| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Construction |
| Formed: | 5 December 1978 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Construction Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development |
| Dissolved: | 7 May 1982 |
| Superseding: | Department of Social Security (Australia) Department of Industry and Commerce (II) Department of Transport and Construction |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Ray Groom |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1978–1980) |
| Minister2 Name: | Tom McVeigh |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (1980–1982) |
| Chief1 Name: | George Warwick Smith |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (1978–1980) |
| Chief2 Name: | Collin Freeland[1] |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary (1980–1982) |
The Department of Housing and Construction was an Australian government department that existed between December 1978 and May 1982.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
The functions of the Department at its creation were:
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Housing and Construction.