Gold Coast public housing: Suburbs with the most and least social dwellings
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THE Gold Coast is home to more than 2000 social housing dwellings with the majority in the Bonney electorate.
Arundel, Labrador and Biggera Waters, Parkwood and Southport has 470 dwellings according to figures from the Queensland’s Department of Housing and Public Works.
The next area with a high saturation of social housing is the Southport electorate, with 417 dwellings throughout Southport, Molendinar, Ashmore and Benowa.
Surfers Paradise, Coomera and Mudgeeraba are the electorates with the least social housing.
Social and public housing is available to provide stability to people who are least likely to find accommodation through private or managed rental properties.
Social housing is usually stigmatised in Australia and labelled as ghettos – places filled with crime.
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But Queensland crime statistics released earlier this year shows that couldn’t be further from the truth.
The electorate with the most assaults is Surfers Paradise – 479 assaults were reported between June 2019 and June 2020.
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There is only one social housing dwelling in the Surfers Paradise electorate, which includes Main Beach, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach Waters and Clear Island Waters.
Meanwhile, the Mudgeerba electorate reported the fewest assaults at 117 and has 74 social housing dwellings.
A spokesperson for the Department of Housing of Social Works told the Bulletin in July that as of June, 2020 there were 3285 applications on the social housing register in the Gold Coast area.
“Allocations for available social housing in a location are determined based on individual needs of the registrant rather than any amount of time,” they said.
Applications take into account a person’s family circumstance, wellbeing, financial status and ability to sustain a tenancy.
How the Gold Coast electorates stack up
BONNEY
Includes Arundel, Labrador and Biggera Waters, Parkwood and Southport.
Total population (2016 census): 55,315
Social housing dwellings: 470.
Those dwellings house: Twenty five couples, 88 single parents, 115 sole occupants, 213 single people over 55 and 28 unclassified.
Market rent: From $126.65 to $545.
Total assaults: 412
Arundel: 44. Labrador: 151. Biggera Waters: 58. Parkwood: 45. Southport: 114.
SOUTHPORT
Includes Southport, Molendinar, Ashmore and Benowa.
Total population (2016 census): 49,361
Social housing dwellings: 417.
Those dwellings house: Two couples, 17 couples over 55, 12 couples with a child or children, 102 single parents, 85 single people, 171 single people over 55 and 28 unclassified.
Market rent: From $125 to $555.
Total assaults: 369
Southport: 267. Molendinar: 29. Ashmore: 47 and Benowa: 26.
BURLEIGH
Includes Varsity Lakes, Burleigh Waters, Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach and Tallebudgera.
Total population (2016 census): 57,734
Social housing dwellings: 285
Those dwellings house: One couple, 19 couples over 55, seven couples with a child or children, 20 unclassified, 46 single parents, 31 single people and 161 single people over 55.
Market rent: $168.50 to $520.
Total assaults: 244
Burleigh Heads: 81, Burleigh Waters: 36, Palm Beach: 63, Tallebudgera: 7 and Varsity Lakes: 57.
GAVEN
Includes Pacific Pines, Gaven, Mount Nathan, Nerang, Highland Park and Carrara.
Total population (2016 census): 55,027
Social housing dwellings: 236
Those dwellings house: Three couples over 55, 10 couples with a child or children, 93 single parents, 30 single people, 83 single people over 55 and 17 unclassified.
Market rent: $117.50 to $500.
Total assaults: 249
Pacific Pines: 50, Gaven: 11, Mount Nathan: 1, Nerang: 121, Highland Park: 14 and Carrara: 52.
CURRUMBIN
Includes Currumbin, Elanora, Tugun, Bilinga, Coolangatta, Currumbin Waters, Tallebudgera, Tallebudgera Valley, Currumbin Valley.
Total population (2016 census): 45,666
Social housing dwellings: 209
Those dwellings house: Four couples, seven couples over 55, five couples with a child or children, 41 single parents, 51 single people, 86 single people over 55 and 15 unclassified.
Market rent: $210 to $570.
