❓ The WA parliamentary question seeks information on public and joint venture housing construction in the Perth electorate, the government's desired public/private housing mix, and the current percentage of public housing in specific suburbs. The answer reveals no current public housing construction, details joint venture projects, outlines the 11% target, and provides suburb-specific public housing percentages based on 2006 census data.
AnsweredQoN 5813Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many new Homeswest units or properties are currently being built in the State electorate of Perth; and
(a) where are they located; and
(b) when will they be ready for occupation?
(2) How many joint venture properties or units are being built in the State electorate of Perth, for example with Foundation Housing; and
(a) where are they located; and
(b) when will they be ready for occupation?
(3) What is the Government’s and the Department’s current desired optimum percentage mix of public to private housing in the metropolitan area?
(4) What is the current percentage of public housing in the following suburbs: Highgate, Perth, East Perth, Northbridge, Mt Lawley, Mt Hawthorn, North Perth, West Perth, Glendalough and Leederville?
(a) where are they located; and
(b) when will they be ready for occupation?
(2) How many joint venture properties or units are being built in the State electorate of Perth, for example with Foundation Housing; and
(a) where are they located; and
(b) when will they be ready for occupation?
(3) What is the Government’s and the Department’s current desired optimum percentage mix of public to private housing in the metropolitan area?
(4) What is the current percentage of public housing in the following suburbs: Highgate, Perth, East Perth, Northbridge, Mt Lawley, Mt Hawthorn, North Perth, West Perth, Glendalough and Leederville?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 September 2011
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
30 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(1) No Public Housing Dwellings are currently under construction in the State Electorate of Perth.
(2a) East Perth, Perth, Northbridge and Leederville.
(2b) Varying times but all are expected to be completed by the end of 2012.
(3) The Department has a guiding target of maintaining public housing stock levels at around 1 in 9 or 11 per cent 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 longer term portfolio management strategies.
(4) Figures below based on 2006 Census.
Suburb
Percentage
Highgate
18.52%
Perth
4.97%
East Perth
8.83%
Northbridge
18.51%
Mount Lawley
3.38%
Mount Hawthorn
1.48%
North Perth
3.04%
West Perth
5.61%
Glendalough
15.72%
Leederville
4.45%
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(1) No Public Housing Dwellings are currently under construction in the State Electorate of Perth.
(2a) East Perth, Perth, Northbridge and Leederville.
(2b) Varying times but all are expected to be completed by the end of 2012.
(3) The Department has a guiding target of maintaining public housing stock levels at around 1 in 9 or 11 per cent 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 longer term portfolio management strategies.
(4) Figures below based on 2006 Census.
Suburb
Percentage
Highgate
18.52%
Perth
4.97%
East Perth
8.83%
Northbridge
18.51%
Mount Lawley
3.38%
Mount Hawthorn
1.48%
North Perth
3.04%
West Perth
5.61%
Glendalough
15.72%
Leederville
4.45%
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