1.5 Drivers for change Housing Affordability Across Greater Sydney there are increasingly fewer areas where housing is affordable, which is challenging for many households. At present, the Campsie Town Centre provides more affordable housing compared to many of the surrounding suburbs. This relative affordability of Campsie has enabled many lower income households to live in the centre - nearly a third of Campsie households make less than $1,000 a week (< $51,999 per year). Future growth in Campsie has implications for housing affordability. While urban renewal has many benefits, this process can impact housing cost through the replacement of older housing with newer, more expensive housing stock. To help mitigate the impacts of rising housing prices on Campsie’s lower income households, Council has committed to delivering affordable housing in Campsie. The Master Planning process will test the viability of delivering affordable housing in Campsie. Increasing affordable housing supply in the study areas is a key consideration for the master plan.
Campsie Town Centre Master Plan|Draft
New housing growth needs to cater to a range of different household types. This Master Plan includes initiatives to ensure housing diversity and deliver homes suitable for both large households (couples with children and group households) and smaller households (couples with no children, single parents, single people).
Health, well-being and lifestyle economy Council’s Employment Strategy sets a jobs target of 7,500 total jobs for the Campsie Town Centre by 2036. To meet this target, approximately 2,700 additional jobs will be needed, requiring an additional 81,890 sqm of suitable floor space.
It is important to create capacity for new housing in the right locations. The State Government has identified strategic centres receiving investment in mass transit as ideal places for housing growth. As a strategic centre receiving a Metro Station, Campsie has an important role to play in housing delivery.
Central to achieving this job target will be delivering CBCity’s Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct. As outlined in Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement, The Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct will provide high quality public areas and civic, community and employment opportunities for people and businesses in the east of the CBCity. Canterbury Hospital will act as the anchor of this precinct by supporting the clustering of medical uses. This will require ongoing investment by State Government into the expansion and improvement of Canterbury Hospital including health and related services and facilities.
Accordingly, CBCity’s Housing Strategy has identified a need for 6,360 new homes, including 5,600 new homes in the Campsie
This Master Plan ensures Campsie can support a Lifestyle and Medical Precinct by planning for sufficient floor space capacity
An evolving and growing population
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core alongside 760 new homes the node between Canterbury Road and Beamish Street. This housing growth is required to accommodate CBCity’s growing population.
and ensuring infrastructure is provided to attract workers in the health sector and retail and personal services jobs. To successfully support the planned jobs growth in the centre, there will also be a focus on creating active streets and facilitating a strong nighttime economy. A lifestyle-focused centre also requires investment in civic, community and cultural infrastructure. The Campsie Civic Precinct will become a hub of new and consolidated facilities that support residents and workers, as well as visitors from Greater Sydney and beyond.
