Housing
Construction of Houses
Where people choose to live and the type of housing they select is influenced by a number of factors. These include the cost of housing, accessibility to services and employment opportunities, preference for different neighbourhoods and lifestyle choices.

Challenges for housing across Victoria include an ageing population, small households and new lifestyle preferences.

The planning system provides a framework for managing change and to create well-planned and sustainable communities across Victoria.


In this section

  • Housing Growth
    The identification of housing growth requirements are to be developed cooperatively with local government taking into account each area's capacity to accommodate growth.
  • Affordable Housing
    This program monitors and analyses house prices in Melbourne and key regional centres.
  • Residential Development (ResCode)
    Provides information on the residential development provisions, neighbourhood character, building envelopes, sustainability and relevant practice notes.


    Other resources
    On the DPCD site:
  • Guidelines for Higher Density Residential Development - Helping architects, designers, developers, and local government ensure high quality design of higher density housing.
  • Monitoring and Benchmarks - Triple Bottom Line Study - Establishing a monitoring program for Transit Cities and setting benchmarks for activity centres in the south east region of metropolitan Melbourne.
  • Residential Permits - Guidance for permit proposals for residential use and development.
  • Transit Cities - A major Victorian Government program that will help revitalise metropolitan and regional centres.
  • Urban and Regional Research - Research information across a range of topics, including population, housing, land development and employment.
  • Urban Design - Guidelines and information on urban design practices and DPCD's advisory services.
  • Urban Development Program - A State Government program of research and reporting about the supply of and demand for residential and industrial land within metropolitan Melbourne and the Geelong Region.

    On other sites:
  • Neighbourhood Renewal - A State Government program, working with local communities, businesses and service providers to bridge the gap between the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Victoria and their surrounding communities.
  • Victorian Housing Strategy - Sets out the Government's key housing policy objectives.


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