Community Housing, Onkaparinga

Community housing is a partnership between government and community-managed housing organizations to provide affordable and appropriate housing for low income earners and people with special needs (e.g. homeless, disabled, or victims of domestic violence). The Department for Families and Communities (DFC) is responsible for the oversight and management of community housing through the SA Community Housing Authority. The DFC works in cooperation with 120 organisations, which are registered under Community Housing legislation (a).

In July 2006 there were 28 Onkaparinga suburbs with a total of 647 community housing residences. The greatest numbers were in Morphett Vale (114), Christie Downs (68), Hackham West (66) and Huntfield Heights (63). (b)

Community Housing, Onkaparinga, July 2006
	MORPHETT VALE	114
	CHRISTIE DOWNS	68
	HACKHAM WEST	66
	HUNTFIELD HEIGHTS	63
	SEAFORD	57
	ALDINGA BEACH	42
	NOARLUNGA DOWNS	39
	SEAFORD RISE	35
	HACKHAM	26
	WOODCROFT	24
	CHRISTIES BEACH	16
	REYNELLA	15
	ALDINGA	12
	O'SULLIVAN BEACH	12
	ABERFOYLE PARK	11
	PORT WILLUNGA	9
	HAPPY VALLEY	7
	MASLIN BEACH	5
	PT NOARLUNGA STH	5
	OLD NOARLUNGA	4
	MOANA	3
	OLD REYNELLA	3
	PORT NOARLUNGA	3
	CLARENDON	2
	MOANA HEIGHTS	2
	WILLUNGA	2
	REYNELLA EAST	1
	SELLICKS BEACH	1
	TOTAL	647

(a)	Community Housing Authority (SA) Annual Report 2005 (www.sacha.sa.gov.au)
(b)	Information provided by Office for Community Housing, Housing Policy and Strategy (www.communityhousing.sa.gov.au) August 2006