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16 Housing
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16.1 Profile of housing and housing assistance 16.4
16.2 Framework of performance indicators 16.17
16.3 Key performance indicator results 16.21
16.4 Future directions in performance reporting 16.81
16.5 Jurisdictions’ comments 16.81
16.6 Definitions of key terms and indicators 16.91
16.7 Attachment tables 16.97
16.8 References 16.101
Attachment tables Attachment tables are identified in references throughout this chapter by an ‘A’ suffix (for example, table 16A.3). A full list of attachment tables is provided at the end of this chapter, and the attachment tables are available on the CD-ROM enclosed with the Report or from the Review website at <www.pc.gov.au/gsp>.
Governments play a significant role in the Australian housing market, directly through housing assistance and indirectly through policies associated with land planning and taxation. The Australian, State and Territory governments share responsibility for housing assistance. Direct assistance includes public and community housing, home purchase and home ownership assistance, Indigenous housing, State and Territory private rental assistance (such as State and Territory provided bond loans, guarantees and assistance with rent payments and advance rent payments, relocation expenses and other one-off grants) and Australian Government rent assistance.
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This chapter focuses on the performance of governments in providing:
• public, State owned and managed Indigenous housing (SOMIH) and community housing under the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement (CSHA) until 31 December 2008 and the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA) from 1 January 2009 (termed CSHA/NAHA in this chapter) (box 16.1)
• Indigenous community housing (ICH)
• Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA).
Box 16.1 Commonwealth State Housing Agreement and National
Affordable Housing Agreement The CSHA is an agreement made between the Australian, State and Territory governments under the Housing Assistance Act 1996 (Cwlth) to provide strategic direction and funding certainty for the provision of housing assistance. The aim of this agreement is to provide appropriate, affordable and secure housing for those who most need it, for the duration of their need.
The 2003 CSHA came into effect on 1 July 2003 and was to operate until 30 June 2008 (but was extended to 31 December 2008, pending negotiation of the NAHA), and includes bilateral agreements between the Australian Government and each State and Territory government and an overarching multilateral agreement. There were generally separate bilateral agreements for mainstream and Indigenous housing in each jurisdiction.
The NAHA came into effect on 1 January 2009 and is an ongoing agreement that provides the framework for the parties to work together to improve housing affordability and homelessness outcomes for Australians. The objective of the NAHA is that all Australians have access to affordable, safe and sustainable housing that contributes to social and economic participation.
The parties to the NAHA are committed to:
• providing direction for a range of measures including: social housing; assistance to people in the private rental market; support and accommodation for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; and home purchase assistance
• working towards improving coordination across housing related programs to make better use of existing stock and under-utilised Government assets and achieve better integration between housing and human services, including health and disability services
• reducing the rate of homelessness.
Source: FaCS (2003a); COAG (2009).
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Close links exist between the housing services covered in this chapter and other government programs and support services discussed elsewhere in the Report, such as:
• the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP), which until 31 December 2008, provided accommodation and other services for homeless people or those at imminent risk of becoming homeless. As of 1 January 2009, these services are provided under the NAHA (chapter 15)
• services delivered by the Australian, State and Territory governments and community organisations to promote independent living, including services for people with a disability (chapter 14), mental health services (chapter 12) and aged care services, such as the Home and Community Care program (chapter 13).
Improvements in the chapter this year include:
• reporting of data for the access indicator ‘special needs income units aged 24 years or under, or 75 years or over’ in the Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) service area
• reporting of data for the affordability indicator ‘proportions of income units spending more than 30 per cent and 50 per cent of their income on rent with and without CRA’ for income units aged 24 years or under and aged 75 years or over receiving CRA.
Public housing, SOMIH, community housing and ICH information has been obtained from State and Territory governments, except where otherwise indicated. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) collects and collates these data and produces annual data collection manuals. Data tables are available on the AIHW website (AIHW 2009a). CRA data were obtained from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA). Data on satisfaction, amenity and location were obtained from national social housing surveys of public housing, SOMIH and community housing tenants.
Housing assistance not covered
This chapter does not cover a number of government funded and provided housing services, including:
• the Crisis Accommodation Program (CAP), including the Victorian Transitional Housing Management Program under the CSHA/NAHA, which provides capital funding for accommodation for homeless people
• non-CSHA/NAHA programs, including those provided by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)
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• CRA paid by the DVA or paid to Abstudy recipients on behalf of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
• some Indigenous housing and infrastructure assistance
• mainstream community housing not funded under the CSHA/NAHA
• home purchase assistance, including the First Home Owners Grant, a Commonwealth initiative administered by State and Territory governments
• private rent assistance funded by State and Territory governments
• the National Rental Affordability Scheme
• other Commonwealth initiatives, such as the Housing Affordability Fund (HAF).
16.1 Profile of housing and housing assistance
Service overview
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2006 Census of Population and Housing (ABS 2007) identified just under 7.1 million households in Australia, where ‘household’ is classified as ‘a person living alone’ or as ‘a group of related or unrelated people who usually reside and eat together’. Of these households, 68.1 per cent owned or were purchasing their own home, 19.0 per cent rented in the private sector, 3.6 per cent were in public rental accommodation, 0.7 per cent lived in community housing,1 2.6 per cent resided in other tenure types and 6.0 per cent did not state their tenure type (table 16A.75). For a number of reasons, including non-response and misunderstanding, Census data are likely to underestimate the number of tenants in public housing.2
The composition of Australian households is changing. There is an increasing number of smaller households, including a rising number of single person households. The average Australian household size fell from 3.3 people to 2.8 people between 1971 and 2006, while the proportion of single person households increased from 18.1 per cent to 24.4 per cent over this period (ABS 2007).
The average Indigenous household is larger than the average non-Indigenous household. In 2006, the average non-Indigenous Australian household size was 1 This estimate is based on data received from jurisdictions regarding the number of community
housing dwellings in each jurisdiction, combined with data from the ABS 2006 Census on the total number of dwellings in each jurisdiction.
2 Public housing tenants appear to be undercounted in the 2006 Census (and in previous censuses).
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2.6 people, whereas the average household with at least one Indigenous person was 3.4 people (ABS 2007).
Why government provides housing assistance
Australia’s private housing stock houses the majority of the population. Most Australian households can access accommodation either through owner occupation or by renting from a private landlord. Many households, however, face problems in acquiring or accessing suitable private accommodation, for reasons of cost, discrimination, availability, location and/or adequacy. The price of rental dwellings can be prohibitive for people on lower incomes. Further, stock may not be available in the private rental market for households with special accommodation needs. Housing assistance from the Australian, State and Territory governments can help these households.
Roles and responsibilities
Each level of government has different roles and responsibilities in housing and housing assistance:
• The Australian Government provides CRA and shares responsibility with State and Territory governments for housing assistance provided under the CSHA/NAHA. It also provides funding for the Community Housing and Infrastructure Program (CHIP) that ceased in June 2008. The Australian Government also influences the housing market through other direct and indirect means, including taxation and home purchase assistance.
• State and Territory governments provide housing assistance, such as homeless assistance, public housing, community housing, SOMIH, private rental assistance and home purchase assistance. Some jurisdictions also contribute to the delivery of housing assistance through mechanisms such as home lending programs and joint ventures with the private sector. State and Territory governments are also responsible for land taxes, stamp duties and residential tenancy legislation.
• Local governments implement planning regulations and are sometimes involved in providing community housing.
Funding
The Australian, State and Territory governments provided $682.5 million for housing programs under the CSHA for the 6 months to 31 December 2008. Of this,
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the Australian Government provided $492.5 million or 72.2 per cent, and State and Territory governments were collectively required to provide minimum matching funds of $190.0 million or 27.8 per cent (FaHCSIA 2009). In addition, most jurisdictions provided additional funding above the minimum matching requirements. Public and community housing accounted for the majority of CSHA funding. Since 1 January 2009 the majority of funding for social housing was provided under the NAHA estimated at $1459.5 million (State and Territory governments unpublished).
Indigenous community housing is also funded by the Australian, State and Territory governments. Some of the funding for ICH comes through the CSHA/NAHA.
Public housing is the largest form of assistance provided under the CSHA/NAHA. Given the capital intensive nature of provision of social housing, additional assistance to annual funding is provided through the use of $82 billion of housing stock owned by housing authorities in 2007-08 (calculated from 2007-08 State and Territory CSHA national financial statements [unpublished]).
The Australian Government provided $2.6 billion for CRA in 2008-09. Real expenditure on CRA has increased by 19.0 per cent over a 10 year time period (FaHCSIA 2009).
Table 16.1 is a summary table that presents government expenditure including and excluding capital costs, on a per person and per dwelling basis. It also includes CRA expenditure per person and per income unit to present the overall level of government housing assistance covered in this chapter. More detailed analysis of the cost components for public housing is presented in table 16.12. Nationally, net recurrent cost per person on public housing was approximately $100 in 2008-09. Cost including capital costs per person on public housing was $319 (table 16.1). Nationally, net recurrent cost per dwelling on public housing was approximately $6366 in 2008-09. Average cost including capital cost per dwelling on public housing was $26 074 (table 16.1).
It is important to note the differences in housing assistance operations across jurisdictions when analysing expenditure per person on public housing. The per person data could have been influenced by historic arrangements (such as previous years’ investment) that might have influenced the overall size of the public housing sector relative to the size of the population. Reporting net recurrent cost per public housing dwelling addresses some of these issues.
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Table 16.1 Government housing assistance, 2008-09 (dollars)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust Government expenditure on public housing Per personb Net recurrent cost 112 59 73 102 168 185 242 312 100 Cost including capital cost 421 311 318 521 557 491 1 149 777 410
Per dwelling Net recurrent cost 6 549 4 813 6 146 7 000 6 342 7 498 7 736 13 201 6 366 Cost including capital cost 24 653 25 458 26 655 35 596 21 013 21 130 36 672 32 881 26 074
CRA expenditure Per personb 130 109 151 95 117 136 55 59 123 Per income unit 2 660 2 623 2 687 2 607 2 576 2 645 2 418 2 580 2 645 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in tables 16A.5 and 16A.88. b Data are expressed as per person of the Australian population.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); State and Territory governments (unpublished); table 16A.88.
Size and scope
Housing assistance is provided in various forms, and models for delivering assistance vary within and across jurisdictions. The eight main forms of assistance are outlined in box 16.2. This chapter focuses on five of these forms of assistance: public housing, SOMIH, community housing, ICH and CRA.
Box 16.2 Forms of housing assistance There are several significant forms of housing assistance.
• Public housing: dwellings owned (or leased) and managed by State and Territory housing authorities to provide affordable rental accommodation.
• Community housing: rental housing provided for low to moderate income or special needs households, managed by community-based organisations that have received capital or recurrent subsidy from government. Community housing models vary across jurisdictions, and the housing stock may be owned by a variety of groups including government.
• State owned and managed Indigenous housing (SOMIH): houses owned by the State, targeted at Indigenous households.
• Indigenous community housing (ICH): dwellings owned or leased and managed by ICH organisations and community councils in major cities, regional and remote areas.
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Box 16.2 (Continued) • Crisis accommodation: accommodation services to help people who are homeless
or in crisis. Services are generally provided by non-government organisations and many are linked to support services funded through SAAP/NAHA. Sources of government funding include CAP through the CSHA/NAHA, which provides funding for accommodation, and SAAP/NAHA funding for live-in staff, counselling and other support services.
• Home purchase assistance: assistance provided by State and Territory governments to low income households to help with home purchases or mortgage repayments.
• Private rental assistance: assistance funded by State and Territory governments to low income households experiencing difficulty in securing or maintaining private rental accommodation. This assistance may include ongoing or one-off payments to help households meet rent payments, one-off payments for relocation costs, guarantees or loans to cover the cost of bonds and housing assistance advice and information services. Assistance can be provided by community-based organisations funded by government.
• Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA): a non-taxable income support supplement paid by the Australian Government to income support recipients or people who receive more than the base rate of the Family Tax Benefit Part A and who rent in the private rental market.
Source: FaCS (2003a, 2003b).
Figure 16.1 illustrates the range of government assistance to renters.
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Figure 16.1 Assistance across the rental sector, 2009a
a Additional dwellings are funded under programs other than CSHA/NAHA. Data about these dwellings are not available. b For year ending 30 June 2008. c At 30 June 2008. d Includes permanent dwellings managed by funded/actively registered and unfunded/not actively registered ICH organisations. Of these dwellings 19 583 were managed by organisations administered by the State Governments and 2781 managed by organisations administered by the Australian Government.
Source: Australian, State and Territory governments (unpublished); AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08, Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no. HOU 212; AIHW (2009) Crisis Accommodation program 2007-08: Commonwealth State Housing Agreement national data report, Housing assistance data development series, Cat. no. HOU 202; AIHW (2009) Private Rent Assistance 2007-08: Commonwealth State Housing Agreement national data report, Housing assistance data development series, Cat. no. HOU 200; tables 16A.1, 16A.14, 16A.25, 16A.37 and 16A.65.
Public housing
Public housing comprises those dwellings owned (or leased) and managed by State and Territory housing authorities. The CSHA/NAHA is the main source of funding for public housing. From 1 January 2009, funding for public housing was incorporated into the NAHA, but the NAHA does not separately identify funding for public housing. A total of 328 679 public housing dwellings were occupied at 30 June 2009 (table 16A.1). Public housing is available to people on low incomes and those with special needs. At 30 June 2008, 31.1 per cent of public housing households contained a household member with disability (AIHW 2009d).
Public housing rents are generally set at market levels, and rebates are granted to low income tenants (so they generally pay no more than 25 per cent of their assessable income in rent), to provide affordable housing. Public housing allocations are constrained by the amount of housing stock available and are income tested. The proportion of total households residing in public housing in 2006 (4.3 per cent nationally) is presented for all jurisdictions in table 16A.78. Information on the proportion of income paid in rent by public housing tenants is contained in table 16A.82. Details of multiple family composition, non-rebated and
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other public households excluded from data in this chapter are presented in table 16A.89.
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
State owned and managed Indigenous housing dwellings funded through CSHA/NAHA are defined as those rental housing dwellings owned and managed by government and allocated only to Indigenous Australians (AIHW 2006). They include dwellings managed by government Indigenous housing agencies for allocation to Indigenous tenants. There were 12 056 dwellings identified in the 2008-09 SOMIH collection (table 16A.14). From 1 January 2009, funding for housing was incorporated into the NAHA, but the NAHA does not separately identify funding for SOMIH.
In NSW, a separate statutory organisation — the Aboriginal Housing Office — is responsible for planning, administering and expanding policies, programs and the asset base for Aboriginal housing in that State. Funding for the office comes from the CSHA/NAHA and the State Government (in addition to its CSHA/NAHA commitments).
In Victoria, Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV) — a non-government community housing organisation — assists the government in the administration of SOMIH. Under the transition to independence strategy for AHV, tenancy management for many SOMIH properties was transferred to AHV in 2008-09. This has reduced the number of properties reported in Victoria as SOMIH and will lead to a corresponding increase in the number of properties reported as State managed ICH for 2008-09. It should be noted that while SOMIH stock is reported for the year 2008-09, ICH is reported for the year 2007-08.
The ACT and the NT are not included in the SOMIH data collection. The ACT does not receive funding for, or administer, any Territory owned and managed Indigenous housing programs. In the NT, Aboriginal Rental Housing Program (ARHP) funding is directed to ICH.
Details of multiple family composition, non-rebated and other public households excluded from SOMIH data in this chapter are presented in table 16A.90.
Community housing
Community housing is generally managed by not-for-profit organisations or local governments that perform asset and tenancy management functions. A major objective of community housing is to increase social capital by encouraging local
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communities to take a more active role in planning and managing appropriate and affordable transitional and long term rental accommodation. Community housing is also intended to provide a choice of housing location, physical type and management arrangements. Some forms of community housing also allow tenants to participate in the management of their housing.
Community housing programs aim to achieve links between housing and services that are best managed at the community level, including services for people with a disability, and home and community care. Notwithstanding their common objectives, community housing programs vary within and across jurisdictions in their administration and types of accommodation (box 16.3).
Box 16.3 Models of community housing Community housing models vary across jurisdictions in scale, organisational structure and financing arrangements, and the extent to which the community or government has management responsibility and ownership of the housing stock. Table 16A.79 lists the community housing programs in each jurisdiction.
Some community housing models are:
• regional or local housing associations: associations provide property and tenancy management services, and community groups provide support services to tenants
• joint ventures and housing partnerships: a range of church, welfare, local government agencies and other organisations provide resources in cooperation with State and Territory governments
• housing cooperatives: are responsible for tenant management and maintenance, while government, a central finance company or an individual cooperative owns the housing stock
• community management and ownership: not-for-profit or community housing associations both own and manage housing
• local government housing associations: provide low cost housing within a particular municipality, are closely involved in policy, planning, funding and/or monitoring roles, and can directly manage the housing stock
• equity share rental housing: housing cooperatives wholly own the housing stock and lease it to tenants (who are shareholders in the cooperative and, therefore, have the rights and responsibilities of cooperative management).
Source: State and Territory governments (unpublished).
Funding for community housing is typically either fully or partly provided by governments to not-for-profit organisations or local governments. Australian Government funding for community housing amounted to 7.0 per cent ($34.3 million) of total CSHA funding provided by the Australian Government
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from 1 July 2008 to 31 December 2008 (FaHCSIA unpublished). From 1 January 2009, funding for housing, was incorporated into the NAHA, but the NAHA does not separately identify funding for community housing.
There were 39 770 mainstream community housing tenancy rental units in Australia at 30 June 2009 (table 16A.25).3 Table 16A.80 presents the proportion of all households residing in community housing in each jurisdiction in 2006 (0.7 per cent nationally).
Indigenous community housing
Indigenous community housing refers to housing funded by State or Federal governments that is managed and delivered by ICH organisations. Funding for ICH comes through Australian Government programs such as the ARHP, CHIP and the National Aboriginal Health Strategy. State and Territory governments also provide funding for ICH. The funding and administrative arrangements for ICH vary across jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions, only the states are involved in the administration of ICH; in some only the Australian Government is involved; and in others both the State or Territory and the Australian governments are involved. From 1 January 2009, funding for housing, was incorporated into the NAHA, but the NAHA does not separately identify funding for ICH.
In 2007-08, the Australian Government funded and administered ICH in three jurisdictions, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania. At the time data for this Report were collected (2007-08), in Tasmania there was only Australian Government administered ICH housing, while in Victoria and Queensland, some ICH housing was administered by the Australian Government and some by the State governments. In the five remaining jurisdictions — NSW, WA, SA, the ACT and the NT — funding from the applicable State or Territory and the Australian Government is combined and the State or Territory government has sole responsibility for the administration of ICH (AIHW 2009b).
Descriptive information on ICH excluded from data in this chapter is contained in table 16A.37.
3 Data are based on a combination of survey and administrative data. Results, therefore, are
affected by survey non-response. Details of community housing survey response rates and associated information are presented in table 16A.91.
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CRA
Commonwealth Rent Assistance is a non-taxable supplementary payment provided by the Australian Government to help with the cost of private rental housing. It is available to recipients of either income support payments, or Family Tax Benefit Part A at more than the base rate who pay private rent above minimum thresholds. Private rent includes rent paid under both formal tenancy agreements and informal arrangements, such as board and lodging paid to a family member. It also includes mooring and site fees (for boats and caravans) and payments for retirement village services.
Commonwealth Rent Assistance is paid at 75 cents for every dollar above the threshold until a maximum rate is reached. The maximum rates and thresholds vary according to a customer’s family situation and number of children (table 16.2). For single people without dependent children, the maximum rate may also vary according to whether accommodation is shared with others. Rent thresholds and maximum rates are indexed twice per year (March and September) to reflect changes in the consumer price index.
Table 16.2 Eligibility and payment scales for CRA, 20 March to 19 September 2009 ($ per fortnight)a
Income unit type Minimum rent to
be eligible for CRA
Minimum rent to be eligible for
maximum CRA Maximum CRA Single, no dependent children 98.80 247.07 111.20 Single, no children, sharer 98.80 197.64 74.13 Couple, no dependent children 161.00 300.73 104.80 Single, one or two dependent children 130.06 304.03 130.48 Single, three or more dependent children 130.06 326.81 147.56 Partnered, one or two dependent children 192.50 366.47 130.48 Partnered, three or more dependent children 192.50 389.25 147.56 Partnered, illness separated, no dependent children 98.80 247.07 111.20 Partnered, temporarily separated, no dependent children 98.80 238.53 104.80 a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.47.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); table 16A.47.
Because CRA is a national payment, FaHCSIA seeks to ensure that CRA recipients who have the same income unit characteristics and who pay the same amount of
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rent receive the same amount of assistance wherever they live. There were 1 038 137 income units (where an income unit is defined as either a single person or a couple with or without dependents)4 entitled to receive CRA at 5 June 2009 (table 16A.48). The proportion of CRA recipients by income unit type is presented in table 16A.49. Data on the number and proportion of Indigenous income units receiving CRA by income unit type are presented in tables 16A.50 and 16A.51, respectively.
The maximum rate of assistance was received by 71.7 per cent of CRA recipients paid enough rent to receive the maximum rate of assistance at 5 June 2009 (table 16A.63). There was relatively little variation in the average level of assistance across locations at 5 June 2009 (table 16A.62), even though rents varied considerably by location. At 5 June 2009, the average payment across Australia was $94.79 per fortnight (approximately $2465 per year) (table 16A.62).
Housing assistance-related services not reported in the Housing chapter
Governments also provide services that aim to assist people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless, through the SAAP until 31 December 2008 and the NAHA from 1 January 2009. Under both arrangements, the AIHW manages the national data collection which provides information on people accessing services provided under these agreements who were homeless and people who were at risk of homelessness. The AIHW also collects information on the demand for services provided under the SAAP/NAHA and the ability to meet this demand. The collection provides information on people who were homeless and people who were at risk of homelessness, who accessed SAAP in 2007-08 (AIHW 2009c).
In 2007-08, 1562 non-government, community and local government organisations were funded nationally under SAAP (AIHW 2009c). These organisations ranged from small stand-alone agencies with single outlets to larger auspice bodies with multiple outlets.
On census night in 2006, there were approximately 105 000 homeless people (Chamberlain and MacKenzie 2008). Nationally, in 2007-08, SAAP agencies provided support to 202 500 people (125 600 clients and 76 900 accompanying children) (see chapter 15 for more details on SAAP services.)
4 Dependents are defined as young people for whom the person or partner receives the Family Tax
Benefit. The benefit is not payable for children receiving Youth Allowance or any other income security payment. Children aged over 16 years for whom the Family Tax Benefit is not payable are regarded as separate income units.
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Data collected via the SAAP Client Collection show that SAAP or CAP accommodation was able to be provided directly to clients and their accompanying children in the majority of cases (87 per cent and 85 per cent, respectively). When accommodation could not be provided directly, clients were referred on to other organisations in 8 per cent of cases. Demand for accommodation remained unmet in 5 per cent of cases for adult clients and in 7 per cent of clients with accompanying children.
Diversity of State and Territory public housing, community housing and SOMIH services
State and Territory governments have similar broad objectives for providing housing assistance. Individual jurisdictions, however, emphasise different objectives depending on their historical precedents and ways of interacting with community sector providers. Jurisdictions also have different private housing markets. These differences lead to a variety of policy responses and associated forms of assistance. It is important to be aware of the various housing assistance operations in each State and Territory when analysing performance information, the differences in regional and remote area concentration, and the various eligibility criteria for the different assistance types.
Housing assistance reported in this chapter is closely associated with assistance provided under the SAAP (until 31 December 2008) and supported assistance and accommodation services provided under the NAHA (from 1 January 2009).
The proportion of public housing located in regional and remote areas, using the Australian Standard Geographical Classification remoteness area structure (ASGC remoteness areas), is shown in table 16.3.
Table 16.3 Public housing — regional and remote area concentrations, at 30 June 2009 (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust Major cities 82.1 72.4 67.4 70.3 77.3 .. 99.9 .. 72.8 Inner regional 14.4 22.5 16.4 9.6 6.7 73.3 0.1 .. 16.2 Outer regional 3.2 5.2 14.0 9.8 14.1 25.9 .. 70.2 8.9 Remote 0.3 – 1.7 7.2 1.8 0.5 .. 26.1 1.7 Very remote – .. 0.5 3.1 0.2 0.3 .. 3.7 0.5 a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.1. .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
Source: AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.1.
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The proportions of SOMIH located by ASGC remoteness areas are shown in table 16.4.
Table 16.4 SOMIH — regional and remote area concentrations, at 30 June 2009 (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total Major cities 41.3 34.3 14.3 27.9 60.8 .. 33.3 Inner regional 32.8 29.8 19.1 7.8 7.5 83.3 21.9 Outer regional 20.2 35.9 39.4 21.0 18.0 16.7 25.3 Remote 4.9 – 10.6 20.3 5.2 – 9.1 Very remote 0.7 .. 16.6 23.1 8.5 – 10.3 a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.14 .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
Source: AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.14.
Eligibility criteria for access to public housing, such as income and asset definitions and limits, vary across jurisdictions (table 16A.92). In most cases, jurisdictions require that applicants be Australian citizens or permanent residents and not own or part-own residential property. All jurisdictions require eligible applicants to be resident in the respective State or Territory. All State and Territory governments prioritise access to public housing by segmenting their waiting lists in some way. Segments are defined differently across jurisdictions, but generally reflect urgent need/homelessness and an inability to access appropriate private market accommodation. Most jurisdictions provide security of tenure after an initial probationary period. Most jurisdictions also have periodic reviews of eligibility. Rebated rents result in the majority of households paying no more than 25 per cent of their assessable income in rent (the rent-to-income ratio). Definitions of assessable income vary across jurisdictions.
Eligibility criteria for access to SOMIH are generally consistent with those for public housing once an applicant has been confirmed as Indigenous (table 16A.93). The management of waiting lists varies across jurisdictions — for example, a number of jurisdictions use the same list for both public housing and SOMIH. Terms of tenure are the same as those for public housing for a number of jurisdictions.
The policy contexts of public housing and SOMIH are summarised in tables 16A.92 and 16A.93, respectively.
Eligibility criteria for community housing are generally consistent with those for public housing in each jurisdiction. Most jurisdictions do not require community housing organisations to segment waiting lists.
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The proportions of community housing located by ASGC remoteness areas are shown in table 16.5.
Table 16.5 Community housing — regional and remote area concentrations, at 30 June 2009 (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust Major cities 67.9 74.2 42.0 65.3 85.0 .. 99.7 .. 65.7 Inner regional 23.4 21.7 22.9 11.8 9.0 63.3 0.3 .. 20.1 Outer regional 8.5 4.0 25.6 12.6 4.5 35.2 .. 64.1 11.0 Remote 0.2 0.2 3.2 7.9 1.4 1.5 .. 32.1 1.9 Very remote – .. 6.3 2.4 0.1 – .. 3.8 1.4 a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.25. .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
Source: AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.25.
Private rental markets
Tight private rental markets (vacancy rates well below 3 per cent) were evident in all jurisdictions in June 2009. Capital city vacancy rates in the private rental market for all jurisdictions are reported in table 16A.76. Capital city median rents varied across jurisdictions. Median rents for three bedroom houses and two bedroom flats or units are reported in table 16A.77.
16.2 Framework of performance indicators
The performance indicator frameworks show which data are comparable in the 2010 Report (figures 16.2, 16.11, 16.18 and 16.19). For data that are not considered directly comparable, the text includes relevant caveats and supporting commentary. Chapter 1 discusses data comparability from a Report-wide perspective (see section 1.6).
Appendix A contains information on each State and Territory that may help in interpreting the performance indicators presented in this chapter.
The frameworks reflect the adoption by governments of accrual accounting and depict the Review’s focus on outcomes, consistent with demand by governments for outcome oriented performance information. The frameworks also accentuate the importance of equity. More detail on the general report framework, along with the differences between outputs and outcomes, can be found in chapter 1.
While public housing, SOMIH, community housing and ICH use a common framework, the delivery method for public housing and SOMIH differs from that
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for community housing and ICH. State and Territory governments deliver public housing and SOMIH, while community organisations and sometimes local governments deliver community housing and ICH.
The performance indicator frameworks are consistent with the general performance indicator framework agreed by the Steering Committee (see chapter 1). They also draw on the framework developed for the 1999 CSHA and reflect the national objectives of that agreement (and of the CSHA that took effect in 2003 [box 16.4]) and of the NAHA that took effect on 1 January 2009. This year data for 1 July 2008 to 31 December 2008 relate to the CSHA and data for 1 January 2009 to 30 June 2009 relate to the NAHA.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed six National Agreements to enhance accountability to the public for the outcomes achieved or outputs delivered by a range of government services, (see chapter 1 for more detail on reforms to federal financial relations). The NAHA covers the area of Housing, while the National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA) establishes specific outcomes for reducing the level of disadvantage experienced by Indigenous Australians. The agreements include sets of performance indicators, for which the Steering Committee collates annual performance information for analysis by the COAG Reform Council (CRC). It is anticipated that the performance indicators reported in this chapter will be revised to align with the performance indicators in the National Agreements for the 2011 Report.
Box 16.4 Objectives for public, SOMIH and community housing
under the 2003 CSHA and the 2009 NAHA The principles guiding the 2003 CSHA are to:
1. maintain a core Social Housing sector to assist people unable to access alternative suitable housing options
2. develop and deliver affordable, appropriate, flexible and diverse housing assistance responses that provide people with choice and are tailored to their needs, local conditions and opportunities
3. provide assistance in a manner that is non-discriminatory and has regard to consumer rights and responsibilities, including consumer participation
4. commit to improving housing outcomes for Indigenous people in urban, regional and remote areas, through specific initiatives that strengthen the Indigenous housing sector and the responsiveness and appropriateness of the full range of mainstream housing options
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Box 16.4 (Continued) 5. ensure housing assistance links effectively with other programs and provides
better support for people with complex needs, and has a role in preventing homelessness
6. promote innovative approaches to leverage additional resources into Social Housing, through community, private sector and other partnerships
7. ensure that housing assistance supports access to employment and promotes social and economic participation
8. establish greater consistency between housing assistance provision and outcomes, and other social and economic objectives of government, such as welfare reform, urban regeneration, and community capacity-building
9. undertake efficient and cost-effective management which provides best value to governments
10. adopt a cooperative partnership approach between levels of government towards creating a sustainable and more certain future for housing assistance
11. promote a national, strategic, integrated and long term vision for affordable housing in Australia through a comprehensive approach by all levels of government.
The objective of the NAHA is that all Australians have access to affordable, safe and sustainable housing that contributes to social and economic participation.
Source: FaCS (2003a) p. 4; COAG (2009).
Indigenous community housing aims to achieve the outcomes listed in box 16.5 as part of the Building a Better Future: Indigenous Housing to 2010 strategy.
Box 16.5 Objectives for Indigenous housing and Indigenous
community housing In May 2001, housing ministers endorsed a 10-year statement of new directions for Indigenous housing, Building a Better Future: Indigenous Housing to 2010 (BBF). BBF recognised that Indigenous housing was a major national issue requiring priority action and sought to improve housing and environmental health outcomes for Indigenous Australians. The focus of BBF was on: identifying and addressing outstanding need; improving the viability of ICH organisations; establishing safe, healthy and sustainable housing for Indigenous Australians, especially in rural and remote communities; and establishing a national framework for the development and delivery of improved housing outcomes for Indigenous Australians by State, Territory and community housing providers.
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Box 16.5 (Continued) The National Reporting Framework (NRF) for Indigenous Housing was developed to provide a framework for reporting across all Indigenous housing programs and on the implementation and outcomes of BBF.
The guiding principles and objectives for achieving better Indigenous housing are to:
1. provide better housing that meets agreed standards, is appropriate to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and contributes to their health and well being
2. provide better housing services that are well managed and sustainable
3. ensure housing growth in the number of houses to address both the backlog of Indigenous housing need and emerging needs of a growing Indigenous population
4. ensure improved partnerships in a way that Indigenous people are fully involved in the planning, decision making and delivery of services by governments
5. ensure greater effectiveness and efficiency in a way that assistance is properly directed to meeting objectives, and that resources are being used to best advantage
6. commit to improved performance linked to accountability for the program performance reporting based on national data collection systems and good information management
7. promote the a 'whole of government' coordination of services approach that ensures greater coordination of housing and housing-related services linked to improved health and well being outcomes.
The recent CSHA and the current NAHA (and the NIRA) place greater emphasis on Australian, State and Territory governments improving housing outcomes for Indigenous people, and governments have committed to improving access to mainstream housing options for Indigenous people living in urban and regional areas.
Source: AIHW (2009b); FaCSIA (2001).
The performance indicators for CRA differ from those for public, SOMIH, mainstream community housing and ICH because CRA has different objectives and delivery methods. The CRA performance indicator framework in figure 16.19 is based on the CRA objective outlined in box 16.6.
Box 16.6 Objective of CRA The objective of CRA is to provide income support recipients and low income families in the private rental market with additional financial assistance, in recognition of the housing costs that they face (Newman 1998). This assistance should be delivered in an equitable and efficient manner. CRA is also governed by other objectives relating to the primary income support payment.
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16.3 Key performance indicator results
Generally, performance indicator results are comparable between public housing and SOMIH, but are not comparable to mainstream community housing and ICH because data quality and coverage can differ. More information on definitions is provided in a box for each indicator.
Public housing and SOMIH
The performance indicator framework for public housing and SOMIH is presented in figure 16.2.
The Report’s statistical appendix contains data that may assist in interpreting the performance indicators presented in this chapter. These data cover a range of demographic and geographic characteristics, including age profile, geographic distribution of the population, income levels, education levels, tenure of dwellings and cultural heritage (including Indigenous and ethnic status) (appendix A).
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Figure 16.2 Performance indicators for public housing and SOMIH
Different delivery contexts, locations and differing tenant needs can affect the performance of public housing and SOMIH reported in this chapter. For example, SOMIH dwellings are more likely than mainstream public or community housing dwellings to be located in regional or remote areas (tables 16.3, 16.4 and 16.5). Care therefore needs to be taken in comparing performance indicator results, and the qualifications presented with the data need to be considered.
Appendix A contains information on each State and Territory that may help in interpreting the performance indicators presented in this chapter.
Some descriptive information on public housing are included in table 16A.1. Some descriptive data on SOMIH are included in table 16A.14. As outlined in section 16.1, the ACT and the NT are not included in the SOMIH data collection.
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Outputs
The following indicators measure the outputs of public housing and SOMIH. Outputs are the actual services delivered, while outcomes are the impact of these services on the status of an individual or group (see chapter 1, section 1.5).
Equity
Low income
‘Low income’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to assist people unable to access alternative suitable housing options (box 16.7).
Box 16.7 Low income ‘Low income’ is defined as the number of new low income households as a proportion of all new households. Two measures are reported:
• the proportion of new households with low income A — households where all members receive an income equivalent to or below 100 per cent of the government income support benefits at the pensioner rate (pension rates have been selected for calculating this indicator because they are higher than allowance rates)
• the proportion of new households with low income B — households with an income above 100 per cent of the government income support benefits at the pensioner rate, but below the effective cut-off for receiving any government support benefits.
High or increasing values for these measures indicate a high degree of access for low income households.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Nationally, the proportion of new tenancies allocated to low income A households for public housing in 2008-09 was 90.0 per cent (table 16.6). The proportion of new tenancies allocated to low income B households is reported in the attachment (table 16A.2).
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Table 16.6 Public housing — new low income A households, as a proportion of all new households (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust New low income A households as proportion of all new households 2004-05 94.0 92.5 88.1 85.8 87.1 80.8 89.4 85.6 90.0 2005-06 94.5 93.3 87.3 88.2 87.6 89.8 87.1 85.3 90.9 2006-07 93.6 92.5 72.9 83.6 89.5 88.9 90.2 85.2 87.7 2007-08 95.0 90.8 79.3 85.1 87.2 84.3 87.3 88.2 88.5 2008-09 95.6 93.7 83.1 85.1 92.2 84.4 87.0 82.0 90.0 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.2.
Source: AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.2.
Nationally, the proportion of new tenancies allocated to low income A households for SOMIH in 2008-09 was 86.0 per cent (table 16.7). The proportion of new tenancies allocated to low income B households is reported in the attachment (table 16A.15).
Table 16.7 SOMIH — new low income A households, as a proportion of all new households (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total New low income A households as proportion of all new households 2004-05 94.2 87.7 76.1 92.9 86.0 86.0 88.0 2005-06 95.9 88.2 89.2 88.6 86.5 93.3 90.4 2006-07 95.5 89.9 76.5 87.9 88.7 100.0 87.7 2007-08 95.0 82.4 75.4 88.3 85.5 82.4 86.0 2008-09 91.5 na 81.4 85.0 88.8 82.1 86.0 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.15. na Not available.
Source: AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.15.
The ratio of low income households to all new households was similar for public housing and SOMIH. There were some variations across jurisdictions.
Special needs
‘Special needs’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide appropriate, affordable and secure housing assistance to people who are unable to access suitable housing (box 16.8).
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Box 16.8 Special needs ‘Special needs’ is defined as the proportion of new tenancies allocated to special needs households. Special needs households are defined as those households that have either a household member with disability, a principal tenant aged 24 years or under, or 75 years or over, or one or more Indigenous members. Special needs households for SOMIH are defined as those households that have either a household member with disability or a principal tenant aged 24 years or under, or 50 years or over.
A high or increasing proportion indicates a high degree of access by these special needs households.
Data for public housing cannot be compared with those of SOMIH or community housing.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Nationally, new public housing tenancies allocated to households with special needs was 64.8 per cent in 2008-09 (table 16.8).
Table 16.8 Public housing — new tenancies allocated to households with special needs (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust 2004-05 55.7 47.1 62.7 64.8 63.2 67.6 48.4 100.0 58.2 2005-06 55.7 58.9 61.9 67.7 61.1 66.1 52.7 63.1 59.8 2006-07 52.3 54.5 64.6 56.2 65.8 63.9 48.5 66.0 57.8 2007-08 50.3 53.2 68.6 69.5 66.4 68.0 50.7 63.0 59.0 2008-09 63.4 63.5 70.3 59.5 70.7 65.9 51.8 64.6 64.8 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.3.
Source: AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.3.
Nationally, the proportion of new tenancies allocated to special needs households for SOMIH was 48.3 per cent in 2008-09 (table 16.9).
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Table 16.9 SOMIH — new tenancies allocated to households with special needs (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total 2004-05 51.5 45.4 45.2 49.2 42.1 66.7 48.1 2005-06 48.8 42.8 46.8 53.2 45.3 62.3 48.8 2006-07 47.6 52.9 47.0 44.6 45.6 65.6 47.4 2007-08 46.0 44.7 50.6 46.4 42.9 61.9 47.2 2008-09 53.5 na 51.4 39.6 41.7 75.0 48.3 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.16. na Not available.
Source: AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.16.
The proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with special needs increased between 2007-08 and 2008-09 at the national level for both public housing and SOMIH, but there were variations across the jurisdictions.
Priority access to those in greatest need
‘Priority access to those in greatest need’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide appropriate, affordable and secure housing to assist people who are unable to access suitable housing. This indicator provides information on whether allocation processes ensure that those in greatest need have first access to housing (box 16.9).
Box 16.9 Priority access to those in greatest need ‘Priority access to those in greatest need’ is defined as the proportion of new allocations of housing to those in greatest need. Greatest need households are defined as households that at the time of allocation are either homeless, in housing inappropriate to their needs, or in housing that is adversely affecting their health or placing their life and safety at risk, or that have very high rental housing costs.
The following measures are reported: the percentages of new allocations to greatest need households overall; and for greatest need households waiting for periods of less than three months; three months to less than six months; six months to less than one year; one year to less than two years; and two years or more. As time to allocation reflects greatest need allocations as a percentage of all new allocations for the time period, these percentages are not cumulative.
High or increasing values for these measures, particularly for short time frames, indicate a high degree of access for those households in greatest need.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
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Differences in State and Territory housing assessment policies can influence comparability for this indicator. Nationally, the proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need in 2008-09 for public housing was 66.0 per cent (table 16.10).
Table 16.10 Public housing — proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need, 2008-09 (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust Total for year ending 30 June 47.4 68.1 95.0 56.8 58.5 93.7 91.4 35.6 66.0
Proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need, by time to allocation <3 months 75.4 70.6 95.4 61.0 82.6 91.5 96.8 26.1 79.2 3–<6 months 68.9 70.1 95.1 83.7 78.8 98.5 91.9 47.3 79.2 6 months–<1 year 55.8 79.0 94.6 85.5 60.6 95.6 90.3 52.9 74.9 1–<2 years 26.0 68.6 95.1 66.0 45.9 92.3 89.8 46.5 58.4 2+ years 5.9 38.4 94.4 4.3 8.4 85.0 78.3 13.2 32.4 a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.4.
Source: AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.4.
Nationally, the proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need for 2008-09 for SOMIH was 48.6 per cent (table 16.11).
Table 16.11 SOMIH — proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need, 2008-09 (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total Total for year ending 30 June 14.9 na 86.7 37.5 67.6 na 48.6
Proportion of greatest need allocations to new allocations, by time to allocation <3 months 32.9 na 85.8 20.0 80.0 na 55.63–<6 months 20.6 na 87.8 67.4 100.0 na 55.96 months–<1 year 11.8 na 80.4 65.9 80.0 na 51.41–<2 years 5.6 na 85.0 56.0 61.1 na 50.72+ years – na 94.7 8.5 18.5 na 27.9a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.17. na Not available. – Nil or rounded to zero.
Source: AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.17.
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Efficiency
Net recurrent cost per dwelling
‘Net recurrent cost per dwelling’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to undertake efficient and cost-effective management (box 16.10).
Box 16.10 Net recurrent cost per dwelling ‘Net recurrent cost per dwelling’ is defined as total recurrent expenses, including administration and operational costs, divided by the total number of dwellings. It measures the average cost of providing assistance per dwelling. Cost of providing assistance (including capital) per dwelling is also reported.
Holding other factors equal, a lower or decreasing net recurrent cost per dwelling suggests an improvement in efficiency.
Cost per dwelling indicators do not provide any information on the quality of service provided (for example, the standard of dwellings).
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
The cost incurred by jurisdictions in providing public housing and SOMIH include:
• administration costs (the cost of the administration offices of the property manager and tenancy manager)
• operating costs (the costs of maintaining the operation of the dwelling, including repairs and maintenance, rates, the costs of disposals, market rent paid and interest expenses)
• depreciation costs
• the user cost of capital (the cost of the funds tied up in the capital used to provide public housing and SOMIH). Box 16.11 provides a discussion of the user cost of capital in general and how it relates to housing.
Due to a high level of capital expenditure in housing, cost per dwelling is predominantly driven by the user cost of capital (box 16.11). Caution must therefore be used when interpreting the indicator because the user cost of capital and service delivery models differ across jurisdictions.
Treatment of assets by housing agencies for each jurisdiction is presented in table 16A.81.
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Box 16.11 Capital in the costing of public housing and SOMIH Capital costs are costs associated with non-current physical assets such as depreciation and the user cost of capital. These costs are potentially important components of the total costs of many services delivered by government agencies. Differences in the techniques for measuring non-current physical assets (such as valuation methods) may reduce the comparability of cost estimates across jurisdictions. In response to concerns regarding data comparability, the Steering Committee initiated a study, Asset Measurement in the Costing of Government Services (SCRCSSP 2001). The aim of the study was to examine the extent to which differences in asset measurement techniques applied by participating agencies affect the comparability of reported unit costs.
The relative capital intensity associated with the provision of public housing increases the potential for differences in asset measurement techniques to have a material impact on total unit costs. However, the results of the asset measurement study suggest that the adoption under the CSHA of a uniform accounting framework has largely avoided this impact. The results are discussed in more detail in chapter 2.
Source: SCRCSSP (2001).
Care needs to be taken in interpreting the cost of delivering public housing. Cost data for some jurisdictions are either more complete than for other jurisdictions or collected on a more consistent basis. Administration costs and operating costs, for example, may not capture all costs incurred by government, so could understate the total cost of public housing. In addition, some jurisdictions have difficulty separating costs for public housing from those for other housing assistance activities. There may also be double counting of some expenditure items in the cost calculations for some jurisdictions. The user cost of capital, for example, is intended to capture all the costs of funding assets used to produce the services, but reported operating costs (apart from interest payments, which have been adjusted for) may already include some of these costs.
Payroll tax is excluded from total recurrent cost for public housing. (Chapter 2 elaborates on the reasons for excluding payroll tax from the cost calculations.)
Nationally, net recurrent cost per dwelling (excluding the cost of capital) was $6366 in 2008-09. Direct cost per dwelling including capital costs was $26 074 in 2008-09 (table 16.12).
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Table 16.12 Public housing — cost of providing assistance per dwelling (2008-09 dollars)a, b
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust Net recurrent cost of providing assistance (excluding the cost of capital) per dwelling 2004-05 5 700 4 489 5 379 6 153 5 871 7 422 9 799 11 389 5 770 2005-06 5 880 4 860 5 418 6 179 6 066 7 822 8 824 10 682 5 907 2006-07 6 336 4 979 5 660 8 282 6 568 7 403 7 502 10 419 6 530 2007-08 6 313 5 074 5 553 8 585 6 572 7 673 7 443 11 469 6 370 2008-09 6 549 4 813 6 146 7 000 6 342 7 498 7 736 13 201 6 366 Cost of providing assistance (including the cost of capital) per dwelling 2004-05 27 554 21 996 22 696 20 412 17 422 21 482 36 396 28 866 23 903 2005-06 26 087 21 814 23 424 22 338 18 471 20 862 34 991 27 754 23 680 2006-07 25 764 21 473 24 225 33 517 19 230 20 091 34 667 27 425 24 909 2007-08 25 145 23 308 26 337 39 892 19 700 21 087 37 549 29 728 25 980 2008-09 24 653 25 458 26 655 35 596 21 013 21 130 36 672 32 881 26 074 a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.5. b Data are presented in real dollars based on the ABS Gross Domestic Product price deflator (index) (2008-09 = 100) table AA.26.
Source: AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; State and Territory governments (unpublished); table 16A.5.
Nationally, the net recurrent cost of providing assistance (excluding the cost of capital) per dwelling for SOMIH was $8484 in 2008-09 (table 16.13). Capital cost data for SOMIH are not available for this Report. As with other indicators, it is not appropriate to compare the net recurrent cost of providing assistance per dwelling for public housing with the net recurrent cost of providing assistance per dwelling for SOMIH, because there is greater scope for economies of scale in administration costs with public housing, which is a much larger program overall.
SOMIH dwellings are also slightly more concentrated in regional and remote areas, where the cost of providing housing assistance is potentially greater. The need to construct culturally appropriate housing (possibly requiring different amenities) can also affect the cost per dwelling. Further, different cost structures can apply to the programs. Construction of dwellings under SOMIH, for example, can involve a skills development element to allow for training of Indigenous apprentices in regional areas.
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Table 16.13 SOMIH — net recurrent cost of providing assistance per dwelling (2008-09 dollars)a, b
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total Net recurrent cost of providing assistance (excluding the cost of capital) per dwelling 2004-05 6 078 5 762 7 373 8 242 4 947 5 873 6 552 2005-06 6 158 7 127 7 557 8 713 7 958 6 373 7 295 2006-07 6 379 4 471 8 192 8 362 7 318 7 050 7 101 2007-08 6 543 5 177 8 550 11 267 9 993 6 832 8 418 2008-09 7 052 4 436 9 019 8 981 10 620 7 141 8 484 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.18. b Data are presented in real dollars based on the ABS Gross Domestic Product price deflator (index) (2008-09 = 100) table AA.26.
Source: AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.18.
Occupancy rate
‘Occupancy rate’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to ensure efficient housing utilisation (box 16.12).
Box 16.12 Occupancy rate ‘Occupancy rate’ is defined as the proportion of rental housing stock occupied by households. The term ‘occupied’ refers to rental housing stock occupied by tenants who have a tenancy agreement with the relevant housing authority.
A high or increasing proportion suggests greater efficiency of housing utilisation.
Occupancy is influenced by both turnover and housing supply and demand.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
The national average proportion of total public housing rental stock occupied at 30 June 2009 was 97.6 per cent. There were only slight variations across jurisdictions and over time (table 16.14).
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Table 16.14 Public housing — occupancy rates (per cent)a NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
2005 98.7 97.3 98.6 95.6 96.1 98.0 98.1 94.1 97.7 2006 98.6 97.5 98.9 96.2 96.2 98.4 98.7 95.6 97.8 2007 98.6 97.6 99.1 96.5 97.1 98.7 98.6 95.7 98.0 2008 99.0 97.3 99.1 96.1 96.4 98.9 98.6 95.4 98.0 2009 98.6 96.6 98.9 96.7 96.1 98.1 98.4 94.7 97.7 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.6.
Source: AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.6.
The national average proportion of SOMIH stock occupied at 30 June 2009 was 96.1 per cent (table 16.15).
Table 16.15 SOMIH — occupancy rates (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total 2005 97.4 95.8 96.1 94.2 91.8 97.7 95.5 2006 97.4 96.7 96.8 94.1 93.5 98.3 96.1 2007 97.7 96.4 97.2 94.5 94.1 97.7 96.4 2008 98.4 97.9 97.7 94.1 94.6 97.7 96.8 2009 97.9 100.0 95.5 94.6 93.9 98.6 96.1 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.19.
Source: AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.19.
Turnaround time
‘Turnaround time’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to undertake efficient and cost-effective management (box 16.13).
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Box 16.13 Turnaround time ‘Turnaround time’ is defined as the average time taken for occupancy of available dwelling stock to rent through normal processes.
A low or decreasing turnaround time suggests efficient housing allocation.
‘Normal’ vacancies exclude properties that are offline or are undergoing major redevelopment and where there is no suitable applicant but include hard-to-let properties as this relates to tenancy management. This indicator may be affected by changes in maintenance programs and stock allocation processes, and some jurisdictions may have difficulty excluding stock upgrades. Cultural factors may also influence the national average turnaround time for SOMIH dwellings relative to public housing dwellings. Following the death of a significant person, for example, a dwelling may need to be vacant for a longer period of time (Morel and Ross 1993). A higher proportion of SOMIH dwellings in regional and remote areas may also contribute to delays in completing administrative tasks and maintenance before dwellings can be re-tenanted.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Nationally, the average number of days for vacant stock to remain unallocated in 2008-09 was 26.2 days for public housing (figure 16.3) and 36.2 days for SOMIH (figure 16.4).
Figure 16.3 Public housing — average turnaround timea
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a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.7.
Source: AIHW (2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.7.
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Figure 16.4 SOMIH — average turnaround timea, b
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a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.20. . b Data for Victoria for 2008-09 are not available.
Source: AIHW (2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.20.
Rent collection rate
‘Rent collection rate’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to undertake efficient and cost-effective management (box 16.14).
Box 16.14 Rent collection rate ‘Rent collection rate’ is defined as the total rent collected as a percentage of the total rent charged.
A high or increasing percentage suggests higher efficiency in collecting rent. All jurisdictions aim to maximise the rent collected as a percentage of the rent charged.
Differences in recognition policies, write-off practices, the treatment of disputed amounts, and the treatment of payment arrangements may affect the comparability of reported results. Further, payment arrangements for rent in some jurisdictions mean that rent collected over a 12 month period may be higher than rent charged over that period.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Nationally, the rent collection rate in 2008-09 is 99.8 per cent for public housing (table 16.16) and 99.7 per cent for SOMIH (table 16.17).
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Table 16.16 Public housing — rent collection rate (per cent)a NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
2004-05 101.2 101.1 100.6 103.2 100.5 99.7 100.0 102.8 101.1 2005-06 100.1 100.1 100.2 101.7 100.8 103.8 99.8 100.7 100.4 2006-07 97.8 97.0 99.4 102.1 100.3 101.5 100.1 100.9 98.8 2007-08 100.0 97.2 98.9 101.0 99.6 101.9 99.9 101.7 99.5 2008-09 100.2 98.5 99.3 101.3 100.0 99.0 99.9 100.8 99.8 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.8.
