Housing Registrar
Housing Choices Australia Limited
Registration Category: Housing Association
Registration Date: 29 June 2005
Agency Trading Name:

Agency contacts
CEO: David Fisher   Chairperson: Heather McCallum
Website: http://www.housingchoices.org.au
Phone: 1300 312 447
Head Office: 3\350 Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 3000


Agency purpose / vision

The agency's mission is to be a leading provider of affordable homes across Australia, working with partners to create resilient and inclusive neighbourhoods.

We provide long term solutions for people who;
- Are disadvantaged by housing markets
- Have a disability and/or mental health illness
- Are homeless or at risk of homelessness
- Are ageing and/or frail

Agency history

Housing Choices Australia Limited (HCAL) was formed in October 2011 following the consolidation of two registered agencies, Melbourne Affordable Housing (MAH) and Supported Housing Limited (SHL). Housing Choices Australia Limited forms part of a wider group of companies which trade under the name 'Housing Choices', and which provide housing to people on low incomes and with a disability.
In 2011, Housing Choices established Housing Choices Tasmania Limited. This company provides housing for people on low incomes throughout Tasmania.

Scope of operations
Housing

Long term housing and transitional housing tenancy and property management

Housing support services

Housing information & referral, housing establishment funds

Tenant/Client group

Singles & families, people with a disability and/or mental illness and low income workers.

Other services

Geographic areas covered

Key statistics
Housing properties under management

1993

Properties in agency ownership

1358

Tenancy units under management

2169

Tenancy units in agency ownership

1474

Staffing

116

Total assets for the last financial year

$453,572,057

Annual turnover for the last financial year

$20,701,271

Operational surplus for the last financial year

- $2,189,732

Current housing projects

Legal structure

The agencies currently operate under the Housing Choices Australia group trading name. They share governance and management structures with Disability Housing Limited and Singleton Equity Housing Limited and act as trustee for Ecumenical Housing Trust, Inner City Social Housing Trust and Inner City Social Housing Fund.

Key partnerships

Housing Choices Australia:
- Works in partnership with some 45 support agencies in areas including mental health, disability, family services, aboriginal health services to support life opportunities for residents
- Works with all levels of government to deliver important housing infrastructure and social policy outcomes through programs such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS).
- Partners with leading construction and development companies including MAB, Burbank, Australand, L U Simon, ICON Construction, Pomeroy Pacific and Hewcon.
- Has devised innovative funding models whereby high density affordable housing is delivered in inner city areas through partnerships with public and private developers, philanthropic trusts and financiers including the National Australia Bank, Westpac and Bankmecu.