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QLD · SA4 region

Cairns

162 enrolled SDA dwellings and 227 participants with an assessed SDA need. Every figure here is published by the NDIA for this region, as at 30 June 2026.

Enrolled dwellings

162

34 of 88 regions

Resident places

288 est

44 of 88 regions

Living in SDA

137

50 of 88 regions

Eligible, waiting

90

45 of 88 regions

Utilisation

60% est

51 of 88 regions

Implied occupancy

48% est

67 of 86 regions

Pipeline, unenrolled

81

34 of 88 regions

Housing mix against assessed need

Supplement P Tables P.5 and P.10

How this region's housing is distributed across design categories, against how its assessed need is distributed. Shares of each side's own mix, because dwellings and people are different units.

SHARE OF HOUSING, SHARE OF NEED HOUSING VS NEED 0% 18% 35% 52% 70% Robust Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision and be very resilient, while reducing the likelihood of reactive maintenance and reducing the risk to the participant and the community. 33 dwellings 11 people 20.5% 5.3% 3.9× more Robust: 20.5% of the housing stock, 5.3% of assessed need housing than need High Physical Support Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment and requiring very high levels of support. 103 dwellings 56 people 64.0% 26.9% 2.4× more High Physical Support: 64.0% of the housing stock, 26.9% of assessed need housing than need Fully Accessible Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment. 20 dwellings 100 people 12.4% 48.1% 3.9× less Fully Accessible: 12.4% of the housing stock, 48.1% of assessed need housing than need Improved Liveability Housing that has been designed to improve 'liveability' by incorporating a reasonable level of physical access and enhanced provision for people with sensory, intellectual or cognitive impairment. 5 dwellings 41 people 3.1% 19.7% 6.3× less Improved Liveability: 3.1% of the housing stock, 19.7% of assessed need housing than need
Share of enrolled dwellings Share of participants with an SDA need

Shares are renormalised over the four design categories the NDIA reports on both sides. Excluded: 0.6% of dwellings (Basic and Multi-Design Category, which the demand tables do not use) and 8.4% of participants (design category not recorded). Supply from Supplement P Table P.5, need from Table P.10.

What shape the housing is

Supplement P Tables P.11, P.12 and P.16

Building type crossed with design category. Enrolled stock is the first two tables together; the pipeline is counted separately and is not part of it.

Existing and legacy stock

10 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.12

Existing and legacy stock: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type Basic Fully Accessible Improved Liveability All
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident — 2 — 2
House, 3 residents 1 1 — 2
Group home, 4 residents — 5 — 5
Legacy Stock, 6+ residents — — 1 1
All 1 10% 8 80% 1 10% 10

New build and refurbished

152 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.11

New build and refurbished: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type Fully Accessible High Physical Support Improved Liveability Robust All
Apartment, 1 bedroom, 1 resident — 8 — — 8
Apartment, 2 bedrooms, 1 resident — 14 — — 14
Apartment, 2 bedrooms, 2 residents — 2 — — 2
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident 9 22 4 32 67
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 2 residents — 4 — — 4
House, 2 residents — 19 — 1 20
House, 3 residents 1 34 — — 35
Group home, 4 residents 2 — — — 2
All 12 8% 103 68% 4 3% 33 22% 152

Pipeline, unenrolled

81 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.16

Pipeline, unenrolled: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type High Physical Support Improved Liveability Multi-Design Category Robust All
Apartment, 1 bedroom, 1 resident 11 — — — 11
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident 14 6 3 34 57
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 2 residents — — — 2 2
House, 2 residents 6 — — 1 7
House, 3 residents 4 — — — 4
All 35 43% 6 7% 3 4% 37 46% 81

Other regions in QLD

Ordered by enrolled dwellings.

Logan Beaudesert

339 dwellings · 373 with an SDA need

Ipswich

322 dwellings · 488 with an SDA need

Gold Coast

297 dwellings · 506 with an SDA need

Wide Bay

240 dwellings · 343 with an SDA need

Moreton Bay North

220 dwellings · 377 with an SDA need

Townsville

205 dwellings · 230 with an SDA need

Toowoomba

177 dwellings · 278 with an SDA need

Brisbane East

175 dwellings · 231 with an SDA need

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