Source: AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.8.
Table 16.17 SOMIH — rent collection rate (per cent)a NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total 2004-05 97.7 100.6 100.4 103.9 93.8 99.6 99.2 2005-06 100.5 99.0 99.7 104.3 94.7 103.8 100.0 2006-07 101.8 92.8 97.3 105.3 103.0 102.1 100.6 2007-08 96.8 89.2 99.6 104.3 103.7 99.8 99.0 2008-09 99.8 na 97.2 103.6 99.7 99.0 99.7 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.21. na Not available.
Source: AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.21.
Outcomes
The following indicators measure the outcomes of public housing and SOMIH. Outcomes are the impact of services on the status of an individual or group, while outputs are the actual services delivered (see chapter 1, section 1.5).
Amenity/location
‘Amenity/location’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide housing assistance that is appropriate to the needs of different households (box 16.15).
Box 16.15 Amenity/location ‘Amenity/location’ is defined as the percentage of tenants rating amenity/location aspects of their dwelling as important and as meeting their needs.
A high or increasing level of satisfaction with amenity and location suggests the provision of housing assistance satisfies household needs.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
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The data for public housing amenity/location are taken from the 2007 National Social Housing Survey for public rental housing. The precision of survey estimates depends on the survey sample size. Standard errors are presented in tables 16A.9 and 16A.10. Tenants were asked whether particular aspects of the amenity and location of their dwellings were important to them and, if so, whether they felt their needs were met.
Nationally, 79.0 per cent of tenants for whom amenity was important reported that their needs were met, and of those tenants for whom location was important, 86.0 per cent reported that their needs were met (tables 16A.9 and 16A.10).
Nationally, 70.0 per cent of Indigenous and 79.0 per cent of non-Indigenous public housing tenants rated amenity aspects as important and meeting their needs. Similarly, at the national level, 80.0 per cent of Indigenous and 86.0 per cent of non-Indigenous public housing tenants rated location aspects as important and meeting their needs (AIHW 2007).
During 2006-07, all states participated in the National Social Housing Survey of SOMIH. As for the National Social Housing Survey undertaken biennially for public and community housing, the survey seeks to determine tenants’ level of satisfaction with various aspects of service and measure housing outcomes.
SOMIH tenants were asked whether particular aspects of the amenity and location of their dwellings were important to them and, if so, whether they felt their needs were met. Nationally, 78 per cent of tenants for whom amenity was important felt that their needs were met, and of those tenants for whom location was important, 89 per cent felt that their needs were met (table 16A.22). Caution should be used when comparing the SOMIH survey results with the public housing survey results, due to the different demographic profile of Indigenous tenants and the different survey methods used. A mail-out survey is used for the public housing survey and interviews for the SOMIH survey. These differences may affect the comparability of the results.
Affordability
‘Affordability’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide affordable housing to assist people who are unable to access suitable housing (box 16.16).
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Box 16.16 Affordability ‘Affordability’ is defined as tenants’ ability to access suitable housing. Two measures of affordability are reported:
• average weekly rental subsidy per rebated household, derived by dividing the total rental rebate amount by the total number of rebated households
• the proportion of rebated households spending less than 30 per cent of their income in rent.
A high or increasing value implies greater housing affordability.
The public housing and SOMIH affordability measure differs from that reported for community housing.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Nationally, the average weekly subsidy per rebated household was $120.70 and the proportion of rebated households spending less than 30 per cent of their income in rent for public housing was 99.8 per cent at 30 June 2009 (table 16.18). More information on the proportion of income paid in rent by households is provided in table 16A.82.
Table 16.18 Public housing — average weekly subsidy per rebated household and proportion of households spending 30 per cent or less of their income in rent, 2009a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust Average weekly subsidy per rebated household ($) 2009 147.14 78.95 141.38 76.57 93.01 76.46 206.22 141.93 120.70 Proportion of rebated households spending 30 per cent or less of their income in rent 2009 99.8 100.0 100.0 99.4 99.9 99.9 99.3 99.3 99.8 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.11.
Source: AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.11.
Nationally, the average weekly subsidy per rebated household was $122.90 and the proportion of rebated households spending less than 30 per cent of their income in rent was 98.9 per cent for SOMIH at 30 June 2009 (table 16.19). More information on the proportion of income paid in rent by SOMIH tenants is provided in table 16A.83.
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Table 16.19 SOMIH — average weekly subsidy per rebated household and proportion of households spending 30 per cent or less of their income in renta
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total Average weekly subsidy per rebated household ($) 2009 125.70 92.26 150.51 95.93 109.35 87.37 122.90 Proportion of rebated households spending 30 per cent or less of their income in rent 2009 97.5 100.0 99.9 99.2 99.5 100.0 98.9 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.23.
Source: AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.23.
Match of dwelling to household size
‘Match of dwelling to household size’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide housing assistance that is appropriate to the needs of different households (box 16.17).
Box 16.17 Match of dwelling to household size ‘Match of dwelling to household size’ is defined as the proportion of households where dwelling size is not appropriate due to overcrowding. The indicator uses a proxy occupancy standard based on the size of the dwelling and household structure (see table below). Overcrowding is deemed to have occurred where two or more additional bedrooms are required to satisfy the proxy occupancy standard.
Proxy occupancy standard for appropriate sized dwelling Household structure Bedrooms required Single adult only 1 bedroom Single adult (group) 1 bedroom (per adult) Couple with no children 2 bedrooms Sole parent or couple with one child 2 bedrooms Sole parent or couple with two or three children 3 bedrooms Sole parent or couple with four children 4 bedrooms Sole parent or couple with more than four children equal to number of children
Source: AIHW (2006).
A low or decreasing proportion indicates less overcrowded households.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Multi-income unit households are now included for all jurisdictions except Tasmania and the NT. Nationally, the proportion of households with overcrowding
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for public housing was 1.7 per cent in 2009 (figure 16.5). Information on moderate overcrowding and underutilisation for public housing is provided in table 16A.85.
Figure 16.5 Public housing — proportion of households with overcrowdinga
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a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.12.
Source: AIHW (2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.12.
Nationally, the proportion of households with overcrowding for SOMIH was 7.1 per cent in 2009 (figure 16.6). Information on moderate overcrowding and underutilisation for SOMIH is provided in table 16A.86.
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Figure 16.6 SOMIH — proportion of households with overcrowdinga
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a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.24.
Source: AIHW (2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.24.
Customer satisfaction
‘Customer satisfaction’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide housing assistance that is appropriate for different households (box 16.18).
Box 16.18 Customer satisfaction ‘Customer satisfaction’ is defined as tenants’ satisfaction with the overall service provided by the State or Territory housing authority.
A high or increasing percentage for customer satisfaction can imply better housing assistance provision.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Data for public housing are sourced from the 2007 National Social Housing Survey for public rental housing. Nationally in 2007, 72.0 per cent of tenants were either satisfied or very satisfied with the service provided (table 16A.13).
Nationally, 57 per cent of Indigenous and 72 per cent of non-Indigenous public housing tenants were either satisfied or very satisfied with the overall service provided by their State housing authority in 2007 (AIHW 2007).
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Data for SOMIH are sourced from the 2007 National Social Housing Survey for SOMIH. Nationally in 2007, 64 per cent of respondents were either satisfied or very satisfied with the overall service provided by their State housing authority (table 16A.22).
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Mainstream community housing
The performance indicator framework for mainstream community housing is presented in figure 16.7. Performance indicator results are not comparable between public, SOMIH community housing, and ICH sections.
The Report’s statistical appendix contains data that may assist in interpreting the performance indicators presented in this chapter. These data cover a range of demographic and geographic characteristics, including age profile, geographic distribution of the population, income levels, education levels, tenure of dwellings and cultural heritage (including Indigenous and ethnic status) (appendix A).
Figure 16.7 Performance indicators for mainstream community housing
Mainstream community housing data have three sources:
• jurisdictions’ administrative data, provided by the State or Territory government body with responsibility for administering the community housing program in the jurisdiction. The NT provided only administrative data, as it currently does not survey its providers
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• community housing provider survey data, collected from the community organisations (providers) that manage the service delivery
• survey data collected through the National Social Housing Survey.
For the mainstream community housing provider survey data, response rates, along with changes to the definitions and counting rules used over time, can influence the comparability of the data. Comparisons over time therefore need to be made with care. Table 16A.91 outlines the survey response rates and associated information for each jurisdiction for each year from 2003-04 to 2008-09.
Some descriptive data on community housing are contained in table 16A.25. Table 16A.79 lists State and Territory programs included in the mainstream community housing data collection.
Outputs
The following indicators measure the outputs of mainstream community housing. Outputs are the actual services delivered, while outcomes are the impact of these services on the status of an individual or group (see chapter 1, section 1.5).
Equity
Low income
‘Low income’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide appropriate, affordable and secure housing assistance to people who are unable to access suitable housing. It assesses the low income need status of all households receiving assistance (box 16.19).
Box 16.19 Low income ‘Low income’ is defined as the number of low income households as a proportion of all households (new and existing).
A high or increasing proportion indicates a high degree of access by low income households.
The low income indicator is measured differently for mainstream community housing than for public housing. The mainstream community housing indicator is based on the low income B cut-offs used in the public rental housing data collection. Data are reported on all households, rather than just new households.
Data reported for this indicator are not complete nor directly comparable.
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At 30 June 2009, across those jurisdictions able to provide data, the number of low income households as a proportion of all households is presented in table 16.20.
Table 16.20 Community housing — low income households as a proportion of all households (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust 2005 88.9 98.5 98.2 87.5 91.6 93.5 97.5 na 91.8 2006 89.8 93.8 81.9 97.8 97.3 95.1 97.7 na 90.3 2007 89.2 98.2 95.3 99.6 99.7 91.5 97.9 na 93.6 2008 88.5 99.0 93.1 99.9 99.8 96.5 98.9 na 92.9 2009 87.5 98.8 94.6 99.8 98.9 97.1 98.5 na 92.5 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.26. na Not available.
Source: AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing; AIHW (2007, 2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.26.
Special needs
‘Special needs’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide appropriate, affordable and secure housing assistance to people who are unable to access suitable housing (box 16.20).
Box 16.20 Special needs ‘Special needs’ is defined as the proportion of new tenancies allocated to special needs households. The proportion of new tenancies with special needs are reported as a proxy for measuring all households with special needs. Special needs households are defined as those households that have either a household member with a disability, a principal tenant aged 24 years or under, or 75 years or over, or one or more Indigenous members.
A high or increasing proportion indicates a high degree of access by these special needs households.
Data reported for this indicator are not complete nor directly comparable.
The proportion of new tenancies allocated to special needs households in 2008-09 is presented in figure 16.8.
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Figure 16.8 Community housing — new tenancies allocated to households with special needsa, b
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a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.27. b Data for the NT are not available.
Source AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing; AIHW (2007, 2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.27.
Priority access to those in greatest need
‘Priority access to those in greatest need’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide appropriate, affordable and secure housing to assist people who are unable to access suitable housing (box 16.21).
Box 16.21 Priority access to those in greatest need ‘Priority access to those in greatest need’ is defined as the proportion of new allocations of housing to those in greatest need. Greatest need households are defined as households that at the time of allocation are either homeless, in housing inappropriate to their needs, or in housing that is adversely affecting their health or placing their life and safety at risk, or that have very high rental housing costs.
It measures the proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need.
High or increasing values for this indicator represent a high degree of access by those in greatest need.
Data reported for this indicator are not complete nor directly comparable.
The proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need is presented in figure 16.9. Differences in community housing allocation policies can influence comparability for this indicator across jurisdictions.
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Figure 16.9 Community housing — proportion of new allocations to those in greatest needa, b
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a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.28. b Data for Victoria for 2004-05 and the NT are not available.
Source: AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing; AIHW (2007, 2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.28.
Efficiency
Net recurrent cost per dwelling
‘Net recurrent cost per dwelling’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to undertake efficient and cost-effective management (box 16.22).
Box 16.22 Net recurrent cost per dwelling ‘Net recurrent cost per dwelling’ is defined as the average cost of providing assistance per dwelling. It includes the total administration costs and the costs of maintaining operation of dwellings. It excludes cost of capital.
Holding other factors equal, a low or decreasing net recurrent cost per dwelling suggests high efficiency.
The cost per dwelling indicators do not provide any information on the quality of service provided (for example, the standard of dwellings).
Data reported for this indicator are not complete nor directly comparable.
Capital cost data for mainstream community housing are not included in the 2010 Report as no data on value of assets are available.
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For community housing, data on net recurrent cost per dwelling are reported with a one year lag to allow community housing providers an extra year to collate financial data. The net recurrent cost per dwelling at 30 June 2008 is presented in table 16.21.
Table 16.21 Community housing — net recurrent cost per dwelling (2007-08 dollars)a, b
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust Net recurrent cost of providing assistance (excluding the cost of capital) per dwelling 2003-04 10 942 6 129 5 090 9 325 4 450 9 149 na na 7 745 2004-05 10 743 7 619 6 295 9 157 7 994 12 988 na na 8 851 2005-06 9 089 7 384 4 868 10 278 8 201 10 423 na na 8 090 2006-07 8 956 8 313 3 953 6 880 7 306 10 263 6 983 na 7 411 2007-08 8 844 7 250 4 674 4 956 6 008 12 023 7 816 na 7 045 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.29. b Data are presented in real dollars based on the ABS Gross Domestic Product price deflator (index) (2007-08 = 100) table AA.26. na Not available.
Source: AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing; AIHW (2007, 2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.29.
Occupancy rate
‘Occupancy rate’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to measure the efficiency of housing utilisation (box 16.23).
Box 16.23 Occupancy rate ‘Occupancy rate’ is defined as the proportion of dwellings occupied. The term ‘occupied dwelling’ refers to dwellings occupied by tenants who have a tenancy agreement with the relevant mainstream community housing organisation.
A high or increasing occupancy rate suggests high efficiency of housing utilisation.
Occupancy is influenced by both turnover and housing supply.
Data reported for this indicator are not directly comparable.
Nationally, the proportion of community housing dwellings occupied at 30 June 2009 is 96.9 per cent (table 16.22). The NT occupancy rates are based on the assumption that all dwellings are occupied.
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Table 16.22 Community housing — occupancy rates (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust 2005 98.2 94.5 95.7 98.0 95.1 98.9 89.8 100.0 96.5 2006 98.4 93.7 97.2 94.1 96.5 99.8 89.8 100.0 96.6 2007 97.2 96.6 96.6 96.1 96.8 98.5 90.4 100.0 96.7 2008 98.4 95.4 97.0 95.8 96.1 100.0 93.9 100.0 97.1 2009 98.2 95.0 99.3 88.7 96.8 99.0 95.7 100.0 96.9 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.30.
Source: AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing; AIHW (2007, 2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.30.
Turnaround time
‘Turnaround time’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to undertake efficient and cost-effective management (box 16.24). Current data for turnaround time are not available for community housing due to data quality issues. Data for this indicator were last reported in the 2006 Report.
Box 16.24 Turnaround time ‘Turnaround time’ is defined as the average time taken in days for normal vacant dwellings to be occupied.
A low or reducing turnaround time suggests efficient housing allocation.
The length of time taken to rent untenanted dwellings affects allocations of housing, waiting times, the length of waiting lists and rent foregone.
‘Normal’ vacancies exclude properties that are offline or are undergoing major redevelopment and where there is no suitable applicant but include hard-to-let properties as this relates to tenancy management.
The turnaround time performance indicator has been removed from the mainstream community housing data collection following the review of the national performance reporting framework.
Data for this indicator were not available for the 2010 Report.
Rent collection rate
‘Rent collection rate’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to undertake efficient and cost-effective management (box 16.25).
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Box 16.25 Rent collection rate ‘Rent collection rate’ is defined as the total rent actually collected as a proportion of the rent charged.
A high or increasing proportion suggests efficiency in collecting rent.
Differences in recognition policies, write-off practices, the treatment of disputed amounts, and the treatment of payment arrangements may affect the comparability of reported results. Payment arrangements for rent in some jurisdictions mean that rent collected over a 12 month period may be higher than rent charged over that period.
Data reported for this indicator are not complete nor directly comparable.
For mainstream community housing, data on the rent collection rate are reported with a one year lag to allow mainstream community housing providers an extra year to collate financial data (table 16.23). As with public housing, payment arrangements for rent in some jurisdictions mean the rent collected over a 12 month period can be higher than rent charged over that period.
Table 16.23 Community housing — rent collection rate (per cent)a NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust 2003-04 99.4 96.1 98.6 98.0 97.8 101.2 92.6 na 98.3 2004-05 99.5 96.3 98.3 102.6 97.8 100.4 100.3 na 99.0 2005-06 98.8 99.6 99.6 100.5 98.0 98.5 97.3 na 99.1 2006-07 99.8 99.5 100.3 100.3 98.4 95.7 98.1 na 99.6 2007-08 98.3 99.2 98.6 100.9 98.6 97.9 97.0 na 98.7 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.31. na Not available.
Source: AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing; AIHW (2007, 2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.31.
Outcomes
The following indicators measure the outcomes of mainstream community housing. Outcomes are the impact of services on the status of an individual or group, while outputs are the actual services delivered (see chapter 1, section 1.5).
Amenity/location
‘Amenity/location’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide housing assistance that is appropriate to the needs of different households (box 16.26).
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Box 16.26 Amenity/location ‘Amenity/location’ is defined as the percentage of tenants rating amenity/location aspects of their dwelling as important and as meeting their needs.
A high or increasing level of satisfaction with amenity and location suggests the provision of housing assistance satisfies household needs.
Amenity/location is reported using a survey-based measure.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable but are not complete.
The data for this indicator are from the 2007 Community Housing National Social Housing Survey. Mainstream community housing tenants were asked whether particular aspects of the amenity and location of their dwellings were important to them and, if so, whether they felt their needs were met. The proportions of tenants satisfied with the amenity and location of their dwelling in March/April 2007 are presented in tables 16A.32 and 16A.33.
Nationally, 86.0 per cent of tenants for whom amenity was important reported that their needs were met, and of those tenants for whom location was important, 89.0 per cent reported that their needs were met (tables 16A.32 and 16A.33). The precision of survey estimates depends on the survey sample size. Standard errors are presented in tables 16A.32 and 16A.33.
Affordability
‘Affordability’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide affordable housing to assist people who are unable to access suitable housing (box 16.27).
Box 16.27 Affordability ‘Affordability’ is defined as the proportion of household income remaining after paying rent.
A higher or increasing proportion indicates that housing is more affordable.
The community housing affordability measure differs from that reported for public housing and SOMIH.
Data reported for this indicator are not complete nor directly comparable.
The proportion of household income left after paying rent is presented in figure 16.10. Differences in the definition of assessable income, including the treatment of CRA in rent assessment, can affect the comparability of this indicator’s
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reported results. More information on affordability for community housing is in table 16A.85.
Figure 16.10 Community housing — proportion of income remaining after paying renta, b
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a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.34. b Data for the NT are not available.
Source: AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing; AIHW (2007, 2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.34.
Match of dwelling to household size
‘Match of dwelling to household size’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide housing assistance that is appropriate to the needs of different households, such as household size (box 16.28).
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Box 16.28 Match of dwelling to household size ‘Match of dwelling to household size’ is defined as the proportion of households where dwelling size is not appropriate due to overcrowding. The indicator uses a proxy occupancy standard based on the size of the dwelling and household structure (see table below). Overcrowding is deemed to have occurred where two or more additional bedrooms are required to satisfy the proxy occupancy standard.
Proxy occupancy standard for appropriate sized dwelling Household structure Bedrooms required Single adult only 1 bedroom Single adult (group) 1 bedroom (per adult) Couple with no children 2 bedrooms Sole parent or couple with one child 2 bedrooms Sole parent or couple with two or three children 3 bedrooms Sole parent or couple with four children 4 bedrooms Sole parent or couple with more than four children equal to number of children
Source: AIHW (2006).
A low or decreasing proportion indicates less overcrowded households.
The proxy occupancy standard was revised in 2005-06 to remove the four bedroom cap. Data prior to 2005–06 should not be compared with data from later years.
Data reported for this indicator are not complete nor directly comparable.
The proportion of mainstream community housing households with overcrowding is illustrated in figure 16.11. Information on moderate overcrowding and underutilisation for mainstream community housing can be found in table 16A.87.
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Figure 16.11 Community housing — proportion of households with overcrowdinga, b
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a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.35. b Data for the NT are not available. c Data for WA and the ACT for 2009 are nil or rounded to zero.
Source: AIHW (2007, 2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables; table 16A.35.
Customer satisfaction
‘Customer satisfaction’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide housing assistance that is appropriate to different households (box 16.29).
Box 16.29 Customer satisfaction ‘Customer satisfaction’ is defined as satisfaction with the overall service provided by the community housing organisations.
A high or increasing proportion of satisfied customers can imply better housing assistance provision.
Customer satisfaction is a survey-based measure.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable but are not complete.
Data for this indicator are from the 2007 Community Housing National Social Housing Survey. Nationally, in March/April 2007, 82.0 per cent of tenants were satisfied or very satisfied with the services provided by their community housing organisation (table 16A.36).
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Indigenous community housing
The performance indicator framework for ICH is presented in figure 16.12.
The Report’s statistical appendix contains data that may assist in interpreting the performance indicators presented in this chapter. These data cover a range of demographic and geographic characteristics, including age profile, geographic distribution of the population, income levels, education levels, tenure of dwellings and cultural heritage (including Indigenous and ethnic status) (appendix A).
Figure 16.12 Performance indicators for ICH
Equity
PERFORMANCE
Outputs Outcomes
Access
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Appropriateness
Net recurrent cost per dwelling
Occupancy rates
Customer satisfac ion
Quality
Amenity/location
Objectives
Rent collection rate
Affordability
Match of dwelling to household size
Key to indicators
Text
Text Data for these indicators not complete or not directly comparable
Text These indicators yet to be developed or data not collected for this Report
Data for these indicators comparable, subject to caveats to each chart or table
Dwelling condition
Connection to water, sewerage
and electricity
To be developed
Outputs
The following indicators measure the outputs of ICH. Outputs are the actual services delivered, while outcomes are the impact of these services on the status of an individual or group (see chapter 1, section 1.5).
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Equity — access
Access indicators measure equitable access to ICH (box 16.30).
Box 16.30 Performance indicator — access ‘Access’ indicators are output indicators of governments’ objective to provide appropriate, affordable and secure housing assistance to people who are unable to access suitable housing.
Access has been identified as a key area for development in future Reports.
Effectiveness — quality
Connection to water, sewerage and electricity
‘Connection to water, sewerage and electricity’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide quality housing (box 16.31).
Box 16.31 Connection to water, sewerage and electricity ‘Connection to water, sewerage and electricity’ is defined as the proportion of ICH dwellings not connected to essential services. Specifically, it is measured as the number of permanent ICH dwellings not connected to organised water, sewerage and electricity systems as a percentage of the total number of permanent dwellings.
A low or decreasing percentage suggests high housing quality.
Data reported for this indicator are not directly comparable.
The percentage of Indigenous community houses not connected to water, sewerage and electricity at 30 June 2008 is presented in table 16.24.
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Table 16.24 ICH — proportion of permanent dwellings not connected to water, sewerage and electricity (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus Gov Aust
Water 2005-06 – .. – – – .. – 4.7 0.1 1.7 2006-07 – .. – – – .. – 4.7 0.1 1.5 2007-08 – – – – 0.4 .. – 4.6 0.1 1.6 Sewerage 2005-06 – .. – – – .. – 6.4 0.5 2.4 2006-07 – .. – – – .. – 6.4 0.1 2.1 2007-08 – – – – 0.9 .. – 6.2 0.1 2.1 Electricity 2005-06 – .. – – – .. – 5.4 0.1 2.0 2006-07 – .. – – – .. – 5.4 0.3 1.8 2007-08 – – – – 0.7 .. – 5.2 – 1.8 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in tables 16A.38, 16A.39 and 16A.40. .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
Source: AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08, Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no. HOU 212; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished); AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06, Indigenous housing series no. 2, Cat. no. HOU 168; tables 16A.38, 16A.39 and 16A.40.
Dwelling condition
‘Dwelling condition’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide quality housing (box 16.32).
Box 16.32 Dwelling condition ‘Dwelling condition’ is defined as the proportion of ICH dwellings in poor condition and in need of major repair or replacement. It is measured as the number of permanent ICH dwellings in need of either major repair or replacement as a percentage of the total number of permanent dwellings.
A low or decreasing proportion suggests higher housing quality.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Nationally, there were 23.4 per cent of dwellings in need of major repair and 7.2 per cent of dwellings in need of replacement in 2006 (table 16A.41).
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Efficiency
Net recurrent cost per dwelling
‘Net recurrent cost per dwelling’ is an output indicator of governments’ objective to provide efficient and cost-effective management of housing (box 16.33).
Box 16.33 Net recurrent cost per dwelling ‘Net recurrent cost per dwelling’ is defined as total recurrent costs for ICH divided by the total number of permanent dwellings. It excludes cost of capital.
Holding other factors equal, a low or decreasing proportion suggests high efficiency.
The cost per dwelling indicators do not provide any information on the quality of service provided (for example, the standard of dwellings).
Data reported for this indicator are not complete nor directly comparable.
The net recurrent cost per dwelling for 2007-08 is presented in table 16.25.
Table 16.25 ICH — net recurrent cost per dwelling (2007-08 dollars)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus
Govb Aust 2005-06 7 603 .. na na 7 017 .. 24 444 619 7 510 na 2006-07 8 286 .. 3 415 na 3 394 .. na na na 5 195 2007-08 6 594 3 016 6 824 13 181 2 581 .. 6 832 na 7 909 7 472 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.42. b Contains data from Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania not published separately, and includes dwellings managed by funded and unfunded organisations responding to the FaHCSIA survey for 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08. na Not available. .. Not applicable.
Source: AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08, Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no. HOU 212; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished); AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06, Indigenous housing series no. 2, Cat. no. HOU 168; table 16A.42.
Occupancy rate
‘Occupancy rate’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide efficient housing utilisation (box 16.34).
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Box 16.34 Occupancy rate ‘Occupancy rate’ is defined as the proportion of dwellings occupied. ‘Occupied dwelling’ refers to dwellings occupied by tenants who have a tenancy agreement with the relevant ICH organisation.
A high or increasing occupancy rate suggests high efficiency of housing utilisation.
Occupancy is influenced by both turnover and housing supply.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable but are not complete.
Nationally, the proportion of ICH occupied at 30 June 2008 was 98.3 per cent (table 16.26).
Table 16.26 ICH — occupancy rates (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus
Govb Aust 2006 96.6 .. 95.7 77.9 88.3 .. 95.7 87.0 94.1 89.6 2007 98.3 .. 100.0 91.0 89.0 .. 100.0 na 94.9 96.2 2008 96.0 99.1 98.1 na 93.3 .. 100.0 100.0 96.6 98.3 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.43 b Contains data from Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania not published separately, and includes dwellings managed by funded and unfunded organisations responding to the FaHCSIA survey for 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08. na Not available. .. Not applicable.
Source: AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08, Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no. HOU 212; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished); AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06, Indigenous housing series no. 2, Cat. no. HOU 168; table 16A.43.
Rent collection rate
‘Rent collection rate’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide efficient and cost-effective management of housing (box 16.35).
Box 16.35 Rent collection rate ‘Rent collection rate’ is defined as the total rent collected as a proportion of the rent charged.
A high or increasing proportion suggests efficiency in collecting rent.
As with mainstream community housing, payment arrangements for rent in some jurisdictions mean the rent collected over a 12 month period may be higher than rent charged over that period.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable but are not complete.
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The national rent collection rate in 2007-08 was 97.6 per cent (table 16.27).
Table 16.27 ICH — rent collection rate (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus
Govb Aust 2005-06 89.4 .. 97.4 94.1 102.7 .. 100.0 103.8 84.7 94.2 2006-07 90.0 .. 96.6 96.8 65.5 .. 100.0 111.5 92.0 96.2 2007-08 89.8 95.4 90.8 101.1 63.5 .. 100.4 114.4 93.2 97.6 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.44. b Contains data from Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania not published separately, and includes dwellings managed by funded and unfunded organisations responding to the FaHCSIA survey for 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08. .. Not applicable.
Source: AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08, Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no. HOU 212; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished); AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06, Indigenous housing series no. 2, Cat. no. HOU 168; table 16A.44.
Outcomes
The following indicators measure the outcomes of ICH. Outcomes are the impact of services on the status of an individual or group, while outputs are the actual services delivered (see chapter 1, section 1.5).
Amenity/location
‘Amenity/location’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide housing assistance that is appropriate to the needs of different households (box 16.36).
Box 16.36 Amenity/location ‘Amenity/location’ is defined as the proportion of tenants rating amenity and location aspects as important and as meeting their needs.
Higher levels of satisfaction with amenity and location imply the provision of housing assistance that satisfies household needs.
The amenity/location indicator is a survey-based measure.
Data for this indicator were not available for the 2010 Report.
Affordability
‘Affordability’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide affordable housing to assist people who are unable to access suitable housing (box 16.37).
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Box 16.37 Affordability ‘Affordability’ is defined as the extent to which low income households are paying a large share of their income in rent. It is measured as the number of ICH households in the bottom 40 per cent of equivalised incomes paying 25 per cent or more of their income in rent, divided by the total number of ICH households.
A low or decreasing proportion indicates that housing is more affordable.
ABS Census data are reported for 2001 and 2006 and administrative data are reported for 2007. The ICH affordability measure differs from that reported for public housing, SOMIH and community housing.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Nationally, the proportion of ICH households in the bottom 40 per cent of equivalised incomes paying 25 per cent or more of their income on rent was 3.4 per cent in 2006 (table 16.28).
Table 16.28 ICH — proportion of low income households paying 25 per cent or more of their income on rent (per cent)a, b
NSWc Vic Qld WA SA Tas NT Aust 2001 28.9 31.1 20.2 12.4 12.3 20.9 5.2 15.8 2006 31.3 41.6 19.9 7.4 15.9 42.6 3.9 15.1 a Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and over time and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.45. b Low income households refer to those in the bottom 40 per cent of equalised gross household income. c NSW data include data for the ACT.
Source: ABS (2007) 2006 Census of Population and Housing; ABS (2002) 2001 Census of Population and Housing; table 16A.45.
Match of dwelling to household size
‘Match of dwelling to household size’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide housing assistance that is appropriate to the needs of different households, such as household size (box 16.38).
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Box 16.38 Match of dwelling to household size ‘Match of dwelling to household size’ is defined as the proportion of households where dwelling size is not appropriate due to overcrowding. The indicator uses the Canadian National Occupancy Standard (CNOS) which is sensitive to both household size and composition. Overcrowding is deemed to have occurred where two or more additional bedrooms are required to satisfy the standard. The CNOS specifies that:
• no more than two people shall share a bedroom
• parents or couples may share a bedroom
• children under 5 years, either of the same sex or opposite sex may share a bedroom
• children under 18 years of the same sex may share a bedroom
• a child aged 5 to 17 years should not share a bedroom with a child under 5 of the opposite sex
• single adults 18 years and over and any unpaired children require a separate bedroom.
A low proportion indicates less overcrowded households.
Data reported for this indicator are not complete nor directly comparable.
The proportion of ICH households with overcrowding at 30 June is illustrated in table 16.29.
Table 16.29 ICH — proportion of households with overcrowding (per cent)a
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus
Govb Aust 2006 na .. 36.6 na 5.6 .. 4.5 na 19.3 na2007 na .. 27.2 na 24.1 .. na na 24.5 na2008 29.1 – 36.6 na na .. – na 10.2 naa Data may not be comparable across jurisdictions and comparisons could be misleading. Reasons for this are provided in table 16A.46. b Contains data from Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania not published separately, and includes dwellings managed by funded and unfunded organisations responding to the FaHCSIA survey for 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08. na Not available. .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
Source: AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08, Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no. HOU 212; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished); AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06, Indigenous housing series no. 2, Cat. no. HOU 168; table 16A.46.
Customer satisfaction
‘Customer satisfaction’ is an indicator of governments’ objective to provide housing assistance that is appropriate to different households (box 16.39).
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Box 16.39 Customer satisfaction ‘Customer satisfaction’ is defined as satisfaction with the overall quality of service provided.
A higher proportion of satisfied tenants can imply better housing assistance provision.
Data for this indicator were not available for the 2010 Report.
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Commonwealth Rent Assistance
The performance indicator framework for CRA is presented in figure 16.13.
Data for CRA recipients are for individuals and families paid CRA by Centrelink under the Social Security Act 1991 or family assistance law. CRA data do not include equivalent payments made by the Department of Veterans Affairs, or payments made with Abstudy on behalf of DEEWR.
Data are generally for those entitled to CRA at 5 June 2009. Centrelink recorded 1 038 137 individuals and families as being entitled to CRA with a social security or family assistance payment for that day (FaHCSIA unpublished). Other published figures may include individuals and families who were paid CRA in the previous fortnight, some of whom were only entitled to payment for an earlier period.
Important eligibility requirements for CRA (which is paid automatically once eligibility has been established) are (1) the receipt of an income support payment or more than the base rate of the Family Tax Benefit Part A, and (2) liability to pay rent.
The Report’s statistical appendix contains data that may assist in interpreting the performance indicators presented in this chapter. These data cover a range of demographic and geographic characteristics, including age profile, geographic distribution of the population, income levels, education levels, tenure of dwellings and cultural heritage (including Indigenous and ethnic status) (appendix A).
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Figure 16.13 Performance indicators for CRA
Equity
PERFORMANCE
Outputs Outcomes
Access
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Targeting
Income unit type
Number and outcome of
appeals
Running costs per 1000 customers
Ratio of running costs to total
outlays
Maximum rateAppropriateness
Objectives Geographic spread of CRA customers
Special needs
Key to indicators
Text
Text Data for these indicators not complete or not directly comparable
Text These indicators yet to be developed or data not collected for this Report
Data for these indicators comparable, subject to caveats to each chart or table
Satisfaction with accommodation
Affordability
Duration of payments
Outputs
The following indicators measure the outputs of CRA. Outputs are the actual services delivered, while outcomes are the impact of these services on the status of an individual or group (see chapter 1, section 1.5).
Equity — access
Income unit type
‘Income unit type’ is an indicator of the CRA’s guiding principle to provide financial assistance in an equitable manner (box 16.40).
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Box 16.40 Income unit type ‘Income unit type’ reports the proportion of income units receiving CRA by income unit type. An income unit comprises a single person (with or without dependent children) or a couple (with or without dependent children).
Data for this indicator are difficult to interpret. CRA is a demand driven payment whose mix of customers depends upon eligibility for the primary payment.
The number of CRA recipients in terms of the income units in each State and Territory is influenced by a number of factors, including the size of the base population, dependence on welfare and levels of home ownership.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Of the 1 038 137 income units entitled to receive CRA at 5 June 2009, 37 181 (approximately 3.6 per cent) self-identified as Indigenous. Single people with no children represented approximately 52.6 per cent of income units receiving CRA and 39.5 per cent of Indigenous income units receiving CRA (table 16.30). Data for the total number and proportion of income units by the income unit type disaggregated at the jurisdiction level are presented in tables 16A.48, 16A.49, 16A.50 and 16A.51.
Table 16.30 Income units receiving CRA, by income unit type, 2009a Type of income unit
Income units CRA recipients
Indigenous income units
Indigenous CRA
recipients no. % no. % Single, no dependent children aged under 16 397 507 38.3 11 368 30.6 Single, no children, sharer 148 271 14.3 3 318 8.9 Single, one or two dependent children aged under 16 189 750 18.3 9 272 24.9 Single, three or more dependent children aged under 16 38 434 3.7 3 090 8.3 Partnered, no dependent children aged under 16 91 244 8.8 2 292 6.2 Partnered, one or two dependent children aged under 16 117 664 11.3 4 550 12.2 Partnered, three or more dependent children aged under 16 52 350 5.0 3 130 8.4 Partnered, illness or temporarily separated 2 707 0.3 137 0.4 Unknown income unit .. .. .. .. Total 1 038 137 100.0 37 181 100.0 a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in tables 16A.48, 16A.49, 16A.50 and 16A.51. .. Not applicable.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); tables 16A.48, 16A.49, 16A.50 and 16A.51.
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Special needs
‘Special needs’ is an indicator of the CRA’s guiding principle to provide income support recipients and low income families with financial assistance (box 16.41).
Box 16.41 Special needs ‘Special needs’ is defined as the proportion of income units receiving CRA allocated to a special needs category. Special needs income units are defined as those income units that have the primary and/or secondary member who receives a Disability Support Pension, or is aged 24 years or under, or 75 years or over, or one or more Indigenous members.
Data for this indicator are difficult to interpret. The number of CRA recipients in each State and Territory is influenced by a number of factors, including the size of the base populations and levels of home ownership.
This indicator provides an overview of the level of assistance provided to disadvantaged groups and facilitates comparison with special needs groups in public housing. CRA is a demand driven payment that has no benchmark in terms of assistance provided to special needs customers. Additional measures of special need, which include a geographic dimension, are reported under affordability.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Table 16.31 illustrates the number and proportion of income units receiving CRA at 5 June 2009 by jurisdiction, special needs and geographic location.
Overall, 57.5 per cent of income units receiving CRA at 5 June 2009 were in capital cities, while 42.5 per cent were in the rest of the State or Territory (FaHCSIA unpublished). For Indigenous income units receiving CRA, 32.6 per cent were located in capital cities, while 67.4 per cent lived in the rest of the State or Territory. For non-Indigenous income units receiving CRA, 58.4 per cent were located in capital cities, while 41.6 per cent lived in the rest of the State or Territory (table 16.31).
People who own their home are not entitled to CRA. Indigenous people receiving social security benefits are less likely to own their home and therefore are more likely to receive CRA. Nationally, 6.9 per cent of Indigenous income units receiving social security or family payments were homeowners, while 43.9 per cent of non-Indigenous income units receiving benefits were home owners, in 2009 (FaHCSIA unpublished).
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Tabl
e 16
.31
Inco
me
units
rece
ivin
g C
RA
, by
'spe
cial
nee
ds' a
nd g
eogr
aphi
c lo
catio
n, 2
009a
Uni
t N
SW
V
ic
Qld
W
A
SA
Ta
s A
CT
NT
Aus
tN
on-In
dige
nous
In
com
e un
its
no.
339
068
227
445
242
417
80 2
78
73 8
33
25 0
09
7 96
9 4
227
1 00
0 26
9 In
cap
ital c
ity
%
55.4
69
.0
41.9
74
.4
76.1
42
.9
99.9
81
.0
58.4
In
rest
of S
tate
/Ter
ritor
y %
44
.6
31.0
58
.1
25.6
23
.9
57.1
0.
1 19
.0
41.6
N
on-In
dige
nous
inco
me
units
as
prop
ortio
n of
all
CR
A re
cipi
ent
inco
me
units
%
95
.8
98.6
95
.1
96.6
97
.6
95.1
97
.8
81.7
96
.4
Non
-Indi
geno
us p
opul
atio
n, a
s pr
opor
tion
of to
tal p
opul
atio
n %
97
.7
99.3
96
.4
96.6
98
.2
96.1
98
.7
69.8
97
.5
Indi
geno
us
Inco
me
units
no
. 14
708
3
206
12 3
70
2 70
7 1
788
1 29
7 15
1 91
6 37
154
In
cap
ital c
ity
%
26.1
40
.3
26.8
53
.7
59.2
38
.6
100.
0 52
.6
32.6
In
rest
of S
tate
/Ter
ritor
y %
73
.9
59.7
73
.2
46.3
40
.8
61.4
..
47.4
67
.4
Indi
geno
us in
com
e un
its a
s pr
opor
tion
of a
ll C
RA
reci
pien
t in
com
e un
its
%
4.2
1.4
4.9
3.3
2.4
4.9
1.9
17.7
3.
6 In
dige
nous
pop
ulat
ion,
as
prop
ortio
n of
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
%
2.3
0.7
3.6
3.4
1.8
3.9
1.3
30.2
2.
5 D
isab
ility
Sup
port
Pen
sion
In
com
e un
its
no.
68 6
16
48 3
06
47 6
13
15 1
35
15 8
71
5 66
8 1
062
1 14
9 20
3 43
2 In
cap
ital c
ity
%
46.6
65
.4
40.1
72
.0
75.0
43
.9
99.3
71
.7
54.0
In
rest
of S
tate
/Ter
ritor
y %
53
.3
34.6
59
.8
27.9
24
.9
56.1
0.
3 27
.9
45.9
In
com
e un
its a
s pr
opor
tion
of a
ll C
RA
reci
pien
t inc
ome
units
%
19
.4
20.9
18
.7
18.2
21
.0
21.5
13
.0
22.1
19
.6
Dis
abilit
y S
uppo
rt P
ensi
on
popu
latio
n, a
s pr
opor
tion
of to
tal
popu
latio
n %
1.
0 0.
9 1.
1 0.
7 1.
0 1.
1 0.
3 0.
5 0.
9
(Con
tinue
d on
nex
t pag
e)
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(Con
tinue
d)
Age
d 24
yea
rs o
r und
er
Inco
me
units
no
. 45
838
32 5
83
38 7
23
12 4
66
11 8
63
5 05
3 2
596
685
149
824
In c
apita
l city
%
45
.062
.8
45.6
77
.0
79.1
47
.3
100.
0 75
.6
55.5
In
rest
of S
tate
/Ter
ritor
y %
54
.937
.2
54.3
22
.9
20.9
52
.7
.. 23
.1
44.4
In
com
e un
its a
s pr
opor
tion
of a
ll C
RA
reci
pien
t inc
ome
units
%
12
.914
.1
15.2
15
.0
15.7
19
.2
31.9
13
.2
14.4
Ag
ed 2
4 ye
ars
or u
nder
pop
ulat
ion,
as
pro
porti
on o
f tot
al p
opul
atio
n %
0.
70.
6 0.
9 0.
6 0.
7 1.
0 0.
7 0.
3 0.
7 A
ged
75 y
ears
or o
ver
Inco
me
units
no
. 29
448
19 5
97
20 7
55
7 93
8 7
421
2 10
2 42
0 20
1 87
886
In
cap
ital c
ity
%
53.1
67.3
38
.5
71.4
68
.6
35.1
10
0.0
66.2
55
.6
In re
st o
f Sta
te/T
errit
ory
%
46.8
32.7
61
.4
28.5
31
.3
64.9
..
33.8
44
.3
Inco
me
units
as
prop
ortio
n of
all
CR
A re
cipi
ent i
ncom
e un
its
%
8.3
8.5
8.1
9.6
9.8
8.0
5.2
3.9
8.5
Aged
75
year
s or
ove
r pop
ulat
ion,
as
pro
porti
on o
f tot
al p
opul
atio
n %
0.
40.
4 0.
5 0.
4 0.
5 0.
4 0.
1 0.
1 0.
4 To
tal i
ncom
e un
itsb
no.
353
939
230
738
254
994
83 1
18
75 6
47
26 3
07
8 14
7 5
176
1 03
8 13
7 a
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er in
form
atio
n pe
rtine
nt t
o th
e da
ta in
clud
ed in
thi
s ta
ble
and/
or it
s in
terp
reta
tion
is p
rovi
ded
in t
able
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s w
ill n
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dd u
p to
100
per
cen
t du
e to
in
com
e un
its b
eing
incl
uded
in m
ore
than
one
‘spe
cial
nee
ds’ g
roup
. .. N
ot a
pplic
able
.
Sou
rce:
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CS
IA (
unpu
blis
hed)
; A
BS
pop
ulat
ion
by a
ge a
nd s
ex,
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tralia
n S
tate
s an
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rrito
ries,
Cat
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. 32
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, (u
npub
lishe
d);
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2007
) 20
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ensu
s of
P
opul
atio
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ng; A
BS
(200
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opul
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roje
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Geographic spread of CRA customers
‘Geographic spread of CRA customers’ is an indicator of the CRA’s guiding principle to ensure equitable spread of CRA customers within geographic regions (box 16.42).
Box 16.42 Geographic spread of CRA customers ‘Geographic spread of CRA customers’ is defined by two measures:
• CRA recipients as a proportion of private rental stock (from 2006 Census) across Australia and within each capital city (in map form)
• the average CRA entitlement across locations.
Descriptive information is provided about rents, average levels of assistance, and the proportion of private rental stock occupied by CRA recipients within regions.
The geographic spread of customers can provide some insight into the responsiveness of CRA to regional variations in rent and the extent to which recipients are able to exercise choice in where to live. This information is useful in examining differences across jurisdictions, and capital cities/rest of State.
Additional measures of geographic spread are reported under ‘affordability’.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Results for income units receiving CRA as a proportion of income units in each capital city receiving a social security income support benefit or more than the base rate of the Family Tax Benefit are mapped in tables 16A.53–16A.61. Information on the average CRA entitlement across locations is contained in table 16A.62.
The ratio of CRA recipients to private rental stock between and within capital cities varies but the patterns are complex. The maps should be interpreted with caution because they compare CRA recipients at 5 June 2009 with 2006 Census data and make no allowance for changes in private rental stock over that period (FaHCSIA unpublished).
Effectiveness — appropriateness
Maximum rate
‘Maximum rate’ is an indicator of the CRA’s guiding principle to provide appropriate financial assistance (box 16.43).
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Box 16.43 Maximum rate ‘Maximum rate’ is defined as the proportion of income units paying enough rent to receive the maximum rate of CRA.
The effectiveness of the payment against rents is reflected in increasing/decreasing proportions of units on the maximum rates of assistance. An increasing proportion of income units receiving the maximum rate of assistance suggests that CRA is becoming less effective against rent increases. A decreasing proportion suggests that CRA is increasing faster than rents. Maximum rate can be used to monitor the adequacy of CRA over time.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
At 5 June 2009, 71.7 per cent of income units receiving CRA across Australia paid enough rent to receive the maximum rate of CRA (figure 16.14). Nationally, there is an upward trend in the proportion of income units receiving CRA between 2005 and 2009.
Figure 16.14 Proportion of income units receiving CRA paying enough rent to receive maximum assistancea
0
20
40
60
80
100
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Per c
ent
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.63.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); table 16A.63.
Number and outcome of appeals
‘Number and outcome of appeals’ is an indicator of the CRA’s guiding principle to ensure appropriateness of decisions related to the payment of CRA (box 16.44).
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Box 16.44 Number and outcome of appeals ‘Number and outcome of appeals’ is defined as the outcome of all CRA appeals finalised.
A high or increasing proportion of original decisions affirmed implies that the original decisions were appropriate.
There is a formal review process for decisions related to the payment of CRA. Recipients who are dissatisfied with a decision are encouraged to discuss the matter with the original decision maker before taking the matter further, although this is not a necessary step. Authorised review officers conduct a quick and informal internal review of the decision. Generally, recipients who are dissatisfied with the authorised review officer’s decision can appeal to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal, which is an independent body with decision making powers. Either the recipients, FaHCSIA or the DEEWR can seek an Administrative Appeals Tribunal review of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal’s decisions.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
There were 623 finalised appeals to an authorised review officer in 2008-09, which represented approximately 0.06 per cent of income units receiving CRA. The original decision was affirmed, or appeal dismissed, for approximately 59.2 per cent of finalised appeals to an authorised review officer, 65.1 per cent of appeals to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal and 23.1 per cent of appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (table 16.32).
Table 16.32 Outcome of all CRA appeals finalised in 2008-09a Outcome Appeals to ARO Appeals to SSAT Appeals to AAT no. % no. % no. % Original decision affirmed or appeal dismissed 369 59.2 69 65.1 3 23.1 Original decision set aside 125 20.1 25 23.6 1 7.7 Original decision varied 97 15.6 6 5.7 – – Appeal withdrawn 32 5.1 6 5.7 9 69.2 Total finalised 623 100.0 106 100.0 13 100.0
ARO = Authorised Review Officer. SSAT = Social Security Appeals Tribunal. AAT = Administrative Appeals Tribunal. a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.64. – Nil or rounded to zero.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); table 16A.64.
Duration of payments
‘Duration of payments’ is an indicator of the CRA’s guiding principle to measure targeting of the CRA payments in an efficient manner (box 16.45).
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Box 16.45 Duration of payments ‘Duration of payments’ is defined as the level of short-term and long-term dependence on CRA payments. The indicator is measured by the number of recipients receiving CRA benefits at the beginning and at the end of the year, as well as the number of CRA recipients who were in receipt of CRA benefits at the beginning of the year and still in receipt a year later.
A low or decreasing level of payment duration reflects less dependence on CRA.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Nationally, 946 641 income units were entitled to receive CRA payments at 6 June 2008, and 1 038 137 income units were entitled to receive CRA at 5 June 2009. Out of those, 706 658 income units or 68.1 per cent were receiving CRA at both times, implying a high degree of dependence on CRA. The remaining 331 479 income units (31.9 per cent) started to receive CRA during the year and were receiving assistance at the end of the year (table 16.33). Other income units received assistance for only part of the year. CRA was paid on average to just over 1 million income units each fortnight in 2008-09 (FaHCSIA unpublished).
Table 16.33 Duration of CRA payments, by State and Territory (number)a
Number of income units at the beginning
of the year6 June 2008
Number of income units at the end of
the year5 June 2009
Number of same income units at the beginning and the
end of the year NSW 326 525 353 939 248 452 Victoria 210 740 230 738 157 815 Queensland 226 673 254 994 168 800 WA 75 311 83 118 54 134 SA 69 996 75 647 52 485 Tasmania 24 882 26 307 17 978 ACT 7 495 8 147 4 358 NT 4 895 5 176 2 610 Total 946 641 1 038 137 706 658 a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.65.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); table 16A.65.
Running costs per 1000 customers
‘Running costs per 1000 customers’ is an indicator of CRA’s guiding principle to provide financial assistance in an efficient manner (box 16.46).
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Box 16.46 Running costs per 1000 customers ‘Running costs per 1000 customers’ is defined as total CRA running costs divided by total CRA customers, expressed as a rate per 1000 customers.
Low or decreasing running costs per 1000 customers implies high or increasing efficiency for a given service level.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Nationally, the running costs per 1000 customers were $47 721 for 2008-09, $53 466 for 2007-08, $62 829 for 2006-07 and $61 998 for 2005-06 (2008-09 dollars) (table 16A.66).
Ratio of running costs to total outlays
‘Ratio of running costs to total outlays’ is an indicator of CRA’s guiding principle to provide financial assistance in an efficient manner (box 16.47).
Box 16.47 Ratio of running costs to total outlays ‘Ratio of running costs to total outlays’ is defined as a proportion of total CRA running costs to total CRA outlays.
A low or decreasing ratio implies high or increasing efficiency for a given service level.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Nationally, the ratio of running costs to total outlays was 1.9 per cent for 2008-09, 2.1 per cent for 2007-08, 2.5 per cent for 2006-07 and 2.4 per cent for 2005-06 (table 16A.67).
Outcomes
The following indicators measure the outcomes of CRA. Outcomes are the impact of services on the status of an individual or group, while outputs are the actual services delivered (see chapter 1, section 1.5).
Affordability
‘Affordability’ is an indicator of the CRA’s guiding principle to provide income support recipients and low income families in the private rental market with financial assistance (box 16.48).
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Box 16.48 Affordability ‘Affordability’ is defined as the proportions of income units spending more than 30 per cent and 50 per cent of their income on rent with and without CRA. Affordability outcomes (with and without CRA) are reported for all income units receiving CRA, Indigenous income units receiving CRA, Disability Support Pension income units receiving CRA, income units aged 24 years or under receiving CRA, and income units aged 75 years or over receiving CRA.
A low or decreasing proportion of recipients spending 30 per cent and 50 per cent of income on rent with CRA implies improved affordability.
CRA is intended to improve affordability, not to achieve a particular benchmark. Program performance is best judged by trends over a number of years.
Data reported for this indicator are comparable.
