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Social & Community Housing salaries
Social & Community Housing pay in Australia from official ABS EEH (via JSA) figures, until PropertyRoles.com.au has enough job ads with pay to publish its own.
Median salary · Australia
A$99,000
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile; median weekly earnings, full-time non-managerial adult employees, from ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025 customised report, May 2025 (Welfare Support Workers (unit group includes Housing Officers), code 4117). Moved to Jun Qtr 2026 with the ABS Wage Price Index, private sector rental, hiring and real estate services. The source publishes a median only for this occupation. Figures are annual, in AUD. We switch to live job-ad figures once ten or more employers advertise social & community housing pay and no one employer has over a third of the ads.
By state
Official figures. Estimates scale the national figure by each state's published pay level.
| 25th | Median | 75th | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | — | A$107,800 | — | Estimate |
| New South Wales | — | A$99,600 | — | Estimate |
| Northern Territory | — | A$101,800 | — | Estimate |
| Queensland | — | A$97,900 | — | Estimate |
| South Australia | — | A$93,400 | — | Estimate |
| Tasmania | — | A$87,500 | — | Estimate |
| Victoria | — | A$97,600 | — | Estimate |
| Western Australia | — | A$108,300 | — | Estimate |
Indicative ranges for Australia, inclusive of superannuation. Front-line not-for-profit roles are often set under the SCHADS Award; public sector roles follow state agency classifications. Salaries vary by state, provider size and whether packaging (salary sacrifice for NFPs) applies.
Live social & community housing roles
See all →Tenancy and Property Worker - VCCH
St Vincent de Paul Society, VincentCare Victoria, and VincentCare Community Housing · Melbourne, Victoria
Senior Housing Officer
Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works · Beaudesert, Queensland
Senior Manager - Strategic Asset Management
Community Housing Limited · Melbourne, Victoria
Tenancy and Property Officer
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing · Shepparton, Victoria
Principal Program Officer (Asset Management)
Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works · Brisbane City, Queensland
Tenancy and Property Officer
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing · Shepparton, Victoria
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