Kalwun provides an Affordable Housing program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents of the Gold Coast.

Kalwun owns 50 residential properties on the Gold Coast with a a mixture of units, duplexes and houses with two to five bedrooms.

All properties are predominantly located between Tugun, Palm Beach, Varsity Lakes, Robina, Mudgeeraba, Miami, Merrimac, Nerang, Helensvale, Labrador, Chirn Park and Southport.

Kalwun does not provide emergency or crisis accommodation. All of the tenancies at Kalwun are either on a medium or long-term basis.

Eligibility

To be eligible to go on the housing waiting list, clients must:

  • be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
  • have a Confirmation of Aboriginality Certificate
  • You must reside on the Gold Coast, and at the time of making the application, you have lived on the Gold Coast for a minimum of two years and are able to prove this.

Accessing the service

To apply for the Affordable Housing program, collect and complete a form from Kalwun Head Office at Level 1, 14 Cassia Drive, Varsity Lakes.

Kalwun Development Corporation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Lands upon which we work – the Kombumerri, Bullongin, Wanggeriburra, Birinburra, Mununjali and Minjungbal peoples and the wider Yugambeh language speaking group. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present, and emerging.

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