❓ Question on Notice regarding public housing waitlists and wait times across Western Australia's regions, including a breakdown for priority cases. The Perth Metropolitan area is divided into North, South, and South East regions for data purposes. A tabled paper provides further detail on wait times by category.
AnsweredQoN 5441Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 September 2019
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Housing; Veterans Issues; Youth; Asian Engagement
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(1) How many people are on the wait list for public housing in each of the following zones: (a) Metropolitan; (b) East Kimberley; (c) West Kimberley; (d) Pilbara; (e) Wheatbelt; (f) Great Southern; (g) South West; (h) Goldfields; and (i) Mid West/Gascoyne? (2) What is the average wait time to access public housing for each of the above mentioned zones? (3) What is the average wait time to access public housing in each of the above mentioned zones, by category (seniors, families, singles)?
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17 October 2019
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Minister for Housing; Veterans Issues; Youth; Asian Engagement
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8 days
Please note that for data recording purposes, the Perth Metropolitan area is divided into three regions; North Metro, South Metro and South East Metro.
(1) Number of applications by region, as at 31 August 2019: (a) North Metro 4,610 South Metro 2,514 South East Metro 2,107 (b) East Kimberley 299 (c) West Kimberley 701 (d) Pilbara 578 (e) Wheatbelt 240 (f) Great Southern 525 (g) Southwest 997 (h) Goldfields 376 (i) Mid-West/Gascoyne 761
These applications represent the following number of people:
(a) North Metro 7,798 South Metro 3,908 South East Metro 3,907 (b) East Kimberley 587 (c) West Kimberley 1,046 (d) Pilbara 1,083 (e) Wheatbelt 430 (f) Great Southern 766 (g) Southwest 1,446 (h) Goldfields 647 (i) Midwest/Gascoyne 1,301
(2) Average wait time (in weeks) by region, as at 31 August 2019:
Wait Turn Priority (a) North Metro 118 48 South Metro 99 37 South East Metro 89 28 (b) East Kimberley 90 47 (c) West Kimberley 87 44 (d) Pilbara 70 27 (e) Wheatbelt 65 17 (f) Great Southern 69 34 (g) South West 111 21 (h) Goldfields 46 14 (i) Mid-West/Gascoyne 77 18
(3) [See tabled paper No.]
(1) Number of applications by region, as at 31 August 2019: (a) North Metro 4,610 South Metro 2,514 South East Metro 2,107 (b) East Kimberley 299 (c) West Kimberley 701 (d) Pilbara 578 (e) Wheatbelt 240 (f) Great Southern 525 (g) Southwest 997 (h) Goldfields 376 (i) Mid-West/Gascoyne 761
These applications represent the following number of people:
(a) North Metro 7,798 South Metro 3,908 South East Metro 3,907 (b) East Kimberley 587 (c) West Kimberley 1,046 (d) Pilbara 1,083 (e) Wheatbelt 430 (f) Great Southern 766 (g) Southwest 1,446 (h) Goldfields 647 (i) Midwest/Gascoyne 1,301
(2) Average wait time (in weeks) by region, as at 31 August 2019:
Wait Turn Priority (a) North Metro 118 48 South Metro 99 37 South East Metro 89 28 (b) East Kimberley 90 47 (c) West Kimberley 87 44 (d) Pilbara 70 27 (e) Wheatbelt 65 17 (f) Great Southern 69 34 (g) South West 111 21 (h) Goldfields 46 14 (i) Mid-West/Gascoyne 77 18
(3) [See tabled paper No.]
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