What AV Jennings Limited does

AV Jennings Limited (ASX: AVJ) is an Australian and New Zealand residential property developer founded in the 1930s, now operating as a legacy sub-brand under AVID Property Group. The company develops master-planned residential communities spanning New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, and New Zealand, offering residential land parcels, completed homes, townhouses, and apartments. Its product portfolio is structured across three customer-facing brands: AVJennings Communities (the 90-plus-year flagship), Vantage Resort Communities (luxury resort-style living targeting the over-50s demographic), and Villaworld Homes Communities (contemporary residential communities with 36-plus years of heritage on Australia's eastern seaboard).

Revenue is generated through one-off land sales, home sales, and apartment sales within these communities, with pricing not publicly disclosed and transactions facilitated through six dedicated sales offices plus on-site community display villages. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, supplemented by a community engagement ecosystem branded as the AVID Experience, comprising AVIDEngage (events and neighbourhood activities), AVIDConnect (post-sale customer service), AVIDRewards (referral programme), and AVIDTogether (lifestyle magazine). The company is led by CEO Phil Kearns, operates with 101–250 employees, and holds ENVIRODevelopment Accreditation across its full portfolio, claimed as an industry first. There is no proprietary technology stack or API; the business model is fundamentally asset-heavy, dependent on land acquisition, planning approvals, and project settlement cycles across multiple Australian states and New Zealand.

Name

AV Jennings Limited

Legal name

AVID Property Group

Website

https://avjennings.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

AV Jennings Limited, founded in the 1930s and now part of AVID Property Group, is an Australian and New Zealand residential property developer building master-planned communities across NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, and NZ for individual homebuyers, downsizers, and over-50s lifestyle buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Development

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Residential & Acreage Homesites Brokerage (BPAJADAE)

Keywords

• Residential land development
• Master-planned communities
• Home construction
• Property development
• Retirement resort communities

Headquarters

HQ city

Baulkham Hills

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Residential Land Sales: AV Jennings generates revenue primarily through the sale of residential land parcels within master-planned communities across Australia and New Zealand. Customers purchase land to build homes or as investment properties.
2. Home Sales: The company also sells completed homes and apartments within their residential communities, providing turnkey solutions for buyers. This includes villa, townhouse, and apartment options.
3. Vantage Resort Communities: Luxury resort-style living communities for the over 50s demographic, offering an enhanced lifestyle experience with resort-style amenities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AV Jennings Limited develops master-planned residential communities and sells residential land parcels, completed homes (villas, townhouses, apartments) and resort-style living communities across Australia (NSW, QLD, VIC, SA) and New Zealand. Operating under the AVID Property Group umbrella alongside sister brands Vantage (over-50s resort-style living) and Villaworld Homes (contemporary residential), AV Jennings sells its own land and home inventory directly to consumers through six sales offices and on-site community display centres. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time sales of land and home packages within these communities.

Product overview

AV Jennings Limited operates under AVID Property Group as a diversified residential developer offering multiple community brands. The portfolio includes AVJennings Communities (over 90 years of history, residential communities in Australia and New Zealand), Vantage Resort Communities (luxury resort-style living for over 50s), and Villaworld Homes Communities (contemporary residential communities with 36+ years of experience). Beyond physical communities, AVID enhances the customer experience through The AVID Experience — a suite of programs including AVIDEngage (community events and activities), AVIDConnect (customer support), AVIDRewards (referral program), and AVIDTogether (lifestyle magazine). This is a multi-brand, platform-plus-services architecture where the core residential community products are complemented by customer experience add-ons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AVID Communities: Core residential communities brand under AVID Property Group offering land and home options.
• Vantage
• Villaworld Homes

Products and services

• AVJennings Communities Residential master-planned community developments across Australia (NSW, QLD, VIC, SA) and New Zealand, offering land parcels and completed homes for purchase by individual home buyers, upgraders, downsizers and investors. Named communities include Evergreen, Rosella Rise, Forest Reach, Covella, Harmony, Lyndarum North, Carolina, Somerford, Prosper, Ara Hills, Riverton, Deebing Springs, Cadence, Eyre, Aspect, Harvest Square and Waterline.
• Vantage Resort Communities Over-50s resort-style residential communities offering luxury lifestyle living with amenities. Sold primarily through dedicated Vantage sales offices and community display centres. Named communities include Caboolture Riverfront, Hervey Bay, Harmony, Eagleby Hedges, Eagleby Pines, Lilywood, Maleny, Pacific Paradise, Logan Village Green, Logan Village Links and Bloomdale.
• Villaworld Homes Communities Contemporary, award-winning residential communities delivered for buyers seeking peace of mind and turnkey homes across the eastern seaboard of Australia. Named communities include Brentwood Forest, Chambers Reserve, Elan and Lilywood.
• AVID Residential Communities Master-planned residential communities under the AVID Communities brand across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, offering diverse land and home options, open spaces and community events/activities for residential buyers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sekisui House: Japanese home builder that has historically held a major stake in AV Jennings and operates residential development across Australia and globally—a comparable master-planned residential operator with global scale and capital access that has shaped AV Jennings' corporate history.
• Lendlease Corporation: Global ASX-listed property and infrastructure developer with residential communities operations in Australia—comparable to AV Jennings in residential master-planned community delivery but globally diversified across many real estate segments and substantially larger.
• Mirvac Group: Major ASX-listed Australian property developer with significant residential land development operations alongside commercial and industrial—overlaps with AV Jennings in residential master-planned communities but operates at substantially larger scale and with broader diversification.

Direct peers

• Stockland: Australia's largest residential land developer and one of the country's largest residential property developers, with master-planned community operations across multiple states—directly comparable to AV Jennings in product, customer base, and delivery model, though materially larger.
• Peet Limited: ASX-listed Australian residential land developer and master planner with similar scale and multi-state footprint—directly comparable to AV Jennings in business model, customer segments, and project economics.
• Cedar Woods Properties: ASX-listed Australian residential land developer creating master-planned communities across WA, VIC, QLD, and SA—closely comparable to AV Jennings in scale, geography, and product offering, and the most directly comparable listed mid-cap peer.

Regional players

• ABN Group: Largest private home builder in Western Australia with growing presence in eastern states—comparable as an Australian residential home builder competitor overlapping with AV Jennings' customer demographic and product range.
• Dennis Family Corporation: Privately-held Australian residential developer and home builder operating across VIC, SA, and other states—comparable to AV Jennings as a mid-sized residential housing competitor with overlapping customer base.
• Simonds Group: Formerly ASX-listed Australian home builder focused on detached housing for first-home buyers—comparable to AV Jennings in residential housing product and customer demographic, though primarily a builder rather than integrated land developer.
• Metricon Homes: Largest privately-held Australian home builder focused on new home construction rather than land development—comparable to AV Jennings as a residential housing competitor targeting similar Australian home buyers, though concentrated in Victoria.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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