Feb 2026 – Alternative sites for defence housing

(updated March 2026)

Defence Housing Australia (DHA) requires 200 lots/dwellings to house defence personnel. The current site is Lee Point. Alternative sites to Lee Point that are near to defence bases are shown below:

 
Fig 1. Map showing (8) alternative sites.

 

Site

Planned Lots

Status

Min lot cost

Comment

Lee Point

740

Lots selling in stages

$300k

200 lots to be reserved for defence

RAAF vicinity  

?

Potential

?

 

Marrara Gardens

78         

Lots selling

$290k

 

Berrimah – Defence Establishment Berrimah

800?

Potential

?

Defence land to be sold –  Defence Estate Audit Sites.

Berrimah – Northcrest

1500     

Lots selling in stages

$225k

 

Pinelands vicinity

?

Potential

?

 

Holtze – Parks Living

540

Lots selling in stages

$189k

Greater Holtze could have up to 10,000 lots

Holtze – Kowandi North

?

Potential

?

Defence land to be sold –  Defence Estate Audit Sites.

Farrar West     

222

In planning

?

Announced Jan 2026

Zuccoli – Zuccoli Village and Aspire

900

Lots selling in stages

$170k

 

Notes:

      • Prices are subject to change over time.

      • To access government’s “help to buy scheme” house/lot cost has to be $600k or less ie. lot cost is approx $200k or less.

      • All sites (except Lee Point) have good access to existing infrastructure and public transport.

      • DHA is wholly owned by the taxpayer

    Additional reasons for using an alternative site is at: Relocating and rescoping the Lee Point defence housing project