❓ Mr. McGowan questions the Minister for Housing regarding targets for state-owned housing per suburb in the metropolitan area and requests data on the percentage of state-owned houses in each suburb for 2008, 2009, and 2010. The Minister provides a target and explains data limitations.
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I refer to previous Question on Notice No. 1179 in relation to the amount of State-owned housing per suburb in the metropolitan area. Could the Minister outline:
(a) whether the Government has a target in terms of the number of State-owned houses per suburb; and
(i) if so, what is the target, in percentage terms, of State-owned housing per suburb;
(b) as a percentage, the number of State-owned houses in each suburb of the metropolitan area as at 1 August 2008;
(c) as a percentage, the number of State-owned houses in each suburb of the metropolitan area as at 1 August 2009; and
(d) as a percentage, the number of State-owned houses in each suburb of the metropolitan area as at 1 August 2010?
(a) whether the Government has a target in terms of the number of State-owned houses per suburb; and
(i) if so, what is the target, in percentage terms, of State-owned housing per suburb;
(b) as a percentage, the number of State-owned houses in each suburb of the metropolitan area as at 1 August 2008;
(c) as a percentage, the number of State-owned houses in each suburb of the metropolitan area as at 1 August 2009; and
(d) as a percentage, the number of State-owned houses in each suburb of the metropolitan area as at 1 August 2010?
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Answered
5 April 2011
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
21 days
The
Department of Housing
advises:
(a) Yes
(b) The Department has a guiding target of maintaining public housing stock levels at around 1 in 9 or 12% in any one location. The percentage of public housing in some locations may be slightly higher than this target and reductions in these locations will occur as part of a longer term portfolio management strategies.
(c - d) The Department relies on Census data to establish the figures requested. The most recent data available is at 30 June 2006. The scope of the information sought is very broad and represents a significant amount of data not easily reported in this format.
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Department of Housing
advises:
(a) Yes
(b) The Department has a guiding target of maintaining public housing stock levels at around 1 in 9 or 12% in any one location. The percentage of public housing in some locations may be slightly higher than this target and reductions in these locations will occur as part of a longer term portfolio management strategies.
(c - d) The Department relies on Census data to establish the figures requested. The most recent data available is at 30 June 2006. The scope of the information sought is very broad and represents a significant amount of data not easily reported in this format.
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