Information on the proportion of income spent on rent (with and without CRA) by Australians living in State capital cities and rest of State regions, income units where one or more members’ self-identify as Indigenous Australians, income units where one or more members receive a Disability Support Pension, income units aged 24 years or under, and income units aged 75 years or over is presented in tables 16A.68–16A.73.
Nationally, if CRA were not payable, then at 5 June 2009, 70.3 per cent of income units receiving CRA would have paid more than 30 per cent of their income on rent. Accounting for CRA payments (thereby reducing the rent paid by the amount of the assistance) this proportion falls to 40.7 per cent (figure 16.15).
Without CRA, 31.0 per cent of recipients across Australia would have spent more than 50 per cent of their income on rent, while with CRA the proportion is 12.6 per cent (table 16A.73).
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Figure 16.15 Income units paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2009a
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Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); table 16A.68.
Nationally, if CRA were not payable, then 60.4 per cent of the Indigenous income units receiving CRA would have spent more than 30 per cent of income on rent at 5 June 2009. Taking CRA into account, this proportion falls to 30.2 per cent (figure 16.16). Similarly, if CRA were not payable, then 22.7 per cent of Indigenous income units across Australia would have spent more than 50 per cent of income on rent at 5 June 2009. Accounting for CRA payments this proportion decreases to 7.7 per cent (table 16A.73).
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Figure 16.16 Indigenous income units receiving CRA paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2009a
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a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.69.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); table 16A.69.
Nationally, if CRA were not payable, then 77.9 per cent of all income units with a member receiving a Disability Support Pension would have spent more than 30 per cent of income on rent at 5 June 2009. Accounting for CRA payments this proportion decreases to 36.3 per cent (figure 16.17). Similarly, if CRA were not payable, then 30.5 per cent of income units receiving a Disability Support Pension would have spent more than 50 per cent of income on rent at 5 June 2009. Accounting for CRA payments, this proportion decreases to 7.9 per cent (table 16A.73).
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Figure 16.17 Income units receiving a Disability Support Pension paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2009a
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a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.70.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); table 16A.70.
Nationally, if CRA were not payable, then 78.2 per cent of all income units with a member aged 24 years or under would have spent more than 30 per cent of income on rent at 5 June 2009. Accounting for CRA payments this proportion decreases to 54.7 per cent (figure 16.18). Similarly, if CRA were not payable, then 43.5 per cent of income units aged 24 years or under would have spent more than 50 per cent of income on rent at 5 June 2009. Accounting for CRA payments, this proportion decreases to 20.4 per cent (table 16A.73).
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Figure 16.18 Income units aged 24 years or under paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2009a
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a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.71.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); table 16A.71.
Nationally, if CRA were not payable, then 65.8 per cent of all income units with a member aged 75 years or over would have spent more than 30 per cent of income on rent at 5 June 2009. Accounting for CRA payments this proportion decreases to 30.2 per cent (figure 16.19). Similarly, if CRA were not payable, then 22.6 per cent of income units aged 75 years or over would have spent more than 50 per cent of income on rent at 5 June 2009. Accounting for CRA payments, this proportion decreases to 7.2 per cent (table 16A.73).
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Figure 16.19 Income units aged 75 years or over paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2009a
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a Further information pertinent to the data included in this table and/or its interpretation is provided in table 16A.72.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); table 16A.72.
Satisfaction with accommodation
‘Satisfaction with accommodation’ is an indicator of the CRA’s guiding principle to ensure that housing is appropriate to the needs of CRA recipients (box 16.49).
Box 16.49 Satisfaction with accommodation ‘Satisfaction with accommodation’ is defined by two measures:
• ‘satisfaction with location’, defined as the proportion of the social security recipients’ preferences to either stay or leave current location
• ‘satisfaction with quality’, defined as the proportion of the social security recipients who are satisfied with the home in which they live.
A high or increasing proportion of satisfied customers can imply better or improving accommodation provision.
Data reported for this indicator are not directly comparable.
No recent surveys have been conducted to determine CRA recipients’ satisfaction with the quality and location of their home.
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However, the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey identifies social security recipients living in private rental accommodation who are potentially eligible for CRA. Data on satisfaction with the home and neighbourhood in which individuals lived and satisfaction with the feeling that individuals were part of their local community, derived from the HILDA (Wave 7) conducted in 2007-08, are presented in table 16.34. Further information is provided in table 16A.74.
When asked to rate their satisfaction with the home in which they lived, 81.6 per cent expressed some level of satisfaction (with 24.3 per cent totally satisfied), while 11.4 per cent expressed dissatisfaction. When asked to rate their satisfaction with the neighbourhood in which they lived, 83.2 per cent expressed some level of satisfaction (with 22.1 per cent totally satisfied), while 7.8 per cent expressed dissatisfaction. When asked to rate their satisfaction with the feeling of being part of the local community, 60.9 per cent expressed some level of satisfaction (with 12.4 per cent totally satisfied), while 20.6 per cent expressed dissatisfaction.
Table 16.34 Satisfaction with home and neighbourhood and satisfaction with being part of the local community (per cent), 2007-08
Totally dissatisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Totally satisfied
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Home lived ina 1.3 1.1 1.6 3.9 3.5 7.0 8.3 13.3 20.5 15.2 24.3
Neighbourhood lived inb 0.4 0.5 1.3 1.9 3.7 9.0 6.4 17.8 22.0 14.9 22.1
Feeling of being part of the local communitya 2.4 2.3 4.6 3.8 7.4 18.6 9.9 14.5 15.8 8.3 12.4 a Satisfaction with home in which lived and satisfaction with the feeling of being part of the local community were based on 728 valid responses. b Satisfaction with neighbourhood in which lived was based on 726 valid responses.
Source: FaHCSIA (unpublished); table 16A.74.
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16.4 Future directions in performance reporting
COAG developments
Report on Government Services alignment with National Agreement reporting
It is anticipated that future editions of the Housing chapter will align with the NAHA indicators and the NIRA. Further alignment between the Report and NA indicators, and other reporting changes, might result from future developments in NA and National Partnership reporting.
Outcomes from review of Report on Government Services
COAG agreed to Terms of Reference for a Heads of Treasuries/Senior Officials review of the Report in November 2008, to report to COAG by end-September 2009. The review examined the ongoing usefulness of the Report in the context of new national reporting under the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations.
No significant changes from this review are reflected in the 2010 ROGS. Any COAG endorsed recommendations from the review are likely to be implemented for the 2011 ROGS.
Further developing indicators and data
Improved reporting on housing provision to Indigenous Australians continues to be a priority. All Australian, State and Territory governments have committed to improve reporting against a nationally endorsed performance indicator framework for Indigenous housing. Jurisdictions have implemented action plans to improve the availability and reliability of data on Indigenous Australians accessing mainstream housing assistance.
The Housing Working Group will continue to improve the quality of mainstream community housing and financial data that are published in the report.
16.5 Jurisdictions’ comments
This section provides comments from each jurisdiction on the services covered in this chapter.
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Australian Government comments
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The 2003 Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement (CSHA) was the mechanism by which the Australian Government provided money to the states and territories for housing assistance programs for those most in need in the community from July 2003 to December 2008. It provided $5.2 billion over the 5.5 year period.
The CSHA was replaced by the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA) on 1 January 2009 and provides a framework for governments to work together to improve housing affordability, reduce homelessness and reduce Indigenous housing disadvantage. As part of the new Agreement, governments have committed to undertake reforms in the housing sector, including: to improve integration between the homelessness service system and mainstream services; reduce concentrations of disadvantage that exist in some social housing estates; improve access by Indigenous people to mainstream housing, including home ownership; enhancing the capacity and growth of the not-for-profit housing sector and planning reforms for greater efficiency in the supply of housing.
The NAHA is supported by three National Partnerships. The Social Housing National Partnership Agreement provides $400 million over 2 years to increase the supply of social housing by at least 1600 dwellings. The National Partnership on Homelessness is providing $1.1 billion over 4 years for better services and specialist supported housing. The Remote Indigenous Housing National Partnership is providing $5.5 billion over 10 years to address overcrowding, homelessness, poor housing conditions and severe housing shortages in remote Indigenous communities.
The Australian Government is also providing an additional $5.64 billion over 3.5 years for social housing under the Nation Building — Economic Stimulus Plan. Over 19 300 additional social housing dwellings will be built under the initiative with the assistance of the not-for-profit sector and repairs and maintenance undertaken to over 60 000 existing social housing dwellings. This includes significant repairs and maintenance to more than 10 000 social housing dwellings that are currently vacant or will become uninhabitable without this work.
The Australian Government has also implemented several other initiatives to improve housing affordability, particularly for low to moderate income earners. These include: the Housing Affordability Fund; the National Rental Affordability Scheme; First Home Savers Accounts; releasing surplus Commonwealth land; a National Housing Supply Council; and increases to the First Home Owners Grant, the First Home Owners Boost, the Commonwealth Financial Counselling Program and Centrelink’s Financial Information Service.
Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) is a non-taxable income support supplement payable to eligible Australian residents who rent accommodation in the private rental market. CRA rates are based on a customer’s family situation and the amount of rent they pay.
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New South Wales Government comments
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• Housing NSW manages the largest portfolio of public housing in Australia with close to 125 000 properties. The community housing sector’s role in the provision of social housing continues to grow with over 17 000 properties now being managed in this sector. The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) currently owns over 4300 properties and registered and non-actively registered Aboriginal housing providers manage more than 4400 properties.
• NSW is working to grow and reform the housing sector to develop an integrated social housing sector. NSW is working with the Australian and other State and Territory governments to progress the reform agenda under the National Affordable Housing Agreement, related National Partnerships and the National Partnership on the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan.
• Through the National Partnership on Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan NSW will deliver, in two stages, over 6300 new social housing homes by 2012. This will provide more housing assistance to people most in need, particularly those people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and Aboriginal people. The majority of these properties will be owned and managed by community housing providers. Also, under this partnership 31 000 social housing homes in NSW will be upgraded by 2010.
• Reducing homelessness is a priority for the NSW Government and in 2009 A Way Home: Reducing Homelessness in NSW, NSW Homelessness Action Plan 2009–2014 was launched which sets the direction to achieve better outcomes for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. It is a new approach to addressing and preventing homelessness including greater collaboration with the non-government sector.
• Implementation of the 5 year strategy, Planning for the Future: New Directions for Community Housing in NSW, is ensuring that the community housing sector grows as a flexible component of the NSW social housing system that is able to offer more housing for people, tailored to their needs. The target is to grow the sector from 13 000 to 30 000 homes over 10 years.
• The NSW Aboriginal Housing Office continues to focus on improving: the financial viability, asset and tenancy management, capacity and governance of Aboriginal community housing providers which are key components to the reform of the sector. AHO will continue to implement these reforms into the future. Under the Remote Indigenous Housing National Partnership, 50 new houses will be delivered in 2009-10.
• Affordable housing is a social policy priority for the NSW Government. The NSW Government is working with the Australian Government to improve the supply of affordable housing through the Housing Affordability Fund and the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS). NRAS Rounds 1 and 2 will see an additional 2437 affordable rental dwellings supplied in NSW with delivery of approximately 500 anticipated in 2009-10.
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Victorian Government comments
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The Victorian Government continues to extend and improve social housing for clients and the community. The Department of Human Services acquired 1407 new long term social housing dwellings and upgraded 3277 existing homes during the year, improving safety and comfort for residents while also being environmentally sustainable.
Improving people’s lives in some of Victoria’s most disadvantaged communities was also a major focus. The Neighborhood Renewal program aims to help break the cycle of disadvantage by bringing together the resources and ideas of residents in housing estates, government, businesses and community groups, tackling disadvantage in areas with high concentrations of public housing, providing residents with training, education and employment opportunities, while developing a greater sense of community that is creating vibrant places to live.
Since its inception in 2001, the department has invested more than $310 million in Neighborhood Renewal, creating 5000 jobs and training opportunities for public housing tenants across 19 neighborhoods. Also, this year residents in the Collingwood public housing estate were helped to improve their computer skills and gain affordable internet access through the Neighborhood Renewal program, Wired Community@Collingwood which delivered free computer access to more than 900 homes across the Collingwood public housing estate with more than 60 Collingwood residents having completed the free training sessions. This innovative project recently won the Victorian and National 2009 e-Inclusions and e-Community Australian Information Industry Association iAward.
Also during 2008-09 a new fixed rent setting approach was introduced for public housing tenants, giving tenants who earn additional income a 6 month period before it affects their rent. The introduction of fixed rents was accompanied by an agreement that allows income details to be electronically transferred from Centrelink to the Department of Human Services. This takes the onus off clients to regularly supply evidence of their income and assets. Currently 47 000 households have their rent automatically adjusted through income confirmation.
In January 2009 the Government also finalised the National Affordable Housing Agreement and associated National Partnerships with the Commonwealth Government to secure $2.5 billion over 5 years to improve and expand public and social housing and services to homeless, Indigenous and low-income Victorians. The agreement paves the way for more housing options and supports development of a more coordinated service system across homelessness and social housing.
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Queensland Government comments
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Continued population growth and a lack of supply of newly constructed housing has meant that significant price falls similar to those seen in other states did not occur in Queensland’s major centres. In response to the pressures placed on social housing, the Department of Communities increased the total number of social housing dwellings owned or funded by the department to 66 369 in 2008-09, an increase of 1.3 per cent.
Queensland assisted 78 600 households with social rental housing in 2008-09 and helped 185 636 households access or sustain private market tenure (up 2.8 per cent compared with last year).
In September 2008, the Department introduced a new client intake and assessment process. Those in greatest need will be assisted first and with the most appropriate product or service for their need. At 30 June 2009, 92.8 per cent of clients assisted with government-managed, long-term social housing had ‘very high’ or ‘high’ needs.
The National Affordable Housing Agreement commenced on 1 January 2009. It aims to ensure that all Australians have access to affordable, safe and sustainable housing that contributes to social and economic participation. Under the Agreement, Queensland was allocated $1.1 billion over a 5 year period, and it is supported by the following National Partnership Agreements:
Social Housing, with $80.1 million over 2 years, will provide additional social housing, improved housing opportunities for Indigenous people and accommodation options to assist people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to transition to secure long-term accommodation.
Homelessness, with $135.1 million in Australian Government funding over 5 years, will reduce homelessness, including $35.7 million over 5 years for the initiative A Place to Call Home. Queensland is complementing this investment through $149.5 million in funding over 5 years, including $46.5 million for A Place to Call Home.
Remote Indigenous Housing, with $1.156 billion in Australian Government funding over 10 years to improve housing amenity for Indigenous people and reduce overcrowding, particularly in remote areas and Indigenous communities. This agreement will result in 1141 new dwellings, 1216 major upgrades, repairs and maintenance being undertaken, and the provision of tenancy management services, housing-related infrastructure and employment outcomes.
The social housing component of the Nation Building and Jobs Plan provides $1.2 billion to increase Queensland’s social housing portfolio with an estimated 4000 dwellings, and provides funds for repairs and maintenance of existing social housing stock.
In addition, the National Rental Affordability Scheme, a Commonwealth Government initiative, will stimulate the supply of up to 10 000 new affordable rental dwellings across Queensland by 2012.
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Western Australian Government comments
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On 16 December 2008, the Government announced a significant reform of the Department of Housing and Works. Effective as of 1 February 2009, the two separate portfolios, Housing and Works, were separated into two distinct service delivery areas. Works was transferred to the Department of Treasury and Finance as Building Management and Works, while the housing related functions remained as the Department of Housing.
In the current economy the housing market remains tumultuous. The last 4 years have seen a doubling of house and rental prices in Perth. This has had a major flow-on to all of the Authority’s services from affordable land development to public rental, private rental assistance in the form of bonds, and home ownership. There are also challenges in servicing remote Indigenous Communities across the State.
The extension and boost of the First Home Buyers Grant, combined with lower interest rates has increased buyers’ confidence and the Department’s level of activity in the first home buyer sector has been very positive. The Department continued to perform well in the affordable land segment with 80 per cent of sales below the median price.
While the Department manages some 40 000 residential tenancies there remains a growing waiting list for social housing and the Department has had to search beyond traditional methods to find solutions. New partnerships have been forged with Community Housing Organisations throughout the State as a way of delivering new housing economically. Six additional providers have been registered in metropolitan and regional Western Australia across the three–tier system and a further 20 applications were being assessed at the close of the 2008-09 financial year.
The Department continued to consolidate the community housing industry, ensuring strict policies and guidelines are in place to regulate the industry and that all avenues for maximising financial returns for providers are fully explored. Consolidation of WA’s community housing organisations (CHOs) continued with 233 CHOs managing 5652 units at 30 June 2009, compared with 30 June 2006 when 4500 units were managed by 241 CHOs.
The announcement of the Commonwealth and State Social Housing Stimulus Packages has created a project of unprecedented magnitude for the Department. The Commonwealth’s National Partnership Agreement on the Nation Building and Jobs Plan: Building Prosperity for the Future and Supporting Jobs Now, (February 2009) injected $608.12 million into WA to construct additional social housing, and $40.45 million to refurbish existing stock. Three quarters of the new construction must be completed by 31 December 2010.
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South Australian Government comments
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The new National Affordable Housing Agreement became effective from 1 January 2009, reforming historical Commonwealth-State funding agreements. South Australia provided significant input to the modernisation and development of the Agreement and is committed to achieving the targets set within the Agreement and associated National Partnership Agreements.
At 30 June 2009, work was underway on nine major upgrades and preparatory work was being undertaken on more than 100 other Housing SA properties for upgrade under the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan.
The 2008-09 funding allocation under the National Partnership Agreement on Social Housing will be used to deliver up to 98 homes by leveraging additional funds from the not-for-profit sector to house people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
South Australia’s Implementation Plan for the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness has been launched, focussing on the four core outputs of A Place to Call Home, Street to Home initiatives, support for private and public tenants to help sustain their tenancies, and assistance for people leaving correctional, health and child protection services.
Building new houses to reduce overcrowding and upgrading existing homes to improve housing conditions in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) communities of Mimili and Amata are the initial priority for the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing. During 2008-09, agreement was reached with the APY Council for a major program of building, upgrading, and improving housing management systems and processes. This will include linkage to home maker programs and a strong focus on local employment outcomes.
Housing SA continues to foster innovative partnerships with government and non-government agencies and the development industry to provide a greater diversity in housing supply within the State. These partnerships provide the foundation to achieve affordable housing options for all South Australians.
Fourteen capital projects were approved for funding involving partnering organisations committed to delivering 163 affordable rental housing outcomes in metropolitan and regional areas. Several initiatives were also launched to extend the depth and timing of the Commonwealth’s National Rental Affordability Scheme outcomes for South Australians.
Housing SA maintained 47 656 tenantable public, Aboriginal and community housing properties for South Australians during 2008-09, as well as providing assistance to 17 498 customers to help secure affordable private rental accommodation. Demand for public, Aboriginal and community housing remained stable with 7539 new applications lodged while allocations to new tenants decreased to 2746 in 2008-09 due to decreased vacancies and competing priorities for vacant properties. Whilst total new allocations decreased in 2008-09, over 65 per cent were to greatest need customers.
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Tasmanian Government comments
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Continuing increases in property values in Tasmania over recent years have maintained higher costs for private rental and home ownership, and fewer affordable accommodation options for people on low incomes. Tasmania also has a rapidly aging population and a high proportion of people dependent on Government pensions and benefits. To meet the challenges of the housing market, the Tasmanian Government is committed to a broad housing reform agenda which will realise the construction of new homes for social housing, opportunities for affordable home ownership, private rental assistance, land development for social and affordable housing and a reduction in homelessness.
During the year, the Housing Innovations Unit was established to oversee a large building and construction program to increase the quality and supply of social and affordable housing in Tasmania. The Unit is responsible for delivering on a range of new and innovative capital programs including the National Rental Affordability Scheme, Housing Affordability Fund, QuickBuilds and targets set under the Nation Building — Economic Stimulus Plan and National Partnership Agreements on Social Housing and Homelessness, under the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA). Planning to implement reforms to the social housing service system has commenced to facilitate a seamless transition into the new NAHA and related National Partnership Agreements. The Unit is also responsible for implementing the State Government’s $60 million Housing Fund.
The Accommodation Options Unit was established within Housing Tasmania to address the residential accommodation requirements of people accessing services within the Human Services group. The Unit brings together the existing strands of capital management for supported accommodation in Housing Tasmania, Disability Services, Youth Justice, Mental Health and Children and Family Services. This Unit strengthens the integration of service delivery to clients with special needs.
In excess of 7700 low income households received financial or non-financial assistance through Private Rent Assistance services during 2008-09. The number receiving financial assistance decreased 3.7 per cent from 2007-08, reflecting a shortage of affordable rental opportunities, and increased competition for available rental homes which potentially disadvantages those on low incomes.
HomeShare was implemented to provide low income earners the opportunity to purchase a home with the Director of Housing taking on some of the equity. By sharing ownership with another person, in this instance the Director, many Tasmanians may be able to purchase a home they could otherwise not afford.
During 2008-09 a review into the delivery of public housing in Tasmania has been in progress with several reform options under consideration. The outcomes of this review will be finalised during 2009-10.
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Australian Capital Territory Government comments
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In accordance with its ongoing reform in the delivery of housing assistance and homelessness services, the ACT Government has taken the opportunity provided by the additional funding and impetus for reform offered by the National Affordable Housing Agreement, the associated National Partnership Agreements and the Nation Building and Jobs Plan stimulus package, to implement further innovative housing and support programs to better meet clients’ needs.
The ACT began this significant reform process in 2006. Consistent with the current reform agenda, the ACT continues to better target housing and support to those most in need and to create an integrated continuum of support from early intervention, support in crisis to sustained tenancies and on to social and economic participation and inclusion.
A new program assists women and children to remain in their home following domestic violence, still the single most common cause of homelessness. This early intervention, homelessness strategy seeks to minimise the adverse effects on the children’s development to avoid lasting social and economic effects in their lives.
A new youth housing program is targeted at young people exiting care and protection, out of home care, youth justice or homelessness services. Under this strategy, Youth Housing Managers work with a young person from first contact with Housing ACT through to managing their tenancy and assisting them to engage with employment, education and training. Some 55 per cent of the young people in the program have maintained or begun study or employment whilst 35 per cent focussed on raising their young children.
The Nation Building and Jobs Plan is targeted to ACT’s older tenant population through the construction of supportive accommodation close to their existing homes, allowing them to ‘age in place’. It will also increase stock utilisation as vacated houses will be provided to families on the public housing waiting list.
The ACT has introduced a number of initiatives to assist the Community Housing Sector to continue its success in providing housing assistance to those in greatest need. Three organisations are in receipt of benchmark payments for tenancy management, providing housing to a range of tenants with special needs. Other organisations lease properties from Housing ACT under the Housing Asset Assistance Program and retain rent in lieu of receiving benchmark payments. The ACT Government is working in partnership with providers to provide a common waiting list for community and public housing. This is in conjunction with the work under the Homelessness National Partnership to develop a common point of access for homelessness services. These initiatives will provide significant assistance to community housing providers and homelessness services in the management of their waiting lists, create efficiencies and further enable quality services to be provided to tenants and clients, help to integrate the broader housing continuum and enhance choice for people seeking housing.
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Northern Territory Government comments
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In March 2009 the Chief Minister and Minister for Housing announced the ‘Housing the Territory’ strategy which is aimed at getting the balance of housing in the Territory right.
The Northern Territory Government is committed to ensuring there is more affordable housing available to buy and rent and the “Housing the Territory” strategy will see more land to grow, new places to buy, new places to rent and new public housing stock. In 2009 the Government is investing $390 million in housing programs. This includes strategic investment in public housing to meet the areas of most need.
With the ageing population in the Territory, there will be an increase of housing for seniors constructed in Darwin and Alice Springs.
This year will also see the establishment of an Affordable Housing Rental Company in the Territory. This Company will be a semi commercial operation and provide rental housing to low and moderate income earners at an affordable level. This will also see an increase in the range of available housing options for Territorians.
As a part of the funding received through the Commonwealth’s Stimulus Package, 22 new dwellings will be constructed for public housing purposes.
On 1 June 2009, the HomeStart NT program was introduced to assist low to moderate income earners to purchase their own home. Since the introduction of this program, 44 households have been assisted to purchase their own home, and a further 27 households are awaiting settlement.
Another component of the Stimulus Package is to address the issue of Homelessness in the Territory. Three applications for this program have been approved by the Government which will allow for non-government organisations to assist with providing housing options for the homeless.
There are a number of other initiatives under the National Partnership Agreements that are currently being facilitated by the NT Government. These include a Street to Home initiative for chronic homeless people, support for public housing tenants to sustain their tenancies, which includes tenancy support, financial counselling and referral services, and assistance for people leaving correctional and health facilities.
Integral to the ‘Housing the Territory’ strategy is the Territory Government’s commitment to meeting the current and emerging needs of Indigenous Clients.
The Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) is the largest Indigenous housing program undertaken by the Australian and Northern Territory Governments. This joint $672 million SHIP will deliver 750 new houses, 230 rebuilds of existing houses and 2500 refurbishments across 73 remote Indigenous communities and a number of community living areas (town camps) in the Northern Territory by 2013.
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16.6 Definitions of key terms and indicators
Public, SOMIH, community and ICH Administration costs Those costs associated with the administration offices of the property
manager and tenancy manager. They include the general accounting and personnel function costs relating to: • employee expenses (for example, superannuation, compensation,
accrued leave and training) • supplies and services expenses (including stationery, postage,
telephone, office equipment, information systems and vehicle expenses)
• rent • grants and subsidies (excluding rental subsidies) • expenditure incurred by other government agencies on behalf of the
public housing agency • contracted public housing management services.
Affordability Affordability is an outcome indicator that aims to measure housing affordability for CSHA/NAHA housing tenants. Two measures are reported: • a subsidy per rebated household derived by dividing the total
rebated amount by the total number of rebated households • the proportion of households spending less than 30 per cent of their
income in rent. Amenity/location (satisfaction)
A survey-based measure of the proportion of tenants rating amenity and location aspects as important and meeting their needs.
Assessable income The income used to assess eligibility for housing assistance and to calculate the rental housing rebate that allows a household to pay a rent lower than the market rent. Definition may vary across jurisdictions.
Canadian National Occupancy Standard (CNOS)
A measure of the appropriateness of housing which is sensitive to both household size and composition. The CNOS specifies that: • no more than two people shall share a bedroom • parents or couples may share a bedroom • children under 5 years, either of the same sex or opposite sex may
share a bedroom • children under 18 years of the same sex may share a bedroom • a child aged 5 to 17 years should not share a bedroom with a child
under 5 of the opposite sex • single adults 18 years and over and any unpaired children require a
separate bedroom. Customer satisfaction A survey measure of the proportion of customers expressing different
degrees of satisfaction with the overall service provided. Depreciation costs Depreciation calculated on a straight-line basis at a rate that
realistically represents the useful life of the asset (as per the Australian Accounting Standards 13–17).
Disability (as per the ABS Survey of Disability Ageing and Carers)
Any restriction or lack of ability (resulting from an impairment) to perform an action in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.
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Dwelling A structure or a discrete space within a structure intended for people to live in or where a person or group of people live. Thus a structure that people actually live in is a dwelling regardless of its intended purpose, but a vacant structure is only a dwelling if intended for human residence. A dwelling may include one or more rooms used as an office or workshop provided the dwelling is in residential use.
Greatest need Low income households that at the time of allocation were subject to one or more of the following circumstances: • homelessness • their life or safety being at risk in their accommodation • their health condition being aggravated by their housing • their housing being inappropriate to their needs • their rental housing costs being very high.
Household For the purpose of the public, community, SOMIH and ICH collections, the number of tenancy agreements is the proxy for counting the number of households. A tenancy agreement is defined as a formal written agreement between a household (a person or group of people) and a housing provider, specifying details of a tenancy for a particular dwelling.
Indigenous household A household with one or more members (including children) who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Low income household A public housing or SOMIH household whose members are assessed as having a low income according to the following definitions. Households are assigned an income status based on total household gross income and the composition of the household: • low income A households are those in which all household members
have incomes at or below the maximum pension rate • low income B households are those that have incomes that would
enable them to receive government income support benefits below the maximum pension.
A community housing household which has a gross weekly income equivalent to or below the income cut-off specified for their household composition is classified as low income. The community housing low income measure is based on the low income B cut-offs as outlined above.
Maintenance costs Costs incurred to maintain the value of the asset or to restore an asset to its original condition. The definition includes day-to-day maintenance reflecting general wear and tear, cyclical maintenance, performed as part of a planned maintenance program and other maintenance, such as repairs as a result of vandalism.
Market rent Aggregate market rent that would be collected if the public rental housing properties were available in the private market.
Match of dwelling to household size
The proportion of households where dwelling size is not appropriate due to overcrowding. The indicator uses a proxy occupancy standard based on the size of the dwelling and household structure. Overcrowding is deemed to have occurred where two or more additional bedrooms are required to satisfy the proxy occupancy standard.
Moderate overcrowding Where one additional bedroom is required to satisfy the proxy occupancy standard.
Net recurrent cost The average cost of providing assistance (excluding the cost of capital) per dwelling. The formula is ‘total net recurrent costs for the year ending 30 June’ divided by ‘total number of dwellings at 30 June’.
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New household Households that commence receiving assistance for the financial year. Occupancy rate The proportion of dwellings occupied. Occupied dwelling Dwellings occupied by tenants who have a tenancy agreement with
the relevant housing authority. Overcrowding Where either two or more bedrooms are required to meet the proxy
occupancy standard or the Canadian national occupancy standard. Priority access to those in greatest need
Allocation processes to ensure those in greatest need have first access to housing. This is measured as the proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need.
Principal tenant The person whose name appears on the tenancy agreement. Where this is not clear, it should be the person who is responsible for rental payments.
Proxy occupancy standard
A measure of the appropriateness of housing related to the household size and tenancy composition. The measure specifies the bedroom requirements of a household.
Household structure Bedrooms required Single adult only 1 Single adult (group) 1 (per adult) Couple with no children 2 Sole parent or couple with one child 2 Sole parent or couple with two or three children
3
Sole parent or couple with four children 4 For sole parent or couple households with four or more children the dwelling size in terms of bedrooms should be the same value as the number of children in the household.
Rent charged The amount in dollars that households are charged based on the rents they are expected to pay. The rents charged to tenants may or may not have been received.
Rent collection rate The total rent actually collected as a proportion of the total rent charged.
Special needs household
Low income households that satisfy the Indigenous household definition or have a household member with a disability or where principal tenant is aged 24 years or under, or 75 years or over.
Tenancy rental unit A tenancy (rental) unit is defined as the unit of accommodation on which a tenancy agreement can be made. It is a way of counting the maximum number of distinct rentable units that a dwelling structure can contain.
Tenantable dwelling A dwelling where maintenance has been completed, whether occupied or unoccupied at 30 June. All occupied dwellings are tenantable.
Total gross household income
The value of gross weekly income from all sources (before deductions for income tax, superannuation etc.) for all household members, expressed as dollars per week. The main components of gross income are current usual wages and salary; income derived from self-employment, government pensions, benefits and allowances; and other income comprising investments and other regular income.
Transfer household A household, either rebated or market renting, that relocates (transfers) from one public or community rental dwelling to another.
Turnaround time The average time taken in days for normally vacant dwellings to be occupied.
Underutilisation Where there are two or more bedrooms additional to the number required in the dwelling to satisfy the proxy occupancy standard.
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Untenantable dwelling A dwelling not currently occupied by a tenant, where maintenance has been either deferred or not completed at 30 June.
Commonwealth Rent Assistance Affordability The proportions of recipients spending more than 30 per cent and
50 per cent of their income on rent with and without CRA. Dependent child A person under 18 years who is the dependant of another person (an
adult) if the adult is legally responsible for the day-to-day care, welfare and development of the child, if the child is not a dependent child of another person, and if the child is wholly or substantially in the adult’s care. A young person aged 18–24 years may be regarded as the dependant of another person if he or she is wholly or substantially dependent on that other person. A young person aged 21 years or over cannot be regarded as a dependant unless undertaking full time study. A young person cannot be regarded as a dependant if he or she receives an income support payment. Operationally, a child is regarded as a dependant of another person (the parent) if the parent receives the Family Tax Benefit for the care of the child. A dependent child is regarded as a member of the parental income unit. The maximum rate of CRA depends on the number of children for whom the recipient or partner receives more than the base rate of the Family Tax Benefit Part A. Although the Family Tax Benefit may be paid for a child aged 16 years or over, it cannot be paid at more than the base rate. It may also be paid at not more than the base rate if a parent has not taken appropriate steps to obtain maintenance from a child’s other parent.
Duration of payments Broadly presents dependence on CRA by showing the percentage of people who are in receipt of CRA payments at a given point in time and who are still dependent on the CRA payments a year later.
Eligible income support recipient
Recipients in receipt of an income support payment or more than the base rate of the Family Tax Benefit Part A. CRA is automatically paid once eligibility is established. The only eligible recipients who are not paid are those affected by Centrelink errors in recording information or by program errors.
Geographic spread of CRA recipients
Two measures are presented. Maps show the number of individuals and families entitled to CRA at 5 June 2009 as a proportion of private rental stock in the same area. Private rental stock is taken from the 2006 Census with no adjustment for subsequent changes in the number of dwellings. The number of CRA recipients and their average rent and average CRA payments are provided for each capital city and the rest of the Sate.
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Income unit One person or a group of related people within a household who share command over income. The only recognised relationships are (1) marriage (registered or defacto) and (2) adult and dependent child. Operationally, an income unit may consist of: • a single person with no dependent child • a sole parent with a dependent child • a couple (registered or defacto) with no dependent child • a couple (registered or defacto) and any dependent children. A non-dependent child, including any child receiving Youth Allowance or some other income support payment, is not regarded as part of the parental income unit. Rather, he or she is regarded as a separate income unit.
Income unit type The number and proportion of eligible income support recipients receiving CRA, by income unit type.
Maximum rate Proportion of CRA recipients paying enough rent to receive the maximum rate of CRA.
Number and outcome of appeals
The outcomes of all CRA appeals finalised: (1) the number of customers who appealed to an authorised review officer, and (2) the proportions of appeals where the decision was affirmed, set aside or varied, or the appeal was withdrawn.
Number and proportion of CRA recipients, by income unit type
A point-in-time indicator showing the number of CRA recipients by income unit type, and the proportion of recipients within each income unit category. Includes data on Indigenous recipients.
Primary payment type Each income unit receiving CRA is assigned a primary payment type, based on the payment(s) received by each member. This is used to monitor the extent to which assistance is provided to families and individuals that primarily depend on different forms of assistance. The primary payment is determined using a hierarchy of payment types, precedence being given to pensions, then other social security payments that attract CRA, and then the Family Tax Benefit. Within this overall structure a lower precedence is given to payments that are made only to the partners of a social security payment. If both members of a couple receive a payment of the same rating, the male is regarded as the primary member of the couple. No extra weight is given to the payment type with which CRA is paid.
Proportion of income spent on rent with and without CRA
A point-in-time indicator, measuring the proportion of income units spending more than 30 per cent and 50 per cent of their income on rent, both with and without CRA. The proportion of income spent on rent is calculated as follows: • with CRA: rent (minus CRA) divided by total income from all
sources, excluding CRA • without CRA: rent divided by total income from all sources, excluding
CRA. Ratio of running costs to total outlay for CRA
Total running costs for the CRA program as a proportion of total outlay.
Rent Amount payable as a condition of occupancy of a person’s home. Includes site fees for a caravan, mooring fees and payment for services provided in a retirement village. Rent encompasses not only a formal tenancy agreement, but also informal agreements between family members, including the payment of board or board and lodgings. Where a person pays board and lodgings and cannot separately identify the amount paid for lodgings, two thirds of the payment is deemed to be for rent. There is no requirement that rent be paid; a person whose rent is in arrears may remain eligible for assistance, provided Centrelink is satisfied that the liability is genuine.
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Running costs per 1000 CRA customers
Total running costs for the CRA program per 1000 CRA customers.
Sharer Some single people are subject to a lower maximum (sharer) rate of CRA. The lower rate may apply to only a single person (with no dependent child) who shares a major area of accommodation. The lower rate does not apply to those receiving the Disability Support Pension or Carer Payment, those in nursing homes or boarding house accommodation, or those paying for both board and lodgings. A person is not regarded as a sharer solely because he or shares with a child (of any age) if the child does not receive CRA.
Satisfaction with location of housing
A survey-based measure of CRA recipients’ preference to stay in the area in which they live. The measure has been derived from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics (HILDA) survey conducted in 2007-08 which asked respondents about their preference to remain in the area in which they live. Respondents receiving social security payments who live in private rental dwellings have been used as a proxy for those eligible for CRA.
Satisfaction with quality of housing
A survey-based measure of CRA recipients’ satisfaction with the home in which they live. The measure has been derived from the HILDA survey conducted in 2007-08 which asked respondents to rate their level of satisfaction with the home in which they live. Respondents receiving social security payments who live in private rental dwellings have been used as a proxy for those eligible for CRA.
Special needs Individuals and families with at least one member who either self-identifies as Indigenous, receives a Disability Support Pension, is aged 24 years or under, or is aged 75 years or over.
Total income from all sources
Income received by the recipients or partner, excluding income received by a dependent. Includes regular social security payments and any maintenance and other private income taken into account for income testing purposes. Excludes: • one-time payments • arrears payments • advances • Employment or Education Entry Payments • the Mobility Allowance • the Maternity Allowance • the Child Care Assistance Rebate. In most cases, private income reflects the person’s current circumstances. Taxable income for a past financial year or an estimate of taxable income for the current financial year is used where the income unit receives more than the minimum rate of the Family Tax Benefit but no other income support payment.
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16.7 Attachment tables
Attachment tables are identified in references throughout this chapter by an ‘16A’ suffix (for example, table 16A.3). Attachment tables are provided on the CD-ROM enclosed with the Report and on the Review website (www.pc.gov.au/gsp). Users without access to the CD-ROM or the website can contact the Secretariat to obtain the attachment tables (see contact details on the inside front cover of the Report). Public housing
Table 16A.1 Descriptive data - public housing
Table 16A.2 New low income households as a proportion of all new households (per cent)
Table 16A.3 Proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with special needs (per cent)
Table 16A.4 Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations (per cent)
Table 16A.5 Financial indicators of public housing, 2004-05 to 2008-09 (2008-09 dollars) ($ per dwelling)
Table 16A.6 Occupancy rates as at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.7 Average turnaround times for vacant stock (days)
Table 16A.8 Rent collection rate (per cent)
Table 16A.9 Proportion of tenants rating amenity aspects as important and meeting their needs, 2007 (per cent)
Table 16A.10 Proportion of tenants rating location aspects as important and meeting their needs, 2007 (per cent)
Table 16A.11 Average weekly subsidy per rebated household and proportion of rebated households spending less than 30 per cent of their income in rent
Table 16A.12 Proportion of households with overcrowding at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.13 Customer satisfaction
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Table 16A.14 Descriptive data - State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Table 16A.15 New low income households as a proportion of all new households (per cent)
Table 16A.16 Proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with special needs (per cent)
Table 16A.17 Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations (per cent)
Table 16A.18 Net recurrent cost per dwelling (2008-09 dollars)
Table 16A.19 Occupancy rates as at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.20 Average turnaround times for vacant stock (days)
Table 16A.21 Rent collection rate (per cent)
Table 16A.22 State owned and managed Indigenous housing satisfaction survey, 2007
Table 16A.23 Average weekly subsidy per rebated household and proportion of rebated households spending less than 30 per cent of their income in rent
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Table 16A.24 Proportion of households with overcrowding at 30 June (per cent)
Community housing
Table 16A.25 Descriptive data - community housing
Table 16A.26 Low income households as a proportion of all households (per cent)
Table 16A.27 Proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with special needs (per cent)
Table 16A.28 Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations (per cent)
Table 16A.29 Net recurrent cost per dwelling (2007-08 dollars)
Table 16A.30 Occupancy rates at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.31 Rent collection rate (per cent)
Table 16A.32 Proportion of tenants rating amenity aspects as important and meeting their needs, 2007 (per cent)
Table 16A.33 Proportion of tenants rating location aspects as important and meeting their needs, 2007
Table 16A.34 Proportion of income remaining after paying rent, as at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.35 Proportion of households with overcrowding at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.36 Customer satisfaction
Indigenous community housing
Table 16A.37 Descriptive data - Indigenous community housing
Table 16A.38 Proportion of permanent dwellings not connected to an organised water supply (per cent)
Table 16A.39 Proportion of permanent dwellings not connected to an organised sewerage supply (per cent)
Table 16A.40 Proportion of permanent dwellings not connected to an organised electricity supply (per cent)
Table 16A.41 Dwelling condition, (per cent)
Table 16A.42 Net recurrent cost per dwelling (2007-08 dollars)
Table 16A.43 Occupancy rates (per cent)
Table 16A.44 Rent collection rate (per cent)
Table 16A.45 Proportion of low income households paying 25 per cent or more of their income on rent (per cent)
Table 16A.46 Proportion of Indigenous community housing households that are overcrowded (per cent)
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Table 16A.47 Eligibility and payment scales for CRA 2009 ($ per fortnight)
Table 16A.48 Number of income units receiving CRA, 2009 (no.)
Table 16A.49 Proportion of CRA recipients, 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.50 Number of Indigenous income units receiving CRA, 2009 (no.)
Table 16A.51 Proportion of Indigenous CRA recipients, 2009 (per cent)
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Table 16A.52 Income units receiving CRA, by special needs and geographic location, 2009
Table 16A.53 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Sydney
Table 16A.54 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Melbourne
Table 16A.55 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Brisbane
Table 16A.56 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Perth
Table 16A.57 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Adelaide
Table 16A.58 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Hobart
Table 16A.59 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Canberra
Table 16A.60 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Darwin
Table 16A.61 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Australia
Table 16A.62 Average CRA entitlement, by location, 2009
Table 16A.63 Income units receiving CRA paying enough rent to receive maximum assistance, by jurisdiction (per cent)
Table 16A.64 Outcome of all CRA appeals finalised in 2008-09
Table 16A.65 Duration of CRA payments, by State and Territory (number)
Table 16A.66 Running costs per 1000 customers (in 2008-09 dollars)
Table 16A.67 Ratio of running costs to total outlays (per cent)
Table 16A.68 Number and proportion of income units receiving CRA paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.69 Proportion of Indigenous income units receiving CRA, paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.70 Proportion of income units receiving a Disability Support Pension and CRA paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.71 Proportion of income units receiving CRA aged 24 years or under paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.72 Proportion of income units receiving CRA aged 75 years or over paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.73 Proportion of income spent on rent with and without CRA, income units with more than 50 per cent of income spent on rent, 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.74 Satisfaction with quality and location (per cent)
Descriptive Information
Table 16A.75 Housing composition, by tenure type, 2006 (per cent)
Table 16A.76 Moving annual trend vacancy rates, private housing market, by capital city, June 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.77 Median market rents, private housing market, by capital city, June quarter 2009 (dollars/week)
Table 16A.78 Households residing in public housing, 2006 (per cent)
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Table 16A.79 State and Territory programs included in the community housing data collection, 2008-09
Table 16A.80 Households residing in community housing, 2006 (per cent)
Table 16A.81 Treatment of assets by housing agencies, 2008-09
Table 16A.82 Rebated public housing households paying assessable income on rent, by proportion of income (per cent)
Table 16A.83 Rebated State owned and managed Indigenous housing households paying assessable income on rent, by proportion of income (per cent)
Table 16A.84 Community housing households paying assessable income on rent, by proportion of income (per cent)
Table 16A.85 Proportion of households in public housing with moderate overcrowding or underutilisation, 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.86 Proportion of households in State owned and managed Indigenous housing with moderate overcrowding or underutilisation, (per cent)
Table 16A.87 Proportion of households in community housing with moderate overcrowding or underutilisation at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.88 Government housing assistance, 2008-09 (dollars)
Table 16A.89 Public housing, non-rebated and multiple family households excluded
Table 16A.90 State owned and managed Indigenous housing, non-rebated and multiple family households excluded
Table 16A.91 Community housing survey response rates and associated information
Table 16A.92 Public housing policy context, 2009
Table 16A.93 SOMIH housing policy context, 2009
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16.8 References ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2007, 2006 Census of Population and
Housing, Canberra.
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Chamberlain, C., and MacKenzie, D., 2008, Counting the homeless, 2006, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Cat. No. 2050.0, Canberra.
COAG (Council of Australian Governments) 2009, National Affordable Housing Agreement, Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations, Australian Government, Council of Australian Governments, Canberra.
FaCS (Department of Family and Community Services) 2003a, Commonwealth State Housing Agreement, Australian Government, Department of Family and Community Services, Canberra.
—— 2003b, Housing Assistance Act 1996 Annual Report, Australian Government, Canberra.
FaCSIA (Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) 2001, Building a Better Future: Indigenous Housing 2010, Housing Ministers’ Advisory Council (HMAC) Standing Committee on Indigenous Housing Aboriginal Housing, Australian Government, Canberra.
FaHCSIA (Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) 2009, Housing Assistance Act 1996 Annual Report 2008-09, Australian Government, Canberra.
Morel, P. and Ross, H. 1993, Housing Design Assessment for Bush Communities, Tangentyere Council, Alice Springs.
Newman, Hon. J. (Minister for Social Security) 1998, Portfolio Budget Statements 1998-99: Social Security Portfolio, Budget paper no. 1.14, Canberra.
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SCRCSSP (Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision) 2001, Asset Measurement in the Costing of Government Services, Productivity Commission, Canberra.
Preamble
16A Housing — attachment
Definitions for the indicators and descriptors in this attachment are in section 16.6 of the chapter.Data in this Report are examined by the Housing Working Group, but have not been formallyaudited by the Secretariat. Unsourced information was obtained from Australian, State andTerritory governments.This file is available in Adobe PDF format on the Review web page (www.pc.gov.au/gsp/). Userswithout Internet access can contact the Secretariat to obtain these tables (see details on the insidefront cover of the Report).
Data reported in the attachment tables are the most accurate available at the time of datacollection. Historical data may have been updated since the last report.
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Contents
Attachment contents
Public housing
Table 16A.1 Descriptive data - public housing
Table 16A.2 New low income households as a proportion of all new households (per cent)
Table 16A.3 Proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with special needs (per cent)
Table 16A.4 Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations (per cent)
Table 16A.5 Financial indicators of public housing, 2004-05 to 2008-09 (2008-09 dollars) ($ perdwelling)
Table 16A.6 Occupancy rates as at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.7 Average turnaround times for vacant stock (days)
Table 16A.8 Rent collection rate (per cent)
Table 16A.9 Proportion of tenants rating amenity aspects as important and meeting their needs,2007 (per cent)
Table 16A.10 Proportion of tenants rating location aspects as important and meeting their needs,2007 (per cent)
Table 16A.11 Average weekly subsidy per rebated household and proportion of rebated householdsspending less than 30 per cent of their income in rent
Table 16A.12 Proportion of households with overcrowding at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.13 Customer satisfaction
SOMIH
Table 16A.14 Descriptive data - State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Table 16A.15 New low income households as a proportion of all new households (per cent)
Table 16A.16 Proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with special needs (per cent)
Table 16A.17 Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations (per cent)
Table 16A.18 Net recurrent cost per dwelling (2008-09 dollars)
Table 16A.19 Occupancy rates as at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.20 Average turnaround times for vacant stock (days)
Table 16A.21 Rent collection rate (per cent)
Table 16A.22 State owned and managed Indigenous housing satisfaction survey, 2007
Table 16A.23 Average weekly subsidy per rebated household and proportion of rebated householdsspending less than 30 per cent of their income in rent
Table 16A.24 Proportion of households with overcrowding at 30 June (per cent)
Community housing
Table 16A.25 Descriptive data - community housing
Table 16A.26 Low income households as a proportion of all households (per cent)
Table 16A.27 Proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with special needs (per cent)
Table 16A.28 Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations (per cent)
Table 16A.29 Net recurrent cost per dwelling (2007-08 dollars)
Table 16A.30 Occupancy rates at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.31 Rent collection rate (per cent)
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Table 16A.32 Proportion of tenants rating amenity aspects as important and meeting their needs,2007 (per cent)
Table 16A.33 Proportion of tenants rating location aspects as important and meeting their needs,2007
Table 16A.34 Proportion of income remaining after paying rent, as at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.35 Proportion of households with overcrowding at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.36 Customer satisfaction
Indigenous community housing
Table 16A.37 Descriptive data - Indigenous community housing
Table 16A.38 Proportion of permanent dwellings not connected to an organised water supply (percent)
Table 16A.39 Proportion of permanent dwellings not connected to an organised sewerage supply(per cent)
Table 16A.40 Proportion of permanent dwellings not connected to an organised electricity supply (percent)
Table 16A.41 Dwelling condition, (per cent)
Table 16A.42 Net recurrent cost per dwelling (2007-08 dollars)
Table 16A.43 Occupancy rates (per cent)
Table 16A.44 Rent collection rate (per cent)
Table 16A.45 Proportion of low income households paying 25 per cent or more of their income onrent (per cent)
Table 16A.46 Proportion of Indigenous community housing households that are overcrowded (percent)
CRA
Table 16A.47 Eligibility and payment scales for CRA 2009 ($ per fortnight)
Table 16A.48 Number of income units receiving CRA, 2009 (no.)
Table 16A.49 Proportion of CRA recipients, 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.50 Number of Indigenous income units receiving CRA, 2009 (no.)
Table 16A.51 Proportion of Indigenous CRA recipients, 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.52 Income units receiving CRA, by special needs and geographic location, 2009
Maps
Table 16A.53 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Sydney
Table 16A.54 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Melbourne
Table 16A.55 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Brisbane
Table 16A.56 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Perth
Table 16A.57 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Adelaide
Table 16A.58 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Hobart
Table 16A.59 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Canberra
Table 16A.60 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Darwin
Table 16A.61 Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, Australia
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Table 16A.62 Average CRA entitlement, by location, 2009
Table 16A.63 Income units receiving CRA paying enough rent to receive maximum assistance, byjurisdiction (per cent)
Table 16A.64 Outcome of all CRA appeals finalised in 2008-09
Table 16A.65 Duration of CRA payments, by State and Territory (number)
Table 16A.66 Running costs per 1000 customers (in 2008-09 dollars)
Table 16A.67 Ratio of running costs to total outlays (per cent)
Table 16A.68 Number and proportion of income units receiving CRA paying more than 30 per cent ofincome on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.69 Proportion of Indigenous income units receiving CRA, paying more than 30 per cent ofincome on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.70 Proportion of income units receiving a Disability Support Pension and CRA payingmore than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.71 Proportion of income units receiving CRA aged 24 years or under paying more than 30per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.72 Proportion of income units receiving CRA aged 75 years or over paying more than 30per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.73 Proportion of income spent on rent with and without CRA, income units with more than50 per cent of income spent on rent, 2009 (per cent)
Table 16A.74 Satisfaction with home and neighbourhood and satisfaction with being part of the localcommunity (per cent), 2007-08
Descriptive Information
Table 16A.75 Housing composition, by tenure type, 2006 (per cent)
Table 16A.76 Moving annual trend vacancy rates, private housing market, by capital city, June 2009(per cent)
Table 16A.77 Median market rents, private housing market, by capital city, June quarter 2009(dollars/week)
Table 16A.78 Households residing in public housing, 2006 (per cent)
Table 16A.79 State and Territory programs included in the community housing data collection, 2008-09
Table 16A.80 Households residing in community housing, 2006 (per cent)
Table 16A.81 Treatment of assets by housing agencies, 2008-09
Table 16A.82 Rebated public housing households paying assessable income on rent, by proportionof income (per cent)
Table 16A.83 Rebated State owned and managed Indigenous housing households payingassessable income on rent, by proportion of income (per cent)
Table 16A.84 Community housing households paying assessable income on rent, by proportion ofincome (per cent)
Table 16A.85 Proportion of households in public housing with moderate overcrowding orunderutilisation, 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.86 Proportion of households in State owned and managed Indigenous housing withmoderate overcrowding or underutilisation, (per cent)
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Table 16A.87 Proportion of households in community housing with moderate overcrowding orunderutilisation at 30 June (per cent)
Table 16A.88 Government housing assistance, 2008-09 (dollars)
Table 16A.89 Public housing, non-rebated and multiple family households excluded
Table 16A.90 State owned and managed Indigenous housing, non-rebated and multiple familyhouseholds excluded
Table 16A.91 Community housing survey response rates and associated information
Table 16A.92 Public housing policy context, 2009
Table 16A.93 SOMIH housing policy context, 2009
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Public housing
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Uni
tN
SW
(c)
Vic
(d)
Qld
(e)
WA
(f)
SA
(g),
(h)
Tas
AC
T (h
), (i)
NT
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tTo
tal h
ouse
hold
s pa
ying
less
than
mar
ket r
ent,
at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 1
08 3
41 5
5 32
5 4
1 15
9 2
5 90
6 3
7 89
4 8
916
9 1
54 4
595
291
290
no.
