Ballarat Housing Strategy 2041
Ballarat is growing, and housing affects the lives of everyone, which is why the Ballarat Housing Strategy 2041 is vital in addressing how we live and grow in our city.
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Our community is growing, and everyone needs somewhere to call home. The City of Ballarat has a responsibility to ensure the municipality’s existing and future residents have access to safe, comfortable, well-located homes that are designed to meet high environmental standards and respect the unique heritage character of our city and townships. The Ballarat Housing Strategy 2041 has been prepared to respond to these challenges.
What is the Housing Strategy?
The Housing Strategy 2041 was adopted by the Ballarat Council in 2024 and provides the City of Ballarat with a framework for managing population and housing growth. As a planning authority, The City of Ballarat has a responsibility to plan to accommodate housing growth for at least a 15-year period across the municipality.
This Housing Strategy has taken into consideration our current housing capacity and proposes a long term approach to planning for housing.
Strategic Vision
By 2041, the Ballarat municipality will have grown by up to 55,000 people and will need 29,000 more dwellings. Higher density areas will have evolved in areas that have a high level of services and amenities. More homes are found in Ballarat’s older areas.
High quality, contemporary housing design is embraced, and responds to our heritage areas. New housing will be of diverse types and sizes, ensuring a housing mix that suits the needs and wants of our changing population.
More people have access to alternative forms of transport. Social and Affordable Housing dwellings are provided in sustainable locations for people that need them most.
New homes will be built to incorporate best practice environmentally sustainable design (ESD) principles. Native flora and fauna thrive in our urban and rural areas.
Next Steps
Public consultation on the Housing Strategy concluded in October 2023.
The Ballarat City Council resolved to adopt the final Housing Strategy at its August 2024 Planning meeting.
The City of Ballarat will now seek authorisation from the Minister of Planning to prepare an amendment to the Ballarat Planning Scheme.
