Heywood
Heywood
Heywood
Heywood

Project

Heywood

Description

Status: Planning underway – gearing up for construction commencement.
Project: 16 Affordable, Modern Homes


Overview

Heywood Homes is a boutique affordable housing project designed to bring stability, security, and opportunity to families in regional Victoria.

Just minutes from schools, shops, parks, and transport, the project blends lifestyle appeal with essential community access — making it ideal for families, essential workers, and local residents.

This development represents the mission of Kind Homes in action: delivering affordable, high-quality homes that not only provide shelter but strengthen communities for the long term.


Project Highlights

  • Location: walking distance from the town centre, nearby Oval, and health services and the Community & Learning Centre

  • Product: 16 affordable, modern homes

  • Delivery: Homes delivered within 12 months

  • Objective: Deliver quality, affordable homes to address urgent community housing needs



Why Heywood Homes?

  • Critical housing shortage: Heywood’s rental market is under extreme pressure, with a vacancy rate of 0.11%. Local vacancy rates remain well below sustainable levels, leaving little housing choice for new residents and workers.

  • Key worker crisis: Essential workers in healthcare, education, and childcare face housing shortages, putting pressure on vital community services.

  • Strong labour demand: Heywood’s has a very low unemployment rate which sits below both regional and national averages. Job demand is strong, but without affordable housing the town risks losing the essential workers it depends on.

  • Growth corridor: Positioned within Victoria’s Barwon South West growth corridor and just 25 minutes from Portland, Heywood is a key regional hub primed for housing investment. Increasing supply here will support both local growth and the wider regional workforce.


Why We Love It

Heywood Homes is exactly the type of project Kind Homes was created for — solving real housing challenges with smart, community-first development.

By delivering six modern, affordable homes in the heart of Heywood, we’re helping to ease housing pressure, support key workers, and strengthen the future of this growing regional town.