❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of Government Regional Office Housing (GROH) allocations for Police and Education staff, disaggregated by region and year. Data provided for Police and Education, but not for other government employees due to data collection limitations.
AnsweredQoN 1362Legislative Assembly
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For the last 5 years, disaggregated by region, outline the number of Government Regional Office Housing (GROH) for: (a) Police employed by WA Police; (b) Teachers and other school staff employed by the Department of Education; and (c) Any other occupant of GROH housing employed by the WA Government, disaggregated by job-type?
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Answered
17 February 2026
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
4 days
I thank the Member for some notice of the question
(a) WA Police GROH housing allocation by region:
Region
30-Jun-21
30-Jun-22
30-Jun-23
30-Jun-24
30-Jun-25
South Metro
13
13
14
13
14
Great Southern
82
84
90
95
103
Southwest
104
111
117
122
118
Goldfields
190
196
201
198
201
Midwest/ Gascoyne
202
212
206
210
223
Pilbara
211
221
221
233
241
West Kimberley
135
141
149
162
176
Wheatbelt
156
160
167
171
180
East Kimberley
86
90
93
97
100
(b)Department of Education GROH housing allocation by region:
Region
30-Jun-21
30-Jun-22
30-Jun-23
30-Jun-24
30-Jun-25
South Metro
12
13
12
12
11
Great Southern
133
140
140
142
150
Southwest
75
95
99
104
118
Goldfields
340
354
358
380
396
Midwest/ Gascoyne
196
219
224
231
248
Pilbara
598
627
641
657
660
West Kimberley
275
270
276
286
290
Wheatbelt
298
310
305
318
324
East Kimberley
126
128
130
131
138
(c) The Department of Housing and Works’ allocation and distribution of GROH dwellings across WA is guided by the workforce planning needs of individual agencies and their priorities. The Department does not collect data on these allocations in this manner.
(a) WA Police GROH housing allocation by region:
Region
30-Jun-21
30-Jun-22
30-Jun-23
30-Jun-24
30-Jun-25
South Metro
13
13
14
13
14
Great Southern
82
84
90
95
103
Southwest
104
111
117
122
118
Goldfields
190
196
201
198
201
Midwest/ Gascoyne
202
212
206
210
223
Pilbara
211
221
221
233
241
West Kimberley
135
141
149
162
176
Wheatbelt
156
160
167
171
180
East Kimberley
86
90
93
97
100
(b)Department of Education GROH housing allocation by region:
Region
30-Jun-21
30-Jun-22
30-Jun-23
30-Jun-24
30-Jun-25
South Metro
12
13
12
12
11
Great Southern
133
140
140
142
150
Southwest
75
95
99
104
118
Goldfields
340
354
358
380
396
Midwest/ Gascoyne
196
219
224
231
248
Pilbara
598
627
641
657
660
West Kimberley
275
270
276
286
290
Wheatbelt
298
310
305
318
324
East Kimberley
126
128
130
131
138
(c) The Department of Housing and Works’ allocation and distribution of GROH dwellings across WA is guided by the workforce planning needs of individual agencies and their priorities. The Department does not collect data on these allocations in this manner.
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