Thank you to everyone who participated in our housing consultation between 10 August and 6 September 2026 and shared their ideas, experiences and perspectives. We appreciate the time taken to provide feedback and help us better understand the housing priorities, challenges and opportunities that matter most to our community.
Housing is a complex and evolving issue, and community input is an important part of planning for the future. Through this consultation, we sought feedback on current and future housing needs, changing priorities, and opportunities to support a diverse range of housing options across Port Phillip.
We heard valuable feedback about:
- The types of housing people need and value at different stages of life.
- How housing priorities may change over time.
- Opportunities for new and diverse housing options.
- What is important to the community when planning for future housing.
Your feedback will help inform Council's ongoing strategic planning and future work to respond to housing needs across the municipality.
View the engagement report and key findings.
What's next?
Council is preparing a Housing Roadmap for submission to the Minister for Planning. The Roadmap is intended to outline the strategic work Council may undertake over the coming years to identify opportunities for additional housing and respond to State housing targets.
Subject to Council consideration, future implementation of the Roadmap would occur in stages, with separate community engagement undertaken for individual projects as they progress.
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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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Through the interactive mapping activity, we invited community members to share their views on:
- Where different types of housing could be appropriate.
- The benefits and opportunities these housing options could provide.
- Any potential impacts, concerns or challenges that should be taken into account when planning for future housing.
Thank you to everyone who mapped their ideas and shared their perspectives. Your contributions have provided valuable insights into local housing needs, priorities and opportunities, and will help inform future planning and decision-making for housing across our municipality.
Funded by the Australian Government Housing Support Program and the Victorian Government in association with the City of Port Phillip.
