Our housing portfolio
At 30 June 2016, we managed 18,767 properties worth $10.6 billion in all capital cities, major regional centres and some remote locations of Australia where the ADF has a presence.
The majority of properties are integrated throughout the community, close to ADF bases and establishments, and close to a range of amenities and services, such as transport, shopping facilities and schools.
Newly-constructed properties from our Wirraway development in the lower Hunter Valley (NSW).
Type and amenity
Our MWD portfolio mostly comprises modern, freestanding three- and four-bedroom houses, as well as some courtyard-style houses, townhouses and apartments.
Our MCA portfolio mostly consists of two-bedroom apartments.
All new MWD properties must comply with Defence specifications in terms of location, size, amenity and market rent. Where constructed, they must achieve a minimum six-star energy efficiency rating (EER). 2
We are working to ensure existing properties meet Defence's minimum standards, as set out in their New Housing Classification policy, by 1 July 2017. We will achieve this through a combination of property upgrades and disposals.
Figure 4 provides details of our national housing portfolio as at 30 June 2016.
Further information is provided in Purpose 2 in Section 2 and Appendix A of this report.
Figure 4: Our MWD and MCA portfolio by location, 30 June 2016
2 EER must be certified by an independent accredited assessor, using AccuRate (NatHERS replacement), other equivalent methods (e.g. state systems such as BERS Pro and BASIX) or, where permitted, BCA Deemed-to-Satisfy provisions.
