Our essential worker housing portfolio
Essential worker housing refers to apartments rented to essentail workers at around 80% of the prevailing market rent to help them afford to live closer to where they work.
Key features of essential worker housing
- Apartments rented to essential workers at around 80% of the usual market rent.
- Essential workers include nurses, teachers, firefighters and police officers, many of whom are our members.
- Apartments are usually located in larger residential complexes which include non-essential worker apartments.
- Lower rents can help essential workers afford to live in central locations, close to where they work.
- See Barings Australia website.
Where returns could come from
- Rents paid by long-term stable tenants.
- Profits from potential development of new apartments.
About the investment
- Epping is in Sydney’s northwest. It is 22km from the CBD.
- It is close to transport, two major hospitals, Macquarie University and a shopping and business precinct.
- Apartments are leased to professionals primarily working in health, education and law enforcement.
- Members in our Core and Socially Conscious diversified investment options will have exposure to this investment.
- Members in our Indexed or single asset class options will not have exposure.
About the investment
- Waterloo is in Sydney’s inner south.
- It is close to
- transport
- University of Sydney, University of Technology, Sydney & University of NSW,
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital.
- Three quarters of the apartments are leased to professionals primarily working in health, education and law enforcement.
- Members in our Core and Socially Conscious diversified investment options will have exposure to this investment.
- Members in our Indexed or single asset class options will not have exposure.
About the investment
- Hurstville is 15 kms south-west of Sydney’s CBD
- It is close to
- transport
- major primary and secondary schools
- St George Hospital, Hurstville Private Hospital and Waratah Private Hospital.
- Members in our Core and Socially Conscious diversified investment options will have exposure to this investment.
- Members in our Indexed or single asset class options will not have exposure.
About the investment
- Moonee Ponds is 7 kms north-west of the Melbourne CBD
- It is close to
- transport
- major primary and secondary schools
- RMIT, the University of Melbourne
- Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Children’s Hospital.
- Members in our Core and Socially Conscious diversified investment options will have exposure to this investment.
- Members in our Indexed or single asset class options will not have exposure.
About the investment
- Miranda is 24km south of Sydney CBD
- It is close to
- transport
- major primary and secondary schools
- shopping centres
- beaches
- Sutherland Hospital, Kareena Private Hospital and President Private Hospital.
- Members in our Core and Socially Conscious diversified investment options will have exposure to this investment.
- Members in our Indexed or single asset class options will not have exposure.
About the investment
- Claremont is a western suburb of Perth
- It is close to
- transport
- 13 primary and secondary schools
- social infrastructure
- Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital.
- Members in our Core and Socially Conscious diversified investment options will have exposure to this investment.
- Members in our Indexed or single asset class options will not have exposure.
Where to next?
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