109
630
54
923
43
065
25
779
37
207
9 6
91 9
124
4 3
94 2
93 8
13no
. 1
07 9
59 5
2 99
7 4
4 19
6 2
4 97
2 3
6 24
2 9
113
8 8
24 4
383
288
686
no.
106
732
53
029
46
281
26
513
36
026
9 1
48 9
157
4 2
51 2
91 1
37no
. 1
05 5
24 5
0 18
6 4
8 12
6 2
6 32
7 3
6 35
1 9
331
9 3
73 4
211
289
429
Tota
l new
hou
seho
lds
assi
sted
, for
yea
r end
ing
30 J
une
2004
-05
no.
8 8
29 5
691
4 0
90 3
472
3 1
75 1
103
637
779
27
776
2005
-06
no.
8 7
33 5
465
4 6
23 3
148
2 9
33 1
073
840
729
27
544
2006
-07
no.
8 6
31 5
168
4 4
52 3
127
2 9
48 1
159
695
644
26
824
2007
-08
no.
7 8
01 4
337
4 2
58 2
871
2 1
99 1
028
718
519
23
731
2008
-09
no.
6 1
85 3
752
4 1
22 2
687
2 0
83 8
86 6
14 4
24 2
0 75
3To
tal n
ew In
dige
nous
hou
seho
lds
assi
sted
, for
yea
r end
ing
30 J
une
2004
-05
no.
934
263
582
888
295
132
25
381
3 5
0020
05-0
6no
. 1
027
267
713
854
264
136
28
372
3 6
6120
06-0
7no
. 1
091
298
751
716
321
142
24
363
3 7
0620
07-0
8no
. 1
075
219
719
815
266
137
44
281
3 5
5620
08-0
9no
. 9
01 1
88 7
47 8
17 2
96 1
10 5
3 2
34 3
346
Hou
seho
lds
relo
catin
g fro
m o
ne p
ublic
hou
sing
dw
ellin
g to
ano
ther
, for
yea
r end
ing
30 J
une
2004
-05
no.
3 4
97 2
435
1 1
22 1
552
1 5
58 3
07 3
01 3
22 1
1 09
420
05-0
6no
. 3
692
2 1
82 1
141
1 3
89 1
535
354
250
243
10
786
2006
-07
no.
3 6
42 1
918
1 1
56 1
240
1 4
41 3
05 2
76 1
79 1
0 15
720
07-0
8no
. 3
555
2 0
47 1
207
1 2
35 1
219
279
240
156
9 9
3820
08-0
9no
. 3
287
2 0
04 1
033
1 3
79 1
028
282
219
208
9 4
40
Publ
ic h
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ng
Des
crip
tive
data
- pu
blic
hou
sing
(a),
(b)
2009
2005
2006
2007
2008
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Uni
tN
SW
(c)
Vic
(d)
Qld
(e)
WA
(f)
SA
(g),
(h)
Tas
AC
T (h
), (i)
NT
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t
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Des
crip
tive
data
- pu
blic
hou
sing
(a),
(b)
Tota
l ren
t cha
rged
, for
yea
r end
ing
30 J
une
2004
-05
$'00
0 5
45 4
22 2
77 1
35 2
06 9
84 1
20 9
19 2
02 5
49 4
3 27
7 6
1 30
2 2
4 87
01
482
458
2005
-06
$'00
0 5
76 2
67 2
87 6
59 2
32 5
90 1
25 0
12 2
11 8
80 4
3 38
2 6
0 22
9 2
5 52
51
562
544
2006
-07
$'00
0 6
16 3
91 3
03 3
49 2
49 6
38 1
31 5
15 2
05 3
49 4
7 63
4 6
3 48
3 4
2 43
51
659
794
2007
-08
$'00
0 6
22 2
59 3
17 3
46 2
63 5
54 1
44 4
56 2
12 3
85 5
5 22
8 6
7 44
1 3
2 47
71
715
146
2008
-09
$'00
0 6
47 5
28 3
25 4
57 2
78 5
48 1
52 7
51 2
19 8
60 5
8 94
4 7
1 92
7 2
9 01
91
784
034
Tota
l Ind
igen
ous
hous
ehol
ds, a
t 30
June
no.
8 7
00 1
163
2 7
36 4
383
1 1
72 5
65 1
84 1
578
20
481
no.
8 7
00 1
233
3 1
22 4
399
1 2
10 6
39 1
91 1
647
21
141
no.
9 8
00 1
349
3 4
21 4
508
1 3
28 7
11 2
04 1
781
23
102
no.
9 8
00 1
379
3 7
42 4
751
1 4
21 7
50 2
60 1
850
23
953
no.
9 8
00 1
396
4 0
89 5
254
1 5
19 7
62 3
63 1
932
25
115
Tota
l gre
ates
t nee
d ap
plic
ants
on
wai
ting
list,
incl
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g ap
plic
ants
for t
rans
fer,
at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 1
397
4 7
25 3
09 2
28 8
96 2
059
1 9
93 1
01 1
1 70
8no
. 1
445
4 3
31 4
49 2
91 1
176
1 7
57 1
651
124
11
224
no.
2 0
02 4
495
724
476
1 2
61 1
693
911
138
11
700
no.
2 2
14 5
401
1 2
95 1
497
1 4
27 1
730
877
197
14
638
no.
3 2
21 7
247
11
124
2 7
69 1
612
2 1
74 1
278
236
29
661
Tota
l app
lican
ts o
n w
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t inc
ludi
ng a
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for t
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at 3
0 Ju
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. 7
3 73
4 4
1 29
6 3
8 29
8 1
2 73
3 2
8 43
0 3
116
4 1
19 2
179
203
905
no.
58
172
41
114
37
215
13
130
27
925
3 3
87 3
600
2 3
91 1
86 9
34no
. 5
0 31
6 4
0 91
1 3
6 81
5 1
4 57
1 2
6 20
1 3
055
1 8
70 2
582
176
321
no.
49
950
43
467
34
696
16
352
24
804
3 1
71 1
859
3 3
53 1
77 6
52no
. 4
7 41
3 4
7 73
1 2
2 50
4 2
1 23
9 2
4 70
6 3
542
2 5
64 3
757
173
456
2009
2007
2007
2008
2008
2005
2006
2005
2009
2005
2006
2006
2007
2008
2009
HO
US
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REP
OR
T O
NG
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RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
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A.1
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Uni
tN
SW
(c)
Vic
(d)
Qld
(e)
WA
(f)
SA
(g),
(h)
Tas
AC
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NT
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t
Publ
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ng
Des
crip
tive
data
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blic
hou
sing
(a),
(b)
Tota
l ten
anta
ble
dwel
lings
, at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 1
24 0
81 6
3 39
2 4
8 64
3 3
0 39
1 4
4 75
0 1
1 50
6 1
0 73
1 5
340
338
834
no.
123
124
63
561
49
163
30
017
43
912
11
567
10
755
5 2
56 3
37 3
55no
. 1
21 6
34 6
3 59
1 4
9 82
7 3
0 39
3 4
3 16
9 1
1 58
8 1
0 71
4 5
217
336
133
no.
119
876
63
274
50
389
30
505
42
151
11
526
10
722
5 1
46 3
33 5
89no
. 1
18 8
06 6
2 97
5 5
0 75
1 3
0 83
8 4
1 36
5 1
1 39
1 1
0 67
2 5
026
331
824
Tota
l unt
enan
tabl
e dw
ellin
gs, a
t 30
June
no.
166
1 3
35 4
94 1
119
898
138
115
202
4 4
67no
. 1
04 1
154
343
413
67
85
97
136
2 3
99no
. 1
69 5
82 2
74 6
34 1
47 8
1–
101
2 0
54no
. 1
43 7
90 2
87 7
34 4
21 8
9 7
5 9
2 2
631
no.
79
1 3
40 3
38 3
41 2
76 1
09 1
17 1
33 2
733
Tota
l num
ber o
f dw
ellin
gs u
nder
goin
g m
ajor
rede
velo
pmen
t, at
30
June
no.
nana
nana
nana
nana
nano
. 6
1 6
1 6
4 5
76 8
38 2
4–
51
1 6
75no
. 6
9 6
76 3
6 2
63 5
02 4
66
34
1 7
18no
. 2
7 6
56 3
3 2
75 6
17 3
– 3
5 1
646
no.
22
426
42
489
807
85
– 3
6 1
907
Tota
l dw
ellin
gs, a
t 30
June
no.
124
247
64
727
49
137
31
510
45
648
11
644
10
846
5 5
42 3
43 3
01no
. 1
23 2
89 6
4 77
6 4
9 57
0 3
1 00
6 4
4 81
7 1
1 67
6 1
0 85
2 5
392
341
378
no.
121
872
64
849
50
137
31
290
43
818
11
673
10
780
5 3
52 3
39 7
71no
. 1
20 0
46 6
4 72
0 5
0 70
9 3
1 51
4 4
3 18
9 1
1 61
8 1
0 79
7 5
273
337
866
no.
118
907
64
741
51
131
31
668
42
448
11
585
10
789
5 1
95 3
36 4
6420
0820
09
2006
2007
2009
2005
2006
2007
2008
2007
2008
2009
2005
2008
2009
2005
2006
2005
2006
2007
HO
US
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REP
OR
T O
NG
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RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
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Tabl
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A.1
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Uni
tN
SW
(c)
Vic
(d)
Qld
(e)
WA
(f)
SA
(g),
(h)
Tas
AC
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NT
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Des
crip
tive
data
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blic
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sing
(a),
(b)
Tota
l occ
upie
d dw
ellin
gs, a
t 30
June
no.
122
570
62
961
48
455
30
111
43
889
11
414
10
642
5 2
17 3
35 2
59no
. 1
21 5
29 6
3 15
9 4
9 01
1 2
9 81
8 4
3 09
6 1
1 48
7 1
0 71
2 5
155
333
967
no.
120
187
63
278
49
677
30
197
42
527
11
526
10
626
5 1
21 3
33 1
39no
. 1
18 8
39 6
2 96
4 5
0 24
3 3
0 29
9 4
1 62
5 1
1 49
2 1
0 64
2 5
032
331
136
no.
117
242
62
565
50
579
30
613
40
774
11
364
10
620
4 9
22 3
28 6
79To
tal r
ents
cha
rged
for w
eek
of 3
0 Ju
ne$'
000
7 8
15 4
541
3 9
62 2
258
3 5
54 7
85 7
19 4
09 2
4 04
2$'
000
11
123
5 6
56 4
659
2 4
26 3
736
967
1 1
93 4
86 3
0 24
5$'
000
11
577
6 0
21 4
849
2 6
07 3
860
971
1 3
07 5
02 3
1 69
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000
12
004
6 1
81 5
283
2 8
55 3
974
1 0
34 1
365
529
33
225
$'00
0 1
2 44
3 6
521
5 4
52 2
978
4 0
55 1
104
1 4
25 5
41 3
4 51
9To
tal m
arke
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t val
ue o
f all
dwel
lings
for w
hich
rent
was
cha
rged
for w
eek
of 3
0 Ju
ne$'
000
17
722
8 7
80 7
273
3 8
34 6
207
1 6
32 1
959
810
48
217
$'00
0 2
4 07
4 1
0 11
5 8
238
4 0
55 6
357
1 7
26 2
508
970
58
044
$'00
0 2
4 61
6 1
0 32
2 9
622
4 1
04 6
580
1 5
01 2
700
993
60
437
$'00
0 2
5 85
4 1
0 50
8 1
0 90
2 4
927
6 9
51 1
639
3 0
09 1
066
64
856
$'00
0 2
7 96
9 1
0 48
3 1
2 25
6 4
994
7 4
36 1
818
3 3
58 1
139
69
454
Tota
l dw
ellin
gs in
maj
or c
ities
, at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 1
00 0
19 4
6 61
9 3
0 25
5 2
2 18
2 3
5 18
9–
10
823
– 2
45 0
87no
. 9
9 58
7 4
6 68
9 3
0 50
9 2
1 85
0 3
4 71
1–
10
844
– 2
44 1
91no
. 9
8 76
6 4
6 75
5 3
0 89
3 2
2 11
4 3
3 92
8–
10
772
– 2
43 2
29no
. 9
8 32
7 4
6 80
7 3
4 18
2 2
2 27
9 3
3 44
7–
10
788
– 2
45 8
30no
. 9
7 61
4 4
6 84
5 3
4 46
7 2
2 27
5 3
2 80
5..
10
779
.. 2
44 7
8520
0820
09
2009
2005
2006
2007
2005
2006
2007
2008
2006
2007
2008
2009
2007
2008
2009
2005
2005
2006
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
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RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
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Tabl
e 16
A.1
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Uni
tN
SW
(c)
Vic
(d)
Qld
(e)
WA
(f)
SA
(g),
(h)
Tas
AC
T (h
), (i)
NT
Aus
t
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Des
crip
tive
data
- pu
blic
hou
sing
(a),
(b)
Tota
l dw
ellin
gs in
inne
r reg
iona
l are
as, a
t 30
June
no.
19
040
14
526
9 5
69 3
034
3 1
03 8
466
23
– 5
7 76
2no
. 1
8 69
5 1
4 52
8 9
691
2 9
83 3
071
8 5
01 8
– 5
7 47
7no
. 1
8 26
5 1
4 56
6 9
789
3 0
22 3
046
8 5
17 8
– 5
7 21
4no
. 1
7 41
6 1
4 49
9 8
247
2 9
71 2
883
8 5
17 9
– 5
4 54
2no
. 1
7 14
9 1
4 53
7 8
370
3 0
29 2
851
8 4
93 1
0..
54
439
Tota
l of d
wel
lings
in o
uter
regi
onal
are
as, a
t 30
June
no.
4 7
48 3
554
8 1
45 3
020
6 4
79 3
078
– 3
807
32
831
no.
4 5
84 3
530
8 1
96 2
967
6 1
75 3
076
– 3
729
32
259
no.
4 4
36 3
500
8 2
52 2
942
5 9
92 3
058
– 3
693
31
872
no.
3 9
31 3
396
7 1
58 3
039
6 0
20 3
004
– 3
710
30
257
no.
3 7
68 3
342
7 1
63 3
097
5 9
70 2
998
.. 3
647
29
985
Tota
l dw
ellin
gs in
rem
ote
area
s, a
t 30
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no.
364
27
880
2 2
29 8
09 6
9–
1 5
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883
no.
350
28
880
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82 7
92 6
8–
1 4
51 5
752
no.
335
27
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2 1
84 7
85 6
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740
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334
19
847
2 2
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325
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852
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82 7
50 6
3..
1 3
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644
Tota
l of d
wel
lings
in v
ery
rem
ote
area
s, a
t 30
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no.
76
– 2
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045
68
31
– 2
30 1
738
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73
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93 1
023
68
31
– 2
12 1
700
no.
71
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14 1
028
66
31
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716
no.
38
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75 9
51 7
5 3
1–
218
1 5
88no
. 3
6..
279
985
72
31
.. 1
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597
2006
2007
2009
2008
2005
2006
2007
2005
2009
2008
2007
2008
2009
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2005
2006
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Uni
tN
SW
(c)
Vic
(d)
Qld
(e)
WA
(f)
SA
(g),
(h)
Tas
AC
T (h
), (i)
NT
Aus
t
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Des
crip
tive
data
- pu
blic
hou
sing
(a),
(b)
Tota
l num
ber o
f all
hous
ehol
ds, a
t 30
June
no.
122
570
62
961
48
455
30
123
43
882
11
414
10
642
5 2
17 3
35 2
64no
. 1
21 5
29 6
3 15
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9 01
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9 81
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6 1
1 48
7 1
0 71
2 5
155
333
968
no.
120
187
63
278
49
677
30
142
42
527
11
526
10
627
5 1
21 3
33 0
85no
. 1
18 8
39 6
2 96
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0 24
3 3
0 29
9 4
1 62
5 1
1 49
2 1
0 64
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032
331
136
no.
117
242
62
565
50
579
30
616
40
774
11
364
10
620
4 9
76 3
28 7
36
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f) (g)
2009
The
Publ
icH
ousi
ngAd
min
istra
tive
Dat
aR
epos
itory
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llect
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istra
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(exc
ludi
ngfin
anci
alda
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idin
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ance
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and
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and
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Nat
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rvey
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enity
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atis
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) for
all
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dict
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.
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alth
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tory
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sus
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atio
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ng, a
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ted
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ensu
s un
derc
ount
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hou
sing
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seho
lds.
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num
bero
fhou
seho
lds
inpu
blic
hous
ing
decr
ease
din
2008
-09,
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pare
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cupi
eddw
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gsan
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tal
dwel
lings
are
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conc
iled
and
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mat
ch p
ublis
hed
juris
dict
iona
l ann
ual d
ata.
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lude
s va
cant
mov
eabl
e un
its a
wai
ting
relo
catio
n.
Tota
l ten
anta
ble
dwel
lings
exc
lude
s dw
ellin
gs le
ased
to o
ther
org
anis
atio
ns.
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lreb
ated
hous
ehol
dsin
clud
es12
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olds
repo
rted
asre
ceiv
ing
are
bate
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ithou
trec
enti
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ede
tails
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gde
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reat
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shou
ldbe
inte
rpre
ted
with
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ion
asso
me
prio
rity
appl
ican
tsm
ayby
pass
the
prio
rity
proc
ess
in lo
w w
ait t
ime
area
s.
2005
2006
2007
2008
Tota
lnew
Indi
geno
usho
useh
olds
and
tota
lInd
igen
ous
hous
ehol
dssh
ould
bein
terp
rete
dw
ithca
utio
nas
Indi
geno
usst
atus
isse
lf-id
entif
ied.
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tota
lapp
lican
tson
the
wai
ting
listi
san
over
estim
ate,
asQ
ueen
slan
dha
sa
sing
lew
aitin
glis
tfor
publ
icho
usin
gan
dSO
MIH
.App
roxi
mat
ely
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rcen
tofI
ndig
enou
sap
plic
ants
will
be h
ouse
d in
SO
MIH
.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Tabl
e 16
A.1
Uni
tN
SW
(c)
Vic
(d)
Qld
(e)
WA
(f)
SA
(g),
(h)
Tas
AC
T (h
), (i)
NT
Aus
t
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Des
crip
tive
data
- pu
blic
hou
sing
(a),
(b)
(h)
(i)na
Not
ava
ilabl
e. ..
Not
app
licab
le. –
Nil
or ro
unde
d to
zer
o.S
ourc
e:
Aust
ralia
nIn
stitu
teof
Hea
lthan
dW
elfa
re(A
IHW
)(20
06a,
2006
b,20
08,2
009)
Pub
licre
ntal
hous
ing:
CS
HA
natio
nald
ata
repo
rt,C
anbe
rra;
AIH
W(2
009)
Hou
sing
ass
ista
nce
tabl
es, w
ww
.aih
w.g
ov.a
u/ho
usin
g/as
sist
ance
(acc
esse
d 31
Dec
embe
r 200
9).
Tota
l ten
anta
ble
dwel
lings
exc
lude
s dw
ellin
gs le
ased
to c
omm
unity
/oth
er o
rgan
isat
ions
.
Tota
lne
wIn
dige
nous
hous
ehol
dsan
dto
tal
Indi
geno
usho
useh
olds
shou
ldbe
inte
rpre
ted
with
caut
ion
asIn
dige
nous
info
rmat
ion
isse
lf-id
entif
ied
and
not
man
dato
ry.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.2
Tabl
e 16
A.2
NS
WV
ic (c
)Q
ldW
AS
A (d
)Ta
sA
CT
NT
Aus
t20
04-0
5N
ew lo
w in
com
e A
hous
ehol
ds a
s a
prop
ortio
n of
all
new
hou
seho
lds
94.
0 9
2.5
88.
1 8
5.8
87.
1 8
0.8
89.
4 8
5.6
90.
0N
ew lo
w in
com
e B
hous
ehol
ds a
s a
prop
ortio
n of
all
new
hou
seho
lds
6.0
7.4
11.
6 1
3.7
11.
9 1
5.3
10.
5 1
3.7
9.6
2005
-06
New
low
inco
me
A ho
useh
olds
as
a pr
opor
tion
of a
ll ne
w h
ouse
hold
s 9
4.5
93.
3 8
7.3
88.
2 8
7.6
89.
8 8
7.1
85.
3 9
0.9
New
low
inco
me
B ho
useh
olds
as
a pr
opor
tion
of a
ll ne
w h
ouse
hold
s 5
.5 6
.6 1
2.3
11.
4 1
1.7
9.7
12.
3 1
4.0
8.8
2006
-07
New
low
inco
me
A ho
useh
olds
as
a pr
opor
tion
of a
ll ne
w h
ouse
hold
s 9
3.6
92.
5 7
2.9
83.
6 8
9.5
88.
9 9
0.2
85.
2 8
7.7
New
low
inco
me
B ho
useh
olds
as
a pr
opor
tion
of a
ll ne
w h
ouse
hold
s 5
.4 7
.4 2
7.0
16.
0 1
0.0
10.
9 9
.6 1
4.3
11.
820
07-0
8N
ew lo
w in
com
e A
hous
ehol
ds a
s a
prop
ortio
n of
all
new
hou
seho
lds
95.
0 9
0.8
79.
3 8
5.1
87.
2 8
4.3
87.
3 8
8.2
88.
5N
ew lo
w in
com
e B
hous
ehol
ds a
s a
prop
ortio
n of
all
new
hou
seho
lds
4.9
8.6
20.
6 1
4.4
11.
5 1
5.6
12.
3 1
1.8
11.
1
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
New
low
inco
me
hous
ehol
ds a
s a
prop
ortio
n of
all
new
hou
seho
lds
(per
cen
t) (a
), (b
)
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.2
Tabl
e 16
A.2
NS
WV
ic (c
)Q
ldW
AS
A (d
)Ta
sA
CT
NT
Aus
t
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
New
low
inco
me
hous
ehol
ds a
s a
prop
ortio
n of
all
new
hou
seho
lds
(per
cen
t) (a
), (b
)
2008
-09
New
low
inco
me
A ho
useh
olds
as
a pr
opor
tion
of a
ll ne
w h
ouse
hold
s 9
5.6
93.
7 8
3.1
85.
1 9
2.2
84.
4 8
7.0
82.
0 9
0.0
New
low
inco
me
B ho
useh
olds
as
a pr
opor
tion
of a
ll ne
w h
ouse
hold
s 4
.3 6
.3 1
6.8
14.
4 7
.5 1
5.6
12.
7 1
7.5
9.9
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
AIH
W(2
006a
,20
06b,
2008
,20
09)
Pub
licre
ntal
hous
ing:
CS
HA
natio
nal
data
repo
rt,
Can
berr
a;AI
HW
(200
9)H
ousi
ngas
sist
ance
tabl
es,
ww
w.a
ihw
.gov
.au/
hous
ing/
assi
stan
ce (a
cces
sed
31 D
ecem
ber 2
009)
.S
ourc
e:
The
Publ
icH
ousi
ngAd
min
istra
tive
Dat
aR
epos
itory
was
used
toco
llect
alla
dmin
istra
tive
data
(exc
ludi
ngfin
anci
alda
ta[a
vera
geco
stof
prov
idin
gas
sist
ance
perd
wel
ling
and
tota
lren
tcol
lect
edas
ape
rcen
tage
ofto
talr
entc
harg
ed]a
nd20
07N
atio
nalS
ocia
lHou
sing
Surv
eyof
Publ
icH
ousi
ngTe
nant
sda
ta[a
men
ity,
loca
tion
and
cust
omer
sat
isfa
ctio
n]) f
or a
ll ju
risdi
ctio
ns.
Com
paris
ons
betw
een
juris
dict
ions
'dat
ash
ould
bem
ade
with
caut
ion
asju
risdi
ctio
nsex
clud
eva
rious
type
sof
hous
ehol
dsin
new
hous
ehol
dsw
ithlo
win
com
eA,
new
hous
ehol
dsw
ithlo
win
com
eB,
new
hous
ehol
dsw
here
inco
me
and
tena
ncy
com
posi
tion
deta
ilsar
ekn
own
and
new
low
inco
me
hous
ehol
dsas
apr
opor
tion
of a
ll ne
w h
ouse
hold
s, lo
w in
com
e A
and
B, a
s sh
own
in ta
ble
16A.
89.
The
decr
ease
inne
who
useh
olds
with
low
inco
me
Aan
dne
who
useh
olds
whe
rein
com
ean
dte
nanc
yco
mpo
sitio
nde
tails
are
know
nis
due
toa
low
ernu
mbe
rof
tota
l allo
catio
ns, c
ause
d by
lim
ited
exit
poin
ts in
priv
ate
rent
al, w
ith fe
wer
vac
anci
es in
pub
lic h
ousi
ng.
Com
paris
ons
with
othe
rju
risdi
ctio
ns'n
ewho
useh
olds
with
low
inco
me
A,ne
who
useh
olds
with
low
inco
me
B,ne
who
useh
olds
whe
rein
com
ean
dte
nanc
yco
mpo
sitio
nde
tails
are
know
nan
dne
wlo
win
com
eho
useh
olds
asa
prop
ortio
nof
alln
ewho
useh
olds
:Low
inco
me
Aan
dB
data
shou
ldbe
mad
ew
ithca
utio
nas
SA
uses
ass
essa
ble
inco
me
as a
pro
xy fo
r gro
ss in
com
e.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Table 16A.3
Table 16A.3
NSW (b) Vic Qld WA (c) SA (d) Tas (d) ACT (d) NT (e) Aust2004-05 55.7 47.1 62.7 64.8 63.2 67.6 48.4 100.0 58.22005-06 55.7 58.9 61.9 67.7 61.1 66.1 52.7 63.1 59.82006-07 52.3 54.5 64.6 56.2 65.8 63.9 48.5 66.0 57.82007-08 50.3 53.2 68.6 69.5 66.4 68.0 50.7 63.0 59.02008-09 63.4 63.5 70.3 59.5 70.7 65.9 51.8 64.6 64.8
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Public housing
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report,Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance(accessed 31 December 2009).
Source :
The Public Housing Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data(excluding financial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected asa percentage of total rent charged] and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of Public HousingTenants data [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
Proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with specialneeds (per cent) (a)
New households with special needs and proportion of new tenancies allocated to households withspecial needs have been undercounted in previous years, because the number of disabilityhouseholds was undercounted. From 2008-09, NSW has defined disability households to behouseholds where at least one household member receives the Disability Support Pension or theCarer Payment. Under the new counting method, the revised proportion of new tenancies allocated tohouseholds with special needs for the previous four years is 59.5 per cent (2007-08), 54.8 per cent(2006-07), 54.2 per cent (2005-06) and 52.8 per cent (2004-05).New households with special needs and proportion of new tenancies allocated to households withspecial needs should be interpreted with caution as disability and Indigenous information is self-identified.
New households with special needs and proportion of new tenancies allocated to households withspecial needs should be interpreted with caution as disability and Indigenous information is self-identified and not mandatory.
New households with special needs and proportion of new tenancies allocated to households withspecial needs are not directly comparable with other jurisdictions' data as some households withdisability are not included.
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.4
Table 16A.4
NSW (c) Vic (d) Qld (e) WA SA (f) Tas ACT NT (g) Aust2004-05
Proportion of greatest need allocations in:< 3 months 47.6 78.1 49.2 43.9 58.4 87.9 87.8 23.7 59.53 months to < 6 months 43.7 68.7 46.2 55.1 66.2 95.1 93.5 31.3 59.66 months to <1 year 27.1 71.8 30.8 21.9 55.5 97.5 91.6 16.0 48.41 year to < 2 years 12.7 65.2 12.5 2.1 28.5 96.6 79.7 10.1 26.82+ years 3.0 24.6 2.9 – 2.5 94.5 54.3 6.8 5.6Overall total 22.8 67.4 16.9 26.2 40.1 93.5 87.9 19.4 37.7
2005-06Proportion of greatest need allocations in:< 3 months 47.3 77.2 57.4 45.6 60.7 94.8 89.7 23.4 61.73 months to < 6 months 39.4 70.2 56.0 66.1 60.9 95.1 88.0 41.9 60.86 months to <1 year 22.2 73.4 34.0 28.8 52.9 93.8 90.4 42.3 48.41 year to < 2 years 13.8 69.6 13.7 2.0 30.9 86.5 80.3 19.7 28.32+ years 2.2 33.5 3.2 0.2 2.7 84.0 64.6 8.5 5.7Overall total 21.9 69.3 17.5 27.0 40.4 93.5 86.5 27.8 38.1
2006-07Proportion of greatest need allocations in:< 3 months 59.8 76.0 74.7 51.1 67.0 95.2 94.6 18.4 68.53 months to < 6 months 46.9 68.8 77.7 70.6 64.9 95.7 91.9 40.0 64.66 months to <1 year 30.4 71.3 55.0 46.5 64.6 93.5 86.1 43.9 53.51 year to < 2 years 16.0 67.0 18.5 6.1 41.2 85.6 78.6 23.8 31.02+ years 2.7 31.1 3.8 – 3.0 80.4 61.2 3.6 5.6Overall total 29.8 68.1 26.3 31.6 46.5 93.6 87.3 25.0 42.8
2007-08Proportion of greatest need allocations in:< 3 months 68.6 75.8 81.6 67.0 76.2 91.8 92.9 21.5 74.63 months to < 6 months 55.2 67.2 88.1 84.2 73.6 96.6 89.0 53.3 71.26 months to <1 year 41.8 73.0 75.1 64.4 58.3 92.3 90.6 58.9 62.41 year to < 2 years 24.2 66.8 33.4 19.1 48.3 94.4 83.9 47.0 40.02+ years 5.0 25.5 4.5 0.4 5.9 83.3 52.5 14.3 7.0Overall total 38.9 67.3 44.5 47.1 53.0 92.8 87.0 39.5 51.2
Public housing
Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations(per cent) (a), (b)
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.4
Table 16A.4
NSW (c) Vic (d) Qld (e) WA SA (f) Tas ACT NT (g) Aust
Public housing
Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations(per cent) (a), (b)
2008-09Proportion of greatest need allocations in:< 3 months 75.4 70.6 95.4 61.0 82.6 91.5 96.8 26.1 79.23 months to < 6 months 68.9 70.1 95.1 83.7 78.8 98.5 91.9 47.3 79.26 months to <1 year 55.8 79.0 94.6 85.5 60.6 95.6 90.3 52.9 74.91 year to < 2 years 26.0 68.6 95.1 66.0 45.9 92.3 89.8 46.5 58.42+ years 5.9 38.4 94.4 4.3 8.4 85.0 78.3 13.2 32.4Overall total 47.4 68.1 95.0 56.8 58.5 93.7 91.4 35.6 66.0
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
– Nil or rounded to zero. AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report, Canberra;AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31December 2009).
The Public Housing Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data(excluding financial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected as apercentage of total rent charged] and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of Public Housing Tenantsdata [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
Source :
Households for which allocation could not be determined are excluded from total number of all newgreatest need households allocated housing and total number of all new households allocated housing.For the total number of new greatest need households allocated housing for year ending 30 June 2009,29 households were excluded in NSW. For the total number of new households allocated housing foryear ending 30 June 2009, 35 households were excluded in NSW, 16 in WA. Greatest need data are not directly comparable with other jurisdictions' data as households with 'veryhigh rental housing costs' are excluded, and hence the 'greatest need' data represent an undercount.Most applicants in NSW face high private rental costs, and if this were deemed a reason for 'priority'housing, nearly all applicants would be classified as 'greatest need'.The decrease in greatest need allocations is due to a lower number of total allocations, caused bylimited exit points in private rental, with fewer vacancies in public housing.
Greatest need data are not comparable to previous years, with a new housing needs assessmentcommencing on 22 September 2008.
Greatest need data should be interpreted with caution as some priority applicants may bypass thepriority process in low wait time areas.
Greatest need data should be interpreted with caution as priority date is not updated when householdstransfer to the priority category after initial wait list application.
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Tabl
e 16
A.5
Tabl
e 16
A.5
2004
-05
NS
WV
ic (d
)Q
ld (e
)W
A (f
)S
ATa
s (g
)A
CT
(h)
NT
Aus
t
5 7
00 4
489
5 3
79 6
153
5 8
71 7
422
9 7
99 1
1 38
9 5
770
Dep
reci
atio
n 2
249
2 1
29 1
652
1 7
80 1
475
2 5
27 1
296
3 0
67 1
987
Indi
cativ
e us
er c
ost o
f cap
ital
Land
1
2 66
9 7
128
8 9
28 6
611
5 2
35 3
070
17
849
6 9
46 9
290
Oth
er a
sset
s 7
441
8 2
95 7
207
6 8
06 6
031
9 7
15 8
173
10
090
7 4
66To
tal a
sset
s 2
0 11
0 1
5 42
3 1
6 13
5 1
3 41
7 1
1 26
6 1
2 78
5 2
6 02
2 1
7 03
6 1
6 75
6In
tere
st p
aym
ents
458
– 4
32 8
90 1
131
1 1
82 6
16 2
562
561
Tota
l cap
ital c
osts
21
900
17
552
17
355
14
307
11
610
14
131
26
702
17
541
18
182
27
554
21
996
22
696
20
412
17
422
21
482
36
396
28
866
23
903
No.
of d
wel
lings
124
247
64
727
49
137
31
510
45
648
11
644
10
846
5 5
42 3
43 3
01
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Fina
ncia
l ind
icat
ors
of p
ublic
hou
sing
, 200
4-05
to 2
008-
09 (2
008-
09 d
olla
rs) (
$ pe
r dw
ellin
g) (a
), (b
), (c
)
Cos
tof
prov
idin
gas
sist
ance
(incl
udin
gth
eco
stof
capi
tal)
per d
wel
ling
(exc
ludi
ng p
ayro
ll ta
x)
Net
recu
rren
tcos
tofp
rovi
ding
assi
stan
ce(e
xclu
ding
the
cost
of c
apita
l) pe
r dw
ellin
g (in
clud
ing
payr
oll t
ax)
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.5
Tabl
e 16
A.5
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Fina
ncia
l ind
icat
ors
of p
ublic
hou
sing
, 200
4-05
to 2
008-
09 (2
008-
09 d
olla
rs) (
$ pe
r dw
ellin
g) (a
), (b
), (c
)20
05-0
6N
SW
Vic
(d)
Qld
(e)
WA
(f)
SA
Tas
(g)
AC
T (h
)N
TA
ust
5 8
80 4
860
5 4
18 6
179
6 0
66 7
822
8 8
24 1
0 68
2 5
907
Dep
reci
atio
n 2
141
2 0
77 1
709
1 9
32 1
462
2 1
83 1
240
3 1
89 1
947
Indi
cativ
e us
er c
ost o
f cap
ital
Land
1
1 51
9 6
904
9 4
86 7
766
6 0
94 3
054
17
286
8 4
11 9
140
Oth
er a
sset
s 7
081
8 0
20 7
298
7 3
73 5
982
8 9
17 8
305
8 0
62 7
290
Tota
l ass
ets
18
601
14
924
16
784
15
139
12
076
11
971
25
591
16
473
16
430
Inte
rest
pay
men
ts 4
87–
450
841
1 0
69 1
046
569
2 4
89 5
51To
tal c
apita
l cos
ts 2
0 25
5 1
7 00
0 1
8 04
3 1
6 23
0 1
2 46
9 1
3 10
8 2
6 26
3 1
7 17
3 1
7 82
6
26
087
21
814
23
424
22
338
18
471
20
862
34
991
27
754
23
680
No.
of d
wel
lings
123
289
64
776
49
570
31
006
44
817
11
676
10
852
5 3
92 3
41 3
78
Cos
tof
prov
idin
gas
sist
ance
(incl
udin
gth
eco
stof
capi
tal)
per d
wel
ling
(exc
ludi
ng p
ayro
ll ta
x)
Net
recu
rren
tcos
tofp
rovi
ding
assi
stan
ce(e
xclu
ding
the
cost
of c
apita
l) pe
r dw
ellin
g (in
clud
ing
payr
oll t
ax)
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.5
Tabl
e 16
A.5
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Fina
ncia
l ind
icat
ors
of p
ublic
hou
sing
, 200
4-05
to 2
008-
09 (2
008-
09 d
olla
rs) (
$ pe
r dw
ellin
g) (a
), (b
), (c
)20
06-0
7N
SW
Vic
(d)
Qld
(e)
WA
(f)
SA
Tas
(g)
AC
T (h
)N
TA
ust
6 3
36 4
979
5 6
60 8
282
6 5
68 7
403
7 5
02 1
0 41
9 6
530
Dep
reci
atio
n 2
150
2 0
31 1
730
2 0
11 1
473
2 1
74 1
260
2 7
79 1
948
Indi
cativ
e us
er c
ost o
f cap
ital
Land
1
1 05
7 6
591
9 8
72 1
3 53
2 6
296
3 4
25 1
7 63
9 8
927
9 5
57O
ther
ass
ets
6 8
71 7
917
7 4
37 1
0 69
0 5
960
8 1
94 8
792
7 7
67 7
509
Tota
l ass
ets
17
928
14
509
17
309
24
223
12
256
11
619
26
431
16
695
17
066
Inte
rest
pay
men
ts 5
83–
437
924
1 0
04 1
031
526
2 3
73 5
78To
tal c
apita
l cos
ts 1
9 49
5 1
6 54
0 1
8 60
2 2
5 31
0 1
2 72
4 1
2 76
1 2
7 16
5 1
7 10
0 1
8 43
6
25
764
21
473
24
225
33
517
19
230
20
091
34
667
27
425
24
909
No.
of d
wel
lings
121
872
64
849
50
137
31
290
43
818
11
673
10
780
5 3
52 3
39 7
71
Net
recu
rren
tcos
tofp
rovi
ding
assi
stan
ce(e
xclu
ding
the
cost
of c
apita
l) pe
r dw
ellin
g (in
clud
ing
payr
oll t
ax)
Cos
tof
prov
idin
gas
sist
ance
(incl
udin
gth
eco
stof
capi
tal)
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wel
ling
(exc
ludi
ng p
ayro
ll ta
x)
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.5
Tabl
e 16
A.5
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Fina
ncia
l ind
icat
ors
of p
ublic
hou
sing
, 200
4-05
to 2
008-
09 (2
008-
09 d
olla
rs) (
$ pe
r dw
ellin
g) (a
), (b
), (c
)20
07-0
8N
SW
Vic
(d)
Qld
(e)
WA
(f)
SA
Tas
(g)
AC
T (h
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TA
ust
6 3
13 5
074
5 5
53 8
585
6 5
72 7
673
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43 1
1 46
9 6
370
Dep
reci
atio
n 2
155
2 0
15 1
769
2 4
50 1
481
2 2
97 1
409
2 7
77 2
003
Indi
cativ
e us
er c
ost o
f cap
ital
Land
1
0 57
2 7
884
11
642
17
322
6 9
19 3
466
20
677
9 9
09 1
0 44
8O
ther
ass
ets
6 7
54 8
382
7 8
16 1
2 48
0 5
616
8 6
91 8
504
8 1
90 7
759
Tota
l ass
ets
17
326
16
266
19
458
29
802
12
536
12
157
29
180
18
098
18
207
Inte
rest
pay
men
ts 5
71–
404
870
825
970
484
2 5
39 5
38To
tal c
apita
l cos
ts 1
8 91
1 1
8 28
2 2
0 82
3 3
1 38
2 1
3 19
2 1
3 48
4 3
0 10
5 1
8 33
6 1
9 67
2
25
145
23
308
26
337
39
892
19
700
21
087
37
549
29
728
25
980
No.
of d
wel
lings
120
046
64
720
50
709
31
514
43
189
11
618
10
797
5 2
73 3
37 8
66
Cos
tof
prov
idin
gas
sist
ance
(incl
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gth
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stof
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(exc
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x)
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recu
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tofp
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stan
ce(e
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the
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of c
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r dw
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g (in
clud
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HO
US
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REP
OR
T O
NG
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RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
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e 16
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e 16
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Fina
ncia
l ind
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ors
of p
ublic
hou
sing
, 200
4-05
to 2
008-
09 (2
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09 d
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rs) (
$ pe
r dw
ellin
g) (a
), (b
), (c
)20
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SW
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(d)
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(e)
WA
(f)
SA
Tas
(g)
AC
T (h
)N
TA
ust
6 5
49 4
813
6 1
46 7
000
6 3
42 7
498
7 7
36 1
3 20
1 6
366
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reci
atio
n 2
163
2 0
53 1
894
2 7
30 1
621
2 1
52 1
248
3 1
14 2
071
Indi
cativ
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er c
ost o
f cap
ital
Land
9
824
10
351
11
377
15
621
7 3
72 3
584
19
814
10
601
10
515
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er a
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s 6
748
8 2
53 7
658
11
121
6 5
99 8
407
8 3
17 8
168
7 6
98To
tal a
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s 1
6 57
3 1
8 60
4 1
9 03
6 2
6 74
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3 97
1 1
1 99
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8 13
1 1
8 76
9 1
8 21
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548
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03 8
62 9
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42 2
122
512
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l cap
ital c
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18
188
20
657
20
559
28
669
14
729
13
239
28
936
19
762
19
772
24
653
25
458
26
655
35
596
21
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21
130
36
672
32
881
26
074
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of d
wel
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118
907
64
741
51
131
31
668
42
448
11
585
10
789
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tof
prov
idin
gas
sist
ance
(incl
udin
gth
eco
stof
capi
tal)
per d
wel
ling
(exc
ludi
ng p
ayro
ll ta
x)
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.5
Tabl
e 16
A.5
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Fina
ncia
l ind
icat
ors
of p
ublic
hou
sing
, 200
4-05
to 2
008-
09 (2
008-
09 d
olla
rs) (
$ pe
r dw
ellin
g) (a
), (b
), (c
)(g
)
(h)
AIH
W(2
006a
,20
06b,
2008
,20
09)
Pub
licre
ntal
hous
ing:
CS
HA
natio
nal
data
repo
rt,C
anbe
rra;
AIH
W(2
009)
Hou
sing
assi
stan
ceta
bles
,w
ww
.aih
w.g
ov.a
u/ho
usin
g/as
sist
ance
(acc
esse
d 31
Dec
embe
r 200
9).
Plan
tand
equi
pmen
tinc
lude
sof
fice
fitou
tand
leas
ed(fi
nanc
e)ve
hicl
es.A
nnua
ldep
reci
atio
nin
clud
esde
prec
iatio
nof
offic
efit
out,
leas
edve
hicl
esan
dot
her
plan
t and
equ
ipm
ent.
Inte
rest
pay
men
ts in
clud
e fin
ance
leas
e ch
arge
s.
For
the
year
endi
ng30
June
2008
,to
taln
etre
curr
ent
cost
sar
ede
rived
usin
gth
eto
taln
umbe
rof
publ
icho
usin
gdw
ellin
gsat
30Ju
ne(1
161
8)pl
us59
9C
omm
unity
Tena
ncy
prop
ertie
s.To
taln
etre
curr
entc
osts
are
deriv
edus
ing
the
tota
lnum
ber
ofpu
blic
hous
ing
dwel
lings
at30
June
2009
(11
585)
plus
695
Com
mun
ityTe
nanc
ypr
oper
ties.
Thes
epr
oper
ties
wer
efu
nded
unde
rth
ege
nera
lpro
gram
,with
mai
nten
ance
,rat
esan
din
sura
nce
bein
gth
ere
spon
sibi
lity
ofH
ousi
ng T
asm
ania
. As
such
, pro
perty
cos
ts fo
r com
mun
ity te
nanc
ies
are
prop
erly
app
ortio
ned
acro
ss th
e to
tal g
ener
al p
rogr
am p
ortfo
lio.
Sou
rce
:–
Nil
or ro
unde
d to
zer
o.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Table 16A.6
Table 16A.6NSW Vic (b) Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Proportion of public housing dwellings occupied, at 30 June 98.7 97.3 98.6 95.6 96.1 98.0 98.1 94.1 97.7 98.6 97.5 98.9 96.2 96.2 98.4 98.7 95.6 97.8 98.6 97.6 99.1 96.5 97.1 98.7 98.6 95.7 98.0 99.0 97.3 99.1 96.1 96.4 98.9 98.6 95.4 98.0 98.6 96.6 98.9 96.7 96.1 98.1 98.4 94.7 97.7
(a)
(b)
Occupancy rates as at 30 June (per cent) (a)
2009
Public housing
Source :
2005
The Public Housing Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected as a percentageof total rent charged] and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of Public Housing Tenants data[amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
200620072008
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report, Canberra;AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31December 2009).
Total occupied dwellings and total dwellings are unreconciled and may not match published jurisdictionalannual data. Excludes vacant moveable units awaiting relocation. The number of households in publichousing decreased in 2008-09, compared to 2007-08, due to upgrade and redevelopment activity andpolicy decisions to focus social housing growth on the community housing sector. Occupancy rateincludes properties undergoing upgrade and redevelopment work, which are not available for occupancy.
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.7
Table 16A.7NSW Vic (b) Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT (c) Aust
2004-05 26.2 39.6 24.3 29.7 38.3 33.2 49.9 62.0 32.42005-06 25.8 32.8 22.5 19.4 23.1 31.6 34.7 50.5 26.52006-07 25.7 35.2 22.4 29.6 22.3 26.8 30.5 51.9 27.62007-08 22.2 27.2 21.4 27.1 21.5 28.4 35.6 68.3 25.22008-09 20.2 26.7 24.6 32.9 22.7 26.7 36.2 77.3 26.2
(a)
(b)
(c)
Public housing
Source :
The Public Housing Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data(excluding financial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected asa percentage of total rent charged] and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of Public HousingTenants data [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report, Canberra;AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31December 2009).
Average turnaround times for vacant stock (days) (a)
Average turnaround time should be interpreted with caution as the legal tenancy start date (date fromwhich rent is paid) is used as the vacancy end date. In practice, tenants may sign tenancy agreementsand receive keys several days earlier. Victoria identifies normal vacancies as those that require onlystandard maintenance procedures. Turnaround time varies from other published jurisdictional data dueto the inclusion of hard to let properties and separated vacancy episodes for dwellings that haveundergone major redevelopment work.Total days that dwellings were vacant, total vacancy episodes and average turnaround time are notcomparable with other jurisdictions' data as vacancies that are not normal cannot be identified andexcluded.
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.8
Table 16A.8NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
2004-05 101.2 101.1 100.6 103.2 100.5 99.7 100.0 102.8 101.12005-06 100.1 100.1 100.2 101.7 100.8 103.8 99.8 100.7 100.42006-07 97.8 97.0 99.4 102.1 100.3 101.5 100.1 100.9 98.82007-08 100.0 97.2 98.9 101.0 99.6 101.9 99.9 101.7 99.52008-09 100.2 98.5 99.3 101.3 100.0 99.0 99.9 100.8 99.8
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Public housing
The Public Housing Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data(excluding financial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected asa percentage of total rent charged] and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of Public HousingTenants data [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
Source :
Rent collection rate (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report,Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance(accessed 31 December 2009).
Total rent collected from tenants, total rent charged to tenants and total rent collected as apercentage of rent charged are not calculated via the data repository but are supplied by jurisdictions.
Due to rounding the national total for total rent collected from tenants and total rent charged to tenantsmay not equal the sum of jurisdictions’ data items.
Payment arrangements for rent in some jurisdictions mean that rent collected over a 12-month periodmay be higher than rent charged over that period.
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Tabl
e 16
A.9
Tabl
e 16
A.9
Uni
tN
SW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
AC
TN
TA
ust
Sam
ple
size
no.
4 5
75 8
78 3
722
990
507
1 2
06 9
04 4
64 1
3 24
6
Size
of d
wel
ling
% 8
2 7
9 8
1 8
5 8
5 7
8 8
0 7
8 8
2
Mod
ifica
tions
for s
peci
al n
eeds
% 6
7 7
1 7
9 8
3 7
6 7
3 7
4 7
7 7
3
Ease
of a
cces
s an
d en
try%
88
88
93
94
93
90
88
92
90
Car
par
king
% 8
0 7
9 7
9 7
9 8
7 8
4 8
0 7
7 8
1
Yard
spa
ce a
nd fe
ncin
g%
73
73
79
83
80
75
76
78
76
Priv
acy
of h
ome
% 7
7 7
9 7
7 8
1 8
0 7
6 7
8 7
9 7
8
Safe
ty/s
ecur
ity o
f hom
e%
68
72
85
75
70
65
66
76
72
Aver
age
% 7
7 7
8 8
2 8
2 8
1 7
7 7
7 8
0 7
9
Stan
dard
err
or%
0.8
1.7
0.8
1.4
2.1
1.5
1.6
2.3
0.4
(a)
(b)
(c) Pu
blic
hou
sing
Prop
ortio
n of
tena
nts
ratin
g am
enity
asp
ects
as
impo
rtan
t and
mee
ting
thei
r nee
ds, 2
007
(per
cen
t) (a
), (b
), (c
)
AIH
W (2
009)
Pub
lic re
ntal
hou
sing
200
7-08
: CS
HA
nat
iona
l dat
a re
port
, Can
berr
a.S
ourc
e:
At M
arch
/Apr
il.20
07da
taar
eno
tcom
para
ble
with
2003
and
earli
ersu
rvey
data
due
tosi
gnifi
cant
chan
ges
insu
rvey
met
hodo
logy
incl
udin
gqu
estio
nch
ange
san
dch
ange
sto
the
way
per
form
ance
indi
cato
rs a
re d
eriv
ed.
Car
ene
eds
tobe
take
nin
inte
rpre
ting
smal
ldiff
eren
ces
inth
ere
sults
that
are
affe
cted
byva
rious
sam
plin
gis
sues
.R
esul
tsfro
mth
e20
07N
SHS
ofpu
blic
hous
ing
tena
nts
are
not
com
para
ble
with
thos
efro
mth
e20
07N
SHS
ofSO
MIH
tena
nts
due
todi
ffere
nces
insu
rvey
sam
ple
desi
gnan
dda
taco
llect
ion
met
hodo
logi
es. F
or m
ore
info
rmat
ion
on e
rror
s an
d da
ta c
avea
ts, s
ee <
ww
w.a
ihw
.gov
.au/
hous
ing/
nshs
/pub
lic_a
nd_I
ndig
enou
s_ho
usin
g.cf
m>.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.10
Tabl
e 16
A.1
0
Uni
tN
SW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
AC
TN
TA
ust
Sam
ple
size
no.
