The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) is a statutory body established under the Aboriginal Housing Act 1998 (NSW) to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have access to affordable, quality housing.
We are governed by an all-Aboriginal Board, which provides advice to the Minister for Housing in NSW.
We are funded by the NSW and Australian governments to administer the state’s Aboriginal community housing assets. As part of this, we:
- manage and coordinate an annual capital works program, along with developing and implementing financial and resourcing strategies
- commit to and model co-designing solutions with community, enabling self determination and self management
- actively promote employment opportunities for Aboriginal people, both within the AHO and through opportunities for tradespeople and trainees with contracted Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal building companies
- work in partnership with housing providers and Indigenous organisations to deliver effective policy and standards across four key performance areas:
- housing services (Asset Management, and Tenancy Management).
- strengthening the capacity of the Aboriginal housing sector.
- relationship management.
- corporate capability.
We have offices across NSW, including a head office in Parramatta.
Our partners
The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) is supported by and works closely with partners inside and outside of government. These include:
- the Aboriginal community housing sector
- our Regional Aboriginal Housing Committees (RAHCs)
- Homes NSW within the Department of Communites and Justice (DCJ)
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (Australian Government
- Indigenous Business Australia
- NSW Aboriginal Land Council NSWALC and Local Aboriginal Land Councils
- NSW Treasury.
Latest annual report
Read about the work that's underway as we deliver against our ten-year strategy Strong Family, Strong Communities in our latest annual report.
