Housing in Gladstone

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in the Gladstone region require thousands of construction and operational workers.

While a proportion of these workers already live in the region, many are new settlers or short-term employees or contractors.

This sudden influx of workers into the region increases demand for accommodation, potentially putting pressure on the prices and rental costs of housing.

Integrated housing strategies

As part of the Coordinator-General's conditions of approval for LNG projects, project proponents are required to develop integrated housing strategies.

These strategies are intended to mitigate the projects' impacts on the availability and affordability of housing in Gladstone, the hub of the state's LNG industry.

The strategies - part of the proponents’ social impact management plans - cover:

  • construction and operational worker housing - providing up to 50 per cent of housing stock for workers who seek to settle in the Gladstone region
  • social and affordable housing - targeting low- to moderate-income families, including Indigenous families, impacted by increased rental costs and house prices due to industrial growth.

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On 8 August 2011 the Coordinator-General approved the Gladstone components of the integrated housing strategies developed by Gladstone LNG (GLNG) and Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG):

Quarterly housing reports

As announced by the Queensland Premier in April 2011, liquefied natural gas (LNG) project proponents are required to report quarterly on the implementation of their integrated housing strategies.

In addition, the effectiveness of the proponents' housing solutions will be formally reviewed by the Coordinator-General every six months, in accordance with the conditions in the proponents' social impact management plans.

Not only do the quarterly reports chart the project proponents' progress in implementing their housing strategies, they also highlight housing market, population and development trends in the Gladstone region.

The reports are compiled by the Office of the Coordinator-General, based on information provided by proponents and other key sources of data on housing and demographic trends.

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Latest key achievements

LNG outcomes:

  • 80 Gladstone families, youth and seniors have been assisted by the joint funcing of $2 million provided by GLNG and QCLNG for the delivery of housing assistance and support programs.
  • A further $1 million has been committed by APLNG to the Gladstone Regional Council to enhance and develop new and existing assistance programs
  • 18 dwellings have been delivered and occupied by APLNG as part of an estimated 90 dwellings for its workforce. Four of these dwellings were delivered since the last report in August

Government outcomes:

  • The first stage of the Urban Land Development Authority's Clinton Development is sold out and the first 10 houses are expected to occupied by January 2012. A total of 14 houses in stage 1 have been sold at or below the median house price of $398
  • The launch of sales for stage 2 and 4 at Clinton is expected in Decemeber 2011
  • In October 201 the Department of Communities provided an additional $100,000 to the Gladstone Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service to expand its operations to meet increased client demand.
  • The number of properties in the Gladstone region approved under the National Rental Affordability Scheme has increased to 242 (up from 166 reported in August). Twenty-two properties in Gladstone are currently tenanted to eligiable families at rents 20 per cent below the market rate.