❓ This parliamentary question scrutinizes the State Government's decision-making process regarding the placement of public housing in Bluff Point, Geraldton, specifically questioning the consideration of local concentration risks and the methodology used for assessment.
AnsweredQoN 2305Legislative Assembly
Asked
6 May 2026
Member
Portfolio
Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to State Government owned properties on Edwin Crescent in the Geraldton suburb of Bluff Point, as well as data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics from the 2021 Census highlighting social housing within Geraldton, and I ask:(a) What consideration has been made by the State Government towards the Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) 51104128513 and the increased concentration of social housing in this area compared to the rest of the suburb of Bluff Point;(b) What geographic unit did the Department use to assess local concentration risk and neighbourhood impact;(c) Was SA1 51104128513, or any comparable small-area analysis, considered when deciding to place further public housing at these locations;(d) If a small-area analysis was not used, why not; and(e) Will the Minister provide the methodology by which the Department concluded that further public housing at Edwin Crescent would not create excessive local concentration along with the evidence which supported that decision?
I refer to State Government owned properties on Edwin Crescent in the Geraldton suburb of Bluff Point, as well as data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics from the 2021 Census highlighting social housing within Geraldton, and I ask:
(a) What consideration has been made by the State Government towards the Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) 51104128513 and the increased concentration of social housing in this area compared to the rest of the suburb of Bluff Point;
(b) What geographic unit did the Department use to assess local concentration risk and neighbourhood impact;
(c) Was SA1 51104128513, or any comparable small-area analysis, considered when deciding to place further public housing at these locations;
(d) If a small-area analysis was not used, why not; and
(e) Will the Minister provide the methodology by which the Department concluded that further public housing at Edwin Crescent would not create excessive local concentration along with the evidence which supported that decision?
I refer to State Government owned properties on Edwin Crescent in the Geraldton suburb of Bluff Point, as well as data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics from the 2021 Census highlighting social housing within Geraldton, and I ask:
(a) What consideration has been made by the State Government towards the Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) 51104128513 and the increased concentration of social housing in this area compared to the rest of the suburb of Bluff Point;
(b) What geographic unit did the Department use to assess local concentration risk and neighbourhood impact;
(c) Was SA1 51104128513, or any comparable small-area analysis, considered when deciding to place further public housing at these locations;
(d) If a small-area analysis was not used, why not; and
(e) Will the Minister provide the methodology by which the Department concluded that further public housing at Edwin Crescent would not create excessive local concentration along with the evidence which supported that decision?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 June 2026
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure
Response time
8 days
(a – e) The Minister has previously met with the Member regarding public housing in Bluff Point.
As advised in a letter to the member on 1 April 2026, the proportion of public housing in Bluff Point is under three per cent, compared to a public housing proportion of under seven per cent across the City of Greater Geraldton.
There continues to be strong demand for social and affordable housing across Western Australia.
As advised in a letter to the member on 1 April 2026, the proportion of public housing in Bluff Point is under three per cent, compared to a public housing proportion of under seven per cent across the City of Greater Geraldton.
There continues to be strong demand for social and affordable housing across Western Australia.
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