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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 October 2023 to October 2024 for social housing waiting list. As at 31 October 2024 there were 62,577 households waiting for social housing: 10,588 priority approved and 51,989 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 October 2023 to October 2024 for applicant households housed from the NSW Housing Register. In October 2024 there were 718 households housed: 537 priority and 181 general. Proportion of priority housed in October 2024 is at 75%.

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 September 2023 to September 2024. As at 30 September 2024, median waiting time for general applicants housed from the NSW Housing Register was 16.7 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 September 2023 to September 2024. As at 30 September 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 - September 2024 (XLSX, 11.8 KB)

Data for previous quarters

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Last updated:

22 Nov 2024