Donga house is the common name for temporary box houses in Australia. Donga House is usually made of light steel structure, which is easy to manufacture and transport. Donga House is usually used in temporary dormitories and sheds. It is widely used all over the world.
    The Portable donga house also called container house, Donga Houses both use house frames and recycled material. and does not need more decoration, just need simple assembly then live in.
Why are They Called Dongas?
    The history behind using the word donga to mean a transportable or modular building is not crystal clear. “There’s a little bit of mystery around this one,” says University of Melbourne linguistics researcher
Rosie Billington.
    The first account of the word’s use in Australia was in 1900. Although, for several decades, Aussies used the worddonga to mean a gully made by the action of water. This definition is the traditional South African meaning, which members of the Australian military may have picked up during their participation in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
Typical Uses for a Donga
    The modern donga is a far cry from the sweltering boxes that were common decades ago. Clean, comfortable, and climate-controlled, today’s dongas have several uses, including:
Mining Camps
–    Dongas serve as worker’s accommodations, offices, kitchen and dining facilities, medical huts, laundry rooms, and shower/lavatory facilities.
Commercial Uses-Dongas are used as classrooms, storage facilities, office buildings, caravan parks, seasonal worker accommodations, accessible restrooms, custom-use buildings, and homes in lifesty
Why the donga house can be used in a lot of places?
1, Donga Houses Are Durable
2, Donga Houses Are Green Building and Sustainable
3, Donga Houses are Cost-effective