About our business
Housing Choices Australia’s mission is to provide affordable homes, working with partners to create resilient and inclusive neighbourhoods. We believe that having a place to call home is a fundamental right. We recognise that forced colonisation, stolen lands, and the failure to negotiate treaties or provide constitutional and cultural recognition has an enduring impact on life opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This includes impacting the opportunity for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to have a home they can call their own. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners of this land and the urgent need for healing throughout Australia. Reconciliation Vision Our vision for reconciliation is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to have homes and life opportunities they value, in neighbourhoods that are inclusive and resilient. We will work towards this through the housing we build, the services we provide, the workplaces we create and our support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and organisations. We are committed to walking together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for a better future through our shared commitment to Voice, Truth and Treaty. About Housing Choices Australia Housing Choices Australia (Housing Choices) is an independent, national, not- for-profit housing provider that delivers high quality, accessible and affordable housing for people who struggle to find a suitable home in Australia’s challenging private rental market. Our vision is to see “all people affordably housed in neighbourhoods that support life opportunities.” Established in 2008, Housing Choices is one of the largest community housing providers in Australia, with operations in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales, and Western Australia. We currently manage 7,450 properties and accommodate more than 12,352 residents.
We work with residents, government agencies, support service partners and community organisations to deliver good housing for people disadvantaged by the private housing market. We work to create resilient, inclusive neighbourhoods across all our properties, providing residents with access to support services that will improve their health and wellbeing and to opportunities that will enhance their life circumstances. We employ more than 360 people in a range of disciplines including: tenancy management and support, property development and asset management, community development, resident engagement and intensive homelessness support for women. We also supply comprehensive corporate support services including finance, IT, human resources, compliance and risk, quality assurance, business planning and communications. Currently eight (or 2.6%) of our staff report as identifying as Aboriginal people. This is based on a voluntary staff diversity survey conducted by our People and Culture team during the induction process of new employees. We engage across the housing continuum with governments, the not-for- profit sector and the private sector, and work to positively influence these relationships in accordance with our mission and our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation with First Nations peoples.
Housing Choices Australia is a Group of Companies that includes the following entities:
• Housing Choices Australia Limited (parent entity) • Housing Choices Tasmania Limited • Housing Choices South Australia Limited • Housing Choices Western Australia Limited
• Housing Choices New South Wales Limited • Singleton Equity Housing Limited • Disability Housing Limited • Catherine House Incorporated • CHT Company Limited • Urban Choices Property Limited (affiliate)
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