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Average time waited for social housing

What is being tracked?

Measure: Average time waited for newly allocated households with a member with disability in public housing or state owned and managed Indigenous housing (SOMIH)

The Strategy would like to see the following tracked – Average time waited for social housing for people with disability. Available data do not allow the exact measure listed by the Strategy to be tracked. Currently an alternative measure is reported. Data on community housing or Indigenous community housing, which are also included in the concept of ‘social housing’, are not included in this alternative measure as wait list data for these programs are not available.

This measure is part of the Housing affordability/stress priority of the Strategy. This priority is about improving access to affordable housing for people with disability.

The desired outcome is that the time waited for social housing for people with disability is reduced.

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Outcome area: Inclusive homes and communities Priority: Housing affordability/stress

  • Baseline value

    413 daysfor public housing in 2020–21

    389 daysfor SOMIH in 2020–21

  • Latest value

    652 daysfor public housing in 2024–25

    722 daysfor SOMIH in 2024–25

Regress the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants

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Trends

Has the average time waited for newly allocated households with disability in public housing or SOMIH changed over time?

The data in the graph and the table below show the average time waited for newly allocated households with a member with disability in public housing or state owned and managed Indigenous housing (SOMIH). Data from 2020–21 to 2024–25 are used. In 2024–25, the average time waited for Public housing and SOMIH for people with disability was 652 and 722 days, respectively. The baseline used to track change over time was 413 days for Public housing and 389 days for SOMIH in 2020–21.

Additional trend data can be found in the downloadable tables.

Source: National Housing Assistance Data Repository (NHADR) | Data source overview

Comparison with people without disability

Does the average time waited for newly allocated households in public housing or SOMIH vary by a person's disability status?

The data in the graph and the table below show the average time waited for newly allocated households in public housing or state owned and managed Indigenous housing (SOMIH), by whether there was a member with disability. In 2024–25, the average time waited for newly allocated households with a member with disability for public housing and SOMIH was 652 and 722 days, respectively. The average time waited for newly allocated households without a member with disability for public housing and SOMIH was 560 and 706 days, respectively.

Source: National Housing Assistance Data Repository (NHADR) | Data source overview

Where did these data come from?

Data on average social housing wait times come from administrative data collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

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