GOVERNMENT REGIONAL
OFFICERS' HOUSING
796. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to a recent article in the North
West Telegraph on 6 October regarding the construction of Government
Regional Officers' Housing properties.
(1) How many people are currently on
the waitlist to access the GROH scheme?
(2) What is the breakdown for (1) by
region?
(3) How many GROH properties are
currently tenanted in Western Australia?
(4) What is the breakdown for (3) by
region?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The
Department of Communities works with partner agencies to understand their existing
and future anticipated demand for Government Regional Officers' Housing
on an ongoing basis. Forecasts are regularly updated by client agencies for a variety
of operational reasons. The Department of Communities does not operate a waitlist
for GROH.
(3) As at 1
October 2021, 4 236 GROH properties are currently tenanted. GROH properties may
be vacant at a point in time for a number of reasons, including awaiting
refurbishment; being earmarked for redevelopment; awaiting allocation and
acceptance of new tenants; having residents on leave or holiday; public sector
employees seeking private housing rather than GROH; aged stock; the district or
town being in decline due to economic factors, resulting in lower demand; being
poorly located in the district or town; and being allocated to agencies to
enable them to recruit and deploy suitable employees.
(4) This information is in tabular
form, and I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Region
|
Tenanted as at 1 October 2021
|
South
Metro
|
24
|
Great
Southern
|
212
|
Southwest
|
175
|
Goldfields
|
677
|
Midwest/Gascoyne
|
461
|
Pilbara
|
1147
|
West
Kimberley
|
718
|
Wheatbelt
|
455
|
East
Kimberley
|
367
|