The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has released a new report that identifies critical infrastructure requirements across seven key growth corridors in Perth, which if funded could unlock land to bring forward supply and ultimately facilitate the delivery of over 115,000 new homes.
The Growth Corridors Infrastructure Requirements Report (April 2026) has identified that an initial investment of $596 million over four years in strategic, enabling infrastructure would unlock land to catalyse the delivery of new homes in:
• North & West Ellenbrook,
• Bullsbrook,
• East Wanneroo,
• Yanchep-Eglington,
• Mundijong,
• North East Baldivis,
• Jandakot-Treeby, and
• Karnup.
These growth corridors could ultimately accommodate over 115,000 new homes but development is currently constrained by infrastructure needs.
The types of infrastructure requirements identified predominantly include wastewater pump stations and trunk mains, power substations and feeder networks, and sewer infrastructure.
“UDIA WA is committed to providing specific, targeted recommendations that will support private industry in delivering the homes we need, to the people that need them, faster,” UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck said.
“WA has the fastest growing population in the country, and we continue to navigate severe housing shortages that are limiting people’s access to homes that suit their needs,” Ms Steinbeck said.
The latest National Housing Pipeline report that was recently released by UDIA National, identified that 30% of surveyed greenfield yield in Greater Perth is constrained by lack of enabling infrastructure.
“Given the evidence that infrastructure planning, funding and delivery is crucial to getting much needed land for housing development ready, this report is basically a blueprint for getting more housing to the market,” Ms Steinbeck said.
The infrastructure requirements identified in the report are items/packages where Industry believes there is a direct correlation between the infrastructure funding and accelerated delivery to market, and there is currently no funding committed (unless otherwise stated in the report).
“There is a misconception here in Perth that land that has been zoned for urban or future urban use is plentiful and easy to bring to market, particularly in new (greenfield) areas,” Ms Steinbeck said.
“The reality is, there are a myriad of constraints on this land from infrastructure to environmental constraints,” Ms Steinbeck said.
“We need to overcome the infrastructure constraints in these seven key growth corridors through planning, coordination and delivery of infrastructure at the right time to catalyse development for the creation of new homes,” Ms Steinbeck said.
This 2026 report is an update and expansion of the first iteration that was released in September 2024.
The first report identified three key growth areas and provided a catalyst for the State Government’s $400M Housing Enabling Infrastructure Fund, launched in December 2024, followed by the first $101M allocation of that funding in the 2025-26 State Budget.
The intent of this second report is to help inform crucial enabling infrastructure expenditure in the 2026-27 State Budget and beyond.
In launching the report, Ms Steinbeck noted the importance of delivering housing choice across a range of areas in Perth.
“While this report focuses on the delivery of housing supply in new areas, we absolutely recognise that infill development is a critical piece of the housing supply puzzle,” Ms Steinbeck said.
“However, the constraints on infill development are different in nature, and we continue to identify opportunities to increase the viability of medium and high density infill projects and accelerate the delivery of supply in that sector as well,” Ms Steinbeck said.
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