PHOTO: A house in Coonamble gutted in a fire on 20 April 2024. PHOTO: River McCrossen
The NSW minister responsible for housing says it’s unclear exactly how many dwellings are unoccupied in the Orana region.
Knowing how many houses are dilapidated and unoccupied, and who owns them, can help identify potential development opportunities to lift housing supply in the Western Plains.
In March 2024, the residential vacancy rate sat at zero per cent in postcodes Bourke and Walgett, 1.1 per cent in Coonamble, 0.5 per cent in Gilgandra, 0.9 per cent in Cobar and 0.6 per cent in Warren, according to SMQ Research…