❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding vacancy rates and rental costs at the Osprey Key Worker Village in South Hedland, revealing a significant number of vacant properties and subsequent adjustments to rental values for certain applicants.
AnsweredQoN 943Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
OSPREY KEY
WORKER VILLAGE
943. Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON to the minister representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the Osprey Key worker
village in South Hedland.
(1) How many of
the one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom properties in the village are
still vacant?
(2) What rents are charged for each
category of property?
(3) Have rental values changed since
the village opened?
WORKER VILLAGE
943. Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON to the minister representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the Osprey Key worker
village in South Hedland.
(1) How many of
the one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom properties in the village are
still vacant?
(2) What rents are charged for each
category of property?
(3) Have rental values changed since
the village opened?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Food
representing the Minister for Housing, I thank the honourable member for some
notice of this question. The Department of Housing advises —
(1) As at 5 September
2014, there were a total of 158 vacant properties at Osprey Village. This
incorporates 24 vacant one-bedroom properties, 82 vacant two-bedroom properties
and 52 vacant three-bedroom properties.
(2) The rents
are based on income and are from $470 a week for one-bedroom properties; $740 a
week for two-bedroom properties; $950 a week for three-bedroom, one-bathroom
properties; and $1 050 a week for three-bedroom, two-bathroom properties.
(3) Since the
village opened, the rental values for priority 2 and 3 applicants have changed
to ensure that Osprey Village remains affordable and appropriate for key
workers in Hedland.
representing the Minister for Housing, I thank the honourable member for some
notice of this question. The Department of Housing advises —
(1) As at 5 September
2014, there were a total of 158 vacant properties at Osprey Village. This
incorporates 24 vacant one-bedroom properties, 82 vacant two-bedroom properties
and 52 vacant three-bedroom properties.
(2) The rents
are based on income and are from $470 a week for one-bedroom properties; $740 a
week for two-bedroom properties; $950 a week for three-bedroom, one-bathroom
properties; and $1 050 a week for three-bedroom, two-bathroom properties.
(3) Since the
village opened, the rental values for priority 2 and 3 applicants have changed
to ensure that Osprey Village remains affordable and appropriate for key
workers in Hedland.
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