Building Connected, Inclusive & Thriving Housing Communities

Community Development Australia strengthens community housing through participation, tenant voice, place-based leadership and community-led development.

We work alongside housing providers, practitioners, and communities across Australia to foster belonging, wellbeing, resilience and lasting social change.

Community development creates the conditions to reduce inequality, strengthen belonging, and enable people and communities to thrive. 

It is a strengths-based and participatory approach that builds local capacity, leadership, inclusion and collective action to improve community wellbeing and resilience. 

Strong communities are built through connection, participation, and belonging.

Community development strengthens wellbeing, resilience, social inclusion and community cohesion within housing communities. It moves beyond tenancy management to support connected neighbourhoods where people can participate, contribute, lead and shape the places where they live.

Through engagement, partnerships, leadership development and place-based initiatives, community development helps create healthier, more inclusive and more resilient communities.