❓ Hon Colin de Grussa asks about the public housing waitlist and vacancy rates in the North West Central electorate. The Minister provides data on waitlists and vacancy rates by shire as of June 30, 2022, noting reasons for vacancy fluctuations and zero waitlists in some shires due to lack of public housing stock.
AnsweredQoN 766Legislative Council
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I refer to the housing waitlist for the electorate of North West Central, and I ask: (a) how many people are currently waiting for housing in: (i) Shire of Exmouth; (ii) Shire of Carnarvon; (iii) Shire of Ashburton; (iv) Shire of Yalgoo; (v) Shire of Cue; (vi) Shire of Sandstone; (vii) Shire of Murchison; (viii) Shire of Wiluna; (ix) Shire of Upper Gascoyne; (x) Shire of Meekatharra; (xi) Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku; (xii) Shire of Mount Magnet; (xiii) Shire of Shark Bay; and (xiv) Shire of Northampton; and (b) for those in (a), what is the current vacancy rate for each local government area?
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Answered
20 September 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
16 days
(a)
It is important to note that most people have a roof over their head while they wait for social housing to become available.
Public Housing Wait List by the specified Preference Zones as at 30 June 2022
Preference Zone
Wait Turn
Priority
Number of Applications
Total Number of Applicants (people)
Number of Applications
Total Number of Applicants (people)
Exmouth
11
20
4
11
Carnarvon
118
229
20
45
Onslow
8
25
2
6
Paraburdoo
3
7
3
7
Tom Price
9
21
2
8
Yalgoo
3
9
1
5
Cue
1
1
-
-
Sandstone
Null
Murchison
Null
Wiluna
11
27
-
-
Upper Gascoyne
Null
Meekatharra
41
92
1
1
Ngaanyatjarraku
Null
Mount Magnet
19
65
-
-
Denham
8
15
2
6
Kalbarri
18
26
3
3
Northampton
8
26
-
-
Total
258
563
38
92
Note : ‘Null’ refer to 0 zones within the Shire(s). This normally denotes 0 current public housing stock in these Shires hence no wait list.
(b)
Vacancy numbers are always a single point in time number that fluctuates for a range of reasons. Properties may be awaiting acceptance of offers from applicants, undergoing minor maintenance repairs or refurbishment prior to new occupants moving in, or undergoing major refurbishment as part of a redevelopment. Not returning properties include those that have reached their end of life and may have been damaged beyond repair or have been identified for demolition or redevelopment.
Public Housing Vacancy Rate for the specified LGAs as at 30 June 2022
Shire
Returning
Not-Returning
Vacancy Rate (%)
(i) Shire of Exmouth
3
-
3.6%
(ii) Shire of Carnarvon
43
7
16.0%
(iii) Shire of Ashburton
11
3
21.5%
(iv) Shire of Yalgoo
1
-
25.0%
(v) Shire of Cue
3
-
30.0%
(vi) Shire of Sandstone
-
-
-
(vii) Shire of Murchison
-
-
-
(viii) Shire of Wiluna
4
-
11.8%
(ix) Shire of Upper Gascoyne
-
-
-
(x) Shire of Meekatharra
13
3
21.3%
(xi) Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
-
-
-
(xii) Shire of Mount Magnet
2
-
7.7%
(xiii) Shire of Shark Bay
2
-
6.7%
(xiv) Shire of Northampton
1
-
4.5%
Total
14.5%
It is important to note that most people have a roof over their head while they wait for social housing to become available.
Public Housing Wait List by the specified Preference Zones as at 30 June 2022
Preference Zone
Wait Turn
Priority
Number of Applications
Total Number of Applicants (people)
Number of Applications
Total Number of Applicants (people)
Exmouth
11
20
4
11
Carnarvon
118
229
20
45
Onslow
8
25
2
6
Paraburdoo
3
7
3
7
Tom Price
9
21
2
8
Yalgoo
3
9
1
5
Cue
1
1
-
-
Sandstone
Null
Murchison
Null
Wiluna
11
27
-
-
Upper Gascoyne
Null
Meekatharra
41
92
1
1
Ngaanyatjarraku
Null
Mount Magnet
19
65
-
-
Denham
8
15
2
6
Kalbarri
18
26
3
3
Northampton
8
26
-
-
Total
258
563
38
92
Note : ‘Null’ refer to 0 zones within the Shire(s). This normally denotes 0 current public housing stock in these Shires hence no wait list.
(b)
Vacancy numbers are always a single point in time number that fluctuates for a range of reasons. Properties may be awaiting acceptance of offers from applicants, undergoing minor maintenance repairs or refurbishment prior to new occupants moving in, or undergoing major refurbishment as part of a redevelopment. Not returning properties include those that have reached their end of life and may have been damaged beyond repair or have been identified for demolition or redevelopment.
Public Housing Vacancy Rate for the specified LGAs as at 30 June 2022
Shire
Returning
Not-Returning
Vacancy Rate (%)
(i) Shire of Exmouth
3
-
3.6%
(ii) Shire of Carnarvon
43
7
16.0%
(iii) Shire of Ashburton
11
3
21.5%
(iv) Shire of Yalgoo
1
-
25.0%
(v) Shire of Cue
3
-
30.0%
(vi) Shire of Sandstone
-
-
-
(vii) Shire of Murchison
-
-
-
(viii) Shire of Wiluna
4
-
11.8%
(ix) Shire of Upper Gascoyne
-
-
-
(x) Shire of Meekatharra
13
3
21.3%
(xi) Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
-
-
-
(xii) Shire of Mount Magnet
2
-
7.7%
(xiii) Shire of Shark Bay
2
-
6.7%
(xiv) Shire of Northampton
1
-
4.5%
Total
14.5%
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