Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) 

The Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) is the largest Indigenous housing program undertaken by the Australian and Northern Territory Governments.

This joint $672 million housing program will deliver 750 new houses, 230 rebuilds of existing houses and 2,500 refurbishments across 73 remote Indigenous communities and a number of community living areas (town camps) in the Northern Territory by 2013.

Two construction company consortia known as Alliances have been engaged to deliver the program. The Alliances are working closely with communities and government to deliver better housing for Indigenous Australians in the NT. A target of 20 percent has been set for Indigenous employment across the program.

Update as at 24 January 2011

Program Targets - 24 January 2011

• New houses complete: 179
• Rebuilds/refurbishments complete: 1036
• Indigenous employment: minimum 20 per cent of the SIHIP on site workforce

• Total work on housing lots to date: 1431
• Current Indigenous employment status: 33 percent of the SIHIP on site workforce

^* high need communities and a number of town camps in which major works will be undertaken including construction of new houses, rebuilds and refurbishment of existing houses and infrastructure upgrades
^** communities in which existing houses will be refurbished

SIHIP Review

A review of the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) was released by the Australian and Northern Territory Governments on 31 August 2009.

Media Release - Improving Indigenous housing in the NT

Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program – Review of Program Performance

Post Review Assessment

This assessment released on 17 March 2010 was commissioned to report against the recommendations made in the SIHIP Review and advise on any issues involved in meeting SIHIP's targets.

• Media Release - Further improvements to NT Indigenous housing program
• SIHIP Post Review Assessment