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❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks a breakdown of the state's public housing stock by region, including the number of occupied, vacant, and for-sale dwellings as of August 1, 2016. The Housing Authority provides the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 5651Legislative Assembly

Asked

16 August 2016

Member

Mr M. McGowan

Portfolio

Housing

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In relation to the State's public housing stock as at 1 August 2016, by region: (a) how many dwellings does the State hold; (b) how many of those dwellings outlined in (a) are tenanted; (c) how many of those dwellings outlined in (a) are vacant; and (d) how many of those vacant dwellings outlined in (c) have been identified for sale?

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Answered

20 September 2016

Responded by

Minister for Housing

Response time

35 days

The Housing Authority advises as at 1 August 2016:
(a) 36,401
(b) – (d)
Region
(b) Occupied
(c) Vacant
(d) For Sale
North Metro
11,316
340
7
South Metro
6,665
213
16
South East Metro
6,646
334
15
Great Southern
1,081
57
13
Southwest
2,455
103
12
Goldfields
1,023
73
8
Midwest/Gascoyne
1,613
96
6
Pilbara
1,232
225
21
West Kimberley
1,200
54
0
Wheatbelt
1,008
83
39
East Kimberley
520
64
3
TOTAL
34,759
1642
140

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