Cracking the Code The ins and outs of

Cracking the Code: The ins and outs of public housing

Public housing stock profile, by region and dwelling type 3000 2500 560 774 478 2000 1060 Flat 1500 1320 1925 1000 500 0 830 227 277 19 Gungahlin 292 Belconnen 1628 543 216 City Tuggeranong Woden House Aged

Public housing stock profile by region and bedrooms 3000 126 277 2500 50 598 2000 225 1020 5 or more bedrooms 1423 4 bedrooms 1500 3 bedrooms 1392 1170 920 1000 645 500 0 87 213 181 27 Gungahlin 386 Belconnen 611 434 632 218 City Tuggeranong Woden 2 bedrooms 0/1 bedroom

4500 Public housing tenants profile, 2014 4000 3500 728 3000 1006 2500 2000 1500 631 344 1292 1513 1925 0 65 and over without children Couples Single males Single females 594 1000 500 1574 Under 65 without children With children

Households waiting for a public housing property 1600 1400 85 1200 1000 857 800 Couples 171 600 97 400 200 0 447 463 49 43 58 65 and over without Under 65 without children With children Single males Single females

788 4 800 -1 13 20 3 -1 12 12 837 20 11 - 20 1 -1 10 20 0 -1 09 20 951 9 976 -0 08 20 8 -0 07 20 7 06 -0 20 6 1000 -0 05 20 5 -0 04 20 Number of allocations Allocations over 10 years 1200 1097 990 964 933 847 831 600 400 200 0

What creates a vacancy in public housing dwelling stock? Vacancy reasons, five year average 2009 -10 to 2013 -14 Evictions 17 4% Abandoned 51 11% 104 22% 28 6% 206 43% 68 14% Deceased Vacated to buy Vacated to rent privately Vacated to aged care Vacated, no reason given 143 Total vacancies 617 Sales to tenant 25 Transfers 279 100%

Households newly allocated to a public housing dwelling, 2013 -14 350 300 29 250 51 200 Single males Single females 100 0 Couples 159 150 50 54 181 12 16 10 65 and over without children 89 Under 65 without children With children

Allocations in 2013 -14 by region and dwelling type 250 200 27 46 49 10 150 35 74 106 127 50 26 0 House 102 100 73 Flat 99 56 17 Gungahlin Belconnen City Tuggeranong Aged Woden

Allocations in 2013 -14 by region and bedrooms 250 Number of allocations 200 12 51 13 76 150 7 4 27 5 or more bedrooms 4 bedrooms 120 100 87 91 0 12 15 14 2 47 Gungahlin Belconnen 2 bedrooms 0/1 bedroom 68 50 3 bedrooms 60 39 67 24 City Tuggeranong Woden

Waiting time to allocation for those housed in 2013 -14 (those on Priority Needs Register) Days since application Days on Priority Older single men and women (over 65 years) 255 51 Older couples 292 56 Young couples with children (under 25 years) 180 40 Young single parents with children (under 25 years) 372 61 All single parents 383 72 All couples with children 383 77 Male singles 387 81 Female singles 443 127 All couples (no children) 326 132 Large households (more than 2 adults and children) 342 181 All household types 389 86

Waiting time for those on Priority Needs Register, still waiting for allocation at 30 June 2014 Days since application Days on Priority Older single men and women (over 65 years) 518 139 Older couples 630 130 Young couples with children (under 25 years) Young single parents with children (under 25 years) 606 414 399 54 All single parents 396 98 All couples with children 595 174 Male singles 492 116 Female singles 561 163 All couples (no children) Large households (more than 2 adults and children) 497 124 365 70 All household types 486 127