UnitingSA Profile
Established in 1919, UnitingSA provides housing, aged care and community services to support people across regional and metropolitan South Australia.
More than 1000 employees and volunteers deliver high quality services to people from diverse backgrounds to realise UnitingSA’s vision of a compassionate, respectful and just community in which all people participate and flourish.
UnitingSA delivers a variety of services along the housing continuum, including homelessness services, community housing, residential aged care and independent living apartments for older South Australians. Our services work together to ensure people can access safe, long-term, affordable housing which suits their changing needs. Wrap-around supports are offered by UnitingSA’s emergency assistance, disability and mental health services to help people address life challenges and reduce barriers to sustaining positive housing outcomes.
Our overall property portfolio has grown significantly over the past 20 years, and includes 5 homes made available for people on low incomes, or those aged over 65 years. We also operate six residential aged care sites and deliver a range of community and corporate services from multiple properties across the state.
As we look to the future, we will continue to expand and adapt our service profile in response to changing community needs.
We are excited to be progressing with the following new developments which are centred on building stronger, safer and more vibrant communities.
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UnitingSA West Lakes Opening in early 2021, this innovative development puts older people at the heart of a vibrant established community. The five-storey development fronting West Lakes Boulevard will combine high-quality Residential Care with top-floor Retirement Living, ensuring that residents can remain under one roof as their needs change. At ground level there will be an active street frontage including a café, hairdresser and allied health services.
Budget: $ million Completion: March 2021 More information: https://unitingsa.com.au/west-lakes/
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Kurralta Park (Affordable Community Housing) Through the SA Housing Authority (SAHA) Community Housing Asset Renewal Program, UnitingSA Housing is constructing nine townhouses to be used as affordable rental options for those in need. One outdated property built in 1935 will be transformed into six two-bedroom and three three-bedroom modern townhouses for people on low to moderate incomes, including families, young people and new arrivals.
Budget: $3.11 million Expected completion: June 2021 More information: https://unitingsa.com.au/affordable-housing-for-adelaides-south-west/
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Ferryden Park (Affordable Community Housing) UnitingSA Housing is constructing eight two-bedroom dwellings in Ferryden Park to provide safe, affordable accommodation for the rising number of older women experiencing or at risk of homelessness in South Australia. The project has been made possible through South Australian Housing Authority’s More Affordable Tenancies in Community Housing (MATCH) initiative as well as the Days Road Gospel Mission who gifted the land to UnitingSA. Residents are anticipated to move in mid-2021.
Budget: $2.63 million Expected Completion: June 2021 More information: https://unitingsa.com.au/breaking-ground-on-housing-for-older-women/
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Prospect (Affordable Community Housing) This project includes 40 new apartments over four levels which will greatly improve access to affordable housing in this area. The design incorporates communal and private outdoor spaces for residents of all ages, along with vertical gardens and bike storage to support healthy lifestyles.
Budget: $14m Expected completion: Construction anticipated to begin late in 2021 and continue through 2022. More information here: https://unitingsa.com.au/new-affordable-housing-project-given-green-light/
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Quick Facts
Figures from financial year 2019-2020.
- 14,103 people supported across UnitingSA
- 753 people provided affordable accommodation in 404 UnitingSA Housing properties
- 897 people cared for across our 6 residential aged care sites
- 163 residents within 154 independent living units
- 1,673 people supported through our Homelessness Services
For more information, visit unitingsa.com.au or follow @UnitingSA on social media.