Housing Needs

Current house stock

 

Occupied Private Dwellings, Port Hedland(T)

 

Separate House

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse, etc.

Flat, unit or apartment

Other dwelling

Dwelling structure not stated

Total

 
 

1996

2,410

682

388

552

204

4,236

2001

2,661

749

444

506

43

4,403

2006

3,272

418

348

612

4

4,654

Source: Census of Population and Housing, ABS

 

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

 

Public Housing, Port Hedland(T)

 

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Total

766

744

736

728

731

731

719

Source: Department of Housing

 

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.

 

Public Housing Waiting List, Port Hedland(T)

 

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

1 Bedroom

82

70

107

102

133

105

113

2 Bedroom

50

47

78

89

80

98

119

3 Bedroom

33

37

45

59

56

73

102

4 Bedroom

7

4

6

5

20

21

26

5 Bedroom

         

1

1

Total

172

158

236

255

289

298

361

Source: Department of Housing

 

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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