❓ 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
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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?
(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?
AnswerView source ↗
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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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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