❓ Ms Mettam asks about public housing stock, vacancy rates, repair times, and demolitions in the Busselton/Dunsborough region. The Minister provides data on property numbers, vacancy reasons, average vacancy duration, and demolition figures.

I refer to the public housing stock in the Busselton and Dunsborough region, and I ask:(a) How many properties are there in total stock for the region as of latest available data;(b) How many properties in the region are currently vacant and currently undergoing remedial repairs and maintenance;(c) What is the average time the properties in (b) have remained vacant;(d) How many properties in the region in the past twelve months have been demolished; and(e) How many properties are vacant, and are past the point of repair to be returned to the housing stock and are therefore awaiting demolition?

(a)   As at 28 February 2026, there were 603 public housing properties in the City of Busselton Local Government Area, which includes Dunsborough. (b)   As at 28 February 2026, there were 29 vacant public housing properties in the City of Busselton Local Government Area. Of these properties, 27 are undergoing maintenance or refurbishment and will return to service. (c)   As at 28 February 2026 of the 27 vacant properties in the City of Busselton Local Government Area undergoing works, the average days vacant for returning properties was 210 days (30 weeks), noting this figure includes outlier properties requiring significant refurbishment costing hundreds of thousands of dollars and requiring several trades. (d)    As at 28 February 2026, there were 0 demolitions for the City of Busselton Local Government Area for the past 12 months. (e)    As at 28 February 2026, there were 2 vacant properties that were not returning to stock.  These properties will be either demolished and the land held for future social housing investment or disposed of though sale.