Atwell Community Association

 Homes West in Atwell


  on questions to the WA parliament

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Brookton Highway (west of Mount Street)

Average weekday volume February 2005

West bound 3572

East bound 3672

(c) Vehicle speed counts and their results undertaken in the area concerned are as follows:

Brookton Highway (east of Holden Road) May 2005 mean speed 69.7 km/h

Brookton Highway (west of Mount Street) February 2005 mean speed 72.3 km/h

HOMESWEST DWELLINGS . COCKBURN CENTRAL, ATWELL, SUCCESS

3067. Mr A.J. Simpson to the Minister for Housing and Works

In regard to the planned State Housing development for Cockburn Central, can the Minister advise:

(a) what information has been provided to the local community at this stage in the process; and

(i) if none, why is this the case;

(b) what plans are in place to provide information to the local community about this project; and

(i) if none, why is this the case;

(c) how many Homeswest dwellings are planned for Cockburn Central and how many inhabitants

are they designed to house;

(d) how many buildings, complexes and stand alone homes are these dwellings located in;

(e) what is the total number of people currently living in Homeswest dwellings in the suburb of

Atwell;

(f) what is the current proportion of inhabitants in the suburb of Atwell living in Homeswest

housing;

(g) what is the total number of people currently living in Homeswest dwellings in the suburb of

Success;

(h) what is the current proportion of inhabitants in the suburb of Success living in Homeswest

housing;

(i) how many people does the Minister estimate will be living in the planned and proposed

Homeswest dwellings in Atwell once they are completed;

(j) what proportion of the inhabitants of Atwell are estimated to be living in Homeswest dwellings

once all planned developments are completed;

(k) how many people does the Minister estimate will be living in the planned and proposed

Homeswest dwellings in Success once they are completed; and

(l) what proportion of the inhabitants of Success are estimated to be living in Homeswest

dwellings once all planned developments are completed?

Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied:

The Department of Housing and Works advises

a-b) Cockburn Central is a LandCorp development and falls within the responsibilities of the Minister for

Planning and Infrastructure.

c) The Department is seeking to acquire Lot 10 within the development with an estimated yield of 50

dwellings, subject to determination of the final land area.

d) A mixed-use development (commercial and residential) involving the construction of a 3-4 storey

complex is envisaged.

e) The number of people living in the Department’s rental properties in the suburb of Atwell is 113

residents or 32 tenancies.

f) The Department estimates its presence in Atwell to be approximately 1.45%.

g) The number of people living in the Department’s rental properties in the suburb of Success is 23

residents or 7 tenancies.

h) The Department estimates its presence in Success to be .044%.

i - l) The Department does not have any land holdings in Atwell or Success to develop. The Department

considers appropriate spot purchase opportunities in these suburbs as they arise.