Housing is a complex and fast changing issue. We want to ensure our future planning for housing reflects what matters most to our community.
With many national and state related reforms unfolding in the background, we’re checking in to understand how housing needs may have changed and what is important to our community today.
There are no change proposals at this stage, we want to understand what's important to our community and how housing needs have evolved.
We're interested in hearing about:
- the types of housing you and your family need and value across different life stages.
- whether your housing priorities have changed since we last spoke to you
- Ideas for new types of housing.
We invite you to provide your feedback by Sunday 6 September 2026. Your input will help guide more detailed planning to deliver diverse, well-located, and well-designed housing that aligns with community priorities.
On this page you can:
The Victorian Government has set a housing target of 55,000 new homes for Port Phillip by 2051. Careful, locally informed planning will help ensure Port Phillip plan for new homes and ensure it remains a great place to live for everyone.
The City of Port Phillip Housing Strategy was adopted in 2024. As we begin planning for future housing needs, we want to understand whether the housing principles in the strategy still reflect what matters most to our community.
The video below explains what Council is doing to plan for new homes.
How will my feedback change this project?
You can provide feedback on:
- Key strategic housing directions (established as part of the current CoPP Housing Strategy 2024-2039).
- Housing priorities and concerns across Port Phillip.
- Where different types of housing could potentially be located.
- How we increase housing diversity
- Housing needs at different stages of life.
- How growth should be planned in activity centres and neighbourhoods.
- The need to plan for growth.
- The need for additional medium density housing.
- Whether growth and development should occur.
- State Government policies and requirements.
- Timeline and internal processes.
Explore the key factors that
shape how we plan for housing.
You can slide through the pages or download the factsheet from the document library.
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Use the map to tell us:
- What type of housing is most suitable in different locations.
- Why it is a good fit, including any opportunities it offers and challenges that should be considered.
How to use the map:
- Use the Address Search to find a location or pan and zoom the map to the you want to comment on.
- Place a marker on the map and select the building type from the list that pops up.
- You can add as many markers as you like.
- To see the building type categories and potential growth areas click on the layer icons on the left upper corner of the map.
- Refer to the question mark icon on the map for detailed instructions.
Funded by the Australian Government Housing Support Program and the Victorian Government in association with the City of Port Phillip.
