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Social housing waiting list data

Social housing applicant households on the NSW Housing Register

Bar graph showing the number of priority and general applicant households on the NSW Housing Register
Shows data from August 2023 to August 2024 for social housing waiting list. As at 31 August 2024 there were 59,671 households waiting for social housing: 10,072 priority approved and 49,599 general approved.

Social housing applicant households on the NSW Housing Register by Allocation Zone

The number of priority and general applicant households on the NSW Housing Register by Allocation Zone at the end of the latest month.

Data for previous months

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Newly housed from the NSW Housing Register

Bar graph showing the number of priority and general applicant household housed from the NSW Housing Register and percentage of priority housed
Shows data from August 2023 to August 2024 for applicant households housed from the NSW Housing Register. In August 2024 there were 618 households housed: 469 priority and 149 general. Proportion of priority housed in August 2024 is at 76%.

Median waiting time in months for social housing applicant households housed from the NSW Housing Register (rolling 12 months)

Line chart depicting median waiting time in months for social housing applicant households housed from the NSW Housing Register
Shows median waiting time in months for general applicant households housed from the NSW Housing Register in the rolling 12 months for the last five quarters: from June 2023 to June 2024. As at 30 June 2024, median waiting time for general applicants housed from the NSW Housing Register was 20.1 months.
Line graph depicting median waiting time in months for priority applicant households housed from the NSW Housing Register
Shows median waiting time in months for priority applicant households housed from the NSW Housing Register in the rolling 12 months for the last five quarters: from June 2023 to June 2024. As at 30 June 2024, median waiting time for priority applicants housed from the NSW Housing Register was 3.5 months.

Median waiting time by DCJ district (rolling 12 months)

The median waiting times in months for priority and general social housing applicant households housed from the NSW Housing Register in the previous 12 months, at the end of each quarter, by DCJ District. This measure provides information on how long 50 per cent of priority or general applicants waited before they were housed.

Median waiting time by district - June 2024 (XLSX, 17.5 KB)

Data for previous quarters

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Last updated:

01 Oct 2024