❓ Mr. Logan asks about the number of applicants and people, including children and dependents, on the public housing priority wait list in Western Australia, both statewide and by Department of Housing region. The Minister provides the requested data.
AnsweredQoN 3173Legislative Assembly
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I draw the Minister's attention to the priority wait list in Western Australia and by Region as at 30 September, and I ask: (a) how many applicants in total are on the public housing priority wait list across Western Australia; (b) how many applicants are on the public housing priority wait list by the Department of Housing's (DOH) regional boundary; (c) what is the total number of people on the public housing priority wait list across Western Australia; (d) what are the total number of people on the public housing priority wait list by DOH's regional boundary; (e) what are the total number of children and dependents on the public housing priority wait list across Western Australia; and (f) what are the total number of children and dependents on the public housing priority wait list by DOH's regional boundary?
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Answered
25 November 2014
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
33 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(a)
2 814 applicants
(b)
North Metropolitan: 1 199
South Metropolitan: 711
South East Metropolitan: 379
Great Southern: 94
Southwest: 37
Goldfields: 22
Wheatbelt: 51
Midwest: 18
Pilbara: 83
West Kimberley: 154
East Kimberley: 66
(c)
6 180 people.
(d)
North Metropolitan: 2 614
South Metropolitan: 1 317
South East Metropolitan: 909
Great Southern: 174
Southwest: 88
Goldfields: 45
Wheatbelt: 113
Midwest: 46
Pilbara: 225
West Kimberley: 437
East Kimberley: 212
(e)
1 281 children and 1 181 dependants
(f)
North Metropolitan: 555 children and 509 dependants
South Metropolitan: 245 children and 219 dependants
South East Metropolitan: 198 children and 186 dependants
Great Southern: 28 children and 27 dependants
Southwest: 17 children and 17 dependants
Goldfields: eight children and seven dependants
Wheatbelt: 19 children and 19 dependants
Midwest: 10 children and 10 dependants
Pilbara: 54 children and 51 dependants
West Kimberley: 103 children and 95 dependants
East Kimberley: 44 children and 41 dependants
(a)
2 814 applicants
(b)
North Metropolitan: 1 199
South Metropolitan: 711
South East Metropolitan: 379
Great Southern: 94
Southwest: 37
Goldfields: 22
Wheatbelt: 51
Midwest: 18
Pilbara: 83
West Kimberley: 154
East Kimberley: 66
(c)
6 180 people.
(d)
North Metropolitan: 2 614
South Metropolitan: 1 317
South East Metropolitan: 909
Great Southern: 174
Southwest: 88
Goldfields: 45
Wheatbelt: 113
Midwest: 46
Pilbara: 225
West Kimberley: 437
East Kimberley: 212
(e)
1 281 children and 1 181 dependants
(f)
North Metropolitan: 555 children and 509 dependants
South Metropolitan: 245 children and 219 dependants
South East Metropolitan: 198 children and 186 dependants
Great Southern: 28 children and 27 dependants
Southwest: 17 children and 17 dependants
Goldfields: eight children and seven dependants
Wheatbelt: 19 children and 19 dependants
Midwest: 10 children and 10 dependants
Pilbara: 54 children and 51 dependants
West Kimberley: 103 children and 95 dependants
East Kimberley: 44 children and 41 dependants
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