4 5
75 8
78 3
722
990
507
1 2
06 9
04 4
64 1
3 24
6
Shop
s an
d ba
nkin
g%
88
90
92
87
94
90
93
91
90
Publ
ic tr
ansp
ort
% 9
0 9
2 9
0 8
5 9
5 9
1 9
0 9
1 9
1
Park
s an
d re
crea
tiona
l fac
ilitie
s%
87
90
90
92
91
82
92
90
89
Emer
genc
y se
rvic
es, m
edic
al s
ervi
ces,
hos
pita
ls%
87
88
90
87
89
85
86
81
88
Chi
ld c
are
faci
litie
s%
85
91
91
85
87
85
78
90
87
Educ
atio
n/tra
inin
g fa
cilit
ies
% 8
5 8
6 8
9 8
8 9
2 8
4 8
5 9
1 8
7
Empl
oym
ent/p
lace
of w
ork
% 7
9 8
1 8
6 8
6 8
9 7
8 7
8 8
3 8
2
Com
mun
ity a
nd s
uppo
rt se
rvic
es%
86
89
89
87
93
88
89
85
88
Fam
ily a
nd fr
iend
s%
85
89
88
85
91
88
88
90
87
Safe
ty/s
ecur
ity o
f nei
ghbo
urho
od%
67
76
79
78
76
72
75
70
73
Aver
age
% 8
4 8
7 8
8 8
6 8
9 8
4 8
6 8
5 8
6
Stan
dard
err
or%
0.7
1.5
0.7
1.5
1.9
1.4
1.5
2.3
0.4
(a)
(b)
(c)
Sou
rce
: A
IHW
(200
9) P
ublic
rent
al h
ousi
ng 2
007-
08: C
SH
A n
atio
nal d
ata
repo
rt, C
anbe
rra.
Publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Prop
ortio
n of
tena
nts
ratin
g lo
catio
n as
pect
s as
impo
rtan
t and
mee
ting
thei
r nee
ds, 2
007
(per
cen
t) (a
), (b
), (c
)
2007
data
are
notc
ompa
rabl
ew
ith20
03an
dea
rlier
surv
eyda
tadu
eto
sign
ifica
ntch
ange
sin
surv
eym
etho
dolo
gyin
clud
ing
ques
tion
chan
ges
and
chan
ges
toth
e w
ay p
erfo
rman
ce in
dica
tors
are
der
ived
.
At M
arch
/Apr
il.
Car
ene
eds
tobe
take
nin
inte
rpre
ting
smal
ldiff
eren
ces
inth
ere
sults
that
are
affe
cted
byva
rious
sam
plin
gis
sues
.R
esul
tsfro
mth
e20
07N
SHS
ofpu
blic
hous
ing
tena
nts
are
not
com
para
ble
with
thos
efro
mth
e20
07N
SHS
ofSO
MIH
tena
nts
due
todi
ffere
nces
insu
rvey
sam
ple
desi
gnan
dda
taco
llect
ion
met
hodo
logi
es. F
or m
ore
info
rmat
ion
on e
rror
s an
d da
ta c
avea
ts, s
ee <
ww
w.a
ihw
.gov
.au/
hous
ing/
nshs
/pub
lic_a
nd_I
ndig
enou
s_ho
usin
g.cf
m>.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Table 16A.11
Table 16A.11
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
147.14 78.95 141.38 76.57 93.01 76.46 206.22 141.93 120.70
99.8 100.0 100.0 99.4 99.9 99.9 99.3 99.3 99.8
(a)
(b)
(c)
The Public Housing Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected as a percentageof total rent charged] and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of Public Housing Tenants data[amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
Public housing
Average weekly subsidy per rebated household ($)
Proportion of rebated households spending 30 per cent or less of their income in rent2009
2009
Average weekly subsidy per rebated household and proportion ofrebated households spending less than 30 per cent of their incomein rent (a), (b), (c)
Due to rounding the national total of total rents charged and total market rent value of dwellings forwhich a rent was charged may not equal the sum of jurisdictions’ data items.
No rebated tenant pays more than 25 per cent of income as rent. Any discrepancy is due to rent and/orincome details having not been updated.
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report, Canberra;AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31December 2009).
Source :
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.12
Table 16A.12
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.2 1.1 0.7 1.5 1.4 2.1 2.4 1.2 1.3 1.0 2.1 1.6 1.4 2.1 2.2 1.6 1.2 1.4 0.9 2.1 1.6 1.3 2.2 2.3 1.8 1.3 1.5 0.9 2.3 1.7 1.5 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.2 1.7 1.2 2.8 1.7
(a)
(b)
Source :
Proportion of households with overcrowding at 30 June (per cent)(a), (b)
The Public Housing Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data(excluding financial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected as apercentage of total rent charged] and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of Public Housing Tenantsdata [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
20052006200720082009
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report, Canberra;AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31December 2009).
Public housing
Comparisons between jurisdictions' data should be made with caution as jurisdictions exclude varioustypes of households in total households with overcrowding, total households for which tenancycomposition and dwelling details are known and proportion of households where dwelling size is notappropriate due to overcrowding, as shown in the table 16A.87.
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Table 16A.13
Table 16A.13Overall satisfaction Unit NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT AustSample size
no. 815 506 2 601 1 563 1 552 1 159 565 499 9 260no. 713 543 2 622 1 791 1 506 1 225 636 552 9 588no. 811 1 016 2 918 523 1 400 1 216 566 553 9 003no. 4 435 919 3 180 1 089 1 677 1 830 911 1 395 15 436no. 4 482 850 3 655 965 496 1 181 884 454 12 967
Very satisfied% 25.0 21.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 26.0 18.0 23.0 25.0% 28.0 22.0 31.0 29.0 33.0 26.0 19.0 25.0 28.0% 23.8 20.6 31.4 26.7 28.3 26.2 18.2 24.0 25.2% 20.0 23.0 32.0 31.0 34.0 28.0 21.0 24.0 26.0% 20.0 23.0 35.0 31.0 34.0 25.0 20.0 25.0 26.0
Satisfied% 47.0 41.0 44.0 46.0 47.0 45.0 41.0 46.0 45.0% 38.0 43.0 45.0 41.0 43.0 44.0 43.0 44.0 41.0% 43.5 42.8 42.5 41.0 45.3 44.1 41.2 43.9 43.2% 45.0 42.0 46.0 44.0 46.0 46.0 46.0 47.0 45.0% 44.0 47.0 46.0 47.0 45.0 47.0 46.0 43.0 46.0
Standard error% 0.7 1.6 0.7 1.3 1.8 1.3 1.6 2.2 0.4
(a) (b)
(c)
Source :
2005
2007
2007
At February/March.2007 data are not comparable with 2003 and earlier survey data due to significant changes in surveymethodology including question changes and changes to the way performance indicators are derived.
Care needs to be taken in interpreting small differences in the results that are affected by varioussampling issues. Results from the 2007 NSHS of public housing tenants are not comparable with thosefrom the 2007 NSHS of SOMIH tenants due to differences in survey sample design and data collectionmethodologies. The sample sizes reflect the number of unweighted valid responses and are thereforedifferent to those provided for amenity/location indicator. For more information on errors and datacaveats, see <www.aihw.gov.au/housing/nshs/public_and_Indigenous_ housing.cfm>.
AIHW (2009) Public rental housing 2007-08: CSHA national data report , Canberra.
2003
20052007
20011999
Public housing
2007
20012003
200120032005
Customer satisfaction (a), (b), (c)
1999
1999
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
State owned and managed
Indigenous housing
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Tabl
e 16
A.14
Tabl
e 16
A.1
4U
nit
NS
WV
ic (e
)Q
ld (f
)W
AS
A (g
)Ta
s (h
)To
tal
Tota
l hou
seho
lds
payi
ng le
ss th
an m
arke
tat
30
June
200
5no
. 3
401
1 0
84 1
889
1 8
50 1
592
264
10
080
at 3
0 Ju
ne 2
006
no.
3 3
59 1
093
2 3
82 1
801
1 5
30 2
70 1
0 43
5at
30
June
200
7no
. 3
352
1 0
49 2
264
1 7
03 1
569
266
10
203
at 3
0 Ju
ne 2
008
no.
3 3
79 8
16 2
417
1 7
80 1
599
270
10
261
at 3
0 Ju
ne 2
009
no.
3 3
04 1
39 2
627
1 6
90 1
649
270
9 6
79To
tal n
ew h
ouse
hold
s as
sist
ed, f
or y
ear e
ndin
g 30
Jun
e20
04-0
5no
. 3
90 1
53 2
79 3
74 2
47 5
4 1
497
2005
-06
no.
383
138
269
310
223
53
1 3
7620
06-0
7no
. 4
33 1
40 3
45 3
23 1
95 3
2 1
468
2007
-08
no.
400
47
314
302
189
42
1 2
9420
08-0
9no
. 3
03–
331
298
139
36
1 1
07H
ouse
hold
s re
loca
ting
from
one
Sta
te o
wne
d an
d m
anag
ed In
dige
nous
hou
sing
dw
ellin
g to
ano
ther
, for
yea
r end
ing
30 J
une
2004
-05
no.
125
75
81
147
102
16
546
2005
-06
no.
184
78
92
131
121
11
617
2006
-07
no.
153
57
99
114
87
4 5
1420
07-0
8no
. 1
33 1
4 1
03 1
13 6
6 1
1 4
4020
08-0
9no
. 1
21np
93
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plic
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ting
list,
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39
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59
269
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-07
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72
177
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192
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1720
07-0
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2008
-09
no.
125
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on
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ting
list i
nclu
ding
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lican
ts fo
r tra
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11
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2005
-06
no.
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2006
-07
no.
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28 1
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135
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50 1
88 1
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07-0
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60 3
862
2 2
05 1
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143
10
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2008
-09
no.
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293
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tal t
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tabl
e dw
ellin
gs, a
t 30
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2004
-05
no.
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240
2 7
71 2
223
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61 3
47 1
2 55
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119
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78 1
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12
621
2006
-07
no.
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520
07-0
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342
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573
2008
-09
no.
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69 1
98 3
069
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344
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tabl
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June
2004
-05
no.
37
37
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92
42
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6no
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164
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-08
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191
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nder
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pmen
t, at
30
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2004
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nana
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13
31
24
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920
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62
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ne20
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351
12
860
2005
-06
no.
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12
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349
2005
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2006
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20
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287
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140
289
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140
290
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45
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63
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215
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206
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98
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64
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90 5
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Table 16A.15
Table 16A.15
NSW Vic Qld WA SA (f) Tas Total2004-05New low income A households as a proportion of all new households
94.2 87.7 76.1 92.9 86.0 86.0 88.0New low income B households as a proportion of all new households
5.5 12.3 19.0 6.8 10.9 8.0 10.22005-06New low income A households as a proportion of all new households
95.9 88.2 89.2 88.6 86.5 93.3 90.4New low income B households as a proportion of all new households
4.1 11.8 10.0 10.1 12.1 6.7 8.92006-07New low income A households as a proportion of all new households
95.5 89.9 76.5 87.9 88.7 100.0 87.7New low income B households as a proportion of all new households
3.7 10.1 22.0 11.8 10.3 – 11.52007-08New low income A households as a proportion of all new households
95.0 82.4 75.4 88.3 85.5 82.4 86.0New low income B households as a proportion of all new households
5.0 17.6 24.6 10.9 12.2 17.6 13.42008-09New low income A households as a proportion of all new households
91.5 na 81.4 85.0 88.8 82.1 86.0New low income B households as a proportion of all new households
8.5 na 18.6 14.2 10.4 17.9 13.7
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
New low income households as a proportion of all new households(per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
The SOMIH Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling & total rent collected as a percentage oftotal rent charged], employment data and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of SOMIH Tenants data[amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in the NT are currently community managed andadministered. The NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
Comparisons between jurisdictions' data should be made with caution as jurisdictions exclude varioustypes of households in new households with low income A, new households with low income B, newhouseholds where income and tenancy composition details are known and new low income householdsas a proportion of all new households: Low income A and B as shown in the table 16A.90.
New households with low income A, new households where income and tenancy composition details areknown and new low income households as a proportion of all new households: Low income A includehouseholds where assessable income was zero.
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Table 16A.15
Table 16A.15
NSW Vic Qld WA SA (f) Tas Total
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
New low income households as a proportion of all new households(per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
(f)
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Source : – Nil or rounded to zero.
Comparisons with other jurisdictions' data should be made with caution as SA uses assessable incomeas a proxy for gross income.
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Table 16A.16
Table 16A.16
NSW (d) Vic Qld WA (e) SA (e) Tas (f) Total2004-05 51.5 45.4 45.2 49.2 42.1 66.7 48.12005-06 48.8 42.8 46.8 53.2 45.3 62.3 48.82006-07 47.6 52.9 47.0 44.6 45.6 65.6 47.42007-08 46.0 44.7 50.6 46.4 42.9 61.9 47.22008-09 53.5 na 51.4 39.6 41.7 75.0 48.3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with specialneeds (per cent) (a), (b), (c)
The SOMIH Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling & total rent collected as a percentageof total rent charged], employment data and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of SOMIH Tenantsdata [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
Source : AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
na Not available.
The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in the NT are currently community managed andadministered. the NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
The number of new special needs households has been undercounted in previous years, because thenumber of disability households was undercounted. From 2008-09, NSW has defined disabilityhouseholds to be households where at least one household member receives the Disability SupportPension or the Carer Payment. Under the new counting method, the revised proportion of newtenancies allocated to households with special needs for the previous four years is 49.4 per cent(2007-08), 45.0 per cent (2006-07), 46.1 per cent (2005-06) and 43.5 per cent (2004-05).New households with special needs and proportion of new tenancies allocated to households withspecial needs should be interpreted with caution as special needs information is self-identified and notmandatory.
Disability information is self-identified and is not mandatory.
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Table 16A.17
Table 16A.17
NSW (e) Vic Qld (f) WA SA (g) Tas (h) Total
Total for year ending 30 June 2005Proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need in:< 3 months 20.5 26.6 10.6 36.3 77.3 na 38.7
3 months to < 6 months 21.7 23.1 9.5 55.3 97.3 na 47.0
6 months to <1 year 3.0 32.1 3.7 11.1 97.0 na 24.0
1 year to < 2 years 3.9 11.5 9.8 – 93.1 na 19.0
2+ years 1.8 – 5.3 – 56.3 na 5.4
Overall total 10.1 20.9 7.5 26.2 83.4 na 27.5
Total for year ending 30 June 2006Proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need in:Under 3 months 17.5 28.6 22.6 37.9 71.7 na 36.83 < 6 months 11.9 35.7 40.0 72.5 100.0 na 41.76 months to < 1 year 1.6 27.3 14.8 23.7 85.7 na 25.11 < 2 years 5.2 31.3 4.8 – 88.6 na 20.72+ years – – 3.3 – 72.2 na 5.5Overall total 8.2 23.9 11.9 28.4 79.4 na 26.3
Total for year ending 30 June 2007Proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need in:Under 3 months 17.5 34.4 32.1 32.2 78.8 na 33.33 < 6 months 15.5 50.0 56.3 50.0 88.2 na 40.26 months to < 1 year 10.2 14.3 37.3 41.3 89.7 na 36.41 < 2 years 3.1 11.1 14.3 15.9 66.7 na 19.22+ years – 2.1 4.1 – 59.6 na 8.8Overall total 10.5 19.3 20.2 28.2 74.4 na 25.8
Total for year ending 30 June 2008Proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need in:Under 3 months 23.6 35.7 50.0 32.5 83.0 na 42.03 < 6 months 11.7 11.1 50.0 68.4 70.0 na 37.06 months to < 1 year 12.7 50.0 53.8 62.7 66.7 na 37.61 < 2 years – 12.5 18.8 20.0 70.4 na 22.02+ years – – 5.4 – 39.5 na 7.7Overall total 12.9 17.0 29.9 34.9 69.3 na 30.2
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations(per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
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Table 16A.17
Table 16A.17
NSW (e) Vic Qld (f) WA SA (g) Tas (h) Total
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations(per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Total for year ending 30 June 2009Proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need in:Under 3 months 32.9 na 85.8 20.0 80.0 na 55.63 < 6 months 20.6 na 87.8 67.4 100.0 na 55.96 months to < 1 year 11.8 na 80.4 65.9 80.0 na 51.41 < 2 years 5.6 na 85.0 56.0 61.1 na 50.72+ years – na 94.7 8.5 18.5 na 27.9Overall total 14.9 na 86.7 37.5 67.6 na 48.6
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Source : na Not available. – Nil or rounded to zero.
The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in the NT are currently community managed andadministered. The NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
Households for which allocation could not be determined are excluded from total number of all newgreatest need households allocated housing and total number of all new households allocated housing.
Greatest need data are not directly comparable with other jurisdictions' data as households with 'veryhigh rental housing costs' are excluded, and hence the 'greatest need' data represent an undercount.Most applicants in NSW face high private rental costs, particularly in Sydney, and if this were deemed areason for 'priority' housing nearly all applicants would be classified as 'greatest need'.
Greatest need data are not comparable to previous years, with a new housing needs assessmentcommencing on 22 September 2008.
Greatest need data should be interpreted with caution as some priority applicants may bypass thepriority process in low wait time areas.
For SOMIH applicants, assessment against greatest need criteria are not currently recorded on theTasmanian Housing Information System, therefore no data are reported.
The SOMIH Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling & total rent collected as a percentageof total rent charged], employment data and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of SOMIH Tenantsdata [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
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Table 16A.18
Table 16A.18NSW Vic (e) Qld WA (f) SA Tas Total
Net recurrent cost of providing assistance (excluding the cost of capital) per dwelling2004-05 6078 5762 7373 8242 4947 5873 65522005-06 6158 7127 7557 8713 7958 6373 72952006-07 6379 4471 8192 8362 7318 7050 71012007-08 6543 5177 8550 11267 9993 6832 84182008-09 7052 4436 9019 8981 10620 7141 8484
(a)
(b)
(c)(d)
(e)
(f)
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Net recurrent cost per dwelling (2008-09 dollars) (a), (b), (c), (d)
The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Source : AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in the NT are currently community managed andadministered. The NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
Total net recurrent costs are not calculated via the data repository but are supplied by jurisdictions.Due to rounding the national total of net recurrent costs may not equal the sum of jurisdictions’ dataitems.
Total net recurrent costs and average cost of providing assistance should be interpreted with caution asthey include the costs for dwellings leased to other organisations that are excluded in the total numberof dwellings.
Calculation of net recurrent cost per dwelling is based on 287 dwellings, which includes social housingdwellings owned by the Director of Housing that were undergoing transference of tenancy managementfunctions SOMIH to Indigenous Community Housing, as part of the transition to independence strategyfor Aboriginal Housing Victoria.
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Table 16A.19
Table 16A.19NSW Vic (d) Qld (e) WA SA Tas Total
Proportion of State owned and managed Indigenous housing dwellings occupied 97.4 95.8 96.1 94.2 91.8 97.7 95.5 97.4 96.7 96.8 94.1 93.5 98.3 96.1 97.7 96.4 97.2 94.5 94.1 97.7 96.4 98.4 97.9 97.7 94.1 94.6 97.7 96.8 97.9 100.0 95.5 94.6 93.9 98.6 96.1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
200720082009
The SOMIH Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling & total rent collected as a percentageof total rent charged], employment data and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of SOMIH Tenantsdata [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
Source :
The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in the NT are currently community managed andadministered. The NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
Total dwellings are unreconciled and may not match published jurisdictional annual data. Occupancyrate is not comparable to previous years or other jurisdictions as it includes properties that are in theprocess of being transferred to Aboriginal Housing Victoria.
Total occupied dwellings includes 83 dwellings transferring from Indigenous Community Councils togovernment managed which do not yet have tenancy details recorded, resulting in an overestimate ofvacant dwellings.
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Occupancy rates as at 30 June (per cent) (a), (b), (c)
20052006
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Table 16A.20NSW Vic Qld (d) WA (e) SA Tas Total
2004-05 34.4 42.5 40.6 43.6 40.5 35.5 39.82005-06 36.0 40.6 35.5 25.8 46.7 42.4 36.02006-07 36.6 33.6 35.0 51.5 49.1 42.9 40.72007-08 28.2 44.3 34.2 40.2 40.8 45.2 35.12008-09 22.6 na 42.0 43.3 33.2 32.6 36.2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Average turnaround times for vacant stock (days) (a), (b), (c)
The SOMIH Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling & total rent collected as a percentageof total rent charged], employment data and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of SOMIH Tenantsdata [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
Source : AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in the NT are currently community managed andadministered. The NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
Average turnaround time includes 83 dwellings transferring from Indigenous Community Councils togovernment managed which do not yet have tenancy details recorded, resulting in an overestimate ofvacant turnaround time.
Remoteness of many of the dwellings is a contributing factor to above average turnaround times.na Not available.
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Table 16A.21
Table 16A.21NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total
2004-05 97.7 100.6 100.4 103.9 93.8 99.6 99.22005-06 100.5 99.0 99.7 104.3 94.7 103.8 100.02006-07 101.8 92.8 97.3 105.3 103.0 102.1 100.62007-08 96.8 89.2 99.6 104.3 103.7 99.8 99.02008-09 99.8 na 97.2 103.6 99.7 99.0 99.7
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Due to rounding the national total for total rent collected from tenants and total rent charged to tenantsmay not equal the sum of jurisdictions’ data items.
Payment arrangements for rent in some jurisdictions mean that rent collected over a 12-month periodmay be higher than rent charged over that period.
na Not available.AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Rent collection rate (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f)
Source :
The SOMIH Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling & total rent collected as a percentageof total rent charged], employment data and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of SOMIH Tenantsdata [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in NT are currently community managed andadministered. NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
Total rent collected from tenants, total rent charged to tenants and total rent collected as a percentageof rent charged are not calculated via the data repository but are supplied by jurisdictions.
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Table 16A.22
Table 16A.22
Unit NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas TotalAmenity % 75 78 83 78 77 80 78Standard error % 2.4 4.6 2.9 3.1 2.9 4.3 1.3Location % 87 91 92 86 89 90 89Standard error % 2.0 3.3 2.4 2.9 2.4 3.8 1.1Customer SatisfactionSample size no. 387 87 204 216 254 100 1 259Very satisfied % 15 15 34 15 12 15 19Satisfied % 44 50 40 45 46 58 45Dissatisfied % 28 24 13 25 25 24 23Standard error % 2.5 4.8 3.0 3.3 3.1 4.5 1.4
(a)
State owned and managed Indigenous housing satisfactionsurvey, 2007 (a)
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
The sample sizes for customer satisfaction reflect the number of unweighted valid responses and aretherefore different to those provided for the amenity/location indicator. For more information on errorsand data caveats, see www.aihw.gov.au/housing/nshs/public_and_Indigenous_housing. cfm>.
Source : AIHW (2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing 2007-08: CSHA national datareport , Canberra.
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Table 16A.23
Table 16A.23
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total
125.70 92.26 150.51 95.93 109.35 87.37 122.90
97.5 100.0 99.9 99.2 99.5 100.0 98.9
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Average weekly subsidy per rebated household and proportion ofrebated households spending less than 30 per cent of theirincome in rent (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
The SOMIH Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling & total rent collected as apercentage of total rent charged], employment data and 2007 National Social Housing Survey ofSOMIH Tenants data [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
Source :
Proportion of rebated households spending 30 per cent or less of their income in rent2009
2009
The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in the NT are currently community managed andadministered. The NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
Due to rounding the national total of total rents charged and total market rent value of dwellings forwhich a rent was charged may not equal the sum of jurisdictions’ data items.
No rebated tenant pays more than 25 per cent of income as rent. Any discrepancy is due to rentand/or income details not having been updated.
Average weekly subsidy per rebated household ($)
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Table 16A.24
Table 16A.24
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Total 0.7 1.7 6.7 1.6 2.2 1.2 2.8 3.4 2.7 9.2 11.7 5.9 2.1 6.6 2.9 4.3 10.2 7.2 6.3 2.8 6.2 3.1 4.9 11.3 7.8 6.5 1.9 6.8 3.6 2.9 10.9 7.8 7.2 2.7 7.1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in the NT are currently community managed andadministered. The NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
Comparisons between jurisdictions' data should be made with caution as jurisdictions excludevarious types of households in total households with overcrowding, total households for whichtenancy composition and dwelling details are known and proportion of households where dwellingsize is not appropriate due to overcrowding, as shown in table 16A.90.
Source : AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
State owned and managed Indigenous housing
Proportion of households with overcrowding at 30 June (per cent)(a), (b), (c), (d)
The SOMIH Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling & total rent collected as apercentage of total rent charged], employment data and 2007 National Social Housing Survey ofSOMIH Tenants data [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
20052006200720082009
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181
na 4
9 18
7To
tal t
enan
tabl
e te
nanc
y re
ntal
uni
ts, a
t 30
June
no.
10
119
4 9
34 5
154
2 9
56 4
036
366
568
115
28
248
no.
11
487
4 2
95 5
388
2 3
33 4
348
467
745
87
29
150
no.
13
961
4 5
64 6
210
3 2
85 4
405
497
793
92
33
807
no.
15
311
5 1
25 6
480
3 0
74 4
539
387
740
93
35
749
no.
16
037
7 7
47 6
972
2 8
52 4
463
407
661
na 3
9 27
0To
tal u
nten
anta
ble
tena
ncy
rent
al u
nits
, at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 6
6 1
00 1
32 6
8 3
1 2
1–
400
no.
57
81
54
23
92
1 1
6–
324
no.
179
184
65
25
55
2 1
2–
522
no.
86
125
70
37
9–
6–
333
no.
104
208
54
98
68
3 1
2na
547
2009
2005
2006
2007
2008
2006
2007
2008
2009
2007
2008
2009
2005
2005
2006
2006
2007
2008
2009
2005
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
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e 16
A.25
Tabl
e 16
A.2
5U
nit
NS
W (d
)V
ic (
e)Q
ld (f
)W
A (g
)S
A (h
)Ta
s (i
)A
CT
NT
(j)
Aus
t (k
)
Com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng
Des
crip
tive
data
- co
mm
unity
hou
sing
(a),
(b),
(c)
Tota
l ten
ancy
rent
al u
nits
, at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 1
0 18
5 5
034
5 2
86 3
567
4 0
77 4
46 5
69 1
15 2
9 27
9no
. 1
1 54
4 4
458
5 4
42 2
974
3 9
55 4
68 7
65 8
7 2
9 69
3no
. 1
4 14
0 4
593
6 2
75 3
869
4 3
73 5
29 8
01 9
2 3
4 67
2no
. 1
5 39
7 5
250
6 5
50 3
111
4 5
48 3
87 7
43 9
3 3
6 07
9no
. 1
6 14
1 7
930
7 0
26 2
987
4 4
73 4
10 6
72 1
31 3
9 77
0To
tal o
ccup
ied
tena
ncy
rent
al u
nits
, at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 9
997
4 7
55 5
059
3 4
94 3
876
441
511
115
28
248
no.
11
358
4 1
76 5
292
2 8
00 3
817
467
687
87
28
684
no.
13
743
4 4
36 6
060
3 7
18 4
232
521
724
92
33
526
no.
15
150
5 0
09 6
356
2 9
80 4
370
387
698
93
35
043
no.
15
858
7 5
31 6
976
2 6
50 4
329
406
643
131
38
524
Tota
l ren
ts c
harg
ed fo
r wee
k en
ding
30
June
$'00
0 1
146
211
487
316
297
29
31
7 2
524
$'00
0 1
352
304
753
143
368
34
52
6 3
012
$'00
0 1
383
522
24
178
413
27
63
6 2
615
$'00
0 1
445
657
168
181
461
39
57
6 3
014
$'00
0 1
900
1 0
19 1
86 2
94 4
83 3
9 5
6 8
3 9
86To
tal t
enan
cy re
ntal
uni
ts in
maj
or c
ities
, at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 8
075
3 6
50 1
938
2 2
26 3
568
– 5
69–
20
026
no.
8 6
85 3
186
2 0
31 1
020
3 7
31–
765
– 1
9 41
8no
. 9
919
3 3
28 2
772
2 5
76 3
737
– 7
98–
23
130
no.
10
529
5 1
00 3
000
2 7
51 3
889
.. 7
43..
26
012
no.
10
679
6 2
07 2
942
3 4
91 3
850
.. 6
70..
27
839
2009
2005
2006
2007
2008
2006
2007
2008
2009
2007
2008
2009
2005
2008
2009
2005
2006
2005
2006
2007
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.25
Tabl
e 16
A.2
5U
nit
NS
W (d
)V
ic (
e)Q
ld (f
)W
A (g
)S
A (h
)Ta
s (i
)A
CT
NT
(j)
Aus
t (k
)
Com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng
Des
crip
tive
data
- co
mm
unity
hou
sing
(a),
(b),
(c)
Tota
l ten
ancy
rent
al u
nits
in in
ner r
egio
nal a
reas
, at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 2
764
943
1 3
38 4
16 3
04 2
85–
– 6
050
no.
3 0
29 1
055
1 3
56 4
84 3
64 2
98–
– 6
586
no.
3 3
97 1
081
1 4
41 4
79 4
11 2
75–
– 7
084
no.
3 4
21 1
365
1 5
21 5
43 3
67 3
93..
.. 7
610
no.
3 6
74 1
813
1 6
08 6
32 4
09 3
82 2
.. 8
520
Tota
l ten
ancy
rent
al u
nits
in o
uter
regi
onal
are
as, a
t 30
June
no.
940
183
1 4
18 3
81 1
54 1
80–
64
3 3
20no
. 9
41 1
96 1
466
250
193
167
– 6
2 3
275
no.
764
170
1 4
62 5
02 1
97 2
50–
64
3 4
09no
. 1
142
221
1 3
83 6
52 2
15 1
85..
67
3 8
65no
. 1
336
333
1 7
98 6
74 2
06 2
12..
84
4 6
43To
tal t
enan
cy re
ntal
uni
ts in
rem
ote
area
s, a
t 30
June
no.
24
9 2
28 1
84 5
0 9
– 4
8 5
53no
. 1
4 1
4 2
31 1
09 5
6 3
– 1
8 4
45no
. 6
0 1
3 2
32 2
51 5
6 1
1–
22
645
no.
23
12
265
399
63
19
.. 2
0 8
01no
. 2
8 1
3 2
24 4
23 6
2 9
.. 4
2 8
01To
tal t
enan
cy re
ntal
uni
ts in
ver
y re
mot
e ar
eas,
at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 8
– 3
63 6
9–
––
3 4
43no
. 4
– 3
58 6
4–
– 7
379
no.
––
368
60
4–
– 6
438
no.
4..
380
129
4–
.. 6
523
no.
4..
439
129
4–
.. 5
581
2009
2005
2006
2007
2008
2006
2007
2008
2009
2007
2008
2009
2005
2008
2009
2005
2006
2005
2006
2007
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.25
Tabl
e 16
A.2
5U
nit
NS
W (d
)V
ic (
e)Q
ld (f
)W
A (g
)S
A (h
)Ta
s (i
)A
CT
NT
(j)
Aus
t (k
)
Com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng
Des
crip
tive
data
- co
mm
unity
hou
sing
(a),
(b),
(c)
Tota
l ten
ancy
rent
al u
nits
by
the
ASG
C re
mot
enes
s ar
eas,
at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 1
1 81
1 4
786
5 2
85 3
276
4 0
76 4
74 5
69 1
15 3
0 39
2no
. 1
2 67
3 4
451
5 4
42 1
869
4 3
48 4
68 7
65 8
7 3
0 10
3no
. 1
4 14
0 4
593
6 2
75 3
868
4 4
05 5
36 7
98 9
2 3
4 70
7no
. 1
5 11
9 6
698
6 5
49 4
474
4 5
38 5
97 7
43 9
3 3
8 81
1no
. 1
5 72
1 8
366
7 0
11 5
349
4 5
31 6
03 6
72 1
31 4
2 38
4To
tal c
omm
unity
hou
sing
pro
vide
rs, a
t 30
June
no.
208
174
321
208
121
46
10
30
1 1
18no
. 2
30 1
67 3
32 1
08 1
18 4
7 9
20
1 0
31no
. 2
24 1
76 2
96 1
29 1
15 5
1 8
24
1 0
23no
. 2
10 1
82 2
93 1
95 1
04 5
4 7
24
1 0
69no
. 1
87 1
08 2
59 1
90 9
9 5
5 7
26
931
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The
tota
lnum
bero
ften
ancy
rent
alun
itsin
maj
orci
ties,
inne
rreg
iona
l,ou
terr
egio
nal,
rem
ote
and
very
rem
ote
area
sat
30Ju
ne20
09,h
ave
been
sour
ced
from
juris
dict
ion
adm
inis
trativ
e sy
stem
s an
d ar
e no
t sub
ject
to s
urve
y re
spon
se ra
te.
The
tota
lnum
ber
ofco
mm
unity
hous
ing
prov
ider
sat
30Ju
ne20
09,h
ave
been
sour
ced
from
juris
dict
ion
adm
inis
trativ
esy
stem
san
dar
eno
tsub
ject
tosu
rvey
resp
onse
rate
.
The
tota
lnum
ber
ofne
who
useh
olds
and
new
Indi
geno
usho
useh
olds
for
year
endi
ng30
June
2009
may
incl
ude
hous
ehol
dspr
evio
usly
hous
edby
anot
her
com
mun
ityho
usin
gpr
ovid
er.T
heto
taln
umbe
rofn
ewap
plic
ants
who
have
agr
eate
stne
edat
30Ju
ne20
09ha
vebe
enad
just
edw
here
grea
test
need
stat
usis
unkn
own.
The
tota
lnum
bero
fapp
lican
tson
wai
ting
lists
at30
June
incl
udes
thos
ew
here
grea
test
need
stat
usis
unkn
own.
Appl
ican
tsm
ayap
pear
onw
aitin
glis
tsof
mor
eth
anon
eco
mm
unity
hous
ing
prov
ider
.For
the
tota
lnum
bert
enan
cyre
ntal
units
clas
sifie
dby
the
Aust
ralia
nSt
anda
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aphi
calC
lass
ifica
tion
(ASG
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t30
June
2009
,the
post
code
sfo
r491
prop
ertie
sar
eno
tava
ilabl
ean
dha
vebe
enex
clud
ed.T
heto
taln
umbe
rofc
omm
unity
hous
ing
prov
ider
sat
30Ju
ne20
09in
clud
esco
mm
unity
hous
ing
prov
ider
sth
atha
vea
rela
tions
hip
with
Hou
sing
NSW
but
may
not
becu
rren
tlym
anag
ing
any
com
mun
ityho
usin
gpr
oper
ties.
Dat
aw
ithin
aju
risdi
ctio
nm
ayno
tbe
com
para
ble
topr
evio
usye
ars
beca
use
ofva
riatio
nin
resp
onse
rate
san
dth
eco
mm
unity
hous
ing
orga
nisa
tions
that
resp
onde
dto
the
surv
ey.D
ata
may
notb
eco
mpa
rabl
eac
ross
juris
dict
ions
beca
use
ofth
eco
nsid
erab
leva
riatio
nin
the
way
com
mun
ityho
usin
gop
erat
esin
each
juris
dict
ion.
Org
anis
atio
n an
d te
nant
dat
a m
ay v
ary
cons
ider
ably
bec
ause
of t
he p
olic
y an
d pr
ogra
m e
nviro
nmen
t and
the
natu
re o
f the
sec
tor.
2008
2009
2005
2006
2007
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.25
Tabl
e 16
A.2
5U
nit
NS
W (d
)V
ic (
e)Q
ld (f
)W
A (g
)S
A (h
)Ta
s (i
)A
CT
NT
(j)
Aus
t (k
)
Com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng
Des
crip
tive
data
- co
mm
unity
hou
sing
(a),
(b),
(c)
(e)
(f) (g)
(h)
(i) (j) (k)
The
tota
lnum
ber
ofne
wIn
dige
nous
hous
ehol
dsas
sist
edfo
rye
aren
ding
30Ju
ne20
09ar
eno
tpu
blis
hed
whe
reth
ere
wer
efe
wer
than
thre
eho
useh
olds
assi
sted
and
are
excl
uded
from
the
natio
nalt
otal
.The
tota
lnum
ber
ofte
nant
able
and
unte
nant
able
tena
ncy
rent
alun
itsat
30Ju
ne20
09ha
vebe
enso
urce
dfro
ma
surv
eyof
com
mun
ityho
usin
gpr
ovid
ers.
The
tota
lnum
ber
ofte
nanc
yre
ntal
units
repo
rted
here
may
diffe
rfro
mnu
mbe
rsre
porte
dfro
mju
risdi
ctio
ns'
adm
inis
trativ
e da
ta. D
ue to
the
resp
onse
rate
and
dat
a qu
ality
issu
es, r
esul
ts s
houl
d be
inte
rpre
ted
with
cau
tion.
For t
he to
tal n
umbe
r of t
enan
tabl
e te
nanc
y re
ntal
uni
ts a
t 30
June
200
9 it
is a
ssum
ed th
at a
ll te
nanc
y re
ntal
uni
ts a
re te
nant
able
.Au
stra
lian
tota
ls m
ay n
ot re
pres
ent n
atio
nal t
otal
s be
caus
e co
mpl
ete
data
wer
e no
t ava
ilabl
e fo
r all
juris
dict
ions
.
At30
June
2009
,the
tota
lnum
ber
of:(
1)ne
who
useh
olds
,num
ber
ofne
wap
plic
ants
who
have
grea
test
need
and
num
ber
ofap
plic
ants
onw
aitin
glis
tare
sour
ced
from
wai
ting
listd
ata
rece
ived
from
89ou
tof9
8pr
ovid
ers,
soda
tam
aybe
unde
rsta
ted;
(2)
new
Indi
geno
usho
useh
olds
assi
sted
sour
ced
from
the
mai
nda
taco
llect
ion
repr
esen
t90.
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rce
ntof
prov
ider
san
d95
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rce
ntof
dwel
lings
;(3)
new
appl
ican
tsw
hoha
vea
grea
test
need
are
thos
eid
entif
ied
asC
ateg
ory
1 ap
plic
ants
; and
(4) t
enan
tabl
e an
d un
tena
ntab
le te
nanc
y re
ntal
uni
ts h
ave
been
sou
rced
from
adm
inis
trativ
e sy
stem
s.
The
tota
lnum
ber
ofne
wap
plic
ants
who
have
agr
eate
stne
edan
dap
plic
ants
onw
aitin
glis
tsat
30Ju
ne20
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eov
eres
timat
esas
Que
ensl
and
has
aco
mbi
ned
wai
ting
listo
fapp
lican
tsfo
ral
lfor
ms
ofso
cial
hous
ing,
incl
udin
gco
mm
unity
hous
ing.
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osta
llap
plic
ants
appl
yfo
rot
her
form
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soci
alho
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edby
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her
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ram
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eto
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umbe
rof
tena
ntab
lean
dun
tena
ntab
lete
nanc
yre
ntal
units
at30
June
2009
have
been
scal
edup
,for
dire
ctco
mpa
rabi
lity
with
over
allp
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liosi
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hey
are
base
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the
tota
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tfolio
size
forC
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unity
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sing
(adm
inis
trativ
eda
ta)
and
the
vaca
ncy
rate
from
all
dwel
lings
whe
re th
e te
nant
ed s
tatu
s is
kno
wn.
Sign
ifica
nt d
ata
qual
ity is
sues
hav
e im
pact
ed o
n ho
useh
old
and
dwel
ling
coun
ts.
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geno
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acce
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rof
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mun
ityho
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gpr
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ers
at30
June
2009
has
decr
ease
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sm
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regi
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der
the
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Table 16A.26
Table 16A.26
NSW (b) Vic (c) Qld (d) WA (e) SA (f) Tas ACT (g) NT Aust (h) 88.9 98.5 98.2 87.5 91.6 93.5 97.5 na 91.8 89.8 93.8 81.9 97.8 97.3 95.1 97.7 na 90.3 89.2 98.2 95.3 99.6 99.7 91.5 97.9 na 93.6 88.5 99.0 93.1 99.9 99.8 96.5 98.9 na 92.9 87.5 98.8 94.6 99.8 98.9 97.1 98.5 na 92.5
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
The number of low income households as a proportion of all households (new and existing) dataexcludes group households with no additional information.
Australian totals may not represent national totals because data were not available for all jurisdictions.
Underestimates the number of low income households, as the data collection indentifies onlyhouseholds where the main source of income is either: (1) a government pension or allowance; or (2)child support or maintenance; or (3) no income.
The number of low income households as a proportion of all households (new and existing) dataexclude households which contained multiple families, groups of unrelated adults or for which thehousehold composition was unknown as the relationships between household members could not bedetermined. The number of low income households as a proportion of all households (new and existing) data arebased on approximately 45 per cent of households. Data were not available for the Community RentScheme.
The number of low income households as a proportion of all households (new and existing) dataexcludes households which contained multiple families, groups of unrelated adults or for which thehousehold composition was unknown as the relationships between household members could not bedetermined. Households for which income details and/or age of children were unknown were alsoexcluded.
The number of low income households as a proportion of all households (new and existing) dataexcludes households which contained multiple families, groups of unrelated adults or for which thehousehold composition was unknown as the relationships between household members could not bedetermined.
Community housing
Low income households as a proportion of all households (percent) (a)
Data within a jurisdiction may not be comparable to previous years because of variation in responserates and the community housing organisations that responded to the survey. Data may not becomparable across jurisdictions because of the considerable variation in the way community housingoperates in each jurisdiction. Organisation and tenant data may vary considerably because of thepolicy and program environment and the nature of the sector.
20052006200720082009
AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing , Canberra; AIHW (2007,2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housingassistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Source : na Not available.
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Table 16A.27
Table 16A.27
NSW (b), (c) Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT (d) NT Aust (e)2004-05 74.0 80.0 63.7 85.2 54.8 16.3 50.8 na 69.92005-06 74.6 63.0 71.6 63.0 63.0 86.8 35.4 na 68.42006-07 81.7 54.7 58.8 58.1 70.9 51.9 43.1 na 67.72007-08 77.9 54.5 60.4 56.1 40.1 64.0 31.9 na 62.42008-09 71.1 50.3 64.4 49.5 67.9 89.7 39.5 na 61.1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e) Australian totals may not represent national totals because data were not available for all jurisdictions.
Community housing
Data within a jurisdiction may not be comparable to data from previous years because of variation inresponse rates and the community housing organisations which responded to the survey. Data may notbe comparable across jurisdictions because of the considerable variation in the way community housingoperates in each jurisdiction. Organisation and tenant data may vary considerably because of the policyand program environment and the nature of the sector.
Proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with specialneeds (per cent) (a)
The proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with special needs for the year ending 30 June2009 may include households previously housed by another community housing provider. Householdtypes reported with special needs include: (1) Indigenous households; (2) Non-English speakinghouseholds; (3) Disability households; (4) Households with support needs; (5) Older person households(principal resident over 75); (6) Young person households (principal resident less than 24 years old); (7)Newly arrived migrants, refugees or asylum seekers; and (8) Other special needs.
‘Disability’ is defined in the NSW CH Data Collection as anything which restricts the person’s everydayactivities or otherwise limits their ability to function within the range considered normal for a humanbeing. Disability includes: intellectual, physical, sensory, psychiatric.
The proportion of new tenancies allocated to households with special needs for the year ending 30 June2009 excludes one mainstream government-funded community housing organisation providing housingfor Indigenous households which is reported separately in the Indigenous community housing datacollection.
na Not available.AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing , Canberra; AIHW (2007,2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housingassistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Source :
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.28
Table 16A.28
NSW (b) Vic Qld (c) WA SA (d) Tas ACT NT Aust (e)2004-05 73.9 na 77.6 84.8 65.4 65.1 95.8 na 78.92005-06 70.4 74.5 75.1 44.6 70.5 28.8 96.0 na 71.02006-07 75.7 86.7 53.5 58.7 84.7 52.2 78.2 na 69.62007-08 69.7 90.5 56.7 68.3 81.7 59.2 62.4 na 71.22008-09 67.9 91.5 56.2 85.1 96.6 57.4 95.6 na 75.0
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Community housing
Source : AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing , Canberra; AIHW (2007,2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housingassistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Data within a jurisdiction may not be comparable to data from previous years due to variation inresponse rates and the community housing organisations which responded to the survey. Data may notbe comparable across jurisdictions due to the considerable variation in the way community housingoperates in each jurisdiction. Organisation and tenant data may vary considerably due to the policy andprogram environment and the nature of the sector. For example, the diverse nature of waiting list andallocation processes in the sector may result in organisations allocating tenants using factors other thanpriority. Community housing organisations may need to house a mix of tenants (for example, marketrent payers, those who can participate) to remain viable; or may need to obtain the right mix of tenantsin a share house (for example, the current tenant may choose the person with whom they will besharing).
na Not available.
Greatest need allocations as a proportion of all new allocations (percent) (a)
The proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need in 2008-09 may include householdspreviously housed by another community housing provider. It also includes needy households who wereimminently homeless or living in crisis accommodation.
The proportion of new allocations to those in greatest need percentage is a considerable underestimate,as data were not available on greatest need for one large provider.
The total number of new applicants who have a greatest need and number of applicants on waiting listat 30 June 2009 are sourced from the waiting list data from 89 out of 98 providers. This proportion maybe understated as wait list data are not as robust as data collection data.
Australian totals may not represent national totals because data were not available for all jurisdictions.
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.29
Table 16A.29NSW (c) Vic (d) Qld (e) WA (f, g) SA Tas (g) ACT (h) NT Aust (i)
Net recurrent cost of providing assistance (excluding the cost of capital) per dwelling2003-04 10 942 6 129 5 090 9 325 4 450 9 149 na na 7 7452004-05 10 743 7 619 6 295 9 157 7 994 12 988 na na 8 8512005-06 9 089 7 384 4 868 10 278 8 201 10 423 na na 8 0902006-07 8 956 8 313 3 953 6 880 7 306 10 263 6 983 na 7 4112007-08 8 844 7 250 4 674 4 956 6 008 12 023 7 816 na 7 045
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)(g)
(h)
(i)
For some organisations, provider costs may include some other non-housing costs.
Australian totals may not represent national totals because data were not available for all jurisdictions.
Administrator costs do not include property costs met by government for boarding houses andproperties leased by government to the sector. Grants and subsidies paid to community housingorganisations for tenancy management, as part of administrator costs, may be included in expendituresreported by community housing organisations for provider net recurrent costs.
Provider net recurrent costs for year ending 30 June 2008 are sourced from the survey data and havebeen weighted up to reflect the same number of dwellings in order to provide a comparable figure withthe administrator net recurrent costs.
Data for the 2007-08 financial year are reported to provide additional time to collate financial data.Therefore the information relates to a different number of providers and tenant households than the non-financial data.
Community housing
Source : AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing , Canberra; AIHW (2007,2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housingassistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Net recurrent cost per dwelling (2007-08 dollars) (a), (b)
na Not available.
Data within a jurisdiction may not be comparable to data from previous years because of variation inresponse rates and the community housing organisations that responded to the survey. Data may not becomparable across jurisdictions because of the considerable variation in the way community housingoperates in each jurisdiction. Organisation and tenant data may vary considerably because of the policyand program environment and the nature of the sector. The net recurrent cost per dwelling has been calculated for only those properties in programs for whichdetailed provider costs are available. The cost of the new properties may not have a full year effect inthe total cost reported.
Provider net recurrent costs for year ending 30 June 2008 are sourced from the survey data and havebeen weighted up to reflect the same number of dwellings in order to provide a comparable figure withthe administrator net recurrent costs. There is incomplete information from some providers as theyconsolidate operating and administrative expenses for both government and non-government programsin audited financial statements. Administrator net recurrent costs are derived from administrative dataand include maintenance, rates, grants, services and charges and tenant utilities and other operatingexpenses.Provider net recurrent costs for year ending 30 June 2008 are sourced from the data collection fromproviders of Long Term Community Housing and Community-Managed Housing Studio Units and fromgrants administration data for other programs. These costs have been weighted up to match the totalnumber of dwellings in all programs in order to provide a comparable figure with the administrator netrecurrent costs. The administrator net recurrent costs for year ending 30 June 2008 are sourced fromthe department's financial information system. Employee expenses have not been included, as staff alsowork on other programs.
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.30
Table 16A.30NSW Vic (b) Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT (c) Aust (d) 98.2 94.5 95.7 98.0 95.1 98.9 89.8 100.0 96.5 98.4 93.7 97.2 94.1 96.5 99.8 89.8 100.0 96.6 97.2 96.6 96.6 96.1 96.8 98.5 90.4 100.0 96.7 98.4 95.4 97.0 95.8 96.1 100.0 93.9 100.0 97.1 98.2 95.0 99.3 88.7 96.8 99.0 95.7 100.0 96.9
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing , Canberra; AIHW (2007,2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housingassistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Data within a jurisdiction may not be comparable to data from previous years due to variation inresponse rates and the community housing organisations which responded to the survey. Data may notbe comparable across jurisdictions due to the considerable variation in the way community housingoperates in each jurisdiction. Organisation and tenant data may vary considerably due to the policy andprogram environment and the nature of the sector.
Source :
2007
Vacancy rates in some properties such as Group Housing may be affected by the program model as theagency is required to match disabled clients in shared accommodation which can increase the numberof vacancy units at a point in time and turnaround times.
For the occupancy rate of rental housing stock it is assumed that all dwellings are occupied becausemany organisations are turning away people seeking accommodation.
Australian totals may not represent national totals because data were not available for all jurisdictions.
Community housing
20082009
Occupancy rates at 30 June (per cent) (a)
20052006
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.31
Table 16A.31NSW Vic Qld WA (c) SA (d) Tas ACT NT Aust (e)
2003-04 99.4 96.1 98.6 98.0 97.8 101.2 92.6 na 98.32004-05 99.5 96.3 98.3 102.6 97.8 100.4 100.3 na 99.02005-06 98.8 99.6 99.6 100.5 98.0 98.5 97.3 na 99.12006-07 99.8 99.5 100.3 100.3 98.4 95.7 98.1 na 99.62007-08 98.3 99.2 98.6 100.9 98.6 97.9 97.0 na 98.7
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e) Australian totals may not represent national totals because data were not available for all jurisdictions.
Community housing
Source : AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing , Canberra; AIHW (2007,2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housingassistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Rent collection rate (per cent) (a), (b)
na Not available.
Data for the 2007-08 financial year are reported to provide additional time to collate financial data.Therefore the information relates to a different number of providers and tenant households than the non-financial data.
Data within a jurisdiction may not be comparable to data from previous years due to variation inresponse rates and the community housing organisations which responded to the survey. Data may notbe comparable across jurisdictions due to the considerable variation in the way community housingoperates in each jurisdiction. Organisation and tenant data may vary considerably due to the policy andprogram environment and the nature of the sector.The reported results for this indicator are based on survey responses from organisations whichprovided data on both total rent charged and total rent collected for the year ending 30 June 2008.
The reported results for this indicator are based on audited financial statements received from providers.
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Tabl
e 16
A.32
Tabl
e 16
A.3
2
Uni
tN
SW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
AC
TN
TA
ust
Sam
ple
size
no.
577
463
924
315
514
158
149
na 3
100
Size
of d
wel
ling
% 8
8 8
5 8
1 8
6 8
7 9
4 8
2na
86
Mod
ifica
tions
for s
peci
al n
eeds
% 8
1 7
7 7
9 8
6 7
9 7
8 7
9na
81
Ease
of a
cces
s an
d en
try%
93
94
92
95
93
94
88
na 9
3
Car
par
king
% 8
9 9
1 7
7 8
7 8
6 9
4 8
6na
86
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spa
ce a
nd fe
ncin
g%
85
84
79
89
84
85
91
na 8
4
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acy
of h
ome
% 8
6 8
6 8
1 8
8 8
5 8
6 8
3na
85
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ty/s
ecur
ity o
f hom
e%
86
81
79
81
77
82
79
na 8
2
Aver
age
% 8
7 8
6 8
1 8
8 8
5 8
8 8
4na
86
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dard
err
or%
1.6
1.9
1.6
2.2
1.8
3.1
3.6
na 0
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(b)
(c)
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neig
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A.33
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size
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88
91
90
88
91
92
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9
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faci
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s%
89
100
87
80
91
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77
na 8
9
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atio
n/tra
inin
g fa
cilit
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% 9
2 8
9 8
6 8
0 8
9 9
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89
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88
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88
92
86
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8
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f nei
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od%
87
86
78
81
81
81
79
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4
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age
% 8
9 9
1 8
7 8
8 9
0 9
1 8
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89
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dard
err
or%
1.6
1.7
1.5
2.5
1.7
3.1
3.3
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(b)
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als
beca
use
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t ava
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r all
juris
dict
ions
.
