Lake Macquarie Housing Strategy

The Housing Strategy guides the decisions that Council and the private sector will make to deliver a greater diversity of housing to accommodate population growth and demographic change. The Housing Strategy also guides the design and location of housing into the future.

Council plays an important enabling and coordinating role in housing provision. While Council does not directly build or supply housing, it has a strong influence over where, how and what types of housing can be delivered.

The Housing Strategy is one of a suite of Council strategies that work together to guide how Lake Macquarie grows and changes over time. It is supported by a range of related strategies, but the key document that provides the broader strategic context is the Local Strategic Planning Statement which helps coordinate housing delivery with transport, jobs and environmental outcomes.