Department of Housing

Department of Housing
Department overview
Formed	17 December 1963
Preceding Department	Department of National Development (I);
Dissolved	30 November 1973
Superseding Department	Department of Housing and Construction (I);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Employees	1300 (at October 1973)
Ministers responsible	Les Bury, Minister (1963–1966); Annabelle Rankin, Minister (1966–1971); Kevin Cairns, Minister (1971–1972); Gough Whitlam, Minister (1972); Les Johnson, Minister (1972–1973);
Department executive	James Nimmo, Secretary;

The Department of Housing was an Australian government department with responsibility for housing, including the administration of housing schemes and grants that existed between December 1963 and November 1973.