Question - Housing ACT

Question

Number
957
Subject
Housing ACT
(Vacant)
Asked by
Parton, Mark
Directed to
Minister for Housing and Suburban Development
Question asked on
20 October 2022
Answer due on
19 November 2022
Question asked
  1. How many Housing ACT properties are there in each suburb, including the breakdown per suburb.
  2. How many of those properties in each suburb, referred to in part (1) are in the category of (a) occupied, (b) vacant to be sold, (c) vacant to be demolished and redeveloped, (d) currently in development, (e) vacant for refurbishment  and (f) vacant for another reason.
  3. Of those vacant to be redeveloped or in development what were they before and what will they be developed as (for example, three bedroom single dwelling becoming two three bedroom townhouses).
  4. Of those vacant, on average how long have these properties been vacant.
  5. How many properties in the Housing ACT portfolio are vacant in the category of (a) one bedroom apartments, (b) two bedroom apartments, (c) two bedroom townhouses, (d) three bedroom townhouses, (e) three bedroom free standing home, (f) four bedroom free standing home, (g) five bedroom free standing home and (h) another type of housing.

     

Answer

Answer Published
15 November 2022
Answered by
Minister for Housing and Suburban Development
Answer

(1) See answer for part (2). To protect the privacy and security of public housing tenants, which include women and children escaping domestic and family violence, a breakdown of public housing properties by District is provided.

(2) 

 

ACT District

Number of Housing ACT properties per category

Belconnen

Canberra Central

Gungahlin

Jerrabomberra

Molonglo Valley

Tuggeranong

Weston Creek

Woden Valley

Other 3

  1. occupied

2837

2734

1219

73

237

2409

735

818

20

  1. vacant to be sold

19

43

 

 

 

12

5

9

 

  1. vacant to be demolished and redeveloped

44

49

 

 

 

22

2

10

 

  1. currently in development4

54

62

 

 

 

44

9

23

 

  1. vacant for refurbishment

54

86

6

4

4

29

11

10

 

  1. vacant for another reason 1

9

8

14

 

 

7

5

 

 

Total for Part (1) 2

2948

2914

1220

77

225

2449

748

814

20

*As at 24 October 2022

Notes:

1.Category (f) includes new acquisitions/constructions and properties recently vacated awaiting planning decisions.

2.In answer to Part (1), totals shown are the number of currently occupied or vacant Housing ACT properties in each District and exclude (d) currently in development.

3.Other: All Districts with fewer than 20 properties.

4.Category (d) only includes those properties currently in construction for redevelopment projects. New properties on greenfield land are excluded.

(3)  Vacant properties to be redeveloped or currently in development, as at 24 October 2022:

(a) prior to redevelopment

Number of properties by type, before redevelopment

Number of bedrooms

Total

1

2

3

4

5+

Apartment

4

6

 

 

 

10

Townhouse

 

8

6

4

 

18

House

 

13

136

27

2

178

 

 

 

 

 

 

206

(b) after redevelopment

Number of properties by type, after redevelopment

Number of bedrooms

Total

1

2

3

4

5+

Apartment

4

88

7

2

 

101

Townhouse*

1

246

61

39

1

348

House

 

 

 

4

4

8

*The term ‘Townhouse’ includes all semi-detached properties (dual/tri/quad-occupancy, village, etc.)

457

 

(4) All currently vacant properties have been vacant for an average of 9 months. Excluding the properties that are being prepared for sale or redevelopment, the average vacant time is 5.7 months, as at 24 October 2022.

(5) 

Vacant properties by category*

Number

(a) one-bedroom apartments

42

(b) two-bedroom apartments

62

(c) two-bedroom townhouses

18

(d) three-bedroom townhouses

7

(e) three-bedroom free standing homes

214

(f) four-bedroom free standing homes

33

(g) five-bedroom free standing homes

5

(h) another type of housing

81

*As at 24 October 2022