Australian athletes due to arrive in Rio on Tuesday will not be moving into their allocated building due to major issues with electricity and plumbing.

Australian Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller said the building was plagued by blocked toilets, leaking pipes, exposed wiring, darkened stairwells without lighting and dirty floors.

“I think the three main areas of concern for us were gas, plumbing and electricity…three pretty vital things,” Ms Chiller told 9NEWS reporter Christine Ahern in Rio.

In a statement this morning she said a “stress test” had been conducted where "taps and toilets were simultaneously turned on in apartments on several floors to see if the system could cope once the athletes are in-house".

"The system failed. Water came down walls, there was a strong smell of gas in some apartments and there was “shorting” in the electrical wiring," she said.

The International Olympic Committee is understood to be furious with the state of the village, and will not allow athletes to move in until the safety concerns are remedied.

The Australian Olympic Committee will also prevent its athletes from moving into their apartments.

Ms Chiller said staff had been living in nearby hotels and alternative accommodation arrangements had been made for athletes.

"From an AOC point of view, John Coates, has always stressed that for a Games to be successful, you need to get 3 things right, the athlete’s Village, the transport and the food," she said.