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 February 2024 to February 2025 for social housing waiting list. As at 28 February 2025 there were 64,948 households waiting for social housing: 10,973 priority approved and 53,975 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.

Social housing applicant households on the NSW Housing Register by Allocation Zone as at 28 February 2025. (XLSX, 22.2 KB)

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 February 2024 to February 2025 for applicant households housed from the NSW Housing Register. In February 2025 there were 661 households housed: 529 priority and 132 general. Proportion of priority housed in February 2025 is at 80%.

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 December 2023 to December 2024. As at 31 December 2024, median waiting time for general applicants housed from the NSW Housing Register was 16.0 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 December 2023 to December 2024. As at 31 December 2024, median waiting time for priority applicants housed from the NSW Housing Register was 3.6 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 - December 2024 (XLSX, 11.8 KB)

Data for previous quarters

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September 2024 (XLSX, 11.8 KB)
June 2024 (XLSX, 17.5 KB)
March 2024 (XLSX, 11.8 KB)
December 2023 (XLSX, 11.8 KB)
September 2023 (XLSX, 11.8 KB)
June 2023 (XLSX, 9.7 KB)

Last updated:

26 Mar 2025