number of affordable rental dwellings. Figures 1
and 2 based on the Victorian rental report (DHS
2014b) data show the proportion of rental stock
considered affordable from March 2000 to March
2014 based on 30% affordability threshold
measure. For most of 2000 up to 2008 more than
half of the available dwellings fell within an
affordable threshold. Following 2008 there was a
sharp decline where the proportion of affordable
rental housing fell below the Victorian average.
There has been some improvement for all
dwellings in the last two years increasing from 10%
in 2011 to just below 20% in 2014. However, this
upward trend as not been matched for two
bedroom dwellings where there proportion
considered affordable sits below 5% of dwellings.
Figure 1. Proportion of affordable private rental in Whittlesea, all properties 2000-2014
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
Mar 2000
Sep 2000
Mar 2001
Sep 2001
Mar 2002
Sep 2002
Mar 2003
Sep 2003
Mar 2004
Sep 2004
Mar 2005
Sep 2005
Mar 2006
Sep 2006
Mar 2007
Sep 2007
Mar 2008
Sep 2008
Mar 2009
Sep 2009
Mar 2010
Sep 2010
Mar 2011
Sep 2011
Mar 2012
Sep 2012
Mar 2013
Sep 2013
Mar 2014
0.0%
Whittlesea
Victoria
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Source: DHS Victorian Rental Report, 2014
Figure 2. Proportion of affordable private rental in Whittlesea, 2 bedroom properties 2000-2014
45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
Mar 2000
Sep 2000
Mar 2001
Sep 2001
Mar 2002
Sep 2002
Mar 2003
Sep 2003
Mar 2004
Sep 2004
Mar 2005
Sep 2005
Mar 2006
Sep 2006
Mar 2007
Sep 2007
Mar 2008
Sep 2008
Mar 2009
Sep 2009
Mar 2010
Sep 2010
Mar 2011
Sep 2011
Mar 2012
Sep 2012
Mar 2013
Sep 2013
Mar 2014
0.0%
Whittlesea
Victoria
Source: DHS Victorian Rental Report, 2014
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