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Baseline study missing part of the base

In 2010, in preparation for the Master Planning process, Housing NSW undertook a baseline study of its public tenants in Redfern and Waterloo reports the October 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.

Figures from the 2006 census supplied by Housing NSW about their tenants showed that around 22 per cent of the public tenants in Redfern and Waterloo were born overseas with around 45 per cent speaking a language other than English at home. About 65 per cent of units in 2006 were single-person households.

Given these demographics it was staggering to see that, for the survey of Redfern and Waterloo tenants, Housing NSW did not provide any translation services to ensure input from this least heard part of the tenant community. The instructions for the HNSW study read: “If the respondent speaks a language other than English and requires the assistance of an interpreter to complete the questionnaire ask for another member of the household who may be able to answer the survey in English. If … no other person … thank and terminate.”

You can find the results on the Housing NSW website’s Redfern Waterloo Redevelopment page.

Source: October 2011 South Sydney Herald http://www.southsydneyherald.com.au/