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Number of social housing applicants on the NSW Housing Register

Definition

This refers to the total number of social housing applicants on the NSW Housing Register who are waiting to be housed in public housing, community housing or Aboriginal Housing Office properties at the reporting period.

The number of social housing applicants represents the total number of households applying to live in social housing – it is not a total count of people in those households.

Indicator Summary

Numerator
Distribution/Table Path/Column
EDW Waitlist Details APPLICATION_LIST_STATUS
  REGISTER
  CATEGORY
  EXTRACT_DATE
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Computation

A count of records where the Register is equal to 'Housing Register' and the Application List Status is equal to 'Priority assessment - live' or 'Active / live.'

Additionally, the Category is equal to 'Elderly Person', 'General', 'General Disability', 'General Medical', 'Priority At Risk', 'Priority Disability', 'Priority Domestic Violence', 'Priority Eviction', 'Priority Homeless', 'Priority Medical', 'Priority Severe Overcrowding', 'Priority Refuge', 'Priority Tenancy Reinstatement', 'Priority Private Rental Subsidy', 'Priority Tenancy Reinstatement', 'Priority Out-Of-Home Care' or  'Priority Redress / Reparation'.

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Disaggregation

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Indicator Specific Breakdown

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label

Waitlist Applicant People

 REGISTER Priority/General Register
Waitlist Applicant People MAXBED Bedrooms
Waitlist Applicant People HOUSEHOLD_RELATIONSHIP_TYPE Household Type

 

Geographic Breakdown

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
Waitlist Details AREA_BK District
Waitlist Details AREA_BK* District cluster*
Waitlist Details PREFERRED_ALLOCATION_ZONE Allocation Zone 

*District cluster is recoded using AREA_BK.

Demographic Breakdown

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
Client Details Attributes GENDER Gender
Client Details Attributes DOB* Age group*
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Reporting Information

The Annual Statistical Report reports annually.

Published by NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

Quality Statement

Accuracy of Indigenous Status Data
Statuses: [FACSIAR Data Governance Committee: Qualified, Oct. 13, 2023]
The accuracy of data held about Indigenous Status in current collections is poor for several factors. Firstly, the number of...

Framework Dimensions

Rationale

This indicator shows the current need for social housing in NSW.

Alignment: This does not align with national reporting.

Calculation rules

Computation Rule
Computation

A count of records where the Register is equal to 'Housing Register' and the Application List Status is equal to 'Priority assessment - live' or 'Active / live.'

Additionally, the Category is equal to 'Elderly Person', 'General', 'General Disability', 'General Medical', 'Priority At Risk', 'Priority Disability', 'Priority Domestic Violence', 'Priority Eviction', 'Priority Homeless', 'Priority Medical', 'Priority Severe Overcrowding', 'Priority Refuge', 'Priority Tenancy Reinstatement', 'Priority Private Rental Subsidy', 'Priority Tenancy Reinstatement', 'Priority Out-Of-Home Care' or  'Priority Redress / Reparation'.

This is at the time of reporting (selected by the Extract Date).

Numerators
Distribution/Table Path/Column
EDW Waitlist Details APPLICATION_LIST_STATUS
  REGISTER
  CATEGORY
  EXTRACT_DATE
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    where the value is equal to 'HPAL' or 'LIVE'.

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    where the value is equal to 'HEP', 'HG', 'HGD', 'HGM', 'HPAR', 'HPD', 'HPDV', 'HPEV', 'HPHL', 'HPMD', 'HPOW', 'HPRF', 'HPTR', 'HPRS', 'HGHF', 'HPOH', 'HPRR' or 'HPND'.

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    where the value is equal to 'HR'.

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Indicator Specific Breakdown

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label

Waitlist Applicant People

 REGISTER Priority/General Register
Waitlist Applicant People MAXBED Bedrooms
Waitlist Applicant People HOUSEHOLD_RELATIONSHIP_TYPE Household Type

 

Geographic Breakdown

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
Waitlist Details AREA_BK District
Waitlist Details AREA_BK* District cluster*
Waitlist Details PREFERRED_ALLOCATION_ZONE Allocation Zone 

*District cluster is recoded using AREA_BK.

Demographic Breakdown

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
Client Details Attributes GENDER Gender
Client Details Attributes DOB* Age group*
Client Details Attributes INDIGENOUS Aboriginality
Client Details Attributes COB CALD**

*Age group is recoded using the DOB. *Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) is recoded using the Country of Birth.

The Annual Statistical Report disaggregates by Applicant type (priority/general), Aboriginality, Age group, CALD, District and Household type and Gender.

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    Person: Date of Birth, YYYY-MM-DD
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    Person: Country of birth, code (SACC 2016) NNNN
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    where the value is not equal to 'Australia', 'New Zealand', 'United States of America', 'UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland', 'Ireland', 'Canada' or 'South Africa" or is not missing, then the value for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity is coded as 'CALD.

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Comments

CALD refers to clients with culturally and linguistically diverse background.

The information on gender, age and the culturally and linguistically diverse background of the head of the household is used for reporting on demographic characteristics of the household.

An Aboriginal household is defined as a household with one or more members (including children) identifying as an Aboriginal person.

From June 2017 onwards, data exclude suspended social housing applicants.

Data ageing:

  • There is no data ageing associated with this indicator.

Data source:

  • HOMES - Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)

 

Custom Fields

DCJ - Domain
 Applications and Housing Register

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