Question On Notice No. 766 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 June 2022 by Hon Colin De Grussa
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
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?
Answered on 20 September 2022
(a)
It is important to note that most people have a roof over their head while they wait for social housing to become available.
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Public Housing Wait List by the specified Preference Zones
as at 30 June 2022
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Preference Zone
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Wait Turn
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Priority
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Number of Applications
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Total Number of Applicants (people)
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Number of Applications
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Total Number of Applicants (people)
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Exmouth
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11
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20
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4
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11
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Carnarvon
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118
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229
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20
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45
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Onslow
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8
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25
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2
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6
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Paraburdoo
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3
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7
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3
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7
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Tom Price
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9
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21
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2
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8
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Yalgoo
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3
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9
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1
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5
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Cue
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1
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1
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-
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-
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Sandstone
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Null
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Murchison
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Null
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Wiluna
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11
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27
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-
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-
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Upper Gascoyne
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Null
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Meekatharra
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41
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92
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1
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1
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Ngaanyatjarraku
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Null
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Mount Magnet
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19
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65
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-
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-
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Denham
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8
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15
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2
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6
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Kalbarri
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18
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26
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3
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3
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Northampton
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8
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26
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-
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-
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Total
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258
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563
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38
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92
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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.
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Public Housing Vacancy Rate for the specified LGAs
as at 30 June 2022
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Shire
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Returning
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Not-Returning
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Vacancy Rate (%)
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(i) Shire of Exmouth
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3
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-
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3.6%
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(ii) Shire of Carnarvon
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43
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7
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16.0%
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(iii) Shire of Ashburton
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11
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3
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21.5%
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(iv) Shire of Yalgoo
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1
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-
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25.0%
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(v) Shire of Cue
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3
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-
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30.0%
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(vi) Shire of Sandstone
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-
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-
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-
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(vii) Shire of Murchison
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-
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-
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-
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(viii) Shire of Wiluna
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4
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-
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11.8%
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(ix) Shire of Upper Gascoyne
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-
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-
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-
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(x) Shire of Meekatharra
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13
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3
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21.3%
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(xi) Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
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-
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-
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-
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(xii) Shire of Mount Magnet
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2
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-
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7.7%
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(xiii) Shire of Shark Bay
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2
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-
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6.7%
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(xiv) Shire of Northampton
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1
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-
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4.5%
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Total
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14.5%
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