This WA parliamentary question seeks data on housing applications and successful first home buyer applications under the Keystart scheme from 2002-2006. The answer provides the requested data and notes the impact of private sector adoption of the Keystart model.

AnsweredQoN 3771Legislative Council
Asked
22 August 2006
Portfolio
Housing and Works

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(b) 2002-2003; (c) 2003-2004; (d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(c) 2003-2004; (d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(e) 2005-2006?

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Answered
14 September 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
23 days
Year Number 2001-2002 5495 2002-2003 5173 2003-2004 6291 2004-2005 8564 2005-2006 6086 Note: The above figures include all applications (as first home buyers are not recorded separately at application stage). 2 The number of successful first home buyers applications under the Keystart scheme were: Year Number 2001-2002 3338 2002-2003 2656 2003-2004 2816 2004-2005 3624 2005-2006 2193 Note: The success of the Keystart low deposit model has been adopted by some private sector financiers in the last two years, which has resulted in a decrease in Keystart first home buyers assisted. 3 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 4 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 5 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works.
Note: The above figures include all applications (as first home buyers are not recorded separately at application stage). 2 The number of successful first home buyers applications under the Keystart scheme were: Year Number 2001-2002 3338 2002-2003 2656 2003-2004 2816 2004-2005 3624 2005-2006 2193 Note: The success of the Keystart low deposit model has been adopted by some private sector financiers in the last two years, which has resulted in a decrease in Keystart first home buyers assisted. 3 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 4 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 5 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works.
2 The number of successful first home buyers applications under the Keystart scheme were: Year Number 2001-2002 3338 2002-2003 2656 2003-2004 2816 2004-2005 3624 2005-2006 2193 Note: The success of the Keystart low deposit model has been adopted by some private sector financiers in the last two years, which has resulted in a decrease in Keystart first home buyers assisted. 3 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 4 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 5 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works.
Year Number 2001-2002 3338 2002-2003 2656 2003-2004 2816 2004-2005 3624 2005-2006 2193 Note: The success of the Keystart low deposit model has been adopted by some private sector financiers in the last two years, which has resulted in a decrease in Keystart first home buyers assisted. 3 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 4 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 5 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works.
Note: The success of the Keystart low deposit model has been adopted by some private sector financiers in the last two years, which has resulted in a decrease in Keystart first home buyers assisted. 3 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 4 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 5 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works.
3 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 4 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 5 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works.
4 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works. 5 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works.
5 Not applicable to the Department of Housing and Works.

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