❓ Question on Notice regarding Department of Housing properties in the City of Armadale, including purchase numbers, dwelling statistics, eviction and rehousing policies, and Homeswest/non-Homeswest density comparisons. The answer provides some data but lacks specific rehousing figures.
AnsweredQoN 797Legislative Assembly
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I refer to your answer for Question on Notice No. 270 concerning Department of Housing properties in both the City of Armadale and the electorate of Armadale and the fact that in the last 4.5 years, 118 new Homeswest dwellings have been purchased in the City of Armadale, in the equivalent time frame and ask: (a) how many dwellings have been purchased in other metropolitan Local Government Authorities and what is the breakdown of numbers in each suburb of every metropolitan Local Government Authority, including in the City of Armadale; (b) of the stated 1000 houses in the City of Armadale: (i) what are the individual statistics for each suburb making up the City of Armadale; (ii) what percentage of dwellings in each suburb in the City of Armadale are Homeswest dwellings; and (iii) please provide Homeswest/non-Homeswest density comparisons with all metropolitan suburbs; (c) of the people evicted from Homeswest properties in the City of Armadale, how many have now been rehoused in Homeswest properties in the City of Armadale; and (d) if a tenant is evicted from a Homeswest property, are they then placed at the bottom of the waiting list or do they leapfrog those who are currently at the top of the list?
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Answered
7 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
42 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(a) [See Tabled Paper no.]
(b)
(i) The total number of public and community housing dwellings (as at 30 April 2013) for the City of Armadale, by suburb, is as follows:
Armadale:
481
Brookdale:
98
Camillo:
86
Harrisdale:
3
Haynes:
2
Kelmscott:
222
Mount Nasura:
3
Mount Richon:
2
Roleystone:
18
Seville Grove:
85
Total:
1000
(ii) The percentage of public and community housing dwellings (as at 2011) in the City of Armadale, by suburb, is as follows:
Armadale:
7.87 per cent
Brookdale:
10.97 per cent
Camillo:
3.42 per cent
Harrisdale:
nil
Haynes:
2.13 per cent
Kelmscott:
3.97 per cent
Mount Nasura:
0.25 per cent
Mount Richon:
0.23 per cent
Roleystone:
0.75 per cent
Seville Grove:
2.51 per cent
Total:
2.13
per cent
(iii)
Public Housing represents 3.72 per cent of all metropolitan dwellings.
(c)
The Department captures figures for tenancies vacated post termination notice, post court order and through bailiff eviction. Figures are reported by Department regions and are not captured by city/town or by the number of tenant who are rehoused.
(d) After a tenant has vacated a property, including where a termination of tenancy has occurred, they may reapply for housing. Applicants will be assisted according to the date of their approved housing application. The Department reserves the right to refuse assistance or place conditions of further assistance to any applicants with substantiated breaches of the
Residential Tenancies Act 1987
.
(a) [See Tabled Paper no.]
(b)
(i) The total number of public and community housing dwellings (as at 30 April 2013) for the City of Armadale, by suburb, is as follows:
Armadale:
481
Brookdale:
98
Camillo:
86
Harrisdale:
3
Haynes:
2
Kelmscott:
222
Mount Nasura:
3
Mount Richon:
2
Roleystone:
18
Seville Grove:
85
Total:
1000
(ii) The percentage of public and community housing dwellings (as at 2011) in the City of Armadale, by suburb, is as follows:
Armadale:
7.87 per cent
Brookdale:
10.97 per cent
Camillo:
3.42 per cent
Harrisdale:
nil
Haynes:
2.13 per cent
Kelmscott:
3.97 per cent
Mount Nasura:
0.25 per cent
Mount Richon:
0.23 per cent
Roleystone:
0.75 per cent
Seville Grove:
2.51 per cent
Total:
2.13
per cent
(iii)
Public Housing represents 3.72 per cent of all metropolitan dwellings.
(c)
The Department captures figures for tenancies vacated post termination notice, post court order and through bailiff eviction. Figures are reported by Department regions and are not captured by city/town or by the number of tenant who are rehoused.
(d) After a tenant has vacated a property, including where a termination of tenancy has occurred, they may reapply for housing. Applicants will be assisted according to the date of their approved housing application. The Department reserves the right to refuse assistance or place conditions of further assistance to any applicants with substantiated breaches of the
Residential Tenancies Act 1987
.
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