❓ Mr. McGowan questions the Minister for Housing about the number of vacant Department of Housing properties across WA as of March 31, 2011, including reasons for vacancy, location, and duration of vacancy. The Minister provides a breakdown by region and general reasons for vacancy but does not provide specific details for each property.
AnsweredQoN 5068Legislative Assembly
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As at 31 March 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
17 May 2011
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
41 days
The
Department of Housing
advises:
(a - b) It should be noted that the "requiring maintenance" figure has declined considerably over the month of March 2011 and as at 31 March 2011 totalled 260 (down from 449 at the start of the month). There were 491 new vacants for March resulting in a net turnaround of 680 properties.
Metro North
Available for Allocation = 75
Available for Community Housing = 33
Requiring Maintenance = 78
Metro South
Available for Allocation = 24
Available for Community Housing = 3
Requiring Maintenance = 51
Metro South East
Available for Allocation = 34
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 43
Great Southern
Available for Allocation = 3
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 7
South West
Available for Allocation = 3
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 17
Goldfields
Available for Allocation = 4
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 11
Midwest/Gascoyne
Available for Allocation = 4
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 13
Pilbara
Available for Allocation = 4
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 13
Kimberley
Available for Allocation = 1
Available for Community Housing = 8
Requiring Maintenance = 10
Wheatbelt
Available for Allocation = 16
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 14
(c - e) At any time, a number of the 36 409 (as at 31 March 2011) 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.
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Department of Housing
advises:
(a - b) It should be noted that the "requiring maintenance" figure has declined considerably over the month of March 2011 and as at 31 March 2011 totalled 260 (down from 449 at the start of the month). There were 491 new vacants for March resulting in a net turnaround of 680 properties.
Metro North
Available for Allocation = 75
Available for Community Housing = 33
Requiring Maintenance = 78
Metro South
Available for Allocation = 24
Available for Community Housing = 3
Requiring Maintenance = 51
Metro South East
Available for Allocation = 34
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 43
Great Southern
Available for Allocation = 3
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 7
South West
Available for Allocation = 3
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 17
Goldfields
Available for Allocation = 4
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 11
Midwest/Gascoyne
Available for Allocation = 4
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 13
Pilbara
Available for Allocation = 4
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 13
Kimberley
Available for Allocation = 1
Available for Community Housing = 8
Requiring Maintenance = 10
Wheatbelt
Available for Allocation = 16
Available for Community Housing = 0
Requiring Maintenance = 14
(c - e) At any time, a number of the 36 409 (as at 31 March 2011) 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.
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