❓ Mr Bolt's question reveals increasing social housing waitlists and wait times in WA throughout 2025, both for general and priority applicants, indicating growing pressure on the housing system.
AnsweredQoN 1593Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the social housing waitlist, and I ask: (a) How many applicants were listed on the waitlist at the end of each month for the 2025 calendar year: (i) What was the average wait time for each of these months; and (b) How many applicants were listed on the priority list at the end of each month for the 2025 calendar year: (i) What was the average wait time for each of these months?
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Answered
17 February 2026
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
1 days
a) – b)
Month
Wait List
Priority Wait List
Total Number of Applications
Total Number of Applications
30 January 2025
21,214
6,650
28 February 2025
21,480
6,795
31 March 2025
21,772
6,942
30 April 2025
22,066
7,125
31 May 2025
22,315
7,291
30 June 2025
22,377
7,378
31 July 2025
22,635
7,510
31 August 2025
22,853
7,675
30 September 2025
22,983
7,755
31 October 2025
23,110
7,880
30 November 2025
23,168
7,934
31 December 2025
23,120
7,957
Month
Wait List
Priority ONLY
Average Wait Time (in weeks)
Average Wait Time (in weeks)
30 January 2025
152
86
28 February 2025
153
88
31 March 2025
151
89
30 April 2025
154
90
31 May 2025
156
92
30 June 2025
156
92
31 July 2025
158
93
31 August 2025
160
96
30 September 2025
163
97
31 October 2025
164
99
30 November 2025
165
99
31 December 2025
166
100
Month
Wait List
Priority Wait List
Total Number of Applications
Total Number of Applications
30 January 2025
21,214
6,650
28 February 2025
21,480
6,795
31 March 2025
21,772
6,942
30 April 2025
22,066
7,125
31 May 2025
22,315
7,291
30 June 2025
22,377
7,378
31 July 2025
22,635
7,510
31 August 2025
22,853
7,675
30 September 2025
22,983
7,755
31 October 2025
23,110
7,880
30 November 2025
23,168
7,934
31 December 2025
23,120
7,957
Month
Wait List
Priority ONLY
Average Wait Time (in weeks)
Average Wait Time (in weeks)
30 January 2025
152
86
28 February 2025
153
88
31 March 2025
151
89
30 April 2025
154
90
31 May 2025
156
92
30 June 2025
156
92
31 July 2025
158
93
31 August 2025
160
96
30 September 2025
163
97
31 October 2025
164
99
30 November 2025
165
99
31 December 2025
166
100
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