South Australia builds more than 1000 homes

South Australia has built more than 1000 homes under the commonwealth's economic stimulus plan, state Housing Minister Jennifer Rankine says.

Ms Rankine said the government reached the milestone of 1014 new homes in March this year and had also upgraded more than 500 properties.

"The nation building project has allowed us to help many people who were on our waiting list to get into accommodation earlier than they might have," she said.

"Some of these houses are being allocated to people that are homeless or at risk of homelessness, many with support packages to ensure successful tenancies and integration into the communities in which they are living."

Ms Rankine said 336 of the new homes were in regional areas from Ceduna, on the west coast, to Mt Gambier in the southeast.

AAP