❓ A parliamentary question probes the Minister for Housing and Works regarding housing build times, utility connection delays, and government targets for improvement in Western Australia. The response deflects some questions and highlights government efforts to boost the construction workforce.
AnsweredQoN 969Legislative Council
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Housing—Utility connections
969. Hon Anthony Spagnolo to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister
for Housing and Works:
I refer to recent Australian
Bureau of Statistics data showing that it still takes more than 12 months to
build a home in Western Australia, which is twice as long as it takes in
Queensland, and that housing approvals fell by 7.3% in August.
(1) What is the current average timeframe for
connecting power and water to new housing developments?
(2) Has the department set a target date for
reducing average build times below 12 months and, if so, what is that date?
(3) Will the minister table data on average build
times and utility connection timeframes for each of the past nine years so that
Western Australians can judge for themselves whether housing delivery has
improved or worsened under this government?
969. Hon Anthony Spagnolo to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister
for Housing and Works:
I refer to recent Australian
Bureau of Statistics data showing that it still takes more than 12 months to
build a home in Western Australia, which is twice as long as it takes in
Queensland, and that housing approvals fell by 7.3% in August.
(1) What is the current average timeframe for
connecting power and water to new housing developments?
(2) Has the department set a target date for
reducing average build times below 12 months and, if so, what is that date?
(3) Will the minister table data on average build
times and utility connection timeframes for each of the past nine years so that
Western Australians can judge for themselves whether housing delivery has
improved or worsened under this government?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the following on
behalf of the Minister for Housing and Works.
(1) The honourable member should direct this
question to the relevant ministers.
(2) The ABS data to which the honourable member
referred relates to private construction.
The state government has
undertaken an extensive range of measures to boost the construction workforce
including expanding fee-free TAFE, delivering incentives for industry and
apprentices and supporting skilled migration to supplement our local workforce
to continue to boost housing supply.
(3) Not applicable.
honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the following on
behalf of the Minister for Housing and Works.
(1) The honourable member should direct this
question to the relevant ministers.
(2) The ABS data to which the honourable member
referred relates to private construction.
The state government has
undertaken an extensive range of measures to boost the construction workforce
including expanding fee-free TAFE, delivering incentives for industry and
apprentices and supporting skilled migration to supplement our local workforce
to continue to boost housing supply.
(3) Not applicable.
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