providing accommodation for people in need.

Baptcare Affordable Housing currently:

  • provides homes to over 500 residents
  • manages 280 apartments, villas, townhouses and houses
  • provides accommodation in communities across Metropolitan Melbourne, Greater Geelong, Wangaratta, and Devonport.

There are many reasons why affordable housing is critical to our collective future.
These include:

  • 80% of low-income earners paying more rent than they can afford
  • an ageing population
  • a general decline in home ownership.

In response to the growing need for affordable housing, Baptcare Affordable Housing was created in 2013 as a subsidiary of Baptcare.

 

 


Portrait of Carol Geyer

Our team

Meet the Baptcare Affordable Housing Board

Baptcare Affordable Housing Board Members are a dedicated group of individuals who attend to the governance of our organisation.

The Board Members meet on a regular basis and together make decisions that are critical to the ongoing success of Baptcare Affordable Housing and support for people impacted by the housing crisis.

MEET THE BOARD

Our projects

BAPTCARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING Keilor Downs building project architectural render artists impression of houses to be built

Victoria’s Big Housing Build Program – 46a Thornhill Drive: in development – information for the community

Baptcare Affordable Housing has civil works well underway at 46a Thornhill Drive, Keilor Downs, with 47 new affordable homes, comprised of 23 single-storey and 24 double-storey dwellings.

These dwellings will be accessible by a new loop road through the site which connects to Thornhill Drive. Each home is provided with one car parking space, and landscaping is proposed across the site in front and rear yards and within new nature strips.

This project is part of Victoria’s Big Housing Build, which seeks to deliver much-needed new homes for Victorians and create new jobs to support Victoria’s economic recovery.

In relation to this development, you can:

View the Proposed architectural plan and Proposed landscape plan.

BAPTCARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING Lalor building project architectural render artists impression of houses to be built
Affordable housing rental home inside in kitchen, built by Baptcare in Albion, Sunshine, PassivHaus

Affordable housing renter policies

Read through the policies and agreements associated with accessing Baptcare Affordable Housing.

VIEW RENTER POLICIES