Aboriginal Housing


As the largest Aboriginal housing provider in New South Wales, MLAHMC has been providing housing management since 2004 as a registered Aboriginal housing provide with the NSW Aboriginal Housing Office.

Aboriginal housing is secure and affordable rental housing for Aboriginal people on low incomes with housing needs.

Each tenancy is managed in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act 2010. MLAHMC currently manages in excess of over 750 properties on the behalf of 19 different housing owners via a regional management model.


Applying for Housing

Housing Pathways

For Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) and MLAHMC owned properties, all housing applications and property allocations are processed through Housing Pathways.

Housing Pathways provides:

  • coordinated information about housing assistance

  • a single application process

  • common eligibility criteria for housing assistance

  • a standard assessment process, and

  • a single waiting list known as the NSW Housing Register

You can apply for housing assistance online 24 hours a day, 7 days per week or by phone, Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm by calling the Housing Contact Centre on 1800 422 322.

Please click here to apply for housing assistance via FACS’ Housing Pathways.

Other Aboriginal Community Housing Options

Owners of Aboriginal community housing, such as Local Aboriginal Land Councils and Indigenous Corporations, may have their own eligibility requirements and processes for the allocation of their stock, including internal management of their waiting list of Aboriginal people requiring housing.

For further information on housing eligibility and the application process for these properties, please contact our tenancy team on 1800 231 160 or email tenancies@mlahmc.org.au for more information.