Claim: The Athletes'  Village in the 2018 Commonwealth Games was developed by the Economic Development Queensland on a 29-hectare area in Parklands, and opened in 2018, providing housing and services to 6,600 athletes and officials.
Evidence: The 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes Village was an accommodation centre to house all participating athletes, as well as officials and athletic trainers of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Athletes Village was officially opened from 25 March 2018 and provided accommodation and services to 6,600 athletes and officials in 1252 permanent dwellings. A 29-hectare of area in Parklands which is three kilometres from Southport Central Business District and 3.6 kilometres east of the Pacific Motorway was identified by EDQ and declared as a PDA in 2013. The Economic Development Queensland (EDQ), Queensland Government's specialist land use planning and property development unit, engages with state and local governments to identify areas of land for development within Queensland which are called Priority Development Areas (PDAs).