Hon Tim Clifford asks about the number of applications and individual applicants on both the general and priority public housing waitlists as of April 2025. The answer provides the total number of applications, including a breakdown of priority applications.

AnsweredQoN 563Legislative Council
Asked
10 September 2025
Portfolio
Housing and Works

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I refer to the ''wait turn'' and priority public housing waitlists, noting that double counting is present in the potential response, and I ask: (a) how many applications were on the public housing waitlist at the end of April 2025, and how many individual applicants does that represent; and (b) how many applications were on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of April 2025, and how many individual applicants does that represent?

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Answered
14 October 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
5 days
(a - b)
As at 30 April 2025, there were 22,066 applications on the public housing waitlist statewide. This includes 7,125 priority applications.

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