House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Housing Roadmap Housing Roadmap Mrs PEARCE House of Assembly King Housing Roadmap Mrs PEARCE (King) (15:13): My question is to the Minister for Housing and Urban Development. Can the minister provide the house with an update on development activity in South Australia since the Malinauskas government's initiation of the Housing Roadmap in June 2024? Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Before I call the minister, the leader, I asked you very politely earlier on and you have done nothing but chip away, chip away, chip away for the rest of question time. If we see a repeat later this week—tomorrow, into next week—I will ask you to leave. If everyone can just listen to the answer; it is our last one for the day. The Minister for Planning. The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Housing Infrastructure Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION (Taylor—Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Housing Infrastructure, Minister for Planning) (15:14): Look, it is all good news post the Housing Roadmap and post the release of the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan. Just to alert the house, new certificates of title in the last financial year were up by 13.66 per cent, so that's good news. Plans lodged in 2024-25 were up 14.1 per cent, so that's good news. As the Treasurer alerted you to, CommBank State of the States has us number two, but has us number one in construction work done, 16.7 per cent above the decade average. So that's good, isn't it? Dwelling starts, 22 per cent above the decade average. For the second time in 18 months, the HIA—no friend of the Labor Party normally—has declared South Australia top in the nation, scoring 88 out of 100 on their Housing Score Card. That's good news, isn't it, following the good news on the economy. ABS Construction work data shows that South Australia's construction work done reached $4.59 billion, a 7.7 per cent increase compared to the same time last year and that surpasses the national growth average of 3.5 per cent. The Crane Index, again in the March quarter, had us on the highest index rating since reporting began in 2015. In the Premier's electorate alone we have tower cranes up on: Arc Bowden, 145 apartments; Uniting on Second, 70 apartments; Lot 6003 in Bowden, which is a mixed use commercial building by Citify; Muse Bowden another 36 apartments; and Lot 51 is just about to commence so there will be another crane up over Bowden. Members interjecting: The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Housing Infrastructure Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: I know those opposite are interested in their water and sewer infrastructure. Well, how is that going? We have installed 18,367 metres of pipeline—which is about 18,300 and something more than you guys. We have executed 202 developer agreements covering 7,236 allotments across the state, which is the highest on record since DAFIs were first recorded in 2013. Members interjecting: The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Housing Infrastructure Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: So isn't that good. That's allotments; that's good news; you should be celebrating, saying, 'Yes, this is good.' More positive interjections. So it does not matter whether you go to Seaton, Bowden, Prospect Corner, Noarlunga, Playford Alive, or any one of the many, many private sector developments that are going on across the state, it's all good news on housing.