Bringing new housing to Banyo
AR Development Group is progressing plans for 216 townhouses across a 4.85 hectare portion of the site, with early in-ground works to prepare the site commencing in November 2026.
Two additional development partners will contribute to the precinct’s future housing and accommodation options:
Mission Australia Housing is planning 64 one- and two-bedroom affordable homes, providing more housing options for eligible Queensland households.
Rockpool Holdings is planning a 180-bed residential aged care facility on a portion of the site.
Together, the proposals will bring greater housing choice and residential aged care accommodation to an established Brisbane community, subject to the necessary approvals.
Government and industry working together
Banyo is an early example of EDQ’s Land Activation Program moving from identifying underutilised government land to securing development partners and enabling works on the ground. Through planning enablers such as the Land Activation Program (SEQ Tranche 1) Provisional Priority Development Area, EDQ is helping create the conditions to deliver housing at greater pace and scale.
Since launching in February 2026, the program has identified more than 3,000 hectares of government-owned land for assessment across 21 local government areas, with sites progressively released to market to support future housing supply.
At Banyo, EDQ is working with industry to progress the infrastructure, planning and development pathways needed to bring essential new housing opportunities forward.
The Land Activation Program is about turning land into homes, and Banyo is a great example of that in action.
We’re moving beyond identifying land for housing and getting work underway to deliver more places for Queenslanders to call home.
This is exactly the kind of progress Queensland needs, with government and industry working together to bring forward housing at greater pace and scale.
Julian Simmonds
CEO
Economic Development Queensland
This is an important milestone for the Banyo site, with early works now underway to prepare the land for its next chapter. We’re pleased to be working with EDQ to progress plans for new housing in an established and well-connected part of Brisbane.
Andrew Baumber
Managing Director
AR Developments
Laying the groundwork for delivery
The commencement of works at Banyo marks another step towards transforming vacant government land into places where more Queenslanders can live.
As further Land Activation Program sites progress, EDQ will continue working across government and with industry to unlock well-located land, support housing supply and create more opportunities for Queenslanders to call home.
