The Minister for Housing provides a breakdown of vacant Department of Housing properties across WA, categorized by region and reason for vacancy. Detailed suburb-level data and vacancy durations were not provided, citing ongoing property turnover.

AnsweredQoN 5337Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 May 2011
Portfolio
Housing

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As at 30 April 2011, could the Minister advise:
(a) the total number of vacant Department of Housing houses across Western Australia and the reasons for their vacancy;
(b) the total number of vacant houses per Department of Housing district;
(c) the total number of vacant houses per metropolitan suburb;
(d) the total number of vacant houses in towns and cities outside the metropolitan area; and
(e) how long each of the houses referred to in (c) and (d) have been vacant?

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Answered
22 June 2011
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
36 days
The
Department of Housing
advises:
(a - b)
Available for Allocation
Metro North = 44
Metro South = 18
Metro South East = 24
Great Southern = 3
South West = 9
Goldfields = 2
Midwest/Gascoyne = 7
Pilbara = 3
Kimberley = 8
Wheatbelt = 2
Available for Community Housing
Metro North = 6
Metro South = 13
Metro South East = 0
Great Southern = 0
South West = 0
Goldfields = 0
Midwest/Gascoyne = 0
Pilbara = 8
Kimberley = 0
Wheatbelt = 0
Require Maintenance
Metro North = 95
Metro South = 58
Metro South East = 57
Great Southern = 4
South West = 21
Goldfields = 2
Midwest/Gascoyne = 16
Pilbara = 12
Kimberley = 18
Wheatbelt = 22
(c - e) At any time, a number of the 36 447 public housing properties will be vacant for a variety of reasons. These include refurbishment at the end of a tenancy to maintain the standard of the property, reallocation to clients between tenancies and also the reallocation to the management of a community housing organisation. As at 30 April 2011, approximately 1.2% of the stock is vacant.
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