Revealed : NSW suburbs with the most - and least - public housing

Waterloo housing estate increases social housing numbers - Sydney's old ghettos: Airds, Claymore, Bonnyrigg Heights reborn. Western Sydney is still home to most new public housing, despite calls to spread it more widely across the city. In the past decade the number of public housing dwellings - operated by either the state government or community housing providers - has increased dramatically in the council areas of Canterbury-Bankstown (484 additional dwellings), Fairfield (251) and Penrith (227). These three areas already have among the most public housing in the state.

Features further information on: Public housing in Western Sydney including Penrith - Public housing tenants - Public housing statistics for NSW - Public housing "build-to-rent" scheme - Public housing: in the new Waterloo Housing Estate - Public housing in Claymore - Public housing tenant Alexandra Dauniika - NSW Land and Housing Corporation - Michael Cassel, NSW LAHC CEO - Clover Moore, Sydney Lord Mayor - Melinda Pavey, NSW Housing Minister.