The family home where rock band AC/DC was founded has been mistakenly demolished by a property developer in Australia.

We regret that the previous long-term owner did not share this vital part of the property's background with us," company says after razing guitarists' Western Sydney home

The developers apologized for the oversight and claimed they were not informed of the home's cultural significance. Childhood Home of AC/DC’s Angus and Malcolm Young Accidentally Demolished by Develop

The historic childhood home of AC/DC brothers Malcolm and Angus Young was bulldozed for multi-million dollar residential estate in January 2025.

In 1963, the Young family moved from Scotland to Sydney, where they spent some time at a migrant hotel and a few rented houses before settling into a permanent home at 4 Burleigh Street. In 1964, George Young,

"Learning about this connection after our plans were already underway has shocked us. We are genuinely sorry for this oversight."

"We regret that the previous long-term owner did not share this vital part of the property's background with us," developers said in a statement.

He went on to pledge that the team plans to salvage materials from the site and honor the historic property by erecting a “special space,” like a cafe or bar, where AC/DC fans

The childhood home of Malcolm and Angus Young, where they laid plans to form AC/DC in 1973, was demolished last month by a company which said it hadn’t known the location’s history. The brothers and their family moved into 4 Burleigh Street in Burwood,