❓ A parliamentary question regarding the sale, rental, and occupancy status of the Cottier Apartments in South Hedland, and the public housing waitlist in Port Hedland. The answer details the allocation of the apartments and the number of applicants on the waitlist.
AnsweredQoN 4658Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Question on Notice 4492 in relation to the South Hedland Cottier Apartments, and ask as at 20 October 2015: (a) how many units have been sold; (b) of the units not sold, how many are being rented; (c) of the units being rented, how many are occupied; and (d) what is the current number of applicants on the wait list for public housing in the Town of Port Hedland?
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Answered
24 November 2015
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
34 days
The Housing Authority advises:
(a) Nil.
(b-c) The Cottier apartments were constructed in response to the strong demand for housing in Port and South Hedland. This was exacerbated by an undersupply of developed land in the town. An important focus of the Liberal-National State Government's Affordable Housing Strategy is increasing housing quality and diversity in regional Western Australia, to provide affordable housing and rental opportunities for key workers. Regional Western Australia has unique challenges. To be able to attract a teacher you need to be able to offer them a quality home. Developments like these help attract teachers, child protection workers and other vital community service employees to regional areas. In addition to providing home ownership opportunities the apartments were to be utilised for a range of housing programs. Our Affordable Housing Strategy is not a Perth strategy, it is a strategy for the whole State. The 44 Cottier apartments (consist of 16 x 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 16 x 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 8 x 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 4 x 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom) are currently allocated as follows: five for public housing (one vacant); four for Government Regional Officers Housing; four for Non-Government Organisation (vacant); and 31 for sale of which 21 are privately leased and 10 are vacant with the agent actively seeking private tenants.
(d) 264 as at 31 October 2015.
(a) Nil.
(b-c) The Cottier apartments were constructed in response to the strong demand for housing in Port and South Hedland. This was exacerbated by an undersupply of developed land in the town. An important focus of the Liberal-National State Government's Affordable Housing Strategy is increasing housing quality and diversity in regional Western Australia, to provide affordable housing and rental opportunities for key workers. Regional Western Australia has unique challenges. To be able to attract a teacher you need to be able to offer them a quality home. Developments like these help attract teachers, child protection workers and other vital community service employees to regional areas. In addition to providing home ownership opportunities the apartments were to be utilised for a range of housing programs. Our Affordable Housing Strategy is not a Perth strategy, it is a strategy for the whole State. The 44 Cottier apartments (consist of 16 x 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 16 x 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 8 x 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 4 x 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom) are currently allocated as follows: five for public housing (one vacant); four for Government Regional Officers Housing; four for Non-Government Organisation (vacant); and 31 for sale of which 21 are privately leased and 10 are vacant with the agent actively seeking private tenants.
(d) 264 as at 31 October 2015.
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