Network occupancy is recovering, but is still 2.3pp short of the FY26 plan.
Occupancy lifted from 91.2% in July to 92.7% this period. Admissions ran ahead of departures for the third consecutive month.
Two regions — Sydney North and Hunter — drove most of the uplift. Sydney West and Illawarra still carry vacancy ageing above 30 days, anchoring the network average below target.
Each 1pp of occupancy is worth approximately $0.9m of EBITDA annually. Closing the 2.3pp gap to target therefore represents ~$2.0m of recoverable margin.