Current house stock
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Occupied Private Dwellings, Port Hedland(T)
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Separate House
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Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse, etc.
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Flat, unit or apartment
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Other dwelling
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Dwelling structure not stated
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Total
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1996
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2,410
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682
|
388
|
552
|
204
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4,236
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2001
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2,661
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749
|
444
|
506
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43
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4,403
|
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2006
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3,272
|
418
|
348
|
612
|
4
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4,654
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Source: Census of Population and Housing, ABS
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The number of occupied private dwellings increased progressively over the ten years to 2006, with separate houses increasing significantly between 2001 and 2006. The drop in semi-detached, row or terrace housing seen in 2006 may relate to the fly-in fly-out dwellings unoccupied on the census night.
Public housing stock
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Public Housing, Port Hedland(T)
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2002-03
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2003-04
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2004-05
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2005-06
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2006-07
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2007-08
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2008-09
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Total
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766
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744
|
736
|
728
|
731
|
731
|
719
|
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Source: Department of Housing
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The number of public housing dwellings in Port Hedland(T) slowly reduced between 2002-03 and 2008-09. Dwellings with 2 or 3 bedrooms consisted of 84% of all public housing dwellings in Port Hedland(T) in June 2009.
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Number of people on the public housing waiting list
The number of people on public housing waiting lists in Port Hedland(T) fluctuated between 1998-99 and 2004-05, before increasing to a nine year high of 361 requests in 2008-09.
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Public Housing Waiting List, Port Hedland(T)
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2002-03
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2003-04
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2004-05
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2005-06
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2006-07
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2007-08
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2008-09
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1 Bedroom
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82
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70
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107
|
102
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133
|
105
|
113
|
|
2 Bedroom
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50
|
47
|
78
|
89
|
80
|
98
|
119
|
|
3 Bedroom
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33
|
37
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45
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59
|
56
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73
|
102
|
|
4 Bedroom
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7
|
4
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6
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5
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20
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21
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26
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5 Bedroom
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|
|
|
|
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1
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1
|
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Total
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172
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158
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236
|
255
|
289
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298
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361
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Source: Department of Housing
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Port Hedland(T) greatest numbers of public housing applications were for 1 bedroom accommodation in the six years to 2007-08, while requests for 2 and 3 bedroom accommodation grew to similar numbers in requests between 2004-05 and 2008-09.
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