First Nations peoples in Queensland are experiencing a housing gap. The underlying causes are complex and may include racism and historical exclusion from education and employment, lack of understanding of family and kinship structures and mainstream housing, and service industry responses that lack cultural safety.

According to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, First Nations peoples are 6 times more likely to experience homelessness than other Queenslanders. Their research also shows that First Nations peoples are more than 10 times more likely to live in social housing than other Queenslanders.

Without the foundation of a secure home, First Nations peoples are further marginalised and excluded from opportunities for social, cultural and economic participation, compromising the impact of investment and efforts to close the gap.

This strategy was co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Queensland, the peak body for First Nations Housing, and is informed by the voices of more than 300 people and organisations.

It has put First Nations peoples’ lived experiences and wisdom at the heart of how solutions will be designed and delivered, reflecting community’s concerns, values, needs and aspirations.

Backed by a $61.3 million investment, the Our place action plan aims to accelerate First Nations housing outcomes over the next 4 years to deliver outcomes across the whole housing and homelessness systems.