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The value of public dwellings that are located broadly within the Study Area and are owned by the
Department of Communities and Social Inclusion is estimated at $3.27 billion. Each year, these
properties generate $81.7 million in rent for the State Government (source: Cresta Zone Report 2012).
Around 1% of buildings do not generate rental income for reasons including construction, change of
tenants, repairs and vacancy. These figures should be considered as
indicative only
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.
It is recommended that Stage 2 of the WARRCAP project examine public housing values in more detail,
utilising data sources that ensure greater differentiation between Local Government areas as well as
housing asset types.
Climate change impacts upon public housing include:
x
Potential for surface flooding and seawater inundation (occasional and ongoing)
x
Damage to structures from intense storms
x
Increased maintenance costs due to more extreme temperatures. Comfort levels of housing may
need to be addressed through additional investment. This is also an issue for private rental
tenancies
x
Additional investment in public housing to replace losses in housing stock in vulnerable locations.
10.5.2. Queen Elizabeth Hospital
A description of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is contained in
Table 10.8
below. Refer to
Figure 10.1
.
Table 10.8: Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Address
Woodville Road, Woodville South.
Jobs
2,500
Exports
No
Building Valuation
Not available
Insurance Details
Not available
Contact
Chris Russell, Manager, Corporate Services,
Overview
Built in 1954 at Woodville South, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is a 311 bed,
acute care teaching hospital that provides inpatient, outpatient, emergency and mental
health services to a population of more than 250,000 people primarily in Adelaide’s
western suburbs.
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The value of public housing in the study are has been calculated using the Crestra Zone Report (2012) provided by the
Department of Communities and Social Inclusion. The data does not include housing co-operatives. It is assumed that the data
also excludes housing association and church supported housing. The number of State owned dwellings in the study area as per
the Cresta Zone Report stands at 13,935, or 3,391 dwellings more than the ABS figures that are contained in Table 10.7. Part of
the reason for this difference is that the Cresta Zone Report classifies dwellings by suburb, which span more than one council within
and adjacent to the study area. Therefore public housing located in suburbs that cross the WARCCAP boundaries into Prospect,
Unley, Marion, Tea Tree Gully and Salisbury Councils is likely to be included in the figures. This results in an inaccurate calculation
of public housing asset values for each council area within the study area. For this reason, it is not practicable to differentiate
dwelling numbers or values based on council areas and caution must be exercised when considering the overall values of public
housing in the study area.
