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More than $27 million in State and Federal funding will support Modular WA’s delivery of seniors’ social housing across 17 Wheatbelt sites.
Western Australia’s largest single delivery of modular social housing by a community housing provider will see 54 homes for seniors built across the Wheatbelt, backed by more than $27 million in State and Federal Government funding. (main image: Modular WA’s four-bedroom Napier design at Wangara demonstrates the company’s residential modular offering, with 191 square metres of internal area and an optional carport.)
Central East Accommodation and Care Alliance Inc. (CEACA) has received $16.96 million from the WA Government and $10.24 million through the Federal Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund to deliver the two-bedroom homes across 17 sites.
Modular WA has been appointed to manufacture the homes at its Wangara facility, with production scheduled to begin this month and installation to commence later this year.
The first site works are expected to begin at Kellerberrin on 28 August.
Modular construction expands role in WA social housing program
The project comes as the WA Government increases its use of alternative construction methods across its social housing program. According to Housing and Works Minister John Carey, around half of new social housing builds are now being delivered using non-traditional construction methods.
“We have dramatically increased the use of modular construction in our social housing program, with about half of our new builds utilising alternative methods,” Carey said.
“This partnership with the Federal Government, Modular WA and CEACA, will significantly boost the supply of social housing for seniors across the Wheatbelt, providing more affordable and secure housing options for older Western Australians.”
The homes will be built to Silver Liveable Housing Australia standards, with accessible layouts intended to allow older residents to remain within their local communities as their housing needs change.
CEACA’s member councils include Bruce Rock, Dowerin, Kellerberrin, Merredin, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Quairading, Westonia, Wyalkatchem and Yilgarn.
Manufacturing Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said the project would also support Western Australian manufacturing capability.
“Modern methods of construction, including modular housing, help reduce build times and improve productivity, allowing more homes to be delivered to communities sooner,” she said.
The 54 homes will add to more than 4,300 social homes the WA Government says have been delivered through its $10.8 billion housing investment since 2021.
Carey said the Wheatbelt program also demonstrated the potential for modular construction to address regional labour constraints by shifting more building activity into controlled factory environments before homes are transported to site.
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