❓ Hon. Steve Martin questions the Minister for Lands regarding DevelopmentWA's delivery of residential lots in regional WA, excluding social housing, and targets for future delivery. The Minister provides a breakdown of lots released as of May 10, 2023.
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RENTAL ACCOMMODATION — REGIONS
455. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Lands:
I refer to low residential rental
vacancy rates across regional WA.
(1) Excluding
social housing projects, how many residential lots has DevelopmentWA delivered
to market in 2022–23 in the following regions —
(a) the Gascoyne;
(b) Goldfields–Esperance;
(c) the great southern;
(d) Kimberley;
(e) the midwest;
(f) Peel;
(g) Pilbara;
(h) the south west; and
(i) the wheatbelt?
(2) Excluding
social housing projects, are there targets for the total residential lots
DevelopmentWA is required or expected to deliver in each region?
(3) If yes to (2), what are those
targets?
455. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Lands:
I refer to low residential rental
vacancy rates across regional WA.
(1) Excluding
social housing projects, how many residential lots has DevelopmentWA delivered
to market in 2022–23 in the following regions —
(a) the Gascoyne;
(b) Goldfields–Esperance;
(c) the great southern;
(d) Kimberley;
(e) the midwest;
(f) Peel;
(g) Pilbara;
(h) the south west; and
(i) the wheatbelt?
(2) Excluding
social housing projects, are there targets for the total residential lots
DevelopmentWA is required or expected to deliver in each region?
(3) If yes to (2), what are those
targets?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response is provided on behalf of
the Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Lands.
(1)–(3) DevelopmentWA
does not develop rental properties and it does not operate in all markets, only
those in which private developers do not operate or are not viable. In regions
in which private developers operate such as
the Peel and south west regions, DevelopmentWA does not broadly intervene in
the market. Noting that the 2022–23 financial year has not yet
finished, as at 10 May 2023, the following lots have been available or released
this financial year: Gascoyne, 24; goldfields–Esperance, 61; great
southern, 81; Kimberley, 78; midwest, 79; Peel, one; Pilbara, 454; south west,
eight; and wheatbelt, 96.
some notice of the question. The following response is provided on behalf of
the Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Lands.
(1)–(3) DevelopmentWA
does not develop rental properties and it does not operate in all markets, only
those in which private developers do not operate or are not viable. In regions
in which private developers operate such as
the Peel and south west regions, DevelopmentWA does not broadly intervene in
the market. Noting that the 2022–23 financial year has not yet
finished, as at 10 May 2023, the following lots have been available or released
this financial year: Gascoyne, 24; goldfields–Esperance, 61; great
southern, 81; Kimberley, 78; midwest, 79; Peel, one; Pilbara, 454; south west,
eight; and wheatbelt, 96.
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