Total assaults: 187
Bilinga: 4, Coolangatta: 64, Elanora: 39, Currumbin: 13, Currumbin Waters: 22, Currumbin Valley: 2, Tallebudgera: 7 and Tallebudgera Valley: 2.
MERMAID BEACH
Includes Mermaid Beach, Mermaid Waters, Robina and Miami
Total population (2016 census): 48,527
Social housing dwellings: 122
Those dwellings house: Three couples over 55, one couple with a child or children, eight single parents, 46 single people, 57 single people over 55 and seven unclassified.
Market rent: $180 to $525.
Total assaults: 227
Mermaid Beach: 32, Mermaid Waters: 47, Robina: 95 and Miami: 53.
BROADWATER
Includes South Stradbroke Island, Hope Island, Paradise Point, Helensvale, Coombabah, Hollywell and Runaway Bay
Total population (2016 census): 51,353
Social housing dwellings: 110
Those dwellings house: Thirteen couples, 19 single parents, 28 sole occupants, 64 single people over 55 and four unclassified.
Market rent: $275 to $520.
Total assaults: 235.
Coombabah: 35. Helensvale: 44. Hope Island: 31. Hollywell: 10. Paradise Point: 25. Runaway Bay: 45. South Stradbroke Island: 1.
THEODORE
Includes Upper Coomera, Oxenford, Helensvale, Maudsland, Wongawallan, Pacific Pines, Guanaba, Clagiraba and Mount Nathan
Total population (2016 census): 68,617
Social housing dwellings: 88
Those dwellings house: One couple over 55, eight couples with a child or children, 24 single parents, 22 sole occupants, 22 single people over 55 and 11 unclassified.
Market rent: $127.50 to $600.
Total assaults: 297
Clagiraba: 0. Guanaba: 5. Helensvale: 44. Maudsland: 13. Mount Nathan: 1. Oxenford: 49. Pacific Pines. 50. Upper Coomera: 132. Wongawallan: 3.
MUDGEERABA
Includes Clagiraba, Lower Beechmont, Gilston, Worongary, Merrimac, Tallai, Advancetown, Mudgeeraba, Reedy Creek, Numinbah Valley, Bonogin, Austinville, Springbrook and Natural Bridge.
Total population (2016 census): 47,318
Social housing dwellings: 74
Those dwellings house: One couple over 55, three couples with a child or children, 38 single parents, 20 sole occupants, six single people over 55 and six unclassified.
Market rent is between $215 and $615.
Total assaults: 117.
Clagiraba: 0. Lower Beechmont: 2. Gilston: 1. Worongary: 21 Merrimac: 21. Tallai: 8. Advancetown: 0. Mudgeeraba: 42. Reedy Creek: 14. Numinbah Valley: 0. Bonogin: 3. Austinville: 3. Springbrook: 1 and Natural Bridge: 1.
COOMERA
Includes Alberton, Woongoolba, Steiglitz, Stapylton, Gilberton, Ormeau, Luscombe, Ormeau Hills, Norwell, Jacobs Well, Pimpama, Kingsholme, Cedar Creek, Willow Vale, Coomera, Wongawallan.
Total population (2016 census): 74,650
Social housing dwellings: 29
Those dwellings house: Two couples with a child or children, 17 single parents, two sole occupants and seven unclassified.
Market rent: $163.30 to $495.
Total assaults: 394
Alberton: 3, Woongoolba: 2, Steiglitz: 6, Stapylton: 13, Gilberton: 0, Ormeau: 59, Luscombe: 0, Ormeau Hills: 12, Norwell: 1, Jacobs Well: 7, Pimpama: 126, Kingsholme: 2, Cedar Creek: 1, Willow Vale: 12, Coomera: 147 and Wongawallan: 3.
SURFERS PARADISE
Includes Main Beach, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach Waters and Clear Island Waters.
Total population (2016 census): 37,206
Social housing dwellings: 1
The dwelling information is unavailable.
Market rent: $360
Total assaults: 479
Main Beach: 30, Surfers Paradise: 364, Broadbeach Waters: 78 and Clear Island Waters: 7.
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