❓ Ms. Brewer asks about the number of subdivision lots energised by Western Power over the past 20 years, broken down by residential, commercial, and other categories. The answer provides data for the past 7 years, noting that systematic data collection only began in 2018/19.
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(1) I refer to the Western Power Annual Report 2025 significant achievements for the year including "Energising around 10,000 subdivision lots.", and I ask: (a) What is the actual number of subdivision lots energised in FY25; and (b) For each of the past 20 years, how many subdivision lots were energised by Western Power, broken down by: (i) residential; (ii) commercial; (iii) other; and (iv) total? (2) For each of the past 20 years, how many subdivision lots were energised in Western Australia, broken down by categories (1)(a)(i) to (iv)?
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Answered
14 April 2026
Responded by
Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation
Response time
5 days
(1) – (2)
The information requested is provided in the table below.
Note that Western Power did not systematically collect lot energisation data prior to the 2018/19 financial year. Other subdivision applications (i.e. less than 4 lot subdivisions or strata subdivisions) are not captured at lot level.
Financial Year
Land Development
24/25
23/24
22/23
21/22
20/21
19/20
18/19
Residential
9,852
7,546
8,410
6,550
8,770
4,700
5,060
Commercial
145
156
63
67
73
82
81
Total
9,997
7,702
8,473
6,617
8,843
4,782
5,141
The information requested is provided in the table below.
Note that Western Power did not systematically collect lot energisation data prior to the 2018/19 financial year. Other subdivision applications (i.e. less than 4 lot subdivisions or strata subdivisions) are not captured at lot level.
Financial Year
Land Development
24/25
23/24
22/23
21/22
20/21
19/20
18/19
Residential
9,852
7,546
8,410
6,550
8,770
4,700
5,060
Commercial
145
156
63
67
73
82
81
Total
9,997
7,702
8,473
6,617
8,843
4,782
5,141
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