Tasmania's housing crisis: 204 properties sitting vacant

Ten Tasmanian public housing units that have been vacant more than two years, during which time the state's waiting list has ballooned by 1700 applicants.

According to Right to Information data provided to Labor, these units on a single block in Burnie have been vacant for 822 days while they are redeveloped.

There is a unit owned by Homes Tasmania at St Leonards that has not been able to be used for 1931 days.

Of the housing body's stock of 5216 properties, 204 are vacant or offline.

The vacant dwellings had been empty for 262 days on average.

Insurance claims, subsidence, fire damage and redevelopment have been listed as the reasons why the top 20 longest-vacant properties remain empty.

There were 3599 individuals and families waiting for public or social housing in Tasmania in Sep