The Minister for Housing provides a breakdown of general and priority public housing waitlist applications for each Western Australian region as of February 28, 2023.

AnsweredQoN 1320Legislative Council
Asked
21 March 2023
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Housing

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Will the Minister please provide a breakdown of the number of applications on both the general and the priority housing waitlist for each of the Western Australian Regions?

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Answered
9 May 2023
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
6 days
As at 28 February 2023, there were 5,975 applications on the public housing wait list, for the North Metro Zone, including 1,440 priority applications.
As at 28 February 2023, there were 3,823 applications on the public housing waitlist, for the South Metro Zone, including 948 priority applications.
As at 28 February 2023, there were 3,467 applications on the public housing waitlist, for the East Metro Zone, including 813 priority applications.
As at 28 February 2023, there were 560 applications on the public housing waitlist, for the Great Southern Zone, including 163 priority applications.
As at 28 February 2023, there were 1,280 applications on the public housing waitlist, for the Southwest Zone, including 235 priority applications.
As at 28 February 2023, there were 559 applications on the public housing waitlist, for the Goldfields Zone, including 115 priority applications.
As at 28 February 2023, there were 1,001 applications on the public housing waitlist, for the Midwest/Gascoyne Zone, including 191 priority applications.
As at 28 February 2023, there were 661 applications on the public housing waitlist, for the Pilbara Zone, including 228 priority applications.
As at 28 February 2023, there were 878 applications on the public housing waitlist, for the West Kimberley Zone, including 161 priority applications.
As at 28 February 2023, there were 414 applications on the public housing waitlist, for the Wheatbelt Zone, including 124 priority applications.
As at 28 February 2023, there were 345 applications on the public housing waitlist, for the East Kimberley Zone, including 123 priority applications.

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