Case Studies

Sally* and Harry*, a young couple from Bannockburn, purchased their first home with the help of a Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee (RFHBG) through Bendigo Bank. 

On 1 October 2025, the Home Guarantee Scheme was renamed the Australian  Government 5% Deposit Scheme. All home buyer case studies, reports and publications published prior to this date will reference the Home Guarantee Scheme. However, these references can now be read as references to the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme.

An AHBA facility of $76 million from Housing Australia has enabled Bridge Housing to refinance existing projects and acquire or develop new social and affordable housing, including in Greater Western Sydney, NSW. 

Housing Australia will provide Brisbane Housing Company (BHC) with a $280 million AHBA loan and $20 million NHIF loan and grant to support the delivery of 587 new social and affordable homes together with an additional 25 market homes in South-East Queensland.

Venture Housing received a $3 million NHIF grant to support the construction of 12 social and affordable homes in Tennant Creek, a remote part of the Northern Territory (NT). 

Housing Australia provided a $3 million NHIF grant to the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation (KYAC) to build culturally appropriate independent living for Aboriginal Elders in South Australia. 

Twin brothers Andrew and Zac were among the first home buyers to take advantage of the expanded eligibility criteria under the Australian Government's Home Guarantee Scheme to realise their aspirations of home ownership. 

On 1 October 2025, the Home Guarantee Scheme was renamed the Australian  Government 5% Deposit Scheme. All home buyer case studies, reports and publications published prior to this date will reference the Home Guarantee Scheme. However, these references can now be read as references to the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme.

A partnership between Housing Australia, Homes Victoria and HousingFirst will support the delivery of 152 new apartments for over 55s in Melbourne, Victoria.

Housing Australia funding has supported the delivery of 130 affordable homes in Macquarie Park, Sydney as part of Stage 1 of the Midtown MacPark redevelopment.

Housing Australia has provided approximately $517 million to support the delivery of 1,370 new homes in Melbourne through a partnership with the Building Communities consortium under Homes Victoria's Ground Lease Model 2 (GLM2) project.