How does planning for activity centres relate to the Government’s draft housing targets?

Victoria’s Housing Statement, released on 20 September 2023, committed to the preparation of housing targets for local government areas.   

In June 2024, draft housing targets were released to guide councils on where future homes should be built across Victoria. They are an important step towards creating more homes in the places where people want to live and helping to facilitate 2.24 million new homes over the coming decades.  

The housing targets are designed to create more housing choice where there is existing and planned public transport, jobs and services in Melbourne and regional cities.  

The draft housing targets will be finalised in consideration of feedback received and will form part of a new plan for Victoria to set a vision for the state to 2050.   

The 60 activity centres and the walkable catchments surrounding these will need to play a key role in delivering against the Plan for Victoria’s housing targets. Through refreshed planning controls, the Activity Centres Program will provide tools to support delivering on targets in these centres.   

The draft local government area housing targets align with the draft plans that have been developed in the activity centres program.