A new six-storey apartment building in Adelaide has opened its doors, delivering 50 studio homes for women at risk of homelessness in a major boost to South Australia’s public housing stock.
The development, known as Tucker Street, has been delivered by the SA Housing Trust and built by South Australian company Mossop Group Pty Ltd. It will provide long-term housing for women who need both a safe place to live and support to help them rebuild stability.
Managed by the Housing Trust, the building will also offer on-site support services through YWCA Australia, with staff including a Community Engagement Officer and a Service Delivery Caseworker to help tenants manage their tenancies, connect with services, and establish housing security.
Tucker Street includes 50 studio apartments, with five designed as accessible homes for women with mobility needs. The complex also features shared meeting spaces, a common area, a courtyard, flexible-use rooms and a communal garden, creating a setting designed not just for housing, but for connection and wellbeing.
Each apartment includes a private balcony, internal laundry, modern kitchen and bathroom, air-conditioning, energy-efficient appliances and a dedicated on-site bike space.
The site has been positioned close to essential services and transport, including high-frequency bus routes and the City Connector Bus, as well as nearby green space at Rymill Park and easy access to the CBD’s shopping and service precincts.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Nick Champion said, “Our Government is delivering a real, measurable increase in South Australia’s public housing stock. Tucker Street is proof that we’re getting on with the job.”
“Tucker Street represents a foundation from which 50 women at risk of homelessness can rebuild their lives with the support they need around them.”
“Every South Australian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. We know there is more work to do, and we won’t be slowing down.”
Minister for Women Katrine Hildyard said, “Every woman deserves a safe place to call home, and we are committed to helping make that a reality for South Australian women.”
“Older women are the fastest growing group experiencing homelessness, often preceded by domestic, family and/or sexual violence, financial hardship or relationship breakdown and rarely happening in isolation. This is why targeted projects like this are crucial.”
“These homes and the embedded support will provide women with a roof over their head and so much more. A sanctuary, a safe place to call home, empowers women to experience belonging and security and move forward with confidence.”
“After a lifetime of economic and community contribution and often raising families and caring for others, it is unacceptable that older women face housing insecurity. I am so proud that Tucker Street will provide women with a foundation for healing, stability and rebuilding a life with dignity.”
Member for Adelaide Lucy Hood said, “This is another important addition in our push to provide more safe and secure housing for vulnerable women.
Having wrap around services on-site means women have support at hand to thrive in their new home.”
Catherine House Manager of Philanthropy and Engagement Jaylee Cooper also welcomed the development, saying women-only housing projects play an important role as women continue to become the fastest-growing cohort experiencing homelessness.
The opening of Tucker Street comes as the State Government points to recent independent Productivity Commission data showing South Australia has recorded its first net increase in public housing stock this century.
