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Our essential worker housing portfolio

We invest in essential worker housing through the Aware Real Estate platform. These are apartments rented to essential 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.
  • We invest through the Aware Real Estate platform.

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.

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