Like any modern municipality, Boroondara is criss-crossed by streetscapes that are a blend of eras and styles.
It is home to many grand Victorian-era mansions of ‘Hawthorn’s architect’ John Beswicke, more modest inter-war homes, 21st-century townhouses and multi-dwelling apartment buildings.
Behind those varied facades lies a vital resource – the housing stock that gives shelter and comfort to our community.
It is our role to help facilitate the provision of housing to meet our community’s needs – and to advocate to the Victorian and Australian governments for housing requirements that fall outside local government responsibility.
That is why we are in the process of updating our Boroondara Housing Strategy to plan for community needs over the next 15 years. To do this, we use the latest Census data and projections to show how we live and how our housing needs might change – including household size and type, the kind of dwellings we inhabit, and the ages of those who live here.
When the last Census was held in 2021, Boroondara was home to 169,901 residents and had 72,921 dwellings. Projections for the next 15 years see those numbers growing by approximately 28,700 residents, and 9,400 more dwellings.
How will we help to provide for these new residents? The Boroondara Housing Strategy will provide a strategic framework to guide housing to appropriate locations. It also considers how we will maintain and protect the character and treasured heritage of our suburbs, a subject close to my heart.
A draft version of the strategy will be shared for your feedback soon. Be sure to have your say and help us make Boroondara a better place for the communities of today and tomorrow.
Mayor of Boroondara