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mun
ityho
usin
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ble.
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rce
:
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2009
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com
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resp
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erat
esin
each
juris
dict
ion.
Org
anis
atio
n an
d te
nant
dat
a m
ay v
ary
cons
ider
ably
bec
ause
of t
he p
olic
y an
d pr
ogra
m e
nviro
nmen
t and
the
natu
re o
f the
sec
tor.
The
repo
rted
resu
ltfo
rth
eaf
ford
abilit
yin
dica
tor
refe
rsto
tena
ncie
sm
anag
edby
orga
nisa
tions
that
resp
onde
dto
the
annu
alda
taco
llect
ion
only
.The
NSW
com
mun
ityho
usin
gre
ntre
form
sin
trodu
ced
inJu
ly20
08re
quire
dpr
ovid
ers
toca
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e10
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nce
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edby
the
tena
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part
ofth
ere
ntal
paym
ent.
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leth
eC
RA
amou
ntsh
ould
notb
ein
clud
edin
the
rent
and
hous
ehol
din
com
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lcul
atio
n,so
me
prov
ider
sm
ayha
vein
clud
ed in
this
cal
cula
tion
due
to p
revi
ous
syst
em s
ettin
gs.
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tcha
rged
byag
enci
esun
der
the
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sing
Prov
ider
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asse
ssed
at25
per
cent
ofba
sein
com
e,pl
us10
0pe
rce
ntof
any
CR
Are
ceiv
edby
the
tena
nt.
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may
sugg
est
that
som
eco
mm
unity
hous
ing
tena
nts
pay
mor
eth
an25
per
cent
ofin
com
ein
rent
.H
owev
er,
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r-ren
t’in
com
eof
com
mun
ityho
usin
gte
nant
sis
the
sam
eas
that
ofpu
blic
hous
ing
tena
nts,
beca
use
publ
icho
usin
gte
nant
sdo
not
rece
ive
CR
A.So
me
prov
ider
sal
soin
clud
ese
rvic
ech
arge
s an
d bo
ard
with
the
rent
cha
rges
.Th
ere
porte
dre
sult
for
the
affo
rdab
ility
indi
cato
ris
base
don
surv
eyre
spon
ses
from
orga
nisa
tions
whi
chpr
ovid
edda
taon
tota
lren
tsch
arge
dfo
rth
ew
eek
endi
ng 3
0 Ju
ne 2
009
and
tota
l hou
seho
ld a
sses
sabl
e in
com
e fo
r tha
t wee
k.
Com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng
Prop
ortio
n of
inco
me
rem
aini
ng a
fter p
ayin
g re
nt, a
s at
30
June
(per
cen
t) (a
)
2005
2006
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Table 16A.35
Table 16A.35
NSW Vic (b) Qld (c) WA (b), (d) SA (e) Tas ACT (b) NT Aust (f) 0.8 – 2.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.0 na 1.5 0.7 0.1 2.4 0.1 0.2 1.6 0.6 na 0.8 1.0 0.1 2.3 – 2.4 1.1 0.5 na 1.2 0.9 0.1 2.0 0.5 3.1 1.7 0.5 na 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.6 0.2 1.0 0.9 – na 0.7
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f) Australian totals may not represent national totals because complete data were not available for alljurisdictions.
Data for the proportion of households where dwelling size is not appropriate due to overcrowdingexclude households which contain multiple families, groups of unrelated adults of for which thehousehold composition was unknown as the relationships between household members could not bedetermined.Household details are limited and vary by housing program. A conservative estimate of the proportion ofhouseholds with overcrowding is provided based on only those households which would be overcrowdedunder worst-case assumptions for missing data.
Limited information is supplied as many organisations do not have systems in place to record thisinformation.
The proportion of households with overcrowding excludes group households with no additionalinformation.
na Not available. – Nil or rounded to zero.AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing , Canberra; AIHW (2007,2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housingassistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Source :
Community housing
Proportion of households with overcrowding at 30 June (per cent)(a)
200520062007
Data within a jurisdiction may not be comparable to previous years because of variation in responserates and the community housing organisations that responded to the survey. Data may not becomparable across jurisdictions because of the considerable variation in the way community housingoperates in each jurisdiction. Organisation and tenant data may vary considerably because of the policyand program environment and the nature of the sector.
20082009
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.36
Table 16A.36Overall satisfaction Unit NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust (d)Sample size (d), (e)
no. 395 250 255 315 357 172 na na 1 792no. 403 270 346 311 352 116 118 .. 1 916no. na na na na na na na na nano. 562 438 488 570 571 175 126 na 2 935no. 562 445 897 307 504 153 73 na 3 013
Very satisfiedno. 47 35 44 42 33 56 na na 42% 41.0 38.0 46.0 38.0 35.0 46.0 41.0 .. 40.0% na na na na na na na na na% 48.0 46.0 46.0 46.0 40.0 55.0 30.0 na 46.0% 52.0 38.0 40.0 36.0 34.0 48.0 41.0 na 44.0
Satisfiedno. 47 35 44 42 33 56 na na 42% 37.0 37.0 36.0 38.0 40.0 29.0 44.0 .. 37.0% na na na na na na na na na% 38.0 40.0 39.0 42.0 41.0 39.0 46.0 na 40.0% 35.0 39.0 39.0 45.0 44.0 38.0 32.0 na 39.0
Standard error% 1.4 2.0 1.4 2.3 1.8 2.9 3.7 na 0.7
(a)(b)
(c)
(d)(e)
20052007
2007
2001200220052007
20012002
1999
1999
Community housing
Customer satisfaction (a), (b), (c)
20012002
1999
2005
2007
Totals may not sum due to rounding.The sample sizes reflect the number of unweighted valid responses and are therefore different to thoseprovided for the amenity/location indicator.
AIHW (2009) Community housing 2006-07: CSHA national data report , Canberra.
At March/April.
na Not available .. Not applicable.Source :
Care should be taken in interpreting small differences in results as the data are subject to samplingerror. The standard error is the measure of the expected variability of the value for the population beingmeasured. These data are not comparable with the 2007 Public Housing data due to differences insurvey sample design and the methodology used to collect the data.
Australian data do not represent national data because data were not available for all jurisdictions. TheNT did not participate in the survey because of its small community housing tenant population.
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Indigenous community housing
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)N
umbe
r of p
erm
anen
t dw
ellin
gs m
anag
ed b
y fu
nded
/act
ivel
y re
gist
ered
ICH
Os,
at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 2
450
.. 4
136
1 3
74 9
45..
23
6 1
68 1
993
17
089
no.
2 9
46..
4 1
57 2
956
947
.. 2
3 6
165
2 2
30 1
9 42
4no
. 2
510
348
4 0
92 2
200
895
.. 2
3 6
326
1 0
28 1
7 42
2N
umbe
r of p
erm
anen
t dw
ellin
gs, a
t 30
June
no.
4 9
89..
4 1
36 3
213
983
.. 2
3 6
168
1 9
93 2
1 50
5no
. 4
457
.. 4
157
2 9
56 9
67..
23
6 3
37 2
230
21
127
no.
4 4
61 3
48 4
092
3 2
60 9
94..
23
6 4
05 2
781
22
364
Num
ber o
f im
prov
ised
dw
ellin
gs, a
t 30
June
no
.–
..na
na 8
..–
639
40
nano
.–
..na
347
7..
– 5
27 1
0 8
91no
. 2
0–
na 3
47–
..–
548
– 9
15N
umbe
r of p
erm
anen
t dw
ellin
gs n
ot c
onne
cted
to w
ater
, at 3
0 Ju
ne
no.
–..
––
–..
– 2
92 2
294
no.
–..
––
–..
– 2
92 3
295
no.
––
––
2..
– 2
92 1
295
Num
ber o
f per
man
ent d
wel
lings
not
con
nect
ed to
sew
erag
e, a
t 30
June
no
.–
..–
––
..–
396
9 4
05no
.–
..–
––
..–
396
3 3
99no
.–
––
– 5
..–
396
1 4
0220
08
2008
2008
2008
2008
2006
2006
2006
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
2007
2007
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
2007
2007
2007
2006
2006
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
Num
ber o
f per
man
ent d
wel
lings
not
con
nect
ed to
ele
ctric
ity, a
t 30
June
no
.–
..–
––
..–
334
2 3
36no
.–
..–
––
..–
334
6 3
40no
.–
––
– 4
..–
334
– 3
38To
tal n
umbe
r of h
ouse
hold
s liv
ing
in p
erm
anen
t dw
ellin
gs, a
t 30
June
no
.na
.. 5
712
na 8
27..
22
6 8
07na
nano
.na
.. 3
933
2 0
62 4
81..
23
na 4
61 6
960
no.
na 3
45 4
014
na 1
077
.. 2
3 6
405
871
naTo
tal r
ent c
olle
cted
by
ICH
Os
for t
he y
ear e
ndin
g 30
Jun
e20
05-0
6$'
000
9 6
88..
11
100
4 5
47 1
143
.. 1
17 1
1 60
0 8
924
47
119
2006
-07
$'00
0 1
0 63
8..
11
400
5 9
37 1
230
.. 1
72 1
3 10
2 1
2 21
5 5
4 69
420
07-0
8$'
000
9 9
86 5
98 1
0 84
1 7
001
710
.. 2
50 1
3 66
1 3
911
46
958
Tota
l ren
t cha
rged
by
ICH
Os
for t
he y
ear e
ndin
g 30
Jun
e20
05-0
6$'
000
10
831
.. 1
1 40
0 4
833
1 1
13..
117
11
180
10
537
50
011
2006
-07
$'00
0 1
1 82
0..
11
800
6 1
34 1
878
.. 1
72 1
1 75
2 1
3 27
4 5
6 83
020
07-0
8$'
000
11
119
627
11
941
6 9
22 1
5 04
6..
249
11
944
4 1
97 6
2 04
3To
tal r
ecur
rent
exp
endi
ture
for I
CH
Os
for t
he y
ear e
ndin
g 30
Jun
e20
05-0
6$'
000
14
072
.. 5
300
1 1
32 6
074
.. 5
15 2
1 20
0 8
191
56
484
2006
-07
$'00
0 2
8 75
9..
13
600
32
532
3 0
79..
130
21
772
15
914
115
786
2007
-08
$'00
0 3
8 56
6 1
049
27
924
28
999
2 7
01..
157
na 5
918
105
315
2008
2008
2007
2006
2007
2006
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
Tota
l cap
ital e
xpen
ditu
re fo
r IC
HO
s fo
r the
yea
r end
ing
30 J
une
2005
-06
$'00
0 2
0 97
6..
34
600
60
053
7 0
23..
1 4
47 2
5 97
0 1
6 81
7 1
66 8
8620
06-0
7$'
000
13
983
.. 3
8 80
0 9
3 36
0 8
308
.. 2
5 2
5 19
8 8
403
188
077
2007
-08
$'00
0 1
4 36
3 1
39 3
3 95
8 4
1 44
3 5
562
..–
38
620
525
134
610
Tota
l net
recu
rren
t cos
ts fo
r IC
HO
s fo
r the
yea
r end
ing
30 J
une
2005
-06
$'00
0 1
7 06
2..
nana
6 0
74..
515
3 5
00 1
3 71
0na
2006
-07
$'00
0 2
3 38
6..
13
600
– 3
079
..na
nana
40
065
2007
-08
$'00
0 2
9 41
6 1
049
27
924
28
999
2 5
01..
157
na 5
702
95
749
Tota
l num
ber o
f occ
upie
d pe
rman
ent d
wel
lings
, at 3
0 Ju
ne
no.
2 3
67..
3 9
60 2
233
827
.. 2
2 5
366
1 8
75 1
6 65
0no
. 4
383
.. 4
157
2 6
90 8
61..
23
na 2
116
14
230
no.
2 2
99 3
45 4
014
na 7
38..
23
6 4
05 8
49 1
4 67
3To
tal n
umbe
r of h
ouse
hold
s w
ith o
verc
row
ding
, at 3
0 Ju
neno
.na
.. 1
438
na 1
6..
nana
384
nano
.na
.. 1
068
na 1
16..
nana
317
1 5
01no
. 1
300
– 1
438
nana
..–
na 6
4na
Tota
l num
ber o
f hou
seho
lds
requ
iring
add
ition
al b
edro
oms,
at 3
0 Ju
neno
.na
.. 1
905
na 2
7..
nana
nana
no.
na..
1 9
05na
174
.. 3
10 5
363
314
8 0
66no
. 1
450
14
1 9
05na
na..
–na
99
na
2008
2008
2008
2007
2006
2006
2007
2007
2006
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
Tota
l num
ber o
f add
ition
al b
edro
oms
requ
ired,
at 3
0 Ju
neno
.na
.. 4
565
na 1
02..
nana
nana
no.
520
.. 4
565
na 5
02..
na 1
3 74
6 1
10 1
9 44
3no
. 3
585
14
4 5
65na
na..
– 1
2 36
2 1
71 2
0 69
7To
tal n
umbe
r of h
ouse
hold
s fo
r whi
ch h
ouse
hold
gro
ups
and
dwel
ling
deta
ils w
ere
know
n, a
t 30
June
no.
na..
3 9
33na
285
.. 2
2na
1 9
93na
no.
na..
3 9
33 2
062
481
.. 2
3na
461
6 9
60no
. 4
461
296
3 9
33na
na..
23
– 6
29 9
342
Tota
l num
ber o
f bed
room
s in
per
man
ent d
wel
lings
, at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 9
985
.. 1
3 06
5na
2 2
69..
73
18
037
5 7
75 4
9 20
4no
. 1
2 26
0..
13
228
na 2
669
.. 6
9 1
8 42
6 6
844
53
496
no.
13
523
1 0
10 1
3 08
5 9
780
2 5
61..
71
18
707
2 2
66 6
1 00
3To
tal n
umbe
r of p
eopl
e liv
ing
in p
erm
anen
t dw
ellin
gs, a
t 30
June
no.
17
816
.. 2
0 50
1na
4 8
22..
74
52
887
6 6
72 1
02 7
72no
. 2
1 80
0..
20
501
na 3
758
.. 7
3 4
6 30
8 7
704
100
144
no.
17
686
898
20
501
12
183
2 3
66..
78
na 2
803
naN
umbe
r of c
urre
ntly
fund
ed/a
ctiv
ely
regi
ster
ed IC
HO
s, a
t 30
June
no.
126
.. 3
4 3
9 5
2..
1 7
6 8
5 4
13no
. 1
42..
34
33
50
.. 1
70
54
384
no.
122
1 1
6 1
4 2
6..
1 7
0 3
3 2
83
2008
2007
2006
2008
2006
2007
2007
2007
2008
2006
2006
2006
2007
2008
2008
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
Num
ber o
f IC
HO
s, a
t 30
June
no.
268
.. 3
4 1
22 5
8..
1 7
6 8
5 6
44no
. 2
49..
34
33
61
.. 1
73
54
505
no.
249
1 1
6 1
4 4
1..
1 7
2 9
3 4
87N
umbe
r of I
CH
Os
with
a h
ousi
ng m
anag
emen
t pla
n, a
t 30
June
no.
72
.. 3
4 3
2 3
7..
1 7
1 4
1 2
88no
. 7
1..
34
33
41
.. 1
65
39
284
no.
49
– 1
6 1
4 2
4..
1 6
6 1
2 1
82To
tal n
umbe
r of I
ndig
enou
s em
ploy
ees
in IC
HO
s, a
t 30
June
no.
294
.. 2
59na
10
.. 4
338
134
1 0
39no
. 6
62..
177
26
10
..–
367
27
1 2
69no
. 6
23 1
2 5
6na
10
.. 3
337
192
1 2
33N
umbe
r of I
ndig
enou
s em
ploy
ees
in IC
HO
s w
ho h
ad c
ompl
eted
acc
redi
ted
train
ing,
at 3
0 Ju
neno
. 5
9..
21
na 7
.. 2
41
57
187
no.
70
.. 2
2 5
8..
– 1
1 5
5 1
71no
. 4
9 3
12
na 8
.. 3
9 5
0 1
34N
umbe
r of I
ndig
enou
s em
ploy
ees
in IC
HO
s w
ho w
ere
unde
rtaki
ng a
ccre
dite
d tra
inin
g, a
t 30
June
no.
14
.. 1
2na
1..
1 1
52 5
2 2
32no
. 1
1..
17
12
2..
– 3
6 2
7 1
05no
. 2
6 8
6na
4..
– 3
1 3
2 1
0720
08
2008
2008
2008
2008
2006
2006
2006
2006
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
Tota
l num
ber o
f em
ploy
ees
in IC
HO
s, a
t 30
June
no.
343
.. 2
72na
16
.. 6
470
189
1 2
96no
. 6
85..
234
48
13
.. 1
509
43
1 5
33no
. 6
48 1
6 8
3na
12
.. 3
490
296
1 5
48
(a)
(b)
Tota
l num
ber o
f hou
seho
lds
livin
g in
per
man
ent d
wel
lings
man
aged
by
ICH
Os
data
are
not
repo
rted
due
to d
ata
qual
ity is
sues
. To
talr
entc
olle
cted
byIC
HO
sam
ount
refe
rsto
rent
colle
cted
from
the
dwel
lings
man
aged
byIC
HO
sth
atar
eac
tivel
yre
gist
ered
with
AHO
asat
30Ju
ne20
08.
Itdo
esno
tinc
lude
the
amou
ntof
rent
colle
cted
byIC
HO
sth
atdi
dno
tren
ewth
eir
regi
stra
tion
with
AHO
.As
are
sult
ofda
taqu
ality
issu
esfo
rth
eto
talr
ent
char
ged
by IC
HO
s, th
e da
ta e
xclu
de in
form
atio
n on
49
dwel
lings
man
aged
by
one
activ
ely
regi
ster
ed o
rgan
isat
ion.
Tota
lre
curr
ent
expe
nditu
refo
rIC
HO
sin
clud
eson
lyho
usin
gca
pita
lex
pend
iture
that
AHO
spen
ton
the
Abor
igin
alco
mm
unity
hous
ing
sect
or.
Cap
ital
expe
nditu
reby
Indi
geno
usho
usin
gor
gani
satio
nsis
not
incl
uded
.To
taln
etre
curr
ent
cost
sfo
rIC
HO
sin
clud
eson
lyre
curr
ent
expe
nses
incu
rred
byA
HO
thro
ugh
empl
oyee
-rel
ated
and
othe
rpr
ojec
tex
pens
es,
such
asSe
ctor
Supp
ort
and
Res
ourc
ing,
Hea
lthy
Indi
geno
usH
ousi
ngIn
itiat
ive,
Tena
nts
Initi
ativ
e,R
esou
rcin
g C
omm
unity
Org
anis
atio
ns. I
CH
O re
curr
ent e
xpen
ses
are
not i
nclu
ded.
NSW
data
colle
ctio
nfo
cuse
son
dwel
lings
man
aged
byac
tivel
yre
gist
ered
orga
nisa
tions
.Act
ive
regi
stra
tion
with
the
Abor
igin
alH
ousi
ngO
ffice
(AH
O)d
oes
not
guar
ante
e fu
ndin
g an
d do
es n
ot e
quat
e to
fund
ed IC
HO
s.
Num
bero
fper
man
entd
wel
lings
man
aged
by(1
)act
ivel
yan
dno
n-ac
tivel
yre
gist
ered
orga
nisa
tions
repo
rted
isso
urce
dfro
ma
Con
ditio
nAs
sess
men
tSur
vey
ofN
SWAb
orig
inal
com
mun
ityho
usin
gse
ctor
in20
07,w
hich
was
subs
eque
ntly
upda
ted;
(2)
ICH
Os
notc
onne
cted
tow
ater
and
elec
trici
tyis
cons
iste
ntw
ithth
eC
omm
unity
Hou
sing
and
Infra
stru
ctur
eN
eeds
Surv
ey(C
HIN
S)20
06.
Num
ber
ofpe
rman
ent
dwel
lings
man
aged
byIC
HO
sno
tco
nnec
ted
tose
wer
age
isap
prox
imat
ely
cons
iste
nt w
ith th
e C
HIN
S 20
06.
Num
ber
ofim
prov
ised
dwel
lings
man
aged
byIC
HO
ssh
ould
bein
terp
rete
dw
ithca
utio
n,as
ther
em
aybe
data
qual
ityco
ncer
nsth
atre
sult
from
non-
clar
ityof
wha
t an
impr
ovis
ed d
wel
ling
is o
n th
e pa
rt of
ICH
Os
that
com
plet
ed A
borig
inal
Hou
sing
Offi
ce re
gist
ratio
n fo
rms.
2007
2008
Dat
aw
ithin
juris
dict
ions
may
notb
eco
mpa
rabl
eto
prev
ious
year
s’du
eto
ach
ange
insc
ope
ofth
eIC
Hco
llect
ion
in20
07-0
8,an
dva
riatio
nsin
the
ICH
Os
that
resp
ond
toth
esu
rvey
,orf
orw
hich
juris
dict
ions
can
prov
ide
data
.Dat
am
ayno
tbe
com
para
ble
acro
ssju
risdi
ctio
nsbe
caus
eof
cons
ider
able
varia
tion
inth
ew
ayIC
Hop
erat
esin
each
juris
dict
ion.
Furth
er,o
rgan
isat
ion
and
hous
ehol
din
form
atio
nm
ayva
ryco
nsid
erab
lybe
caus
eof
the
polic
yan
dpr
ogra
men
viro
nmen
tand
the
natu
re o
f the
sec
tor.
2006
Tota
lnu
mbe
rof
occu
pied
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gsm
anag
edby
ICH
Os
refe
rson
lyto
the
dwel
lings
man
aged
byth
eIC
HO
sth
atre
new
edre
gist
ratio
nw
ithAb
orig
inal
Hou
sing
Offi
ce a
s at
Jun
e 20
08. D
oes
not i
nclu
de d
ata
for t
he to
tal n
umbe
r of d
wel
lings
in th
e se
ctor
.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
(c)
Tota
lnum
ber
ofho
useh
olds
with
over
crow
ding
isap
prox
imat
eon
lyan
dre
fers
toal
ldw
ellin
gsm
anag
edby
activ
ely
regi
ster
edan
dno
n-ac
tivel
yre
gist
ered
orga
nisa
tions
.
Tota
lnu
mbe
rof
hous
ehol
dsre
quiri
ngad
ditio
nal
bedr
oom
sda
taar
eap
prox
imat
eon
ly,
and
this
isan
extra
pola
tion
for
all
the
dwel
lings
inth
eAb
orig
inal
com
mun
ity s
ecto
r.
The
num
ber
ofad
ditio
nalb
edro
oms
requ
ired
byho
useh
olds
livin
gin
hous
esth
atar
em
anag
edby
ICH
Os
that
are
activ
ely
regi
ster
edas
at30
June
2008
is20
17.T
head
ditio
nalb
edro
oms
requ
ired
byho
useh
olds
livin
gin
hous
esth
atar
em
anag
edby
ICH
Os
that
are
nota
ctiv
ely
regi
ster
ed(1
568)
was
deriv
edby
extra
pola
tion
and
both
tota
l abo
ut 3
585
bedr
oom
s.
Tota
l num
ber o
f hou
seho
lds
for w
hich
hou
seho
ld g
roup
s an
d dw
ellin
g de
tails
wer
e kn
own
is a
ppro
xim
ate
only
bec
ause
of d
ata
qual
ity is
sues
.Th
enu
mbe
rof
bedr
oom
sin
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gsm
anag
edby
activ
ely
and
non-
activ
ely
regi
ster
edor
gani
satio
nsre
porte
dhe
reis
sour
ced
from
aC
ondi
tion
Asse
ssm
entS
urve
yof
New
Sout
hW
ales
Abor
igin
alco
mm
unity
hous
ing
sect
orin
2007
,whi
chw
assu
bseq
uent
lyup
date
d.Th
eun
itre
cord
data
fort
his
item
are
inco
mpl
ete
beca
use
it re
pres
ents
the
num
ber o
f bed
room
s of
dw
ellin
gs th
at a
re m
anag
ed b
y or
gani
satio
ns th
at re
new
ed re
gist
ratio
n w
ith A
HO
in 2
008.
Tota
lnum
bero
fpeo
ple
livin
gin
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gsis
anap
prox
imat
eon
ly.I
twas
deriv
edfro
mth
eac
tual
num
ber
ofbe
droo
ms
(13
529)
inN
SWAb
orig
inal
com
mun
ityho
usin
gse
ctor
.ABS
figur
esh
ows
that
the
NSW
Indi
geno
uspo
pula
tion
has
anav
erag
eof
1.2
pers
ons
per
bedr
oom
.The
Indi
geno
usco
mm
unity
sect
orha
s18
.3pe
rce
ntov
ercr
owde
dho
useh
olds
com
pare
dto
10.9
per
cent
for
allt
enur
esin
2006
.Ba
sed
onth
is,t
heav
erag
epe
rson
spe
rbe
droo
mfo
rIn
dige
nous
hou
seho
lds
was
incr
ease
d sl
ight
ly to
1.3
, whi
ch re
sulte
d in
abo
ut 1
7 68
6 pe
ople
livi
ng in
the
dwel
lings
.N
umbe
rof
curr
ently
fund
ed/a
ctiv
ely
regi
ster
edIC
HO
sda
tapr
ovid
edar
efo
rIC
HO
sth
atar
eac
tivel
yre
gist
ered
with
AHO
asat
June
2008
.Nin
etee
nof
thes
eIC
HO
sdi
dno
tman
age
prop
ertie
sas
atJu
ne 2
008.
Inco
rpor
ated
orga
nisa
tions
that
iden
tifie
dho
usin
gas
the
key
oron
eof
the
mai
nfu
nctio
nsm
ayre
gist
erw
ithth
e N
SW A
HO
.
Num
bero
ffun
ded/
activ
ely
regi
ster
edan
dun
fund
edIC
HO
sis
verif
ied
thro
ugh
the
Abor
igin
alH
ousi
ngO
ffice
sC
ondi
tion
Asse
ssm
entS
urve
yof
dwel
lings
inth
eAb
orig
inal
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng s
ecto
r.
The
repo
rted
data
fort
henu
mbe
rofI
CH
Os
with
aho
usin
gm
anag
emen
tpla
nre
fert
oIC
HO
sw
ithho
usin
gm
anag
emen
tpla
nth
atin
clud
esat
leas
tthr
eeof
the
five
spec
ified
com
pone
nts
ofth
epl
an.
The
num
ber
ofIC
HO
sth
atha
veco
mpo
nent
sof
the
plan
is:
58fo
rde
liver
ing
hous
ing
assi
stan
ce,
40fo
ras
set
man
agem
entp
lan,
63fo
rre
ntco
llect
ion
polic
ies,
and
57fo
rfin
anci
alpr
actic
esan
dre
porti
ngsy
stem
sth
atlin
kre
sour
ces
toou
tcom
es.T
henu
mbe
rofI
CH
Os
that
hav
e al
l hou
sing
man
agem
ent p
lan
com
pone
nts
is 3
1.Q
ueen
slan
dnu
mbe
rof
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gsm
anag
edby
fund
ed/a
ctiv
ely
regi
ster
edIC
HO
sda
taar
eso
urce
dfro
mD
epar
tmen
tala
dmin
istra
tive
data
.To
tal
num
ber
ofho
useh
olds
livin
gin
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gsm
anag
edby
ICH
Os
equa
lsth
eto
taln
umbe
rof
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gsm
inus
the
num
ber
ofpe
rman
ent
dwel
lings
that
wer
e va
cant
at 3
0 Ju
ne 2
008.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
(d)
(e)
Cou
ncils
are
curr
ently
unab
leto
sepa
rate
the
recu
rren
tcos
tsas
soci
ated
with
hous
ing
serv
ices
from
thos
eas
soci
ated
with
the
othe
rser
vice
sth
eypr
ovid
e.Th
eam
ount
repo
rted
here
isth
eco
stof
mai
nten
ance
serv
ices
prov
ided
byth
eQ
ueen
slan
dG
over
nmen
t,pl
usst
affa
ndre
late
dad
min
istra
tive
cost
sas
soci
ated
with
the
Hea
lthy
Indi
geno
us H
ousi
ng In
itiat
ive.
Hou
seho
lds
data
are
from
the
Prop
erty
Con
ditio
nan
dTe
nant
sSu
rvey
2006
-07
and
incl
ude
tota
lnum
bero
fhou
seho
lds:
(1)w
ithov
ercr
owdi
ngan
dto
taln
umbe
rof
addi
tiona
lbed
room
sre
quire
d,ba
sed
ona
prox
yoc
cupa
ncy
stan
dard
;(2
)re
quiri
ngad
ditio
nalb
edro
oms,
base
don
publ
icho
usin
gbe
droo
men
title
men
t(s
imila
rto
Can
adia
noc
cupa
ncy
stan
dard
);an
d(3
)for
whi
chho
useh
old
grou
psan
ddw
ellin
gde
tails
wer
ekn
own,
and
tota
lnum
bero
fpeo
ple
livin
gin
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gs. T
otal
num
ber o
f bed
room
s in
per
man
ent d
wel
lings
are
from
Dep
artm
enta
l adm
inis
trativ
e da
ta.
For
the
num
ber
ofIC
HO
san
dnu
mbe
rof
fund
ed/a
ctiv
ely
regi
ster
edIC
HO
s,lo
cal
gove
rnm
ent
refo
rms
inM
arch
2008
resu
lted
infiv
eco
unci
lsbe
ing
amal
gam
ated
into
the
Nor
ther
nPe
nins
ula
Area
Cou
ncil,
and
14co
unci
lsbe
ing
amal
gam
ated
into
the
Torr
esSt
rait
Isla
nder
Reg
iona
lCou
ncil,
resu
lting
ina
redu
ctio
nof
fund
edIC
HO
Sfro
m34
to16
.Tot
alnu
mbe
rofe
mpl
oyee
s,to
taln
umbe
rofI
ndig
enou
sem
ploy
ees
and
num
bero
fInd
igen
ous
empl
oyee
sco
mpl
eted
or u
nder
taki
ng a
ccre
dite
d tra
inin
g in
ICH
Os
data
are
bas
ed o
n da
ta p
rovi
ded
by 1
4 of
the
16 c
ounc
ils.
Tota
lnum
bero
fem
ploy
ees
inIC
HO
san
dnu
mbe
rofI
ndig
enou
sem
ploy
ees
inIC
HO
sw
hoha
dco
mpl
eted
orw
ere
unde
rtaki
ngac
cred
ited
train
ing
data
are
not
avai
labl
e at
this
sta
ge.
SAcu
rren
tdw
ellin
gco
unts
wer
eno
tava
ilabl
efo
rall
com
mun
ities
.In
thes
eca
ses,
hist
oric
aldw
ellin
gin
form
atio
nhe
ldby
the
juris
dict
ion
has
been
used
inst
ead.
Num
ber
ofpe
rman
ent
dwel
lings
man
aged
byIC
HO
sva
ries
from
the
prev
ious
year
due
toco
mm
uniti
esm
ovin
gin
and
out
ofth
epr
ogra
m.
Dw
ellin
gsw
ithun
know
ndw
ellin
gst
atus
wer
eas
sum
edto
bepe
rman
ent.
Num
ber
ofdw
ellin
gsva
ries
from
the
prev
ious
year
due
toco
mm
uniti
esm
ovin
gin
and
outo
fth
epr
ogra
m.
Tota
lrec
urre
ntco
stis
repo
rted
inst
ead
ofne
trec
urre
ntco
st,a
sda
taon
excl
usio
nsar
eno
thel
d,w
ithth
eex
cept
ion
ofgr
ants
and
subs
idie
s,w
hich
wer
eth
epr
inci
pal m
etho
d of
pay
men
t for
mai
nten
ance
ser
vice
s to
hou
sing
.
Dat
afo
r:(1
)th
eto
taln
umbe
rof
hous
ehol
dsliv
ing
inpe
rman
ent
dwel
lings
man
aged
byIC
HO
s;(2
)to
taln
umbe
rof
occu
pied
dwel
lings
;(3)
tota
lnum
ber
ofho
useh
olds
requ
iring
addi
tiona
lbed
room
s;(4
)th
eto
taln
umbe
rof
addi
tiona
lbed
room
sre
quire
d;an
d(5
)to
taln
umbe
rof
hous
ehol
dsfo
rw
hich
deta
ilsar
ekn
own,
tota
lnum
bero
fhou
seho
lds
with
over
crow
ding
,tot
alnu
mbe
rofb
edro
oms
inpe
rman
entd
wel
lings
,tot
alnu
mbe
rofp
eopl
eliv
ing
inpe
rman
entd
wel
lings
;ho
useh
old
leve
lda
taar
ecu
rren
tlyno
tav
aila
ble.
Hou
seho
ldle
vel
data
are
curr
ently
bein
gin
put
into
the
Dep
artm
ent
ofH
ousi
ngan
dW
orks
’H
ousi
ngM
anag
emen
tSy
stem
,fo
llow
ing
the
rece
ntst
ock
audi
t,fo
rho
uses
man
aged
byfu
nded
ICH
Os.
Com
plet
ion
ofth
ese
data
isde
pend
ent
onIC
HO
san
dis
expe
cted
in20
09.F
orto
taln
umbe
rofb
edro
oms
inpe
rman
entd
wel
lings
,est
imat
esar
eba
sed
onan
aver
age
ofth
ree
bedr
oom
spe
rdw
ellin
g.To
taln
umbe
rof
peop
le li
ving
in p
erm
anen
t dw
ellin
gs (I
CH
Os)
dat
a ag
greg
ated
from
com
mun
ity-le
vel p
opul
atio
n st
atis
tics.
WA
num
bero
fper
man
entd
wel
lings
man
aged
byIC
HO
sno
tcon
nect
edto
wat
er,s
ewer
age
and
elec
trici
tyda
taar
eno
tava
ilabl
efo
reve
rydw
ellin
gin
the
Stat
e.N
o dw
ellin
gs m
anag
ed b
y fu
nded
ICH
Os
are
know
n to
be
lack
ing
conn
ectio
ns.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
(f) (g)
NT
num
ber
ofpe
rman
ent
dwel
lings
man
aged
byIC
HO
sno
tco
nnec
ted
tow
ater
,se
wer
age
and
elec
trici
tyda
taw
ere
base
don
the
2004
-05
Indi
geno
usC
omm
unity
Hou
sing
Sur
vey.
Tota
lnum
ber
ofho
useh
olds
livin
gin
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gsm
anag
edby
ICH
Os
ises
timat
edba
sed
onon
eho
useh
old
per
dwel
ling,
and
assu
mes
that
all
dwel
lings
wer
eoc
cupi
ed.I
nfor
mat
ion
onto
taln
umbe
rof
:(1)
hous
ehol
dsw
ithov
ercr
owdi
ng;(
2)ho
useh
olds
requ
iring
addi
tiona
lbed
room
s;(3
)hou
seho
lds
for
whi
chho
useh
old
grou
psan
ddw
ellin
gde
tails
wer
ekn
own;
and
(4)t
otal
num
ber
ofpe
ople
livin
gin
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gs;i
sno
tava
ilabl
ebu
twill
beav
aila
ble
infu
ture
yea
rs, f
ollo
win
g th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e N
T's
Rem
ote
Publ
ic H
ousi
ng M
anag
emen
t Fra
mew
ork.
To
talr
entc
olle
cted
byIC
HO
sis
apr
ojec
ted
estim
ate
for2
007-
08.E
xact
figur
esar
eno
tpro
vide
dat
this
time
due
tode
lays
inen
dof
finan
cial
year
repo
rts.T
otal
rent
cha
rged
by
ICH
Os
data
repr
esen
t the
sum
of n
egot
iate
d re
nt ta
rget
s fo
r IC
HO
s.
Tota
lnum
ber
ofad
ditio
nalb
edro
oms
requ
ired
data
are
calc
ulat
edus
ing
anoc
cupa
ncy
rate
oftw
ope
ople
per
bedr
oom
.Th
ene
eds
mea
sure
men
tmod
elis
base
don
popu
latio
nco
unts
for
all
maj
orco
mm
uniti
esas
dete
rmin
edby
the
Gra
nts
Com
mis
sion
annu
ally
,fo
rlo
cal
gove
rnin
gbo
dies
.O
utst
atio
ns’/m
inor
com
mun
ities
’pop
ulat
ion
figur
esar
eba
sed
onth
ela
stsu
rvey
cond
ucte
dby
the
Abor
igin
alan
dTo
rres
Stra
itIs
land
erC
omm
issi
on.E
xclu
des
maj
orur
ban
tow
nce
ntre
s: D
arw
in, K
athe
rine,
Pal
mer
ston
, Ten
nant
Cre
ek, N
hulu
nbuy
, Bat
chel
or.
For
num
ber
offu
nded
ICH
Os,
fund
ing
prov
ided
toAb
orig
inal
Dev
elop
men
tFou
ndat
ion
Asso
ciat
ion
in20
07-0
8re
late
sto
reim
burs
emen
tfor
cost
sin
curr
edby
the
Abor
igin
alD
evel
opm
ent
Foun
datio
nAs
soci
atio
nin
deliv
erin
gho
usin
gse
rvic
esfo
rth
epe
riod
1Ju
ly20
04to
9M
arch
2005
.Si
nce
Mar
ch20
05,
thes
ese
rvic
esha
vebe
ende
liver
edby
Yilli
Rre
ung
unde
rase
rvic
ele
vela
gree
men
t.Th
eAb
orig
inal
Dev
elop
men
tFou
ndat
ion
Asso
ciat
ion
does
notc
urre
ntly
man
age
any
dwel
lings
und
er th
e ho
usin
g m
aint
enan
ce p
rogr
am.
Tota
lren
tcol
lect
edby
ICH
Os
varie
sfro
mth
epr
evio
usye
ardu
eto
com
mun
ities
mov
ing
inan
dou
toft
hepr
ogra
m,a
ndsi
nce
rent
colle
cted
for
the
Anan
guPi
tjant
jatja
raYa
nkun
ytja
tjara
Land
sis
noti
nclu
ded.
Tota
lren
tcha
rged
in20
07-0
8by
ICH
Os
varie
sfro
mth
e20
06-0
7fig
ures
,sin
ceth
e20
06-0
7fig
ure
does
not
incl
ude
rent
cha
rged
for t
he A
nang
u Pi
tjant
jatja
ra Y
anku
nytja
tjara
Lan
ds.
The
tota
lre
curr
ent
expe
nditu
re,
tota
lne
tre
curr
ent
cost
san
dto
tal
capi
tal
expe
nditu
refo
rIC
HO
sin
clud
esem
erge
ncy
fund
ing
prov
ided
byth
eO
ffice
for
Abor
igin
al H
ousi
ng th
at c
an n
ot b
e di
rect
ly a
ppor
tione
d to
indi
vidu
al c
omm
uniti
es.
Dat
aar
eno
trep
orte
ddu
eto
data
qual
ityis
sues
for
the
tota
lnum
ber
of:(
1)ho
useh
olds
with
over
crow
ding
;(2)
hous
ehol
dsre
quiri
ngad
ditio
nalb
edro
oms;
(3)
addi
tiona
l bed
room
s re
quire
d; a
nd (4
) hou
seho
lds
for w
hich
hou
seho
ld g
roup
s an
d dw
ellin
g de
tails
wer
e kn
own.
ACT
info
rmat
ion
onno
n-ca
shex
pens
esis
noti
nclu
ded
into
talr
ecur
rent
expe
nses
,as
the
orga
nisa
tion
isa
mul
ti-se
rvic
epr
ovid
eran
dno
n-ca
shex
pens
esar
eno
t sep
arat
ed o
ut s
peci
fical
ly in
rela
tion
to c
omm
unity
hou
sing
.
Tota
lnum
ber
ofho
useh
olds
with
over
crow
ding
was
estim
ated
that
upto
one-
third
ofdw
ellin
gsm
ayha
vead
ditio
nalh
ouse
hold
mem
bers
who
regu
larly
stay
inth
e dw
ellin
g on
a te
mpo
rary
bas
is o
ver t
he c
ours
e of
the
year
. The
re w
ere
310
hous
ehol
ds o
n th
e w
aitin
g lis
t for
hou
sing
as
at 3
1 D
ecem
ber 2
007.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
(h)
Aust
ralia
nG
over
nmen
tco
ntai
nsda
tafro
mVi
ctor
ia,
Tasm
ania
and
Que
ensl
and
and
incl
udes
dwel
lings
man
aged
byfu
nded
and
unfu
nded
orga
nisa
tions
resp
ondi
ng to
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Fam
ilies,
Hou
sing
, Com
mun
ity S
ervi
ces
and
Indi
geno
us A
ffairs
(FaH
CSI
A) s
urve
y.
For
num
ber
ofdw
ellin
gsm
anag
edby
fund
edIC
HO
s,da
tafo
rVi
ctor
iain
clud
edw
ellin
gco
unts
repo
rted
by12
fund
edIC
HO
sth
atre
spon
ded
toth
esu
rvey
(rep
rese
ntin
gab
out
63pe
rce
ntof
the
hous
ing
stoc
km
anag
edby
fund
edIC
HO
s).
Dat
afo
rni
neno
n-re
spon
ding
fund
edIC
HO
sw
ere
sour
ced
from
the
juris
dict
ions
own
reco
rds.
Ato
talo
f255
dwel
lings
ofun
know
ndw
ellin
gst
atus
wer
eas
sum
edto
bepe
rman
ent.
InQ
ueen
slan
d,th
ere
wer
e14
4dw
ellin
gsof
unkn
own
dwel
ling
stat
us a
ssum
ed to
be
perm
anen
t.Fo
rnum
bero
fdw
ellin
gsm
anag
edby
ICH
Os,
Vict
oria
nda
tain
clud
edw
ellin
gco
unts
repo
rted
by12
ICH
Os
that
resp
onde
dto
the
surv
ey(r
epre
sent
ing
abou
t60
per
cent
ofth
eto
talh
ousi
ngst
ock)
.Dat
afo
r10
non-
resp
ondi
ngIC
HO
sw
ere
sour
ced
from
the
juris
dict
ions
own
reco
rds.
Ato
talo
f278
dwel
lings
ofun
know
ndw
ellin
g st
atus
wer
e as
sum
ed to
be
perm
anen
t. In
Que
ensl
and,
ther
e w
ere
1725
dw
ellin
gs o
f unk
now
n dw
ellin
g st
atus
wer
e as
sum
ed to
be
perm
anen
t.
For
tota
land
netr
ecur
rent
cost
sfo
rQ
ueen
slan
d,on
eor
mor
eam
ount
sin
clud
edin
this
tota
lare
subj
ectt
ofin
alau
dit.
For
Vict
oria
,dat
afo
r12
outo
f22
are
base
d on
ICH
Os
that
resp
onde
d to
the
surv
ey.
Vict
oria
nda
tafo
rth
enu
mbe
rof
empl
oyee
sin
ICH
Os
are
base
don
data
for
12ou
tof
22IC
HO
sth
atre
spon
ded
toth
esu
rvey
.D
ata
tobe
inte
rpre
ted
with
caut
ion
as s
ome
orga
nisa
tions
hav
e re
porte
d ov
eral
l em
ploy
ee n
umbe
rs.
For
tota
lnum
ber
ofho
useh
olds
livin
gin
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gs,f
orVi
ctor
iaa
tota
lof2
6oc
cupi
eddw
ellin
gsan
din
Que
ensl
and
78oc
cupi
eddw
ellin
gs,w
ithan
unkn
own
num
ber o
f hou
seho
lds
wer
e as
sum
ed to
con
tain
onl
y on
e ho
useh
old.
InTa
sman
ia,
ther
ew
ere
83oc
cupi
eddw
ellin
gsw
ithun
know
nnu
mbe
rof
hous
ehol
dsw
ere
assu
med
toco
ntai
non
lyon
eho
useh
old
and
19dw
ellin
gsof
unkn
own
occu
panc
y st
atus
wer
e as
sum
ed to
be
occu
pied
and
con
tain
onl
y ho
useh
old
each
.
For
tota
lnum
ber
ofho
useh
olds
with
over
crow
ding
and
num
ber
ofho
useh
olds
requ
iring
addi
tiona
lbed
room
s,fo
rTa
sman
iada
taw
ere
estim
ated
base
don
num
ber o
f kno
wn
occu
pant
s in
the
hous
ehol
d.
For
tota
lnum
ber
ofad
ditio
nalb
edro
oms
requ
ired,
inQ
ueen
slan
dth
ere
wer
e16
00be
droo
ms
excl
uded
from
this
tota
las
this
quan
tifie
dun
met
dem
and
base
don
wai
ting
lists
rath
er th
an o
verc
row
ding
for u
sual
resi
dent
s.
Vict
oria
nda
tafo
rthe
tota
lnum
bero
fpeo
ple
livin
gin
perm
anen
tdw
ellin
gsar
eba
sed
onda
tafo
r12
outo
f22
ICH
Os
that
resp
onde
dto
the
surv
ey(r
epre
sent
ing
appr
oxim
atel
y 60
per
cen
t of t
he to
tal h
ousi
ng s
tock
).
Vict
oria
nda
tafo
rth
enu
mbe
rof
curr
ently
fund
ed/a
ctiv
ely
regi
ster
edan
dfu
nded
/act
ivel
yre
gist
ered
and
unfu
nded
ICH
Os
repo
rtfu
ndin
gst
atus
asin
dica
ted
by12
ICH
Os
that
resp
onde
d to
the
surv
ey. F
undi
ng s
tatu
s fo
r 10
non-
resp
ondi
ng IC
HO
s w
as d
eter
min
ed fr
om ju
risdi
ctio
n's
own
reco
rds.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.37
Tabl
e 16
A.3
7U
nit
NS
W (
b)V
icQ
ld (
c)W
A (
d)S
A (
e)Ta
sA
CT
(f)N
T (g
)A
us G
ov (
h)A
ust
(i)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Des
crip
tive
data
- In
dige
nous
com
mun
ity h
ousi
ng (a
)
(i) Sou
rce
: na
Not
ava
ilabl
e. ..
Not
app
licab
le. –
Nil
or ro
unde
d to
zer
o.A
IHW
(200
9)In
dige
nous
hous
ing
indi
cato
rs20
07-0
8,
Indi
geno
usho
usin
gse
ries
no.
3,C
at.
no.
HO
U21
2.C
anbe
rra;
AIH
W,
Indi
geno
usho
usin
gin
dica
tors
2006
-07
colle
ctio
n(u
npub
lishe
d);A
IHW
(200
7)In
dige
nous
hous
ing
indi
cato
rs20
05-0
6,I
ndig
enou
sho
usin
gse
ries
no.2
,Cat
.no.
HO
U16
8.C
anbe
rra.
Aust
ralia
nto
tald
ata
fort
heto
taln
umbe
rof:
(1)h
ouse
hold
sliv
ing
inpe
rman
entd
wel
lings
;(2)
hous
ehol
dsw
ithov
ercr
owdi
ng;(
3)ho
useh
olds
requ
iring
addi
tiona
lbe
droo
ms;
and
(4)
addi
tiona
lbe
droo
ms
requ
ired
for
ICH
Os;
and
(5)
peop
leliv
ing
inpe
rman
ent
dwel
lings
man
aged
byIC
HO
sar
eno
tre
porte
ddu
eto
insu
ffici
ent d
ata
for j
uris
dict
ions
.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Table 16A.38
Table 16A.38
NSW Vic Qld (a) WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus Gov Aust2005-06 – .. – – – .. – 4.7 0.1 1.72006-07 – .. – – – .. – 4.7 0.1 1.52007-08 – – – – 0.4 .. – 4.6 0.1 1.6
(a)
Indigenous community housing
Source :
Proportion of permanent dwellings not connected to an organisedwater supply (per cent)
Source: Property Condition and Tenants Survey 2006–07. .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08 , Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no.HOU 212. Canberra; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished);AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06 , Indigenous housing series no. 2, Cat. no.HOU 168. Canberra.
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Table 16A.39
Table 16A.39
NSW Vic Qld (a) WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus Gov Aust2005-06 – .. – – – .. – 6.4 0.5 2.42006-07 – .. – – – .. – 6.4 0.1 2.12007-08 – – – – 0.9 .. – 6.2 0.1 2.1
(a)
Source : AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08 , Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat.no. HOU 212. Canberra; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished); AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06 , Indigenous housingseries no. 2, Cat. no. HOU 168. Canberra.
Indigenous community housing
Proportion of permanent dwellings not connected to an organisedsewerage supply (per cent)
Source: Property Condition and Tenants Survey 2006–07. .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
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Table 16A.40
Table 16A.40
NSW Vic Qld (a) WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus Gov Aust2005-06 – .. – – – .. – 5.4 0.1 2.02006-07 – .. – – – .. – 5.4 0.3 1.82007-08 – – – – 0.7 .. – 5.2 – 1.8
(a)
Source : AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08 , Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat.no. HOU 212. Canberra; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished); AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06 , Indigenous housingseries no. 2, Cat. no. HOU 168. Canberra.
Indigenous community housing
Proportion of permanent dwellings not connected to an organisedelectricity supply (per cent)
Source: Property Condition and Tenants Survey 2006–07. .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
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Tabl
e 16
A.41
Tabl
e 16
A.4
1N
SW
(inc
lude
s A
CT)
(b)
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
Aus
t
18.
8 2
4.7
26.
3 2
7.9
22.
4 3
0.6
21.
0 2
3.4
2.7
4.5
5.9
10.
1 5
.8–
10.
2 7
.2
(a)
(b)
Indi
geno
us c
omm
unity
hou
sing
Dat
a ar
e co
mpi
led
from
200
6 C
omm
unity
Hou
sing
and
Infra
stru
ctur
e N
eeds
Sur
vey
(CH
INS)
.Fo
r the
num
ber o
f per
man
ent d
wel
lings
in n
eed
of m
ajor
repa
ir an
d re
plac
emen
t, th
e AC
T da
ta h
ave
been
incl
uded
with
NSW
due
to lo
w n
umbe
rs.
Dw
ellin
g co
nditi
on, (
per c
ent)
(a)
Prop
ortio
n of
dw
ellin
gs in
nee
d of
maj
or re
pair
Prop
ortio
n of
dw
ellin
gs in
nee
d of
repl
acem
ent
2006
2006
– N
il or
roun
ded
to z
ero.
Sou
rce
: Au
stra
lian
Bure
au o
f Sta
tistic
s (A
BS) (
2007
) Hou
sing
and
Infra
stru
ctur
e in
Abo
rigin
al a
nd T
orre
s S
trait
Isla
nder
Com
mun
ities
200
6, A
ustra
lia.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Table 16A.42
Table 16A.42NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus Gov Aust (a)
2005-06 7 603 .. na na 7 017 .. 24 444 619 7 510 na2006-07 8 286 .. 3 415 na 3 394 .. na na na 5 1952007-08 6 594 3 016 6 824 13 181 2 581 .. 6 832 na 7 909 7 472
(a)
Indigenous community housing
Source :
Net recurrent cost per dwelling (2007-08 dollars)
Calculation excludes the Northern Territory from the numerator and denominator as net recurrent costsfor 2007-08 is unavailable.
na Not available. .. Not applicable.AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08 , Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no.HOU 212. Canberra; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished);AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06 , Indigenous housing series no. 2, Cat. no.HOU 168. Canberra.
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Table 16A.43
Table 16A.43NSW (a) Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus Gov Aust (b)
96.6 .. 95.7 77.9 88.3 .. 95.7 87.0 94.1 89.6 98.3 .. 100.0 91.0 89.0 .. 100.0 na 94.9 96.2 96.0 99.1 98.1 na 93.3 .. 100.0 100.0 96.6 98.3
(a)
(b)
Indigenous community housing
2007
Source :
Occupancy rates (per cent)
Excludes 114 untenantable void properties. Reasons for properties being void range fromderelict/awaiting demolition to disrepair/awaiting repair.
na Not available. .. Not applicable.AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08 , Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no.HOU 212. Canberra; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished);AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06 , Indigenous housing series no. 2, Cat. no.HOU 168. Canberra.
