Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey and provide your valuable insights. Wakefield Regional Council, together with Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North is undertaking this survey to better understand the housing needs of local employers. The survey will take only take a few minutes to complete.

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1. Organisation name (Required.)

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2. Industry division (Required.)

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3. Contact name (Required.)

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4. Contact number (Required.)

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6. Current workforce (number of FTE's) (Required.)

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7. Place of residence of current workforce (approximate share of the current workforce living a given distance from site)

  >50% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
Residential (<25km)
Local (26 - 50km)
Regional (51 - 75km)
Commuting (75km+)

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8. How many vacant positions does your business currently have? (Required.)

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9. When do you anticipate requiring additional housing? (Required.)

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10. How often are statements to the following effect made by staff regarding housing?

  Never Rarely Occasionally Often Always
I cannot find housing nearby
Finding housing is difficult
I cannot afford housing nearby
Finding affordable housing is difficult
I cannot find suitable housing nearby
Finding suitable housing nearby is difficult
I cannot find approriate quality housing nearby
Finding appropriate quality housing nearby is difficult

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11. Which of the following type(s) of housing support is provided to your employees? (Required.)

  No - never No - but previously No - but planned Yes
Housing provided as part of employment package
Rental support provided as part of employment package
Temporary relocation assistance provided
Living away from home allowance (LAFA) or equivalent
Support finding accommodation

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12. Describe the additional housing stock needed to accommodate your workforce (current vacancies, and current employees with unmet housing needs) (Required.)

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13. Is there a preferred housing type requested by employees? (detatched home, unit, townhouse, etc)

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14. Are there any features employees typically want in their housing? (shedding, double garages, established landscaping, low maintenance landscaping, etc)

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15. Describe the types of arrangements you would be willing to enter into to secure housing for employees. (Required.)

  Yes No Maybe
Employer-owned, provided to employee
Employer-owned, leased to employee
Employer-leased, provided to employee
Employer-leased, sublet to employee
Short-stay accommodation (hotel, motel or equivalent) provided to employee

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16. If you were to purchase housing, what price range would you consider for worker housing?

$350,000 $1M
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17. If you were to purchase housing, what features/characteristics would you be looking at for worker housing?

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18. If you were to lease housing, what price range would you consider leasing working housing at (per week)?

$250 $1,000
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19. If you were to lease housing, what features/characteristics would you be looking at for worker housing?

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20. If you were to lease housing for employees, what lease term would you be willing to consider (in months)?

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21. What factors effect recruitment? Rank the following. (Required.)

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22. Rank your preferred locations for employee accommodation. (Required.)

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