The Department of Communities, Housing and the Digital Economy has released data that indicate the State’s housing register is stabilising.
The data follow the introduction of a social housing construction program, together with a range of housing products and services, supporting Queenslanders most in need.
Minister for Communities and Housing, Leeanne Enoch said the latest data showed there were almost 500 fewer households on the register than last year.
“The data also shows that single people, including those aged over 55 years, now make up the majority of households on the Social Housing Register,” Ms Enoch said.
“In fact, the most common cohort of households on the register is single people.”
She said this showed the focus on building one- and two-bedroom social housing homes in the 2021-2022 financial year was responding to people on the register who were most in need.
Housing data files, including social housing register data, are released annually by the Department in order to provide transparency and accountability.
Ms Enoch said the valuable data informed the allocation of social housing, the provision of housing and homelessness services and helped to identify areas for the construction of new social housing.
“The data shows that people in social housing are staying in their homes longer, with allocations to social housing properties down slightly from 30 June 2021,” she said.
“This decrease reflects the challenges in the rental market nationally, but also shows that social housing is meeting the needs of tenants and providing stability.”
Housing data files are available on the Government’s Open Data portal at this PS News link.
