Community housing tenants face triple the eviction threat
Community housing providers in NSW filed 7.94 eviction applications per 100 dwellings in 2025. Public housing had 3.71 per 100 dwellings.
Tenants in community housing face far harsher eviction pressure than those in public housing, new data shows. Last year, NSW community housing providers filed 6,327 eviction applications to the tribunal.
Public housing filed 5,547. Community housing has an eviction application rate of 7.94 per 100 dwellings.
That is almost three times public housing's 3.71. An eviction application does not necessarily lead to actual eviction.
But researchers say the gap is a real concern. Community housing providers operate without the state budget safety net that public housing gets.
This forces them to pursue tenants more aggressively to stay afloat. One tenant, Soolin McCauley, was evicted from her community housing unit after five years.
She then moved ten times, sleeping in a car, tent and boarding house. Another eviction notice forced her to move in with her ex-partner.
- 3.71 applications per 100 dwellings
- Public housing rate
- 10 moves after five-year tenancy ended
- McCauley's relocations
- 6,327 community vs 5,547 public
- Applications filed in 2025
Why it mattersIf you rent community housing in NSW, you face much greater risk of eviction proceedings. Public housing tenants face less risk, even for the same rent arrears.
AustraliaThousands of NSW renants in community housing are caught in a tougher enforcement regime than public tenants, with researchers calling for policy change.
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