Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

[1][2] The department's head office is at 111 George Street in the Brisbane CBD.

The department has a range of focus areas in the delivery of human services including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services, child safety, disability, community care, housing, homelessness, multicultural affairs, sport, recreation and women.

The Department of Communities assumed the responsibility for administering the Housing Act 2003.

[3] The Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety is responsible for developing policy on community engagement, volunteering, crime prevention, family and domestic violence prevention, family support as well as support for individuals affected by problem gambling and alcohol abuse.

It also provides support to those dealing with homelessness, disaster recovery and enabling the aged and youth to engage government services and information.