Department of Housing and Public Works

Department of Housing and Public Works
Department overview
JurisdictionQueensland Government
Headquarters1 William Street, Brisbane
Employees 5,436 (2019)
Annual budget A$1.365 billion (2019–20)
Minister responsible
  • Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth
Department executive
  • Mark Cridland, Director-General
Child agencies
Websitehousing.qld.gov.au

The Department of Housing and Public Works is a ministerial department within the Queensland Government, tasked with providing housing, sport, digital technology, and urban design and architecture services Both Smart Service Queensland (SSQ) and Queensland Shared Services (QSS) sit within Housing and Public Works, providing whole-of-government services including HR, payroll, procurement, infrastructure, and state-wide contact centre solutions.

The department was previously called the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy prior to the November 2024 machinery of government changes.