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Definition

This refers to the total number of households exiting from public housing and Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) properties, at the reporting period.


A positive exit describes the tenancy end with a positive outcome, such as a transition to a stable and independent housing arrangement, while a negative exit denotes a negative tenancy end, such as a breach of the tenancy agreement.

Indicator Summary

Computation

The number of households exiting is calculated as a count of distinct Tenancy Reference Numbers where the Tenancy End Date is between the the first and last day of the reporting period.  Funding is equal to Public Housing or Aboriginal Housing, the Vacancy Reason is not created in error or the tenant has not occupied, the DCJ Client Service Team is not TCOMM or missing.  Tenancy Type excludes Properties managed by DOH and leased to community groups, Commercial leases, the Office of …

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Disaggregation

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Indicator Specific Breakdown

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  Households/individuals
 Social Housing Property Part 2 BEDROOMS Number of Bedrooms
    Household Type
Social Housing Tenancy Part 1 VAC_RSN  Exit Reason

Social Housing Tenancy Part 1

VAC_RSN 

NEXTHOUSED

 

Positive/Negative Exit*

*Positive and negative exit types are calculated using Vacancy Exit Reason and Where Next Housed.

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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...

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Rationale

Social housing exits are important in creating vacancies which are available to those in highest need. 

Alignment: This aligns with national reporting in Housing Assistance in Australia.

 

Calculation rules

Computation Rule
Computation

The number of households exiting is calculated as a count of distinct Tenancy Reference Numbers where the Tenancy End Date is between the the first and last day of the reporting period.  Funding is equal to Public Housing or Aboriginal Housing, the Vacancy Reason is not created in error or the tenant has not occupied, the DCJ Client Service Team is not TCOMM or missing.  Tenancy Type excludes Properties managed by DOH and leased to community groups, Commercial leases, the Office of Community Housing, Shared Equity, Serviced Rooming House / Joint Venture or PEP - Private.    Property Type is equal to 'Cottage', 'Town House', 'Terrace', 'Unit' or 'Villa'.  

A positive exit type is calculated by using the Vacancy Exit Reason (of either a Tenant Initiated Exit or a Provider Initiated Exit) and Where Next Housed (to either private ownership or a private rental).

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    where value is not 'ERROR', 'NONOCCUPY', 'UNTENT_ERR' or 'UNTENT_NEV' (for tenancies created in error or not occupied). 

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    where the value for the DCJ Client Service Team is not 'TCOMM' or 'MISSI'.

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Disaggregation

This indicator may be disaggregated by:

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  Households/individuals
 Social Housing Property Part 2 BEDROOMS Number of Bedrooms
    Household Type
Social Housing Tenancy Part 1 VAC_RSN  Exit Reason

Social Housing Tenancy Part 1

VAC_RSN 

NEXTHOUSED

 

Positive/Negative Exit*

*Positive and negative exit types are calculated using Vacancy Exit Reason and Where Next Housed.

Geographic Breakdown

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
 Property Details DISTRICT District
Property Details CLUSTER District cluster
Property Details ALLOCATION_ZONE Allocation zone

 

Demographic Breakdown

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Client Details Attributes GENDER Gender
Client Details Attributes   Age group*
Client Details Attributes INDIGENOUS Aboriginality
Client Details Attributes   CALD**

*Age group is calculated using the Date of Birth variable.  ** Cultural and linguistic diversity (CALD) is calculated using Country of Birth.

The Annual Statistical Report disaggregates by Aboriginality (any member), Age group (household head), Gender (household head), Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (household head), Household type, District, Social housing type and Exit reason.

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

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Comments

The data refer to the total number of households exiting DCJ managed tenancies with any of the following exit reasons: moved to aged care/family support accommodation, breach of tenancy agreement, deceased, moved to private rental/ownership/affordable housing, tenant imprisoned, tenant vacated without notice, or other reasons. DCJ managed refers to a public housing property or a property managed by the AHO.

The information on age, gender, and the status of 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.

Data ageing:

  • There is no data ageing associated with this indicator.

Data source:

  • HOMES - Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)

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