Wine Region Targeted for 800 New Homes in SA

Villawood Properties and Renewal SA will partner for a second time to deliver a net-zero carbon community across a 45ha site at Aldinga, with at least 25 per cent providing affordable housing.

The development at the greenfield site, 45km south of the Adelaide CBD, will comprise a mix of detached, semi-detached and townhouse projects up to three storeys, according to Renewal SA, with energy-efficiency measures including solar heat pumps, batteries and a microgrid.

Renewal SA chief executive Chris Menz said the Aldinga project confirmed the organisation’s commitment to partnering with the private sector to deliver housing “particularly in the southern suburbs where supply is at a premium”.

“It’s pleasing, and important, to see strong focus on sustainability targets as well as affordable housing outcomes, demonstrating that it is possible to achieve both across projects.”

The development will achieve a minimum 5 Star Green Star Communities Rating with a target of achieving 6 Stars. 

Individual homes will target a minimum 7 Star NatHERS rating and display homes will aim to be completed to an 8 Star rating equivalent to help consumers understand the benefits of highly efficient homes.

Under the deal, Villawood would also be responsible for the delivery of a community club, which would include a pool, gym, function room, cafe, sports courts and co-working spaces. 

The all-electric development would also use light-coloured roofing to mitigate urban heat and incorporate water sensitive urban design, including the use of recycled water for irrigation of reserves. 

The project would comprise an over-55s lifestyle village on the site’s western parcel with one, two and three-bedroom homes on offer. 

Villawood entered the South Australian market in 2021 and now has more than 5000 homes in the pipeline.

Villawood chief executive Alan Miller said the project was “seriously ground-breaking stuff for South Australia”.

“It’s blazing a new path for mainstream sustainable housing and premium affordability for the entire country,” he said.

“We haven’t seen all the elements of cost, design, sustainability, social connection and quality come together like this before in any mainstream housing project in Australia.

“Aldinga is rewriting how new communities are designed, how lifestyle and climate considerations are factored into them and how homebuyers can far more easily access the property market.”

The South Australian Government has preserved a corridor of land through Aldinga for a future extension of the Seaford rail line to the area. 

Villawood would also deliver a north-south shared-use path along the eastern edge of the proposed rail corridor. 

The project is bordered by Quinliven Road to the north, Main South Road to the east, Aldinga Beach Road to the south and How Road to the west.

Aldinga is the second partnership between Renewal SA and Villawood alongside its 1500-lot Oakden Rise development.