Question On Notice No. 546 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 10 August 2022 by Ms L. Mettam
Question Directed to the: Minister for Housing
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the public housing waitlist for residents in the electorate of Vasse including the townships of Busselton, Dunsborough and Cowaramup and ask:
(a) What is the average wait time to access public housing for the priority lists in the following categories:
(i) One-bedroom properties;
(ii) Two-bedroom properties;
(iii) Three-bedroom properties; and
(iv) Four-plus bedroom properties; and
(b) What is the average wait time to access public housing for the general lists in the following categories:
(i) One-bedroom properties;
(ii) Two-bedroom properties;
(iii) Three-bedroom properties; and
(iv) Four-plus bedroom properties?
Answered on 20 September 2022
(a)-(b)
It should be noted that most applicants have a roof over their head or are housed while they wait for public housing to become available.
Public housing wait times in the Vasse Electorate, as at 31 July 2022.
|
Dwelling Type
|
Wait Turn
Average in weeks
|
Priority
Average in weeks
|
|
Singles 1 bedroom
|
113
|
110
|
|
Singles 2 bedroom
|
-
|
-
|
|
Seniors 1 bedroom
|
146
|
14
|
|
Seniors 2 bedroom
|
100
|
28
|
|
Family 2 bedroom
|
117
|
69
|
|
Family 3 bedroom
|
66
|
41
|
|
Family 4 bedroom
|
-
|
-
|
|
Family 5 bedroom
|
-
|
-
|
|
Family +6 bedroom
|
-
|
-
|
|
Total Average
|
96
|
50
|
|
State-wide Average
|
117
|
62
|
This data is reported by the type of accommodation and number of bedrooms required to meet the housing needs of an applicant or their family, the household size and structure. Dwelling Type does not always correspond with the family structure of the household.