Where Tasmania's social housing builds stand in November

Under construction: Westbury

Vos Construction and Joinery began building 20 social and affordable homes at Westbury in August, in an $8.6 million project funded by the state and federal governments through the second round of the Housing Australia Future Fund. Completion is expected late in 2027. See the Westbury build.

Proposed: Warrane

Homes Tasmania has lodged a development application for 75 social and affordable rental homes at 155 Cambridge Road, Warrane, valued at $24 million. Public comment to Clarence City Council closes on 18 November. It is a proposal only, covered in our Warrane story.

Approved: Devonport

A six-storey, 30-apartment social housing block from Housing Choices Tasmania was approved by Devonport City Council in January 2025 for 11 Fenton Street. A fire hit the vacant house on the site, and the cause is still under investigation. Our report is the Fenton Street fire. We have not seen a construction start date for the block.

The numbers

• 13 delivered, 20 under construction, 75 proposed and 30 approved and not started: 138 homes in total.
• Homes Tasmania has 284 homes under construction, according to Pulse Tasmania.
• Its $546 million borrowing limit with Tascorp is fully drawn. In August the Tascorp board approved lifting it to $737 million, a change that still needs the treasurer’s approval.
• The agency’s 2025-26 deficit was $52.66 million.

Why it matters

Every project above relies on Homes Tasmania or a community housing provider, and the agency says its model runs on debt, not income. The borrowing limit is the pinch point for the proposed and approved-but-not-started projects in particular, though no source we have read links a specific project to that limit.

What to watch

• Clarence council submissions on Warrane, closing 18 November.
• Whether the treasurer approves the higher Tascorp ceiling.
• Any start date for the Devonport block.
• Westbury progress towards the late-2027 completion.