2008
Calculation excludes Western Australia from numerator and denominator as number of occupieddwellings is unknown.
2006
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Table 16A.44
Table 16A.44NSW Vic Qld WA SA (a) Tas ACT NT Aus Gov Aust (b)
2005-06 89.4 .. 97.4 94.1 102.7 .. 100.0 103.8 84.7 94.22006-07 90.0 .. 96.6 96.8 65.5 .. 100.0 111.5 92.0 96.22007-08 89.8 95.4 90.8 101.1 63.5 .. 100.4 114.4 93.2 97.6
(a) Includes only those ICHOs for which both rent collected and rent charged was known.(b) Excludes some ICHOs in SA for which either rent collected and rent charged was unknown.
Indigenous community housing
Source :
Rent collection rate (per cent)
.. Not applicable.AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08 , Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no.HOU 212. Canberra; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished);AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06 , Indigenous housing series no. 2, Cat. no.HOU 168. Canberra.
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Table 16A.45
Table 16A.45
NSW (c) Vic Qld WA SA Tas NT Aust 28.9 31.1 20.2 12.4 12.3 20.9 5.2 15.8 31.3 41.6 19.9 7.4 15.9 42.6 3.9 15.1
(a)
(b)(c)
Source :
Proportion of low income households paying 25 per cent or more oftheir income on rent (per cent) (a), (b)
ABS (2002) 2001 Census of Population and Housing , Canberra; ABS (2007) 2006 Census ofPopulation and Housing , Canberra.
Includes Indigenous households residing in Indigenous and mainstream community housing.
20012006
Includes the ACT.
Low income households refer to those in the bottom 40 per cent of equivalised gross household income.
Indigenous community housing
.. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
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REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.46
Table 16A.46
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aus Gov Austna .. 36.6 na 5.6 .. 4.5 na 19.3 nana .. 27.2 na 24.1 .. na na 24.5 na
29.1 – 36.6 na na .. – na 10.2 na
Indigenous community housing
Source :
Proportion of Indigenous community housing households that areovercrowded (per cent)
2008
AIHW (2009) Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08 , Indigenous housing series no. 3, Cat. no.HOU 212. Canberra; AIHW, Indigenous housing indicators 2006-07 collection (unpublished);AIHW (2007) Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06 , Indigenous housing series no. 2, Cat. no.HOU 168. Canberra.
na Not available. .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
20062007
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Tabl
e 16
A.47
Tabl
e 16
A.4
7
Hou
seho
ld s
truct
ure
(c)
Min
imum
rent
to b
e el
igib
le fo
r C
RA
Min
imum
rent
to b
e el
igib
le fo
r m
axim
um C
RA
Max
imum
CR
ASi
ngle
, no
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
98.8
024
7.07
111.
20Si
ngle
, no
child
ren,
sha
rer (
d)98
.80
197.
6474
.13
Cou
ple,
no
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
161.
0030
0.73
104.
80Si
ngle
, 1 o
r 2 d
epen
dant
chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
130.
0630
4.03
130.
48Si
ngle
, 3 o
r mor
e de
pend
ant c
hild
ren
aged
und
er 1
613
0.06
326.
8114
7.56
Partn
ered
, 1 o
r 2 d
epen
dant
chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
192.
5036
6.47
130.
48Pa
rtner
ed, 3
or m
ore
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
192.
5038
9.25
147.
56Pa
rtner
ed, i
llnes
s se
para
ted
98.8
024
7.07
111.
20Pa
rtner
ed, t
empo
raril
y se
para
ted
98.8
023
8.53
104.
80
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Com
mon
wea
lth R
ent A
ssis
tanc
e
Dep
artm
ent o
f Fam
ilies,
Hou
sing
, Com
mun
ity S
ervi
ces
and
Indi
geno
us A
ffairs
(FaH
SCIA
) (un
publ
ishe
d).
Sou
rce
:
Inco
me
units
are
anal
ogou
sto
fam
ilyun
itsex
cept
that
non-
depe
nden
tchi
ldre
nan
dot
her
adul
tsar
etre
ated
asse
para
tein
com
eun
its.S
eese
ctio
n16
.6fo
rm
ore
deta
ils.
Elig
ibili
ty a
nd p
aym
ent s
cale
s fo
r CR
A 20
09 ($
per
fort
nigh
t) (a
), (b
)
Rat
es o
f ass
ista
nce
depe
nd o
n th
e nu
mbe
r of d
epen
dent
chi
ldre
n un
der 1
6 fo
r who
m F
amily
Tax
Ben
efit
is p
aid
at m
ore
than
the
base
rate
.Th
em
axim
umra
teof
assi
stan
ceis
low
erfo
rso
me
sing
lepe
rson
sw
ithou
tdep
ende
ntch
ildre
nw
hosh
are
acco
mm
odat
ion,
butt
here
are
seve
rale
xcep
tions
.Th
ose
nots
ubje
ctto
this
low
erra
tear
ecl
assi
fied
assi
ngle
node
pend
entc
hild
ren
even
ifth
eysh
are
acco
mm
odat
ion.
(For
ade
finiti
onof
shar
erse
ese
ctio
n16
.6).
Rat
es a
pply
to th
e pe
riod
20 M
arch
200
9 to
19
Sept
embe
r 200
9.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.48
NS
WV
icQ
ldW
AS
ATa
s A
CT
NT
Aus
tSi
ngle
, no
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
133
848
94
181
90
127
31
949
31
396
10
901
3 0
16 2
071
397
507
Sing
le, n
o ch
ildre
n, s
hare
r (d)
47
657
36
595
37
773
11
028
9 3
44 3
220
1 9
85 6
58 1
48 2
71
Sing
le, 1
or 2
dep
enda
nt c
hild
ren
aged
und
er 1
6 6
4 04
9 3
9 71
7 4
7 33
2 1
6 23
3 1
5 17
9 4
967
1 2
42 1
027
189
750
Sing
le, 3
or m
ore
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
13
631
7 4
78 1
0 37
8 2
982
2 6
74 9
43 1
56 1
91 3
8 43
4
Partn
ered
, no
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
32
716
17
869
24
011
7 2
59 6
236
2 3
87 4
00 3
43 9
1 24
4
Partn
ered
, 1 o
r 2 d
epen
dant
chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
42
996
24
756
29
458
8 9
88 7
396
2 5
86 9
42 5
33 1
17 6
64
Partn
ered
, 3 o
r mor
e de
pend
ant c
hild
ren
aged
und
er 1
6 1
8 16
3 9
610
15
192
4 3
70 3
100
1 2
01 3
89 3
20 5
2 35
0
Partn
ered
, illn
ess
or te
mpo
rary
sep
arat
ed 7
91 4
92 6
79 2
87 3
16 1
00np
27
2 7
07
Tota
l 3
53 9
39 2
30 7
38 2
54 9
94 8
3 11
8 7
5 64
7 2
6 30
7 8
147
5 1
761
038
137
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Com
mon
wea
lth R
ent A
ssis
tanc
e
Type
of i
ncom
e un
it (c
)
Tabl
e 16
A.4
8N
umbe
r of i
ncom
e un
its re
ceiv
ing
CR
A, 2
009
(no.
) (a)
, (b)
As a
t 5 J
une
2009
.
FaH
CSI
A (u
npub
lishe
d).
Sou
rce
: np
Not
pub
lishe
d.
Incl
udes
onl
y in
com
e un
its e
ntitl
ed to
a d
aily
rate
of C
RA
unde
r the
Soc
ial S
ecur
ity A
ct 1
991
or w
ith F
amily
Tax
Ben
efit
in re
spec
t of 5
Jun
e 20
09.
Inco
me
units
are
anal
agou
sto
fam
ilyun
itsex
cept
that
non-
depe
nden
tchi
ldre
nan
dot
hera
dults
are
treat
edas
sepa
rate
inco
me
units
(see
sect
ion
16.6
form
ore
deta
il). A
chi
ld is
rega
rded
as
depe
nden
t on
an a
dult
only
if th
e ad
ult r
ecei
ves
fam
ily T
ax b
enef
it fo
r the
car
e of
the
child
.
The
max
imum
rate
ofas
sist
ance
islo
wer
for
som
esi
ngle
peop
lew
ithou
tde
pend
ent
child
ren
who
shar
eac
com
mod
atio
n,bu
tth
ere
are
seve
rale
xcep
tions
.Th
ose
nots
ubje
ctto
this
low
erra
tear
ecl
assi
fied
assi
ngle
node
pend
entc
hild
ren
even
ifth
eysh
are
acco
mm
odat
ion.
For
ade
finiti
onof
"sha
re"
see
sect
ion
16.6
.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.49
NS
WV
icQ
ldW
AS
ATa
s A
CT
NT
Aus
tSi
ngle
, no
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
37.
8 4
0.8
35.
3 3
8.4
41.
5 4
1.4
37.
0 4
0.0
38.
3
Sing
le, n
o ch
ildre
n, s
hare
r (d)
13.
5 1
5.9
14.
8 1
3.3
12.
4 1
2.2
24.
4 1
2.7
14.
3
Sing
le, 1
or 2
dep
enda
nt c
hild
ren
aged
und
er 1
6 1
8.1
17.
2 1
8.6
19.
5 2
0.1
18.
9 1
5.2
19.
8 1
8.3
Sing
le, 3
or m
ore
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
3.9
3.2
4.1
3.6
3.5
3.6
1.9
3.7
3.7
Partn
ered
, no
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
9.2
7.7
9.4
8.7
8.2
9.1
4.9
6.6
8.8
Partn
ered
, 1 o
r 2 d
epen
dant
chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
12.
1 1
0.7
11.
6 1
0.8
9.8
9.8
11.
6 1
0.3
11.
3
Partn
ered
, 3 o
r mor
e de
pend
ant c
hild
ren
aged
und
er 1
6 5
.1 4
.2 6
.0 5
.3 4
.1 4
.6 4
.8 6
.2 5
.0
Partn
ered
, illn
ess
or te
mpo
rary
sep
arat
ed 0
.2 0
.2 0
.3 0
.3 0
.4 0
.4np
0.5
0.3
Tota
l 1
00.0
100
.0 1
00.0
100
.0 1
00.0
100
.0 1
00.0
100
.0 1
00.0
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The
max
imum
rate
ofas
sist
ance
islo
wer
for
som
esi
ngle
peop
lew
ithou
tde
pend
ent
child
ren
who
shar
eac
com
mod
atio
n,bu
tth
ere
are
seve
rale
xcep
tions
.Th
ose
nots
ubje
ctto
this
low
erra
tear
ecl
assi
fied
assi
ngle
node
pend
entc
hild
ren
even
ifth
eysh
are
acco
mm
odat
ion.
For
ade
finiti
onof
"sha
re"
see
sect
ion
16.6
.
Sou
rce
:
Com
mon
wea
lth R
ent A
ssis
tanc
e
Tabl
e 16
A.4
9Pr
opor
tion
of C
RA
reci
pien
ts, 2
009
(per
cen
t) (a
), (b
)
FaH
CSI
A (u
npub
lishe
d).
As a
t 5 J
une
2009
.
np N
ot p
ublis
hed.
Type
of i
ncom
e un
it (c
)
Incl
udes
onl
y in
com
e un
its e
ntitl
ed to
a d
aily
rate
of C
RA
unde
r the
Soc
ial S
ecur
ity A
ct 1
991
or w
ith F
amily
Tax
Ben
efit
in re
spec
t of 5
Jun
e 20
09.
Inco
me
units
are
anal
agou
sto
fam
ilyun
itsex
cept
that
non-
depe
nden
tchi
ldre
nan
dot
hera
dults
are
treat
edas
sepa
rate
inco
me
units
(see
sect
ion
16.6
form
ore
deta
il). A
chi
ld is
rega
rded
as
depe
nden
t on
an a
dult
only
if th
e ad
ult r
ecei
ves
fam
ily T
ax b
enef
it fo
r the
car
e of
the
child
.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.50
NS
WV
icQ
ldW
AS
ATa
s A
CT
NT
Aus
tSi
ngle
, no
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
4 5
70 1
155
3 4
40 8
14 6
36 3
24 6
2 3
65 1
1 36
8
Sing
le, n
o ch
ildre
n, s
hare
r (e)
1 1
59 2
83 1
245
275
162
100
np 7
2 3
318
Sing
le, 1
or 2
dep
enda
nt c
hild
ren
aged
und
er 1
6 4
014
779
2 8
37 6
68 4
53 2
90 3
1 1
99 9
272
Sing
le, 3
or m
ore
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
1 3
49 2
59 1
029
214
109
64
np 5
6 3
090
Partn
ered
, no
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
893
187
796
135
103
120
np 4
9 2
292
Partn
ered
, 1 o
r 2 d
epen
dant
chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
1 5
85 3
41 1
708
345
203
262
np 9
3 4
550
Partn
ered
, 3 o
r mor
e de
pend
ant c
hild
ren
aged
und
er 1
6 1
094
194
1 2
83 2
38 1
15 1
32np
61
3 1
30
Partn
ered
, illn
ess
or te
mpo
rary
sep
arat
ed 4
0np
34
24
npnp
npnp
137
Tota
l 1
4 71
0 3
206
12
381
2 7
17 1
789
1 2
97 1
52 9
18 3
7 18
1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Com
mon
wea
lth R
ent A
ssis
tanc
e
Tabl
e 16
A.5
0N
umbe
r of I
ndig
enou
s in
com
e un
its re
ceiv
ing
CR
A, 2
009
(no.
) (a)
, (b)
Type
of i
ncom
e un
it (c
), (d
) FaH
CSI
A (u
npub
lishe
d).
As a
t 5 J
une
2009
.
Sou
rce
: np
Not
pub
lishe
d.
Incl
udes
onl
y in
com
e un
its e
ntitl
ed to
a d
aily
rate
of C
RA
unde
r the
Soc
ial S
ecur
ity A
ct 1
991
or w
ith F
amily
Tax
Ben
efit
in re
spec
t of 5
Jun
e 20
09.
Inco
me
units
are
anal
agou
sto
fam
ilyun
itsex
cept
that
non-
depe
nden
tchi
ldre
nan
dot
hera
dults
are
treat
edas
sepa
rate
inco
me
units
(see
sect
ion
16.6
form
ore
deta
il). A
chi
ld is
rega
rded
as
depe
nden
t on
an a
dult
only
if th
e ad
ult r
ecei
ves
fam
ily T
ax b
enef
it fo
r the
car
e of
the
child
.
The
max
imum
rate
ofas
sist
ance
islo
wer
for
som
esi
ngle
peop
lew
ithou
tde
pend
ent
child
ren
who
shar
eac
com
mod
atio
n,bu
tth
ere
are
seve
rale
xcep
tions
.Th
ose
nots
ubje
ctto
this
low
erra
tear
ecl
assi
fied
assi
ngle
node
pend
entc
hild
ren
even
ifth
eysh
are
acco
mm
odat
ion.
For
ade
finiti
onof
"sha
re"
see
sect
ion
16.6
.
Inco
me
units
cla
ssifi
ed a
s In
dige
nous
if e
ither
the
pers
on o
r par
tner
sel
f-ide
ntifi
es a
s an
Abo
rigin
al o
r Tor
res
Stra
it Is
land
er.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.51
NS
WV
icQ
ldW
AS
ATa
s A
CT
NT
Aus
tSi
ngle
, no
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
31.
1 3
6.0
27.
8 3
0.0
35.
6 2
5.0
40.
8 3
9.8
30.
6
Sing
le, n
o ch
ildre
n, s
hare
r (e)
7.9
8.8
10.
1 1
0.1
9.1
7.7
np 7
.8 8
.9
Sing
le, 1
or 2
dep
enda
nt c
hild
ren
aged
und
er 1
6 2
7.3
24.
3 2
2.9
24.
6 2
5.3
22.
4 2
0.4
21.
7 2
4.9
Sing
le, 3
or m
ore
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
9.2
8.1
8.3
7.9
6.1
4.9
np 6
.1 8
.3
Partn
ered
, no
depe
ndan
t chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
6.1
5.8
6.4
5.0
5.8
9.3
np 5
.3 6
.2
Partn
ered
, 1 o
r 2 d
epen
dant
chi
ldre
n ag
ed u
nder
16
10.
8 1
0.6
13.
8 1
2.7
11.
3 2
0.2
np 1
0.1
12.
2
Partn
ered
, 3 o
r mor
e de
pend
ant c
hild
ren
aged
und
er 1
6 7
.4 6
.1 1
0.4
8.8
6.4
10.
2np
6.6
8.4
Partn
ered
, illn
ess
or te
mpo
rary
sep
arat
ed 0
.3np
0.3
0.9
npnp
npnp
0.4
Tota
l 1
00.0
100
.0 1
00.0
100
.0 1
00.0
100
.0 1
00.0
100
.0 1
00.0
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Sou
rce
: Fa
HC
SIA
(unp
ublis
hed)
.
As a
t 5 J
une
2009
.
Com
mon
wea
lth R
ent A
ssis
tanc
e
Type
of i
ncom
e un
it (c
), (d
)
np N
ot p
ublis
hed.
Tabl
e 16
A.5
1Pr
opor
tion
of In
dige
nous
CR
A re
cipi
ents
, 200
9 (p
er c
ent)
(a),
(b)
Incl
udes
onl
y in
com
e un
its e
ntitl
ed to
a d
aily
rate
of C
RA
unde
r the
Soc
ial S
ecur
ity A
ct 1
991
or w
ith F
amily
Tax
Ben
efit
in re
spec
t of 5
Jun
e 20
09.
Inco
me
units
are
anal
agou
sto
fam
ilyun
itsex
cept
that
non-
depe
nden
tchi
ldre
nan
dot
hera
dults
are
treat
edas
sepa
rate
inco
me
units
(see
sect
ion
16.6
form
ore
deta
il). A
chi
ld is
rega
rded
as
depe
nden
t on
an a
dult
only
if th
e ad
ult r
ecei
ves
fam
ily T
ax b
enef
it fo
r the
car
e of
the
child
.
Inco
me
units
cla
ssifi
ed a
s In
dige
nous
if e
ither
the
pers
on o
r par
tner
sel
f-ide
ntifi
es a
s an
Abo
rigin
al o
r Tor
res
Stra
it Is
land
er.
The
max
imum
rate
ofas
sist
ance
islo
wer
for
som
esi
ngle
peop
lew
ithou
tde
pend
ent
child
ren
who
shar
eac
com
mod
atio
n,bu
tth
ere
are
seve
rale
xcep
tions
.Th
ose
nots
ubje
ctto
this
low
erra
tear
ecl
assi
fied
assi
ngle
node
pend
entc
hild
ren
even
ifth
eysh
are
acco
mm
odat
ion.
For
ade
finiti
onof
"sha
re"
see
sect
ion
16.6
.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.52
Tabl
e 16
A.5
2U
nit
NS
WV
icQ
ldW
AS
ATa
sA
CT
NT
Aus
tN
on-In
dige
nous
Inco
me
units
(c)
no.
339
068
227
445
242
417
80
278
73
833
25
009
7 9
69 4
227
1 00
0 26
9In
cap
ital c
ity%
55.4
69.0
41.9
74.4
76.1
42.9
99.9
81.0
58.4
In re
st o
f Sta
te/T
errit
ory
%44
.631
.058
.125
.623
.957
.10.
119
.041
.6
%95
.898
.695
.196
.697
.695
.197
.881
.796
.4
% 9
7.7
99.
3 9
6.4
96.
6 9
8.2
96.
1 9
8.7
69.
8 9
7.5
Indi
geno
us (d
)In
com
e un
its (c
)no
. 1
4 70
8 3
206
12
370
2 7
07 1
788
1 2
97 1
51 9
16 3
7 15
4In
cap
ital c
ity%
26.1
40.3
26.8
53.7
59.2
38.6
100.
052
.632
.6In
rest
of S
tate
/Ter
ritor
y%
73.9
59.7
73.2
46.3
40.8
61.4
..47
.467
.4
% 4
.2 1
.4 4
.9 3
.3 2
.4 4
.9 1
.9 1
7.7
3.6
% 2
.3 0
.7 3
.6 3
.4 1
.8 3
.9 1
.3 3
0.2
2.5
Dis
abilit
y S
uppo
rt P
ensi
on (c
), (e
)In
com
e un
its (c
)no
. 6
8 61
6 4
8 30
6 4
7 61
3 1
5 13
5 1
5 87
1 5
668
1 0
62 1
149
203
432
In c
apita
l city
%46
.665
.440
.172
.075
.043
.999
.371
.754
.0In
rest
of S
tate
/Ter
ritor
y%
53.3
34.6
59.8
27.9
24.9
56.1
0.3
27.9
45.9
% 1
9.4
20.
9 1
8.7
18.
2 2
1.0
21.
5 1
3.0
22.
2 1
9.6
Com
mon
wea
lth R
ent A
ssis
tanc
e
Indi
geno
us p
opul
atio
n, a
s pr
opor
tion
of to
tal p
opul
atio
n
Inco
me
units
rece
ivin
g C
RA,
by
spec
ial n
eeds
and
geo
grap
hic
loca
tion,
200
9 (a
), (b
)
Non
-Indi
geno
us in
com
e un
its a
s pr
opor
tion
of a
ll C
RA
reci
pien
t in
com
e un
its
Non
-Indi
geno
us p
opul
atio
n, a
s pr
opor
tion
of to
tal p
opul
atio
n
Indi
geno
us in
com
e un
its a
s pr
opor
tion
of a
ll C
RA
reci
pien
t in
com
e un
its
Inco
me
units
as
prop
ortio
n of
all
CR
A re
cipi
ent i
ncom
e un
its
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.52
Tabl
e 16
A.5
2U
nit
NS
WV
icQ
ldW
AS
ATa
sA
CT
NT
Aus
t
Com
mon
wea
lth R
ent A
ssis
tanc
e
Inco
me
units
rece
ivin
g C
RA,
by
spec
ial n
eeds
and
geo
grap
hic
loca
tion,
200
9 (a
), (b
)
% 1
.0 0
.9 1
.1 0
.7 1
.0 1
.1 0
.3 0
.5 0
.9
Age
d 24
yea
rs o
r und
er (f
)In
com
e un
its (c
)no
. 4
5 83
8 3
2 58
3 3
8 72
3 1
2 46
6 1
1 86
3 5
053
2 5
96 6
85 1
49 8
24In
cap
ital c
ity%
45.0
62.8
45.6
77.0
79.1
47.3
100.
075
.655
.5In
rest
of S
tate
/Ter
ritor
y%
54.9
37.2
54.3
22.9
20.9
52.7
..23
.144
.4
% 1
3.0
14.
1 1
5.2
15.
0 1
5.7
19.
2 3
1.9
13.
2 1
4.4
% 0
.7 0
.6 0
.9 0
.6 0
.7 1
.0 0
.7 0
.3 0
.7
Age
d 75
yea
rs o
r ove
r (g)
Inco
me
units
(c)
no.
29
448
19
597
20
755
7 9
38 7
421
2 1
02 4
20 2
01 8
7 88
6In
cap
ital c
ity%
53.1
67.3
38.5
71.4
68.6
35.1
100.
066
.255
.6In
rest
of S
tate
/Ter
ritor
y%
46.8
32.7
61.4
28.5
31.3
64.9
..33
.844
.3
% 8
.3 8
.5 8
.1 9
.6 9
.8 8
.0 5
.2 3
.9 8
.5
% 0
.4 0
.4 0
.5 0
.4 0
.5 0
.4 0
.1 0
.1 0
.4
Tota
l inc
ome
units
(h)
no.
353
939
230
738
254
994
83
118
75
647
26
307
8 1
47 5
176
1 03
8 13
7
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
As a
t 5 J
une
2009
.In
clud
eson
lyin
com
eun
itspa
idC
RA
unde
rth
eS
ocia
lSec
urity
Act
1991
orw
ithFa
mily
Tax
Ben
efit
who
wer
est
illen
title
dto
assi
stan
ceat
the
end
ofth
atfo
rtnig
ht. E
xclu
des
a sm
all n
umbe
r of i
ncom
e un
its w
here
inco
me
deta
ils a
re in
com
plet
e.
Inco
me
units
cla
ssifi
ed a
s In
dige
nous
if e
ither
the
pers
on o
r par
tner
sel
f-ide
ntifi
es a
s an
Abo
rigin
al o
r Tor
res
Stra
it Is
land
er.
Stat
e to
tals
incl
ude
unkn
own
loca
litie
s, A
ustra
lian
tota
l inc
lude
s ot
her t
errit
orie
s an
d un
know
n ad
dres
ses.
Inco
me
units
as
prop
ortio
n of
all
CR
A re
cipi
ent i
ncom
e un
its
Aged
75
year
s or
ove
r, as
pr
opor
tion
of to
tal p
opul
atio
n
Dis
abilit
y Su
ppor
t Pen
sion
po
pula
tion,
as
prop
ortio
n of
tota
l po
pula
tion
Inco
me
units
as
prop
ortio
n of
all
CR
A re
cipi
ent i
ncom
e un
its
Aged
24
year
s or
und
er, a
s pr
opor
tion
of to
tal p
opul
atio
n
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.52
Tabl
e 16
A.5
2U
nit
NS
WV
icQ
ldW
AS
ATa
sA
CT
NT
Aus
t
Com
mon
wea
lth R
ent A
ssis
tanc
e
Inco
me
units
rece
ivin
g C
RA,
by
spec
ial n
eeds
and
geo
grap
hic
loca
tion,
200
9 (a
), (b
)
(e)
(f) (g)
(h)
FaH
CSI
A(u
npub
lishe
d);A
BSpo
pula
tion
byag
ean
dse
x,Au
stra
lian
Stat
esan
dTe
rrito
ries,
Cat
.no.
3201
.0,(
unpu
blis
hed)
.ABS
(200
7)20
06C
ensu
sof
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
, Can
berr
a; A
BS (2
008)
Pop
ulat
ion
Pro
ject
ions
, Aus
tralia
, 200
6 - 2
101
, Cat
. no.
322
2.0,
Can
berr
a.S
ourc
e:
.. N
ot a
pplic
able
. np
Not
pub
lishe
d.
Inco
me
units
are
cla
ssifi
ed w
here
eith
er m
embe
r of t
he in
com
e un
it is
age
d 24
yea
rs a
nd u
nder
.In
com
e un
its w
here
eith
er th
e re
cipi
ent o
r par
tner
rece
ives
Dis
abilit
y Su
ppor
t pen
sion
.
Tota
ls w
ill no
t add
up
due
to s
ome
inco
me
units
exi
stin
g in
mor
e th
an o
ne 's
peci
al n
eeds
' gro
up.
Inco
me
units
cla
ssifi
ed a
s 75
Yea
rs a
nd o
ver i
f eith
er th
e pe
rson
or p
artn
er is
age
d 75
or o
ver.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Maps
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.53
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, SydneyTable 16A.53
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.54
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, MelbourneTable 16A.54
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.55
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, BrisbaneTable 16A.55
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.56
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, PerthTable 16A.56
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.57
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, AdelaideTable 16A.57
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.58
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, HobartTable 16A.58
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.59
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, CanberraTable 16A.59
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.60
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, DarwinTable 16A.60
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.61
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Geographic spread of CRA recipients June 2009, AustraliaTable 16A.61
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.62
Location Income unitsAverage fortnightly
entitlement Average fortnightly rentno. $ $
Sydney 191 650 97.26 418.85Rest of NSW 162 289 93.61 333.87Melbourne 158 253 94.35 364.00Rest of Victoria 72 485 92.38 308.36Brisbane 104 975 95.47 407.65Rest of Queensland 150 019 96.50 393.17Perth 61 210 93.60 395.75Rest of WA 21 908 92.16 354.72Adelaide 57 227 93.00 343.82Rest of SA 18 420 90.45 305.80Hobart 11 224 97.00 344.62Rest of Tasmania 15 083 94.13 311.76Darwin 3 907 93.87 412.50Rest of NT 1 269 91.26 344.35ACT 8 147 87.67 407.44Total 1 038 137 94.79 373.22
(a)
(b)(c)
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Table 16A.62
FaHCSIA (unpublished).
Average CRA entitlement, by location, 2009 (a), (b), (c)
Includes only income units entitled to a daily rate of CRA under the Social Security Act 1991 or withFamily Tax Benefit in respect of the 5 June 2009.
Source :
Average fortnightly rate is calculated as 14 times the daily rate for 5 June 2009.Rest of State includes unidentified localities, Australia includes other territories and unknown addresses.
HOUSING
REPORT ONGOVERNMENTSERVICES 2010
Table 16A.63
Table 16A.63
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT AustMarch 2005 67.6 63.6 67.1 60.1 58.9 50.9 74.4 67.8 64.9March 2006 67.6 64.0 68.9 61.1 59.3 54.3 75.8 68.1 65.7June 2007 68.3 64.2 71.5 65.6 60.6 57.6 76.5 68.8 67.2June 2008 70.9 68.2 75.7 71.2 65.0 64.0 78.1 72.5 70.9June 2009 71.5 68.7 76.4 72.4 65.7 65.0 79.0 73.1 71.7
(a)(b)
(c)
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
FaHCSIA (unpublished).
Income units receiving CRA paying enough rent to receivemaximum assistance, by jurisdiction (per cent) (a), (b), (c)
Income units are analogous to family units except that nondependent children and other adults aretreated as separate income units. A child is regarded as dependent on an adult only if the adultreceives the Family Tax Benefit for the care of the child. See section 16.6 for more details.
Source :
Includes only income units entitled to a daily rate of CRA under the Social Security Act 1991 or withFamily Tax Benefit at the relevant date.
As at 5 June 2009.
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Table 16A.64
Table 16A.64Outcome Appeals to ARO Appeals to SSAT Appeals to AAT
no. % no. % no. %Original decision affirmed or appeal dismissed 369 59.2 69 65.1 3 23.1Original decision set aside 125 20.1 25 23.6 1 7.7Original decision varied 97 15.6 6 5.7 – 0.0Appeal withdrawn 32 5.1 6 5.7 9 69.2Total finalised 623 100.0 106 100.0 13 100.0
(a)
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Source : FaHCSIA (unpublished).
Outcome of all CRA appeals finalised in 2008-09 (a)
ARO = Authorised Review Officer; SSAT = Social Security Appeals Tribunal; AAT = AdministrativeAppeals Tribunal.
Data applies to appeals finalised between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009.
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Table 16A.65
Number of income units at the beginning of the year 6
June 2008
Number of income units at the end of the year 5 June
2009
Number of income units at the beginning and at the
end of the yearNSW 326 525 353 939 248 452Vic 210 740 230 738 157 815Qld 226 673 254 994 168 800WA 75 311 83 118 54 134SA 69 996 75 647 52 485Tas 24 882 26 307 17 978ACT 7 495 8 147 4 358NT 4 895 5 176 2 610Total 946 641 1 038 137 706 658
(a)
(b)
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Number of Income units at the beginning and the end of the year counts the number of income unitsentitled to receive CRA in respect of 6 June 2008 and 5 June 2009 respectively, and residing in thesame State or Territory.
FaHCSIA (unpublished).Source :
Income units are taken to receive CRA at the relevant date if either the person or partner received CRAfor that date.
Table 16A.65 Duration of CRA payments, by State and Territory (number) (a), (b)
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Table 16A.66
Table 16A.66Aust
61 998 62 829 53 466 47 721
(a)
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
FaHCSIA (unpublished).
Running costs per 1000 customers (in 2008-09 dollars) (a)
Running costs include the estimated work effort involved in Centrelink's administration of the CRAprogram plus a proportion of Centrelink's infrastructure costs. The proportion of infrastructure costsreflects the effort involved in administering CRA relative to other programs delivered by Centrelink.
2008-09
Source :
2007-082006-072005-06
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Table 16A.67
Table 16A.67Aust
2.42.52.11.9
(a)
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
FaHCSIA (unpublished).
Ratio of running costs to total outlays (per cent) (a)
Running costs include the estimated work effort involved in Centrelink's administration of the CRAprogram plus a proportion of Centrelink's infrastructure costs. The proportion of infrastructure costsreflects the effort involved in administering CRA relative to other programs delivered by Centrelink.
2008-09
Source :
2007-082006-072005-06
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Table 16A.68
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT AustMore than 30 per cent of income spent on rent
Capital CityWith CRA
Number 81 141 54 880 34 440 19 727 15 979 2 760 3 882 1 454 214 263Proportion 48.8 38.8 34.6 30.2 31.7 27.8 48.9 35.7 39.3
Without CRANumber 127 086 102 541 67 345 43 183 32 702 6 623 5 882 2 850 388 212Proportion 76.5 72.5 67.7 66.1 64.8 66.7 74.2 70.0 71.3
Rest of StateWith CRA
Number 43 739 15 155 42 492 4 443 2 899 2 684 33 407 112 010Proportion 30.7 25.4 32.9 22.3 20.3 20.2 63.5 30.9 29.4
Without CRANumber 93 689 36 943 86 077 11 580 7 737 7 628 47 852 244 825Proportion 65.8 61.9 66.6 58.1 54.1 57.4 90.4 64.6 64.3
TotalWith CRA
Number 124 880 70 035 76 932 24 170 18 878 5 444 3 915 1 861 326 273Proportion 40.5 34.8 33.6 28.4 29.2 23.5 49.0 34.5 35.3
Without CRANumber 220 775 139 484 153 422 54 763 40 439 14 251 5 929 3 702 633 037Proportion 71.6 69.3 67.1 64.2 62.5 61.4 74.3 68.7 68.4
Capital CityWith CRA
Number 80 371 53 573 34 791 18 877 16 343 2 884 3 659 1 399 211 897Proportion 47.5 37.8 35.1 29.4 32.0 28.9 47.1 35.2 38.7
Without CRANumber 126 680 101 326 66 487 41 857 33 041 6 728 5 541 2 741 384 401Proportion 74.9 71.5 67.1 65.3 64.6 67.3 71.3 69.0 70.3
Rest of StateWith CRA
Number 44 291 14 593 43 137 4 312 3 042 2 801 22 398 112 716Proportion 31.0 24.4 33.3 21.7 20.4 21.0 66.7 30.4 29.5
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Number and proportion of income units receiving CRA paying morethan 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c)
Table 16A.68
March 2005
June 2004
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Table 16A.68
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Number and proportion of income units receiving CRA paying morethan 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c)
Table 16A.68
Without CRANumber 93 701 36 781 86 135 11 238 7 988 7 766 27 830 244 674Proportion 65.7 61.5 66.5 56.6 53.5 58.3 81.8 63.4 64.1
TotalWith CRA
Number 124 662 68 166 77 928 23 189 19 385 5 685 3 681 1 797 324 613Proportion 40.0 33.8 34.1 27.6 29.4 24.4 47.2 34.0 35.0
Without CRANumber 220 381 138 107 152 622 53 095 41 029 14 494 5 568 3 571 629 075Proportion 70.7 68.5 66.8 63.2 62.1 62.2 71.3 67.6 67.7
Capital CityWith CRA
Number 78 812 52 716 35 441 18 037 16 452 2 974 3 502 1 410 209 344Proportion 46.2 37.2 35.9 29.4 32.2 30.0 46.7 35.5 38.5
Without CRANumber 125 067 99 625 65 601 38 603 32 558 6 668 5 286 2 686 376 094Proportion 73.4 70.4 66.5 63.0 63.8 67.3 70.5 67.6 69.1
Rest of StateWith CRA
Number 45 169 14 964 43 873 4 175 3 000 2 985 na 394 114 572Proportion 31.2 24.7 34.4 21.5 19.7 22.0 na 30.6 29.9
Without CRANumber 93 562 36 714 84 548 10 603 8 111 7 966 na 807 242 332Proportion 64.6 60.7 66.2 54.7 53.2 58.8 na 62.6 63.3
TotalWith CRA
Number 124 033 67 699 79 355 22 221 19 452 5 960 3 525 1 813 324 147Proportion 39.3 33.5 35.0 27.5 29.3 25.4 46.8 34.3 34.9
Without CRANumber 218 716 136 399 150 240 49 234 40 671 14 635 5 314 3 509 618 869Proportion 69.3 67.5 66.3 61.0 61.3 62.4 70.6 66.4 66.7
March 2006
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Table 16A.68
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Number and proportion of income units receiving CRA paying morethan 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c)
Table 16A.68
Capital CityWith CRA
Number 76 000 50 557 33 928 18 126 16 384 3 332 3 311 1 339 202 977Proportion 43.9 35.5 36.0 31.8 31.7 32.2 44.4 34.0 37.6
Without CRANumber 123 185 96 692 61 673 35 472 32 225 6 948 5 123 2 566 363 884Proportion 71.2 67.9 65.4 62.2 62.4 67.2 68.8 65.2 67.4
Rest of StateWith CRA
Number 45 521 16 006 44 779 4 584 3 281 3 263 np 304 117 747Proportion 30.7 25.2 34.4 23.8 20.4 23.3 np 25.7 30.0
Without CRANumber 93 876 38 224 84 774 10 661 8 458 8 266 np 706 244 983Proportion 63.3 60.1 65.1 55.4 52.5 59.1 np 59.6 62.4
TotalWith CRA
Number 121 598 66 582 78 814 22 714 19 666 6 595 3 338 1 657 321 023Proportion 37.8 32.3 35.1 29.8 29.0 27.1 44.6 32.2 34.4
Without CRANumber 217 182 134 961 146 649 46 156 40 689 15 215 5 155 3 289 609 397Proportion 67.6 65.5 65.2 60.5 60.0 62.5 68.8 63.9 65.3
Capital CityWith CRA
Number 76 478 52 750 35 874 20 571 17 508 3 580 3 414 1 313 211 488Proportion 44.2 37.0 38.5 37.2 33.3 34.4 46.2 36.9 39.3
Without CRANumber 122 530 97 493 61 935 36 128 33 063 7 149 5 184 2 343 365 825Proportion 70.7 68.3 66.5 65.4 62.9 68.6 70.2 65.8 68.0
Rest of StateWith CRA
Number 46 643 16 702 48 106 5 303 3 500 3 607 np 310 124 182Proportion 31.1 25.4 36.8 27.5 21.2 25.5 np 25.6 31.2
6 June 2008
8 June 2007
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Table 16A.68
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Number and proportion of income units receiving CRA paying morethan 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c)
Table 16A.68
Without CRANumber 94 587 39 395 86 621 11 092 8 666 8 392 np 709 249 479Proportion 63.0 59.9 66.2 57.4 52.5 59.3 np 58.5 62.7
TotalWith CRA
Number 123 191 69 479 84 057 25 881 21 010 7 187 3 433 1 639 335 925Proportion 38.1 33.3 37.5 34.7 30.4 29.2 46.3 34.1 35.9
Without CRANumber 217 224 136 944 148 707 47 238 41 737 15 542 5 209 3 071 615 743Proportion 67.2 65.7 66.3 63.3 60.4 63.2 70.3 63.9 65.7
Capital CityWith CRA
Number 92 301 65 727 47 314 27 241 21 351 4 176 4 127 1 712 263 925Proportion 48.6 42.0 45.6 45.0 37.8 37.7 51.2 44.7 44.7
Without CRANumber 143 294 112 883 75 159 43 234 37 608 7 855 5 928 2 709 428 640Proportion 75.5 72.1 72.4 71.3 66.6 70.9 73.6 70.8 72.6
Rest of StateWith CRA
Number 54 475 19 563 63 384 7 175 4 465 4 220 np 347 153 636Proportion 34.0 27.3 42.8 33.3 24.6 28.4 np 28.5 35.3
Without CRANumber 107 460 44 950 105 661 13 639 10 325 9 310 np 747 292 107Proportion 67.0 62.8 71.4 63.3 57.0 62.6 np 61.3 67.0
TotalWith CRA
Number 146 871 85 326 110 787 34 480 25 828 8 397 4 127 2 073 417 917Proportion 41.9 37.4 44.0 41.9 34.6 32.4 51.2 40.8 40.7
Without CRANumber 250 887 157 898 180 992 56 970 47 948 17 166 5 928 3 477 721 307Proportion 71.6 69.2 71.8 69.2 64.2 66.2 73.6 68.5 70.3
(a) Includes only income units paid CRA under the Social Security Act 1991 or with Family Tax Benefit whowere still entitled to assistance at the end of that fortnight. Excludes a small number of income unitswhere income details are incomplete.
5 June 2009
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Table 16A.68
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Number and proportion of income units receiving CRA paying morethan 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c)
Table 16A.68
(b)
(c)
Source : na Not available. np Not published.
FaHCSIA (unpublished).
State totals include unknown localities, Australian total includes other territories and unknown addresses.
See section 16.6 for an explanation of how the proportion of income spent on rent is calculated.
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Table 16A.69
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT AustIndigenous income unitsMore than 30 per cent of income spent on rent
Capital CityWith CRA 44.0 39.1 27.9 25.7 31.2 23.9 43.6 34.2 33.8Without CRA 73.7 70.7 61.6 61.9 67.6 61.8 66.4 67.3 66.8
Rest of StateWith CRA 21.8 22.3 20.2 18.3 17.6 17.8 .. 25.9 20.8Without CRA 55.1 60.9 52.3 53.0 48.2 49.9 .. 59.3 53.9
TotalWith CRA 28.0 30.6 22.3 22.5 26.1 20.0 43.6 30.7 25.4Without CRA 60.3 65.7 55.0 58.0 60.4 54.2 66.4 63.9 58.5
Capital CityWith CRA 44.4 39.4 30.2 24.5 30.2 27.3 38.8 30.9 34.3Without CRA 72.0 70.8 61.9 61.3 66.0 58.8 61.2 68.0 66.1
Rest of StateWith CRA 23.1 22.7 22.2 17.3 19.8 19.5 .. 25.3 22.2Without CRA 55.2 58.2 53.0 48.5 50.2 51.3 .. 58.4 53.8
TotalWith CRA 29.2 30.8 24.4 21.3 26.4 22.3 38.8 28.5 26.5Without CRA 60.0 64.3 55.5 55.6 60.2 54.0 61.2 63.9 58.2
Capital CityWith CRA 39.6 38.0 32.1 25.9 29.1 24.2 38.7 32.2 33.6Without CRA 64.3 67.9 62.0 58.0 63.4 61.4 58.8 64.8 62.9
Rest of StateWith CRA 21.1 21.6 24.2 17.6 18.9 21.4 na 27.0 22.2Without CRA 51.0 55.5 54.1 48.2 51.0 51.3 na 56.1 52.3
TotalWith CRA 26.1 29.3 26.4 22.2 25.3 22.4 39.2 29.9 26.1Without CRA 54.6 61.3 56.3 53.6 58.8 54.8 59.2 61.0 55.9
Proportion of Indigenous income units receiving CRA, paying morethan 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.69
March 2005
June 2004
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
March 2006
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Table 16A.69
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Proportion of Indigenous income units receiving CRA, paying morethan 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.69
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Capital CityWith CRA 37.5 37.3 30.5 26.0 28.6 30.1 33.3 32.0 32.7Without CRA 65.0 65.7 61.3 56.9 62.2 64.1 58.5 67.7 62.8
Rest of StateWith CRA 21.2 20.6 23.6 19.4 21.9 22.6 na 24.8 22.1Without CRA 51.7 56.2 52.6 49.5 48.8 50.1 na 55.8 52.1
TotalWith CRA 25.6 28.2 25.5 22.9 25.9 25.5 33.8 28.9 25.7Without CRA 55.3 60.6 55.1 53.4 56.9 55.5 58.8 62.5 55.7
Capital CityWith CRA 37.5 32.9 33.0 30.6 29.7 28.6 37.7 30.9 33.5Without CRA 64.9 65.8 61.9 59.0 64.7 61.4 63.1 63.5 63.2
Rest of StateWith CRA 21.2 22.9 27.0 24.6 21.4 25.0 np 21.4 23.7Without CRA 52.2 55.9 54.7 51.7 51.1 51.8 np 54.4 53.3
TotalWith CRA 25.4 27.5 28.6 27.9 26.3 26.4 37.7 26.6 27.0Without CRA 55.4 60.4 56.7 55.6 59.2 55.4 63.1 59.4 56.6
Capital CityWith CRA 39.3 33.6 39.8 37.6 36.0 32.3 38.9 37.8 38.0Without CRA 67.0 66.8 68.3 64.9 68.4 66.3 63.8 68.1 67.2
Rest of StateWith CRA 22.9 18.6 32.2 30.3 24.2 24.8 np 22.5 26.4Without CRA 54.6 56.2 60.8 58.2 56.0 51.8 np 57.1 57.1
TotalWith CRA 27.2 24.6 34.2 34.2 31.2 27.7 38.9 30.5 30.2Without CRA 57.8 60.5 62.9 61.9 63.4 57.4 63.8 62.9 60.4
(a)
(b)
Includes only income units paid CRA under the Social Security Act 1991 or with Family Tax Benefit whowere still entitled to assistance at the end of that fortnight. Excludes a small number of income unitswhere income details are incomplete.
Income units classified as Indigenous if either the person or partner self-identifies as an Aboriginal orTorres Strait Islander.
5 June 2009
6 June 2008
8 June 2007
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NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Proportion of Indigenous income units receiving CRA, paying morethan 30 per cent of income on rent, with and without CRA, 2004 to2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.69
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
(c)
(d)
Source : na Not available. .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
FaHCSIA (unpublished).
See section 16.6 for an explanation of how the proportion of income spent on rent is calculated.
State totals include unknown localities, Australian total includes other territories and unknown addresses.
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Table 16A.70
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT AustDisability Support Pension income unitsMore than 30 per cent of income spent on rent
Capital CityWith CRA 45.6 33.5 32.7 32.5 34.0 20.8 31.2 30.7 36.3Without CRA 81.5 77.7 76.5 77.6 73.3 72.7 68.0 82.7 77.9
Rest of StateWith CRA 28.7 21.5 30.0 20.3 19.4 17.3 100.0 26.9 26.8Without CRA 71.2 67.5 73.4 66.6 62.8 63.4 100.0 74.5 70.5
TotalWith CRA 36.7 29.7 31.2 29.5 30.8 18.8 31.2 29.7 32.2Without CRA 76.1 74.5 74.7 75.0 71.0 67.4 68.1 80.6 74.7
Capital CityWith CRA 44.6 33.0 33.7 32.2 33.4 21.9 30.6 30.4 36.0Without CRA 82.1 78.9 77.6 78.6 73.9 74.2 68.7 83.8 78.8
Rest of StateWith CRA 29.6 20.6 30.8 20.7 19.1 18.9 66.7 30.0 27.3Without CRA 72.4 69.6 75.0 67.9 63.0 65.9 66.7 75.5 72.0
TotalWith CRA 36.7 29.1 32.1 29.4 30.3 20.3 30.7 30.3 32.2Without CRA 77.0 76.0 76.1 76.0 71.5 69.6 68.7 81.6 75.8
Capital CityWith CRA 43.7 33.1 34.8 33.5 34.6 23.2 33.1 29.3 36.3Without CRA 81.2 78.9 78.0 77.7 72.9 73.7 70.7 82.7 78.5
Rest of StateWith CRA 29.5 21.7 32.0 21.6 19.8 19.6 na 29.9 27.9Without CRA 72.0 68.8 75.2 66.1 64.0 65.7 na 76.3 71.7
TotalWith CRA 36.2 29.4 33.2 30.5 31.3 21.2 33.2 29.3 32.6Without CRA 76.3 75.7 76.5 74.8 70.9 69.2 70.8 81.1 75.5
March 2005
June 2004
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Proportion of income units receiving a Disability Support Pensionand CRA paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with andwithout CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.70
March 2006
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Table 16A.70
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Proportion of income units receiving a Disability Support Pensionand CRA paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with andwithout CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.70
Capital CityWith CRA 41.6 31.3 35.3 34.8 33.6 24.8 29.7 32.3 35.4Without CRA 79.3 76.8 77.9 77.4 71.7 72.9 68.6 81.4 77.1
Rest of StateWith CRA 28.4 21.0 32.0 23.3 20.0 19.9 na 22.4 27.4Without CRA 70.9 67.4 74.6 66.3 62.9 65.2 na 73.8 70.7
TotalWith CRA 34.6 27.9 33.4 31.8 30.4 22.0 29.8 29.8 31.8Without CRA 74.9 73.7 75.9 74.5 69.7 68.5 68.5 79.5 74.2
Capital CityWith CRA 42.4 33.9 38.2 40.2 35.5 29.0 30.7 38.3 37.9Without CRA 79.1 77.5 78.6 78.9 71.7 74.1 70.3 80.9 77.5
Rest of StateWith CRA 29.6 22.6 34.9 27.1 21.5 21.8 np 26.0 29.3Without CRA 70.5 68.1 75.3 68.5 63.2 65.2 np 70.1 71.0
TotalWith CRA 35.7 30.1 36.2 36.7 32.2 24.9 30.8 34.9 34.0Without CRA 74.6 74.3 76.6 76.1 69.7 69.0 70.3 77.8 74.6
Capital CityWith CRA 44.4 36.5 42.4 44.4 37.1 31.6 32.2 43.4 40.5Without CRA 83.8 80.3 81.8 81.9 74.1 77.1 72.4 83.6 80.9
Rest of StateWith CRA 31.0 23.6 37.9 32.1 23.6 25.4 np 26.0 31.3Without CRA 74.5 71.1 78.3 73.6 66.4 68.0 np 71.8 74.4
TotalWith CRA 37.3 32.0 39.6 41.0 33.8 28.2 32.2 38.5 36.3Without CRA 78.8 77.1 79.7 79.6 72.1 72.0 72.4 80.4 77.9
(a)
(b)
5 June 2009
6 June 2008
8 June 2007
Income units are classified as receiving a Disability Support Pension if the partner of CRA recpientreceives Disability Support Pension.
Includes only income units paid CRA under the Social Security Act 1991 or with Family Tax Benefit whowere still entitled to assistance at the end of that fortnight. Excludes a small number of income unitswhere income details are incomplete.
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Table 16A.70
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Proportion of income units receiving a Disability Support Pensionand CRA paying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with andwithout CRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.70
(c)
(d)
Source : FaHCSIA (unpublished).na Not available. np Not published.
State totals include unknown localities, Australian total includes other territories and unknown addresses.
See section 16.6 for an explanation of how the proportion of income spent on rent is calculated.
