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Public Housing Maintenance Work

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WRITTEN QUESTIONS
11th Assembly


01/02/2010

78. Public Housing Maintenance Work


Ms Purick to for Minister for Public and Affordable Housing

QUESTION
    Ms Purick to Minister for Housing.


    For the year 1st July 2008 to 30th June 2009:

    1. Could you please advise how many public houses were off line during this period for maintenance work.
    2. Could you break that figure into the following regions: Darwin region, Palmerston, Katherine, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Wadeye and Nhulunbuy.
    3. Could you break that figure into type of housing in the afore listed regions.
    4. Could you advise what percentage of work maintenance is carried out in the following categories in the regions.
        Plumbing
        Electrical
        Garden Maintenance
        Structural
        Carpentry
        Fencing
        Roofing

ANSWER


Answered on 01/04/2010
      Table 1: Number of dwellings that had R&M works carried out
      REGION
      DWELLING TYPE
      TOTAL
      Unit
      House
      No. of Bedrooms
      No. of Bedrooms
      1
      2234
      Alice Springs
      17
      28031379
      Casuarina
      7
      19059287
      Darwin
      32
      570163108
      Katherine
      22
      34026183
      Nhulunbuy
      0
      20103
      Palmerston
      28
      285424107
      Tennant Creek
      3
      105211
      TOTAL
      109
      169518015478
        There were a total of 478 public housing dwellings offline for repairs and maintenance works for varying periods between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009.

        The Victoria Daly Shire Council holds the contract for housing maintenance and management services for Indigenous Community housing dwellings in Wadeye.


        Table 2: Percentage of R&M works by region
        R&M Type
        PERCENTAGE (%) OF R&M BY REGION
        Alice SpringsCasuarinaDarwinKatherineNhulunbuyPalmerstonTennant Creek
        Plumbing
        710779154
        Electrical
        22161615301318
        Garden
        14121615131014
        Structural
        14121670139
        Carpentry
        71011713139
        Fencing
        0000000
        Roofing
        0000000
        General
        25352742262837
        Emergency
        11577989
        TOTAL
        100%100%100%100%100%100%100%


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