Housing and homelessness in Boroondara

Homelessness is an issue for some people living in Boroondara.

People's state of housing situation profoundly affects their health and wellbeing throughout life. Homelessness occurs when a person lacks regular, safe and adequate housing and also the economic and social supports that a home provides.

Our response

  • Health and Housing: Older women on the margins project - The City of Boroondara, with the support of Monash University, is doing research to find out about the experiences and issues that place older women (55 years and over) at risk of or homeless.
  • Homelessness among Older Women Research Project: Stage One – In partnership with the Salvation Army EastCare, Council undertook stage one of a research project looking at homelessness among older women.  The catalyst for the project was an increase in the number of older women seeking housing assistance in the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR), and in particular the municipality of Boroondara.
  • Social Housing Policy and Action Plan 2008-11 – Council has endorsed a Social Housing Policy and Action Plan 2008-2011 to guide its role in supporting, coordinating and advocating for social housing within our City.
  • Boroondara Homelessness Protocol – The Boroondara Homelessness Protocol has been prepared to help ensure that homeless people are treated appropriately and are offered relevant support services.

The Boroondara Registered Rooming House Subsidy

Supporting the private rooming house sector through the introduction of the Boroondara Registered Rooming House Subsidy

Information about affordable housing and homelessness

  • Housing in Victoria website – This website provides data and indicators on housing affordability for the Inner Melbourne Region.
  • A Social profile of Boroondara – A Social Profile of Boroondara provides an in-depth analysis of the socio-economic data relating to the Boroondara community. In Chapter 3: Housing, you will find information on public housing, crisis accommodation, local housing issues for low income persons, and the homeless population in Boroondara.

  • Counting the Homeless Report 2006 – The report, using the latest figures from the 2006 census is by Chris Chamberlain, Director, Centre for Applied Social Research at RMIT and Associate Professor David MacKenzie from the Institute for Social Research at Swinburne University

Further information:

  • phone: 9278 4715
  • email: Ros Winkler, Community Safety, Drug and Alcohol Officer

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Health and Housing: Older Women on the Margins Project

The City of Boroondara, with the support of Monash University, is doing research to find out about the experiences and issues that place older women (55 years and over) at risk of or homeless.

Homelessness among older women research project: stage one

In partnership with the Salvation Army EastCare, Council undertook stage one of a research project looking at homelessness among older women.