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Table 16A.71
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT AustAged 24 years and under income unitsMore than 30 per cent of income spent on rent
Capital CityWith CRA 61.3 53.9 44.9 40.8 43.1 42.4 62.0 44.4 50.9Without CRA 83.0 80.4 73.1 72.9 74.3 75.4 84.3 73.5 77.8
Rest of StateWith CRA 46.5 41.7 44.6 37.8 33.2 36.4 np 49.8 43.8Without CRA 75.4 72.1 72.5 70.3 65.8 67.8 np 73.2 73.0
TotalWith CRA 53.5 49.7 44.7 40.2 41.3 39.3 62.0 45.8 47.9Without CRA 79.0 77.6 72.8 72.4 72.7 71.5 84.3 73.6 75.9
Capital CityWith CRA 60.3 53.5 45.8 39.6 43.8 45.6 62.0 41.5 50.8Without CRA 82.0 80.4 73.2 70.9 74.2 77.5 85.0 68.6 77.4
Rest of StateWith CRA 47.4 41.5 44.7 37.5 34.5 38.4 np 44.3 44.3Without CRA 76.0 72.7 72.1 67.2 65.4 69.2 np 71.1 73.2
TotalWith CRA 53.5 49.4 45.2 39.2 42.0 42.0 62.0 42.9 48.1Without CRA 78.8 77.8 72.6 70.1 72.5 73.2 85.0 69.6 75.7
Capital CityWith CRA 58.7 53.4 46.2 40.2 43.5 46.9 61.2 45.9 50.7Without CRA 80.2 79.4 72.4 67.2 72.6 74.3 84.7 69.9 76.0
Rest of StateWith CRA 47.4 41.3 45.5 35.5 34.8 38.8 np 45.2 44.4Without CRA 75.0 70.6 70.8 62.4 63.5 67.7 np 71.4 71.7
TotalWith CRA 52.7 49.2 45.8 39.2 41.7 42.6 61.2 46.2 48.0Without CRA 77.5 76.3 71.6 66.2 70.7 70.8 84.7 70.6 74.2
10 June 2005
June 2004
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Proportion of income units receiving CRA aged 24 years or underpaying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and withoutCRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.71
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Table 16A.71
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Proportion of income units receiving CRA aged 24 years or underpaying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and withoutCRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.71
Capital CityWith CRA 56.8 50.8 45.5 42.4 43.2 45.4 62.7 39.8 49.6Without CRA 78.4 76.3 70.7 67.6 71.7 75.0 84.6 65.1 74.4
Rest of StateWith CRA 46.5 40.6 44.9 36.1 32.1 39.0 np 41.6 43.6Without CRA 73.2 69.7 70.0 62.1 61.9 68.8 np 62.2 70.5
TotalWith CRA 51.2 47.1 45.2 41.0 40.9 42.0 62.7 41.0 47.0Without CRA 75.6 73.9 70.3 66.4 69.6 71.7 84.6 64.8 72.7
Capital CityWith CRA 57.7 53.5 49.7 49.5 45.8 47.2 63.4 40.4 52.5Without CRA 78.6 78.4 73.4 72.9 73.5 77.1 84.9 66.8 76.3
Rest of StateWith CRA 47.5 40.7 47.7 41.4 31.6 39.7 np 32.3 45.0Without CRA 73.6 69.5 71.7 64.2 61.3 67.6 np 63.5 71.1
TotalWith CRA 52.1 48.6 48.6 47.6 42.9 43.2 63.4 39.2 49.2Without CRA 75.8 75.0 72.5 70.9 71.0 72.0 84.9 66.3 74.0
Capital CityWith CRA 62.7 59.3 57.9 58.0 51.2 50.9 69.1 53.9 58.8Without CRA 82.3 81.6 80.3 79.0 77.1 79.9 87.5 71.6 80.7
Rest of StateWith CRA 50.8 43.0 54.3 47.7 36.7 41.7 np 44.3 49.4Without CRA 76.9 71.7 77.3 70.8 65.1 68.7 np 60.1 75.0
TotalWith CRA 56.1 53.3 56.0 55.6 48.2 46.1 69.1 52.0 54.7Without CRA 79.3 77.9 78.7 77.1 74.6 74.0 87.5 69.3 78.2
(a)
(b)(c)
5 June 2009
6 June 2008
8 June 2007
Income units are classified where either member of the income unit is aged 24 years and under.State totals include unknown localities, Australian total includes other territories and unknown addresses.
Includes only income units paid CRA under the Social Security Act 1991 or with Family Tax Benefit whowere still entitled to assistance at the end of that fortnight. Excludes a small number of income unitswhere income details are incomplete.
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Table 16A.71
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Proportion of income units receiving CRA aged 24 years or underpaying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and withoutCRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.71
(d)
Source : FaHCSIA (unpublished).np Not published.See section 16.6 for an explanation of how the proportion of income spent on rent is calculated.
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Table 16A.72
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT AustAged 75 years and over income unitsMore than 30 per cent of income spent on rent
Capital CityWith CRA 32.7 30.6 30.5 14.7 20.6 24.7 31.9 23.4 28.1Without CRA 67.6 65.9 66.4 47.4 44.2 64.2 65.1 67.3 61.9
Rest of StateWith CRA 23.4 24.9 25.8 19.2 26.1 18.4 np np 24.2Without CRA 58.4 59.9 64.0 49.6 51.4 61.3 np np 59.7
TotalWith CRA 28.5 28.9 27.8 15.8 21.9 20.7 30.9 21.5 26.5Without CRA 63.5 64.1 65.0 47.9 45.9 62.3 65.1 67.1 61.0
Capital CityWith CRA 32.8 30.5 31.5 16.3 22.7 21.4 30.4 26.1 28.7Without CRA 69.4 68.1 68.8 53.5 47.1 66.7 68.0 78.3 64.6
Rest of StateWith CRA 24.6 24.1 28.5 20.7 25.2 20.4 np np 25.4Without CRA 59.7 60.4 67.3 52.1 51.7 61.4 np np 61.4
TotalWith CRA 29.1 28.5 29.8 17.5 23.3 20.8 30.4 22.9 27.3Without CRA 65.0 65.6 67.9 53.1 48.3 63.3 68.0 77.1 63.2
Capital CityWith CRA 32.3 29.2 32.9 15.7 21.7 26.0 31.0 25.4 28.3Without CRA 68.1 66.6 69.6 51.7 46.6 65.4 66.4 76.3 63.6
Rest of StateWith CRA 23.1 24.3 28.2 19.7 22.6 19.7 np np 24.6Without CRA 58.5 60.0 65.7 52.5 50.0 60.1 np np 60.4
TotalWith CRA 28.1 27.7 30.0 16.8 21.9 22.0 31.0 24.6 26.7Without CRA 63.7 64.6 67.2 51.9 47.5 62.0 66.4 76.5 62.2
Proportion of income units receiving CRA aged 75 years or overpaying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and withoutCRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.72
9 June 2006
10 June 2005
June 2004
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
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Table 16A.72
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Proportion of income units receiving CRA aged 75 years or overpaying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and withoutCRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.72
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Capital CityWith CRA 31.9 28.7 33.7 18.1 20.6 29.9 30.7 25.9 28.4Without CRA 67.6 66.2 69.7 52.2 47.1 67.1 63.6 69.1 63.5
Rest of StateWith CRA 22.5 23.9 27.7 20.3 20.2 19.9 np np 24.1Without CRA 56.9 58.9 65.4 52.2 48.2 59.7 np np 59.4
TotalWith CRA 27.5 27.1 30.1 18.7 20.5 23.5 30.7 24.4 26.5Without CRA 62.6 63.9 67.0 52.1 47.4 62.4 63.6 71.0 61.7
Capital CityWith CRA 33.0 29.4 36.4 22.1 20.3 29.6 33.7 33.6 29.9Without CRA 67.3 66.6 69.8 53.9 47.2 70.2 65.2 67.9 63.9
Rest of StateWith CRA 22.7 23.4 30.3 20.5 19.6 20.6 np np 24.9Without CRA 56.8 59.0 65.8 52.7 47.9 60.4 np np 59.5
TotalWith CRA 28.2 27.5 32.7 21.6 20.0 23.9 33.7 27.7 27.7Without CRA 62.4 64.2 67.4 53.6 47.4 63.9 65.2 68.5 62.0
Capital CityWith CRA 34.5 31.9 40.5 24.9 23.0 32.3 36.9 36.1 32.5Without CRA 71.8 69.4 73.4 57.6 50.1 71.8 66.2 69.2 67.5
Rest of StateWith CRA 24.3 24.8 33.8 23.9 24.0 22.5 np np 27.4Without CRA 61.5 62.3 70.1 57.5 52.6 61.9 np np 63.7
TotalWith CRA 29.7 29.5 36.4 24.6 23.3 25.9 36.9 31.3 30.2Without CRA 67.0 67.0 71.4 57.5 50.8 65.4 66.2 73.1 65.8
(a)
(b)(c)
Income units are classified where either member of the income unit is aged 75 years and over.State totals include unknown localities, Australian total includes other territories and unknown addresses.
Includes only income units paid CRA under the Social Security Act 1991 or with Family Tax Benefit whowere still entitled to assistance at the end of that fortnight. Excludes a small number of income unitswhere income details are incomplete.
5 June 2009
6 June 2008
8 June 2007
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Table 16A.72
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Proportion of income units receiving CRA aged 75 years or overpaying more than 30 per cent of income on rent, with and withoutCRA, 2004 to 2009 (per cent) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.72
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
(d)
Source : FaHCSIA (unpublished).np Not published.See section 16.6 for an explanation of how the proportion of income spent on rent is calculated.
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Table 16A.73
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT AustAll income unitsMore than 50 per cent of income spent on rentCapital City
With CRANumber 34 307 21 404 14 828 9 051 5 334 1 007 1 686 599 88 205Proportion 18.1 13.7 14.3 14.9 9.4 9.1 20.9 15.7 14.9
Without CRANumber 70 031 51 240 35 144 20 684 16 225 3 175 3 176 1 350 201 008Proportion 36.9 32.7 33.9 34.1 28.7 28.7 39.4 35.3 34.1
Rest of StateWith CRA
Number 12 829 4 253 19 935 1 878 874 744 np 89 40 604Proportion 8.0 5.9 13.5 8.7 4.8 5.0 np 7.3 9.3
Without CRANumber 41 605 15 327 47 573 5 296 3 472 3 243 np 261 116 781Proportion 25.9 21.4 32.2 24.6 19.2 21.8 np 21.4 26.8
TotalWith CRA
Number 47 176 25 669 34 795 10 949 6 215 1 751 1 686 695 128 949Proportion 13.5 11.3 13.8 13.3 8.3 6.8 20.9 13.7 12.6
Without CRANumber 111 709 66 597 82 806 26 021 19 707 6 419 3 176 1 624 318 079Proportion 31.9 29.2 32.9 31.6 26.4 24.7 39.4 32.0 31.0
Indigenous income unitsMore than 50 per cent of income spent on rentCapital City
With CRA 12.0 9.1 11.2 11.1 8.1 7.9 9.4 12.7 10.8Without CRA 30.5 27.5 29.3 27.8 28.7 22.4 26.9 30.0 28.9
Rest of StateWith CRA 4.9 3.8 8.3 7.9 5.3 4.6 np 4.7 6.2Without CRA 17.1 15.4 23.8 21.9 20.7 18.0 np 15.5 19.7
TotalWith CRA 6.7 5.9 9.0 9.6 7.0 5.9 9.4 8.9 7.7Without CRA 20.6 20.3 25.3 25.1 25.4 19.7 26.9 23.1 22.7
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Table 16A.73 Proportion of income spent on rent with and without CRA, incomeunits with more than 50 per cent of income spent on rent, 2009 (percent) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g)
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Table 16A.73
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Table 16A.73 Proportion of income spent on rent with and without CRA, incomeunits with more than 50 per cent of income spent on rent, 2009 (percent) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g)
Disability Support pension income unitsMore than 50 per cent of income spent on rentCapital City
With CRA 12.6 8.7 9.8 11.4 6.0 5.1 9.1 12.0 10.0Without CRA 37.1 31.0 35.3 38.5 32.1 25.9 27.2 37.5 34.3
Rest of StateWith CRA 4.8 2.8 8.7 6.7 2.5 2.5 np 5.0 5.5Without CRA 25.9 20.1 31.1 26.7 19.8 21.5 np 18.8 26.1
TotalWith CRA 8.4 6.7 9.1 10.1 5.2 3.7 9.1 10.1 7.9Without CRA 31.2 27.2 32.8 35.2 29.0 23.4 27.2 32.3 30.5
Aged 24 years and under income unitsMore than 50 per cent of income spent on rentCapital City
With CRA 29.2 24.4 22.6 20.6 15.2 14.8 33.9 23.6 23.7Without CRA 51.4 48.8 45.6 45.8 39.8 39.7 58.6 43.2 47.4
Rest of StateWith CRA 15.7 12.6 20.9 14.3 9.3 9.6 np 15.2 16.2Without CRA 40.3 32.8 42.9 35.6 27.3 30.3 np 33.5 38.7
TotalWith CRA 21.8 20.0 21.7 19.1 13.9 12.1 33.9 22.2 20.4Without CRA 45.3 42.8 44.1 43.5 37.2 34.8 58.6 41.5 43.5
Aged 75 years and over income unitsMore than 50 per cent of income spent on rentCapital City
With CRA 9.0 8.4 9.5 6.5 5.8 7.1 12.6 9.0 8.3Without CRA 25.3 24.0 30.7 17.9 16.7 25.5 26.9 27.8 24.1
Rest of StateWith CRA 4.4 6.0 7.8 5.8 6.1 3.1 np np 5.9Without CRA 18.3 19.5 25.4 18.2 18.2 16.8 np np 20.8
TotalWith CRA 6.8 7.6 8.5 6.3 5.9 4.5 12.6 7.5 7.2Without CRA 22.0 22.5 27.5 18.0 17.2 19.8 26.9 23.9 22.6
(a) Includes only income units paid CRA under the Social Security Act 1991 or with Family Tax Benefit who were still entitled to assistance at the end of that fortnight. Excludes a small number of incomeunits where income details are incomplete.
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Table 16A.73
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
Table 16A.73 Proportion of income spent on rent with and without CRA, incomeunits with more than 50 per cent of income spent on rent, 2009 (percent) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g)
(b)
(c)
(d)(e)(f)
(g)
State totals include unknown localities, Australian total includes other territories and unknownaddresses.
Source : FaHCSIA (unpublished).
Income units classified as Indigenous if either the person or partner self-identifies as an Aboriginal orTorres Strait Islander.
np Not published.See section 16.6 for an explanation of how the proportion of income spent on rent is calculated.
Income units are classified as receiving a Disability Support Pension if the partner of CRA recipientreceives Disability Support Pension.
Income units are classified where either member of the income unit is aged 24 years and under.Income units are classified where either member of the income unit is aged 75 years and over.
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e 16
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Tabl
e 16
A.7
4
0 To
tally
dis
satis
fied
1-4
Dis
satis
fied
5 N
eith
er s
atis
fied
nor d
issa
tisfie
d6-
9 S
atis
fied
10 T
otal
ly s
atis
fied
1.3
10.
1 7
.0 5
7.3
24.
3
0.4
7.4
9.0
61.
1 2
2.1
2.4
18.
1 1
8.6
48.
5 1
2.4
(a)
(b)
(c)
Sou
rce
:
Satis
fact
ion
with
hom
ean
dne
ighb
ourh
ood
and
satis
fact
ion
with
bein
gpa
rtof
the
loca
lcom
mun
ity(p
erce
nt),
2007
-08
FaH
CSI
A (u
npub
lishe
d).
Satis
fact
ion
with
loca
tion
(b),
(c)
Aug
200
7 to
Feb
200
8
Aug
200
7 to
Feb
200
8
Satis
fact
ion
with
hom
e in
whi
ch li
ved
was
bas
ed o
n 72
8 va
lid re
spon
ses.
Com
mon
wea
lth R
ent A
ssis
tanc
e
Satis
fact
ion
with
nei
ghbo
urho
od in
whi
ch li
ved
was
bas
ed o
n 72
6 va
lid re
spon
ses.
Satis
fact
ion
with
qua
lity
(a)
Satis
fact
ion
with
the
feel
ing
of b
eing
par
t of t
he lo
cal c
omm
unity
was
bas
ed o
n 72
8 va
lid re
spon
ses.
Aug
200
7 to
Feb
200
8
Surv
ey Q
uest
ion:
Indi
cate
you
r lev
el o
f sat
isfa
ctio
n w
ith th
e ne
ighb
ourh
ood
in w
hich
you
live
:
Surv
ey Q
uest
ion:
Indi
cate
you
r lev
el o
f sat
isfa
ctio
n w
ith fe
elin
g pa
rt of
you
r loc
al c
omm
unity
:
Surv
ey Q
uest
ion:
Indi
cate
you
r lev
el o
f sat
isfa
ctio
n w
ith th
e ho
me
in w
hich
you
live
:
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Descriptive Information
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Table 16A.75
Tenure type Proportion of populationHome owners/purchasers 68.1
Private rental 19.0
Public housing (a) 3.6
Community housing 0.7
Other (b) 2.6
Not stated 6.0
Total 100.0
(a)(b)
Descriptive Information
ABS (2007) 2006 Census of Population and Housing , Canberra.
Table 16A.75 Housing composition, by tenure type, 2006 (per cent)
Includes all households renting from a State or Territory housing authority.Includes rent free, life tenant, shared equity and other tenures.
Source :
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Table 16A.76
Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Adelaide Hobart Canberra DarwinVacancy rate 1.3 1.3 2.3 2.9 1.4 2.1 2.1 1.2
(a)
Descriptive Information
Real Estate Institute of Australia (2009) Market Facts , June, Canberra.
Table 16A.76 Moving annual trend vacancy rates, private housing market, bycapital city, June 2009 (per cent) (a)
Source :
The moving annual or trend median is the average of monthly medians over the past year. It is a morereliable indicator because it smooths out monthly and seasonal fluctuations.
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Table 16A.77
Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Adelaide Hobart Canberra Darwin3 bedroom houses 350 300 340 360 290 318 400 5552 bedroom flats/units 400 320 330 350 245 270 395 390
Descriptive Information
Median market rents, private housing market, by capital city, Junequarter 2009 (dollars/week)
Table 16A.77
Real Estate Institute of Australia (2009) Market Facts , June, Canberra.Source :
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Table 16A.78
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust 4.7 3.1 3.4 4.1 6.9 5.7 7.9 8.3 4.3
(a)(b)
Descriptive Information
ABS (2007) 2006 Census of Population and Housing , Canberra.
Households residing in public housing, 2006 (per cent) (a), (b)Table 16A.78
Includes all State and Territory Housing Authority dwellings.
Source : Excludes 'Visitors only' and 'Other not classifiable' households.
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Table 16A.79
Jurisdiction ProgramNSW
Victoria
Queensland
WA
Flexible Supported Housing Partnership
Descriptive Information
Table 16A.79
Special Projects FundSurplus Government Leasehold Program
State and Territory programs included in the community housingdata collection, 2008-09
Community Housing Acquisition ProgramHousing Stock TransfersHousing Partnerships ProgramOlder Persons Housing Strategy
Community Housing ProgramCommunity Housing Leasing ProgramLocal Government and Community Housing ProgramCrisis Accommodation Program Innovation (where support period has endedand tenant becomes mainstream tenant)
Partnership in Community HousingLong Term Community Housing
Housing Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI)My Place initiative for homeless peopleHousing for people living with HIV/AIDSPort Jackson Housing Company (formerly Bennelong Housing Company)
Common Equity Rental CooperativesGroup HousingRental Housing CooperativesRooming HousesBoarding House ProgramCommunity Rent SchemeLong Term Community Housing ProgramBrisbane Housing CompanyLodging housesProperties owned exclusively by Department of Housing and headleased to non-profit community agencies that provide property management and/or supportservices to the tenants
Properties in which Department of Housing has an equity interest or exclusiveownership, but the title is held by non-profit community agencies or localgovernment and they provide property management and/or support services tothe tenantsCrisis Accommodation Program Community Housing Program Joint Venture Program Community Disability Housing Program
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Table 16A.79
Jurisdiction Program
Descriptive Information
Table 16A.79 State and Territory programs included in the community housingdata collection, 2008-09
SA
Tasmania
ACT
NT
All properties allocated to a registered community housing organisation andissued with a debenture under the SA Cooperative and Community HousingAct 1991
Local Government Community Housing Program Grants for Elderly Persons Program Community Housing Program
All leased properties or properties vested in the South Australia CommunityHousing Authority from the SA Housing Trust that are managed by registeredcommunity housing organisations under the SA Co-operative and CommunityHousing Act 1991All Community Housing Authority properties that have yet to be transferred to acommunity housing organisation
Organisations that received CSHA funding under the Community HousingProgram
Public housing properties leased to organisations providing non-crisisaccommodation
Community Organisations Rental Housing Assistance Program
Source :
Community Housing Program
Community Housing Expansion Program Local Government and Community Housing ProgramPrivate Rental LeasingPublic housing stock transfers
State and Territory governments.
Housing headleased by the department through the Industry Housing Program(welfare category).
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Table 16A.80
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.4 9.1 0.7
(a)
Descriptive Information
ABS (2007) 2006 Census of Population and Housing , Canberra.; State and Territorygovernments.
Table 16A.80 Households residing in community housing, 2006 (per cent) (a)
Excludes 'visitors only' and 'other not classifiable' households.Source :
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e 16
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Tabl
e 16
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1A
sset
type
NS
WV
ic (a
) Q
ldW
AS
ATa
sA
CT
NT
Land
Mar
ket
Fair
valu
eFa
ir va
lue
Mar
ket
Mar
ket
Fair
Valu
eM
arke
tM
arke
t
Build
ings
Mar
ket
Fair
valu
eFa
ir va
lue
Mar
ket
Mar
ket
Fair
Valu
eM
arke
tM
arke
t/Rep
lace
men
t c
ost f
or R
emot
e H
ousi
ng A
sset
s
Oth
er a
sset
sH
isto
rical
co
stFa
ir va
lue
His
toric
al c
ost
His
toric
al
cost
His
toric
al
cost
His
toric
al
cost
His
toric
al
cost
(c)
His
toric
al c
ost
Land
, bui
ldin
gs
3 ye
arly
in
terv
als
(inte
rven
ing
year
s by
in
dexa
tion)
5 ye
arly
in
terv
als
(inte
rim
asse
ssm
ents
by
indi
ces
betw
een
inte
rval
s)
1 yr
1 yr
1 yr
1 yr
1 yr
1 yr
Res
iden
tial
prop
ertie
s50
yrs
50 y
rs50
yrs
50 y
rs50
yrs
50 y
rs80
yrs
40–5
0 yr
s
Vehi
cles
2 yr
s..
..2
yrs
....
3–4
yrs
..O
ffice
equ
ip.
3 yr
s4–
10 y
rs2.
75-1
5.5
yrs
10 y
rs10
yrs
5 yr
s5–
10 y
rs5
yrs
IT e
quip
men
t3
yrs
4 yr
s2.
5-10
.25
yrs
5–6.
7 yr
s3
yrs
10 y
rsle
ss th
an 5
yr
s3
yrs
Use
ful a
sset
live
s
Des
crip
tive
Info
rmat
ion
Trea
tmen
t of a
sset
s by
hou
sing
age
ncie
s, 2
008-
09
Rev
alua
tion
met
hod
(b)
Freq
uenc
y of
re
valu
atio
ns
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.81
Tabl
e 16
A.8
1A
sset
type
NS
WV
ic (a
) Q
ldW
AS
ATa
sA
CT
NT
Des
crip
tive
Info
rmat
ion
Trea
tmen
t of a
sset
s by
hou
sing
age
ncie
s, 2
008-
09
All
$5 0
00
$1 0
00
Build
ings
: $10
000
$5 0
00
$5 0
00
$10
000
$2 0
00$5
000
La
nd: $
1
Plan
t and
equ
ipm
ent:
$5 0
00
All
Indi
vidu
ally
Indi
vidu
ally
Indi
vidu
ally
Indi
vidu
ally
Indi
vidu
ally
Indi
vidu
ally
Indi
vidu
ally
Indi
vidu
ally
(a)
(b)
(c)
Stat
e an
d Te
rrito
ry g
over
nmen
ts (u
npub
lishe
d).
.. N
ot a
pplic
able
.S
ourc
e:
Vict
oria
reva
lues
prop
ertie
sat
5ye
arly
inte
rval
sby
kerb
side
insp
ectio
n.In
the
inte
rimye
ars,
asse
tval
uem
ovem
ents
are
asse
ssed
base
don
indi
ces
and
iffo
und
to b
e m
ater
ial,
a fo
rmal
val
uatio
n w
ould
be
unde
rtake
n in
that
yea
r.
Mar
ket v
alue
is th
e cu
rren
t (ne
t) va
lue
mar
ket s
ellin
g pr
ice
or e
xcha
nge
valu
e.Le
ased
mot
or v
ehic
les
are
leas
ed u
nder
fina
nce
leas
e ar
rang
emen
ts a
nd th
eref
ore
valu
ed a
t fai
r val
ue.
Asse
ts c
apita
lised
in
divi
dual
ly o
r in
grou
ps
Thre
shol
d ca
pita
lisat
ion
leve
ls
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Table 16A.82
NSW (d) Vic (e) Qld (e) WA (f) SA (e) Tas (g) ACT (e) NT (e) AustLess than or equal to 20 per cent
2004-05 22.3 21.1 22.3 31.8 25.7 8.0 11.9 34.8 22.82005-06 17.4 23.4 15.6 31.1 25.4 25.2 11.4 70.7 21.42006-07 11.7 20.9 14.5 29.5 24.6 22.0 11.1 68.3 18.12007-08 8.6 20.5 18.7 28.7 25.3 28.2 10.6 66.1 17.82008-09 8.1 12.7 17.5 27.9 25.1 26.8 9.9 65.7 15.9
More than 20 per cent but not more than 25 per cent2004-05 77.7 78.8 77.7 66.7 73.7 72.8 86.9 35.1 75.92005-06 81.2 76.5 84.3 67.4 73.6 68.6 87.5 27.8 77.62006-07 86.7 78.9 85.4 60.9 74.8 70.9 87.9 29.8 80.02007-08 89.2 79.4 81.2 62.3 73.7 64.5 88.1 32.0 80.12008-09 89.8 87.3 82.2 65.7 74.4 65.0 89.0 33.0 82.3
More than 25 per cent but not more than 30 per cent2004-05 – 0.1 – 1.2 0.4 15.5 0.4 20.0 1.02005-06 1.3 0.1 – 1.0 0.6 4.5 0.3 0.6 0.92006-07 1.7 0.1 – 9.2 0.5 7.1 0.4 0.8 1.72007-08 2.2 – – 8.2 0.7 7.3 0.4 0.8 1.92008-09 1.9 – 0.3 5.8 0.4 8.2 0.4 0.6 1.6
Greater than 30 per cent2004-05 – 0.1 – 0.4 0.2 3.7 0.8 10.1 0.42005-06 – 0.1 – 0.5 0.3 1.7 0.8 1.0 0.22006-07 – 0.1 – 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.7 1.1 0.12007-08 – – – 0.8 0.3 – 0.8 1.1 0.22008-09 0.2 – – 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Data for total rebated households paying 20 per cent or less, more than 20 per cent but not more than25 per cent, more than 25 per cent but not more than 30 per cent and more than 30 per cent ofassessable income in rent exclude households where either assessable income or rent charged is zero.
No household is charged more than 30 per cent of income for rent. Households in these categories arethe result of rent and/or income details not having been updated.
No household is charged more than 25 per cent of assessable income for rent. Households in thesecategories are the result of rent and/or income details having not been updated or minor policyvariations.
Descriptive Information
Rebated public housing households paying assessable income onrent, by proportion of income (per cent) (a), (b), (c)
Table 16A.82
The Public Housing Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data(excluding financial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected as apercentage of total rent charged] and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of Public Housing Tenantsdata [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.Amounts of up to but excluding 0.5 per cent above the cut-off for a category are included in thatcategory. For example, if rent charged/income × 100 = 20.4, then it is counted in the 'paying 20 per centor less' category.
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Table 16A.82
NSW (d) Vic (e) Qld (e) WA (f) SA (e) Tas (g) ACT (e) NT (e) Aust
Descriptive Information
Rebated public housing households paying assessable income onrent, by proportion of income (per cent) (a), (b), (c)
Table 16A.82
(f)
(g) Generally households are charged less than 30 per cent of their assessable income as rent. However,combinations of different income sources and relationships within a household may result in somehouseholds paying slightly more.
Total rebated households paying 20 per cent or less, more than 20 per cent but not more than 25 percent, more than 25 per cent but not more than 30 per cent and more than 30 per cent of assessableincome in rent are based upon gross income (not assessable income).
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report, Canberra;AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31December 2009).
Source : – Nil or rounded to zero.
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Table 16A.83
NSW (f), (g) Vic (h) Qld (h) WA (i) SA (h) Tas AustLess than or equal to 20 per cent
2005 51.9 45.3 64.6 68.2 35.5 6.6 53.02006 30.0 49.4 67.2 67.3 34.9 32.2 47.92007 22.0 45.1 36.2 65.3 33.9 30.1 36.92008 17.0 41.8 38.7 62.6 36.1 38.1 35.72009 17.0 29.7 36.1 63.1 37.9 35.9 34.5
More than 20 per cent but not more than 25 per cent2005 48.1 54.5 35.4 30.7 63.0 59.1 45.72006 61.4 50.2 32.7 31.6 63.3 57.0 48.62007 69.6 54.9 63.6 30.0 63.4 61.3 58.82008 75.7 58.2 61.1 31.9 60.8 52.2 60.22009 74.4 70.3 63.7 34.1 60.7 54.8 61.5
More than 25 per cent but not more than 30 per cent2005 – – – 0.3 0.8 27.4 0.92006 8.6 – – 0.6 0.9 7.8 3.22007 8.4 – – 4.4 1.8 8.6 4.02008 7.2 – 0.1 3.9 1.8 9.6 3.62009 6.1 – 0.1 2.0 0.8 9.3 2.9
Greater than 30 per cent2005 – 0.2 – 0.8 0.7 6.9 0.52006 – 0.4 – 0.5 0.9 3.0 0.32007 – – 0.1 0.4 0.9 – 0.22008 – – 0.2 1.6 1.3 – 0.52009 2.5 – 0.1 0.8 0.5 – 1.1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e) Data for total rebated households paying 20 per cent or less, more than 20 per cent but not more than25 per cent, more than 25 per cent but not more than 30 per cent and more than 30 per cent ofassessable income in rent exclude households where either assessable income or rent charged is zero.
Descriptive Information
Table 16A.83 Rebated State owned and managed Indigenous housing householdspaying assessable income on rent, by proportion of income (percent) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
The SOMIH Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected as a percentageof total rent charged], employment data and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of SOMIH Tenantsdata [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in the NT are currently community managed andadministered. The NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
Amounts of up to but excluding 0.5 per cent above the cut-off for a category are to be included in thatcategory. For example, if rent charged/income x 100 = 20.4, then it is counted in the 'paying 20 per centor less' category.
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Table 16A.83
NSW (f), (g) Vic (h) Qld (h) WA (i) SA (h) Tas Aust
Descriptive Information
Table 16A.83 Rebated State owned and managed Indigenous housing householdspaying assessable income on rent, by proportion of income (percent) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i) Total rebated households paying 20 per cent or less, more than 20 per cent but not more than 25 percent, more than 25 per cent but not more than 30 per cent and more than 30 per cent of assessableincome in rent are based upon gross income (not assessable income).
Since 2005-06 and with the introduction of the Reshaping Public Housing policy, moderate incomerenters are charged 25–30 per cent of their income as rent. Some SOMIH tenants are eligible to receiveCRA and the CRA component of their income is assessed at 100 per cent for rent.
No household is charged more than 30 per cent of income for rent. Households in these categories arethe result of rent and/or income details not having been updated.
No household is charged more than 25 per cent of assessable income for rent. Households in thesecategories are the result of rent and/or income details having not been updated or minor policyvariations.
Source : AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
– Nil or rounded to zero.
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Table 16A.84
NSW (c) Vic (d) Qld (e) WA (f) SA (g) Tas ACT NT Aust (h)Less than or equal to 20 per cent
2005 25.4 11.7 6.7 18.6 7.3 34.4 16.4 na 17.12006 22.3 15.1 6.4 7.0 9.6 10.8 37.3 na 16.12007 25.5 13.7 – 9.2 7.7 27.6 41.2 na 17.02008 25.1 12.6 6.8 8.6 6.0 10.5 35.3 na 17.62009 21.9 10.5 16.0 10.6 5.8 10.4 3.8 na 15.8
More than 20 per cent but not more than 25 per cent2005 72.5 47.9 58.3 71.9 47.8 12.0 67.0 na 62.72006 72.0 69.5 77.5 20.7 53.1 20.4 40.0 na 66.42007 70.9 26.1 86.5 22.3 28.9 12.4 23.5 na 57.42008 70.7 16.7 65.8 14.8 30.0 19.2 46.2 na 52.82009 57.7 13.8 57.2 9.0 31.9 15.3 71.2 na 42.1
More than 25 per cent but not more than 30 per cent2005 1.0 7.5 27.2 7.3 40.3 41.4 9.5 na 13.82006 4.3 4.1 12.9 13.3 33.0 47.8 7.8 na 11.22007 1.7 13.3 13.3 12.6 60.6 46.1 9.6 na 14.52008 2.6 14.8 23.6 12.7 59.2 52.4 7.9 na 15.52009 10.1 12.4 18.1 9.7 59.3 53.2 6.4 na 17.6
Greater than 30 per cent2005 1.1 32.9 7.8 2.2 4.6 12.2 7.2 na 6.52006 1.4 11.2 3.2 59.0 4.3 21.0 14.9 na 6.22007 1.9 46.9 0.2 55.9 2.8 13.9 25.7 na 11.22008 1.6 55.9 3.7 63.9 4.8 17.9 10.7 na 14.12009 10.3 63.3 8.8 70.7 3.0 21.1 18.6 na 24.4
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Descriptive Information
Community housing households paying assessable income on rent,by proportion of income (per cent) (a), (b)
Table 16A.84
Data for the 2007-08 financial year are reported to provide additional time to collate financial data.Therefore information relates to a different number of providers and tenant households than the non-financial data.
Data within a jurisdiction may not be comparable to data from previous years because of variation inresponse rates and the community housing organisations that responded to the survey. Data may notbe comparable across jurisdictions because of the considerable variation in the way community housingoperates in each jurisdiction. Organisation and tenant data may vary considerably because of the policyand program environment and the nature of the sector. The NSW community housing rent reforms were introduced in July 2008 which required providers tocapture 100 per cent of the CRA received by the tenant as part of the rental payment. While the CRAamount should not be included in the rent and household income calculation, some providers may haveincluded in this calculation due to previous system setting.Rent charged by agencies under the Housing Provider Framework is assessed at 25 per cent of baseincome, plus 100 per cent of any CRA received by the tenant. This may suggest that some communityhousing tenants pay more than 25 per cent of income in rent. However, ‘after-rent’ income ofcommunity housing tenants is the same as that of public housing tenants, because public housingtenants do not receive CRA. Some providers also include service charges and board with the rentcharges.
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Table 16A.84
NSW (c) Vic (d) Qld (e) WA (f) SA (g) Tas ACT NT Aust (h)
Descriptive Information
Community housing households paying assessable income on rent,by proportion of income (per cent) (a), (b)
Table 16A.84
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
Source : na Not available. – Nil or rounded to zero.
AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing , Canberra; AIHW (2007,2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housingassistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
The assessable incomes of some households whose only income is a Centrelink benefit have beenimputed as the benefit amount and based on applicable rent setting policies where not available.
Significant data quality issues have impacted on the proportion of assessable household income spenton rent.
Where ceiling rent was paid but no actual amount provided, maximum rent data were sourced from thedebenture register in order to calculate the proportion of assessable household income spent on rent.
Australian totals may not represent national totals because data were not available for all jurisdictions.
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Table 16A.85
Table 16A.85
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust
Moderate overcrowding2005 5.8 7.6 8.6 4.8 3.4 6.3 3.0 8.1 6.1
2006 6.6 7.1 8.2 7.7 4.1 6.8 5.1 8.4 6.7
2007 6.3 8.3 8.6 6.0 4.1 6.9 5.3 8.6 6.7
2008 6.1 8.3 8.5 6.4 4.2 7.3 5.4 9.3 6.7
2009 6.2 8.0 8.3 6.7 4.1 7.3 6.0 9.5 6.7
Underutilisation2005 10.6 10.0 9.7 10.1 18.0 10.6 13.6 4.1 11.3
2006 10.6 10.5 10.1 7.9 17.6 10.3 13.6 4.1 11.2
2007 11.1 9.5 10.4 9.2 17.5 10.2 13.9 4.5 11.4
2008 11.6 10.0 10.6 9.0 17.7 10.6 14.0 4.7 11.6
2009 11.7 10.5 10.9 8.8 17.7 10.9 14.3 4.6 11.8
(a)
(b) Comparisons between jurisdictions' data should be made with caution as jurisdictions exclude varioustypes of households in total households with moderate overcrowding and total households with under-utilisation, as shown in the table 16A.89.
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report, Canberra;AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31December 2009).
Source :
The Public Housing Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data(excluding financial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected as apercentage of total rent charged] and 2007 National Social Housing Survey of Public Housing Tenantsdata [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.
Descriptive Information
Proportion of households in public housing with moderateovercrowding or underutilisation, 30 June (per cent) (a), (b)
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Table 16A.86
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas Aust
Moderate overcrowding2005 7.1 11.3 15.6 10.0 9.4 8.7 10.62006 9.0 9.9 15.9 17.0 10.6 8.5 12.52007 9.0 11.1 16.2 13.7 10.3 6.4 12.02008 8.9 11.2 15.2 14.8 11.2 7.8 12.12009 9.0 10.1 15.2 15.2 11.0 8.5 12.3
Underutilisation2005 22.5 13.7 12.2 15.0 27.6 14.6 18.12006 22.0 15.8 11.9 9.2 24.7 15.2 16.82007 23.1 14.1 11.5 13.8 24.9 14.7 17.72008 23.9 14.4 11.0 13.1 24.1 14.7 17.62009 23.5 16.5 11.4 12.5 23.3 15.8 17.5
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Source :
Descriptive Information
Proportion of households in State owned and managed Indigenoushousing with moderate overcrowding or underutilisation, (per cent)(a), (b), (c), (d)
Table 16A.86
The SOMIH Administrative Data Repository was used to collect all administrative data (excludingfinancial data [average cost of providing assistance per dwelling and total rent collected as apercentage of total rent charged], employment data and 2007 National Social Housing Survey ofSOMIH Tenants data [amenity, location and customer satisfaction]) for all jurisdictions.The ACT does not have a separately identified or funded Indigenous housing program. People ofIndigenous descent are housed as part of the public rental housing program.
Most Indigenous-specific housing programs in the NT are currently community managed andadministered. The NT is moving to a Public Housing management framework across all regions.
Comparisons between jurisdictions' data should be made with caution as jurisdictions exclude varioustypes of households in total households with moderate overcrowding and total households with under-utilisation, as shown in the table 16A.90.
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Table 16A.87
NSW Vic Qld WA (b) SA (c) Tas ACT NT Aust (d)Moderate overcrowding
2005 5.9 1.0 11.6 1.4 3.5 2.5 7.1 na 5.32006 2.1 1.4 3.0 2.1 3.0 3.6 4.1 na 2.42007 2.5 1.4 1.8 2.5 12.4 2.3 4.2 na 3.62008 2.6 3.0 2.0 2.3 2.5 1.0 3.3 na 2.52009 1.9 2.7 2.1 2.5 3.9 0.9 1.0 na 2.3
Underutilisation2005 4.3 4.1 8.4 16.6 18.4 5.5 3.5 na 8.22006 5.8 8.8 3.9 6.3 21.6 6.7 1.8 na 8.12007 8.4 9.5 8.0 9.0 27.6 8.0 1.7 na 10.92008 9.4 13.8 7.1 8.4 26.4 4.1 2.3 na 11.62009 7.8 6.7 5.5 4.9 31.4 4.7 0.8 na 9.6
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
AIHW (2006) CSHA national data reports: CSHA community housing , Canberra; AIHW (2007,2008, 2009) Community housing: CSHA national data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housingassistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Source :
Descriptive Information
Proportion of households in community housing with moderateovercrowding or underutilisation at 30 June (per cent) (a)
Data within a jurisdiction may not be comparable to data from previous years because of variation inresponse rates and the community housing organisations that responded to the survey. Data may notbe comparable across jurisdictions because of the considerable variation in the way community housingoperates in each jurisdiction. Organisation and tenant data may vary considerably because of the policyand program environment and the nature of the sector.
Table 16A.87
na Not available.
Significant data quality issues have impacted on household overcrowding and underutilisationproportions.
Overcrowding and underutilisation proportions excludes group households with no additional information.
Australian totals may not represent national totals because data were not available for all jurisdictions.
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112
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312
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421
311
318
521
557
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26
655
35
596
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32
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130
109
151
95
117
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Table 16A.89
Table 16A.89
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT
117 242 62 565 50 579 30 616 40 774 11 364 10 620 4 996
11 718 12 379 . . . . . . . . 1 247 . .
. . . . . . . . . . 336 . . 490
– – – 11 – 3 – –
10.0 19.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 11.7 9.8
5 659 3 552 3 838 2 457 1 895 779 596 385
142 417 . . . . . . . . 4 . .
. . . . . . . . . . 21 . . 45
– – – – – – – –
Descriptive Information
Exclusions as a per cent of total ongoing households
Total ongoing households
Non-rebated households
Mixed composition households Households for whom composition cannot be determined
Figure 16.5 and Table 16A.12 Overcrowded dwellings
Excludes:
2009
Public housing, non-rebated and multiple family householdsexcluded
2009
Mixed composition households Households for whom composition cannot be determined
Table 16.6 and Table 16A.2 Low income as a proportion of all new households
Table 16A.1 Descriptive data
Total newly allocated householdsExcludes:Non-rebated households
Table 16.82 Proportion of households in public housing with moderate overcrowding and underutilisation
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Table 16A.89
Table 16A.89
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT
Descriptive Information
Public housing, non-rebated and multiple family householdsexcluded
2.5 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.7 11.7
Source : AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) Public rental housing: CSHA national data report, Canberra;AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables , www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31December 2009).
– Nil or rounded to zero. .. Not applicable.
Exclusions as a per cent of total newly allocated and ongoing households
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Table 16A.90
Table 16A.90
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas
283 – 308 255 134 30
Excludes:
24 . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 2
– – – – – –
8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
4 083 198 3 048 2 152 1 758 343
Excludes:
779 59 . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 13
– – – – – –
Table 16A.14 Descriptive data
Total ongoing households
2009
Descriptive Information
State owned and managed Indigenous housing, non-rebated andmultiple family households excluded
Exclusions as a per cent of total newly allocated and ongoing households
Table 16.7 and Table 16A.15 Low income as a proportion of all new households
Total newly allocated and ongoing households
Households for whom composition cannot be determined
2009
Mixed composition households
Table 16A.86 Proportion of SOMIH with moderate overcrowding or underutilisation
Non-rebated households
Figure 16.6 and Table 16A.24 Overcrowded dwellings
Households for whom composition cannot be determined
Mixed composition households
Non-rebated households
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Table 16A.90
Table 16A.90
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas
Descriptive Information
State owned and managed Indigenous housing, non-rebated andmultiple family households excluded
19.1 29.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8
Source : – Nil or rounded to zero. .. Not applicable.
AIHW (2006a, 2006b, 2008, 2009) State owned and managed Indigenous housing: CSHAnational data report , Canberra; AIHW (2009) Housing assistance tables ,www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance (accessed 31 December 2009).
Exclusions as a per cent of total ongoing households
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OR
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1
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520
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720
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820
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2005
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5 ye
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mm
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ter
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pre
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tena
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view
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y co
ntex
t, 20
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A.9
2N
SW
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y co
ntex
t, 20
09 (a
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e 16
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fort
hose
inno
rthw
estr
emot
ear
eas
is$6
10pe
rwee
k.Th
ose
aged
over
60ye
ars
are
subj
ectt
oa
cash
asse
tlim
itof
$80
000.
Are
ntto
inco
me
ratio
of 2
3 pe
r cen
t can
app
ly fo
r gro
ups
such
as
seni
ors,
peo
ple
with
dis
abilit
ies
and
peop
le li
ving
in re
mot
e lo
catio
ns.
The
sam
ede
finiti
onas
the
Cen
trelin
kas
sett
estt
hres
hold
fora
sing
lepe
rson
who
does
noto
wn
thei
row
nho
me
isus
ed.M
osth
ouse
hold
spa
ya
rent
toin
com
era
tioof
25pe
rcen
tofa
sses
sabl
ein
com
ein
rent
,exc
epta
ged
resi
dent
sin
cotta
gefla
tand
beds
itter
flata
ccom
mod
atio
n(fo
rwho
mth
era
tiois
19pe
rcen
tand
17 p
er c
ent r
espe
ctiv
ely)
and
hou
seho
lds
rece
ivin
g le
ss th
an th
e si
ngle
New
star
t Allo
wan
ce (f
or w
hom
the
ratio
is 1
9.5
per c
ent).
The
rent
-to-in
com
era
tiois
indi
cativ
eon
ly.T
hem
ajor
ityof
hous
ehol
dspa
yam
ount
sw
ithin
this
rang
e,bu
tsom
epa
yle
sser
orhi
gher
amou
nts,
depe
ndin
gon
hous
ehol
d co
mpo
sitio
n an
d th
e re
latio
nshi
p of
hou
seho
ld m
embe
rs to
the
tena
nt, f
or e
xam
ple,
boa
rder
, par
ent,
inde
pend
ent c
hild
.
Stat
e an
d Te
rrito
ry g
over
nmen
ts (u
npub
lishe
d).
Sou
rce
: Tw
o se
gmen
t lis
ts g
ener
ally
con
sist
of ‘
prio
rity’
and
‘wai
t tur
n’.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.93
Tabl
e 16
A.9
3N
SW
(b)
Vic
(c)
Qld
WA
(d)
SA
(e)
Tas
(f)
440
450
609
430
760
450
Non
e35
000
76 7
50 li
quid
ass
ets
41 0
00 c
ash
287
750
35 0
0018
16N
one
18N
one
16
Com
bine
d w
ith
publ
ic h
ousi
ngC
ombi
ned
with
pu
blic
hou
sing
Com
bine
d w
ith
publ
ic h
ousi
ngC
ombi
ned
with
pu
blic
hou
sing
Nee
d (fo
ur
segm
ents
)P
riorit
y, s
imila
r to
publ
ic h
ousi
ng
Non
eN
one
Non
eN
one
12 m
onth
s3–
6 m
onth
s3
and
6 m
onth
s 2,
5 a
nd 1
0 ye
ars
Non
eN
one
3 or
6 m
onth
sN
one
1–3
year
s
Con
tinuo
us le
ases
re
fer t
o te
nant
s w
ho
wer
e ho
used
bef
ore
1 Ju
ly 2
005.
Hou
sing
NSW
no
long
er o
ffers
co
ntin
uous
leas
es.
Rev
iew
able
for
tena
ncie
s (e
xcep
t 65
year
s pl
us)
com
men
ced
afte
r N
ovem
ber 1
997.
Li
fetim
e fo
r pre
N
ovem
ber 1
997
tena
ncie
s.
Subj
ect t
o re
view
Ong
oing
Ong
oing
afte
r pr
obat
ion
Dep
enda
nts
on
hous
ing
hist
ory
Prio
r to
the
end
of
the
tena
ncy
Perio
dic
revi
ewR
evie
w a
t 4 o
r 10
year
sAn
nual
Non
eFi
xed
term
leas
es
revi
ewed
at e
nd o
f ea
ch te
rm
Tenu
re Prob
atio
n pe
riod
Des
crip
tive
Info
rmat
ion
SOM
IH h
ousi
ng p
olic
y co
ntex
t, 20
09 (a
)
Elig
ibili
tyIn
com
e lim
it pe
r wee
k ($
) (g)
Oth
er' a
sset
lim
its ($
) (g)
Min
imum
age
(yea
rs)
Fixe
d te
rm
Ong
oing
Tena
ncy
revi
ew
Wai
ting
list
Det
ails
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
MEN
TSE
RVI
CES
201
0
Tabl
e 16
A.93
Tabl
e 16
A.9
3N
SW
(b)
Vic
(c)
Qld
WA
(d)
SA
(e)
Tas
(f)
Des
crip
tive
Info
rmat
ion
SOM
IH h
ousi
ng p
olic
y co
ntex
t, 20
09 (a
)
25–3
025
2523
or 2
525
23–2
5
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f) (g)
At 3
0 Ju
ne.
Inte
rest
accr
ued
from
cash
asse
tsis
asse
ssed
asin
com
ele
ssth
efir
st$5
000
ofea
chpe
rson
’ssa
ving
s.Ap
plic
ants
unde
rthe
age
of18
year
sm
ustd
emon
stra
teliv
ing
skills
tobe
elig
ible
for
hous
ing.
Tena
nts
hous
edpr
ior
to1
July
2005
wer
ege
nera
llypr
ovid
edw
itha
cont
inuo
usle
ase.
New
tena
nts
hous
edsi
nce
1Ju
ly20
05ar
ege
nera
llypr
ovid
edw
itha
fixed
term
leas
e.N
ewte
nanc
ies
from
1Ju
ly20
05to
22O
ctob
er20
06w
ere
sign
edto
18m
onth
inte
rimte
nanc
ies.
Tena
nts
onan
18m
onth
fixed
term
leas
ear
ere
view
edpr
iort
oth
een
dof
leas
e,an
dif
elig
ible
,are
offe
red
a2,
5or
10ye
arle
ase.
Ifin
elig
ible
,the
yar
eof
fere
da
12m
onth
fixed
term
leas
e. F
rom
23
Oct
ober
200
6 th
e D
epar
tmen
t beg
an to
offe
r 2, 5
or 1
0 ye
ar le
ases
to n
ew te
nant
s an
d ce
ased
to o
ffer t
he 1
8 m
onth
inte
rim le
ases
.
Sou
rce
: St
ate
and
Terr
itory
gov
ernm
ents
(unp
ublis
hed)
.
The
rent
-to-in
com
era
tiois
indi
cativ
eon
ly.T
hem
ajor
ityof
hous
ehol
dspa
yam
ount
sw
ithin
this
rang
e,bu
tsom
epa
yle
sser
orhi
gher
amou
nts,
depe
ndin
gon
hous
ehol
d co
mpo
sitio
n an
d th
e re
latio
nshi
p of
hou
seho
ld m
embe
rs to
the
tena
nt, f
or e
xam
ple,
boa
rder
, par
ent,
inde
pend
ent c
hild
.
Lim
its a
re fo
r a s
ingl
e pe
rson
.
From
5D
ecem
ber2
005
new
thre
shol
dsan
dru
les
dete
rmin
ew
heth
era
tena
ntis
elig
ible
fora
rent
subs
idy
and
the
perc
enta
geof
inco
me
they
will
pay
asre
nt.
Thei
rho
useh
old’
sgr
oss
asse
ssab
lein
com
e,ho
useh
old
size
and
age
ofho
useh
old
mem
bers
are
used
whe
nas
sess
ing
the
hous
ehol
d’s
elig
ibilit
yfo
ra
rent
subs
idy.
Forr
ebat
edre
nts,
varie
dco
nces
sion
alra
tes
are
appl
icab
leto
certa
inag
egr
oups
and
som
epe
nsio
ners
.For
hous
ehol
dsre
ceiv
ing
Fam
ilyTa
xBe
nefit
sPa
rt A
and
Part
B pa
id b
y C
entre
link,
thes
e pa
ymen
ts a
re a
sses
sed
at 1
5 pe
r cen
t.
Reb
ated
rent
set
ting
Ren
t-to-
inco
me
ratio
(%)
The
sam
ede
finiti
onas
the
Cen
trelin
kas
sett
estt
hres
hold
fora
sing
lepe
rson
who
does
noto
wn
thei
row
nho
me
isus
ed.M
osth
ouse
hold
spa
ya
rent
toin
com
era
tioof
25pe
rce
ntof
asse
ssab
lein
com
ein
rent
.How
ever
,hou
seho
lds
rece
ivin
gle
ssth
anth
esi
ngle
New
star
tAllo
wan
cepa
yre
ntto
inco
me
ratio
of19
.5pe
rce
nt.
Tena
ncie
sin
Vict
oria
are
ongo
ing
tena
ncie
sth
atar
esu
bjec
tto
revi
ewaf
ter5
year
s.Fo
rhou
seho
lds
that
requ
irem
ajor
disa
bilit
ym
odifi
catio
ns,d
iscr
etio
nm
aybe
appl
ied
toex
tend
the
asse
tlim
itto
$60
000.
Indi
geno
usho
useh
olds
gene
rally
acce
sslo
ngte
rmac
com
mod
atio
nth
roug
hth
eG
ener
alR
enta
lpro
gram
orho
usin
gm
anag
ed b
y th
e Ab
orig
inal
Hou
sing
Boa
rd o
f Vic
toria
.
The
inco
me
limit
for t
hose
in n
orth
wes
t rem
ote
area
s is
$61
0 pe
r wee
k. T
hose
age
d ov
er 6
0 ye
ars
are
subj
ect t
o a
cash
ass
et li
mit
of $
80 0
00.
HO
US
ING
REP
OR
T O
NG
OVE
RN
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TSE
RVI
CES
201
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