South Australia: Fleurieu Peninsula launches housing fix for tourism pressure
South Australia's tourism-heavy Fleurieu Peninsula has launched a A$90 million affordable housing project. Local officials are responding to rents that rose 38% in three years and a public housing waitlist of 1,250 households.
South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula, a coastal tourism region south of Adelaide, has seen incomes rise over five years while local renters have been priced out. According to ABC News, the state government, in partnership with Yankalilla and Victor Harbor councils, will build 420 new affordable homes through a A$90 million trust. The first 80 units are slated to open by year-end.
The scheme responds to a 38% rent rise since 2023 driven by a surge in short-term lettings such as Airbnb. State Housing Minister Nick Champion said the programme will give priority to service-sector workers. The target is to keep workers from paying more than 30% of their wages on rent.
Fleurieu's population temporarily doubles in summer and the economy contributes about A$1.1 billion a year. The state government is also weighing an additional land-use levy on holiday-rental and tourism properties. The federal government's national housing plan is following the Fleurieu case closely.
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