❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks detailed information on public housing in Albany, including property numbers, vacancy rates, waiting lists, and future development plans. The Department of Housing provides comprehensive data in response.
AnsweredQoN 5638Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Please provide details on the following for the Albany area, as at 31 May 2011:
(a) the total number of Homeswest properties; and of these:
(i) how many are houses;
(ii) what is the breakdown of houses by number of bedrooms;
(iii) how many are units;
(iv) what is the breakdown of units by number of bedrooms;
(v) how many of these properties are waiting for refurbishment or repairs; and
(vi) how many are currently being refurbished or repaired;
(b) what is the total number of vacant properties; and of these:
(i) how many are houses;
(ii) how many are units; and
(iii) what is the total number of bedrooms vacant;
(iv) how many of these properties are waiting for refurbishment or repairs; and
(v) how many are currently being refurbished or repaired;
(c) how many people are on the waiting list for accommodation; and of these:
(i) how many are families;
(ii) how many are pensioners;
(iii) how many are singles; and
(iv) how many are couples;
(d) how many people are on the priority list for accommodation;
(e) what is the average length of time for those people on the waiting list before they are placed in accommodation; and
(f) what land does the Department for Housing have available for Homeswest accommodation to be built on; and
(i) where is this land located;
(ii) what is the expected time frame for development; and
(iii) what type of housing is to be built on it?
(a) the total number of Homeswest properties; and of these:
(i) how many are houses;
(ii) what is the breakdown of houses by number of bedrooms;
(iii) how many are units;
(iv) what is the breakdown of units by number of bedrooms;
(v) how many of these properties are waiting for refurbishment or repairs; and
(vi) how many are currently being refurbished or repaired;
(b) what is the total number of vacant properties; and of these:
(i) how many are houses;
(ii) how many are units; and
(iii) what is the total number of bedrooms vacant;
(iv) how many of these properties are waiting for refurbishment or repairs; and
(v) how many are currently being refurbished or repaired;
(c) how many people are on the waiting list for accommodation; and of these:
(i) how many are families;
(ii) how many are pensioners;
(iii) how many are singles; and
(iv) how many are couples;
(d) how many people are on the priority list for accommodation;
(e) what is the average length of time for those people on the waiting list before they are placed in accommodation; and
(f) what land does the Department for Housing have available for Homeswest accommodation to be built on; and
(i) where is this land located;
(ii) what is the expected time frame for development; and
(iii) what type of housing is to be built on it?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 August 2011
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
63 days
The
Department of Housing
advises:
(a) 770
(i - iv) Apartment
0 = 2
1 = 58
2 = 6
3 = 2
Cluster House
1 = 9
2 = 11
3 = 7
Duplex
1 = 4
2 = 51
3 = 21
4 = 2
5 = 1
One Storey Town House
1 = 74
2 = 181
3 = 73
4 = 2
Single Detached
2 = 6
3 = 183
4 = 68
5 = 8
6 = 1
(v) 1
(vi) 16
(b) 7
(i) 5
(ii) 2 townhouses
(iii) 2 x 2 bedrooms; 3 x 3 bedrooms; 1 x 4 bedrooms; 1 x 5 bedrooms
(iv) 0
(v) 5
(c) 482
(i) 179
(ii) 108
(iii) 195
(iv) Couples without dependents are counted in single applicants in (iii) above.
(d) 69
(e) Between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2011 there were 74 occupations in the Albany zone which took on average 629 days or 90 weeks
(f) 12 titled lots
(i) Lockyer (1), McKail (2), Spencer Park (8) and Orana (1)
(ii) The lot at Lockyer is under consideration for rezoning and is likely to be developed after 2011/12. One lot in Mckail offers potential for 9 dwellings and is intended for development in 2011/12, the other lot at McKail is a single residential site likely to be developed in 2012/13. The majority of lots at Spencer Park are subject to the preparation and approval of a Precinct Plan and as such are likely to be developed after 2011/12. One lot in Spencer Park is a redevelopment site which offers potential for one dwelling and is unaffected by the Precinct Plan. This site is likely to be developed after 2011/12. The lot in Orana is a one dwelling site, likely to be developed after 2011/12.
(iii) The lots have zonings ranging from R20 to R80 and will be used for grouped and multiple housing most likely in the form of one and two bedroom units.
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Department of Housing
advises:
(a) 770
(i - iv) Apartment
0 = 2
1 = 58
2 = 6
3 = 2
Cluster House
1 = 9
2 = 11
3 = 7
Duplex
1 = 4
2 = 51
3 = 21
4 = 2
5 = 1
One Storey Town House
1 = 74
2 = 181
3 = 73
4 = 2
Single Detached
2 = 6
3 = 183
4 = 68
5 = 8
6 = 1
(v) 1
(vi) 16
(b) 7
(i) 5
(ii) 2 townhouses
(iii) 2 x 2 bedrooms; 3 x 3 bedrooms; 1 x 4 bedrooms; 1 x 5 bedrooms
(iv) 0
(v) 5
(c) 482
(i) 179
(ii) 108
(iii) 195
(iv) Couples without dependents are counted in single applicants in (iii) above.
(d) 69
(e) Between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2011 there were 74 occupations in the Albany zone which took on average 629 days or 90 weeks
(f) 12 titled lots
(i) Lockyer (1), McKail (2), Spencer Park (8) and Orana (1)
(ii) The lot at Lockyer is under consideration for rezoning and is likely to be developed after 2011/12. One lot in Mckail offers potential for 9 dwellings and is intended for development in 2011/12, the other lot at McKail is a single residential site likely to be developed in 2012/13. The majority of lots at Spencer Park are subject to the preparation and approval of a Precinct Plan and as such are likely to be developed after 2011/12. One lot in Spencer Park is a redevelopment site which offers potential for one dwelling and is unaffected by the Precinct Plan. This site is likely to be developed after 2011/12. The lot in Orana is a one dwelling site, likely to be developed after 2011/12.
(iii) The lots have zonings ranging from R20 to R80 and will be used for grouped and multiple housing most likely in the form of one and two bedroom units.
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