WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding public housing waitlists as of February 2012, seeking detailed breakdowns by applicant numbers, people associated, dependents, and regional distribution.

AnsweredQoN 7401Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 March 2012
Portfolio
Housing

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to the Minister's answer to Question on Notice 7055 in which the Minister states that the total number of people associated with the wait list as at 1 January 2012 has decreased by 1,819 from the previous wait list of 53,050, and I ask:
(a) what is the current wait list as a total number of applicants as at 29 February 2012;
(b) what is the total number of people associated with the wait list as at 29 February 2012;
(c) what is the total number of children and dependents associated with the wait list as at 29 February 2012;
(d) what is the current wait list as a total number of applicants per region as at 29 February 2012;
(e) what is the total number of people associated with the wait list per region as at 29 February 2012; and
(f) what is the total number of children and dependents associated with the wait list by region as at 29 February 2012?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
42 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(a) As at 29 February 2012 there were 23,259 applicants on the waiting list.
(b) As at 29 February 2012, there were 51,775 people associated with the waitlist.
(c) 23152 children and dependents ( as at 29 February 2012). (Includes dependent children, adult nondependent children and shared custody children).
(d) Waitlist by applications per district ( as at 29 February 2012)
Metro North 8945
Metro Fremantle  3595
Metro South East 4831
Southern 615
South West 1386
Goldfields 507
Mid West/ Gascoyne 986
Pilbara 799
Kimberley 1237
Wheatbelt 358
(e) Total number of people associated with the waitlist per district ( as at 29 February 2012)
Metro North 20645
Metro Fremantle  7002
Metro South East 11447
Southern 1195
South West 2744
Goldfields 976
Mid West/ Gascoyne 2250
Pilbara 1747
Kimberley 3030
Wheatbelt 739
(f) Children and dependents on waitlist per district ( as at 29 February 2012)
Metro North 9545
Metro Fremantle  2795
Metro South East 5406
Southern 473
South West 1102
Goldfields 450
Mid West/ Gascoyne 1025
Pilbara 758
Kimberley 1327
Wheatbelt 271
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