The state government announced today it is partnering with Villawood Properties to redevelop a 45-hectare greenfield site in Aldinga into a masterplanned community.

The vacant land, mooted for development since at least 2019, is around 40km south of the Adelaide CBD and just east of Aldinga Beach. It is bordered by Main South Road to the east, Aldinga Beach Road to the South and Quinliven Road to the north.

A map of the development land shaded in light green. Image: Renewal SA via Google Maps

Villawood Properties’ plan is to build 800 new homes, including 200 homes within an over-55s “lifestyle village”.

Twenty-five per cent of homes will be classed as affordable housing between $495,000 and $560,000, according to the developer, with the first homes scheduled to enter the market in mid- to late- 2025.

Construction is due to begin in early 2026 with the first residents moving in by the end of 2026, according to Villawood.

A pool, café, function rooms, and sports courts are planned as part of a new “Villawood Residents’ Club”.

The new club proposed as part of Villawood’s development. Image: supplied

Premier Peter Malinauskas said the development will create “a whole new community in a booming area of our city”.

“It’s important this design incorporates affordable and sustainable housing options as well as a central community club and Lifestyle Village to create a vibrant community,” he said in a statement.

“This government is taking action to address the housing crisis and this is the type of master-planned development that will help us increase the supply of housing for South Australians.”

Villawood Properties said the development will be a “net zero carbon project” featuring gas-free solar, heat pumps, batteries and microgrids, with sustainable building materials to be mandated as part of the development.

The development is planned to have at least 25 per cent tree canopy cover and 16 per cent open space.

A draft masterplan of Villawood Properties’s plan for Aldinga. Image: supplied

The state government’s land agency, Renewal SA, is also preserving a 60-metre-wide rail corridor through the development.

The land corridor, between Quinliven Road to Aldinga Beach Road, would allow a future extension of the Seaford train line to Aldinga.

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport has said while there are no immediate plans for expansion, the reserved land “will allow for a future extension to be pursued in the 2030s”.

In the meantime, the land is proposed to be open space for the public.

Consultation on Villawood’s draft masterplan is schedule to open later this year.