What material is used on the bathroom walls?

I inspected a property last week and noticed this in the bathroom. What material is the one behind the vanity and bath? Pros and cons of the material in a wet area?

 

it's called VJ Wall panelling - stands for Vertical Join. It might be individual pieces of wood or it might be a modern fibre cement sheet which is rated for wet area.

 

Thanks @Westminster Anything should I be worried about if planning to purchase this property?

 

It was quite common in older bathrooms, especially in Queensland.
If it's a fibre cement sheet designed for wet areas I doubt any issues Bathroom & Laundry - Easycraft
If it's wood then it will depend what wood was used but it won't last forever - neither do tiles though

 

You’d want to make sure it’s fibre cement and not mdf.. mdf shouldn’t be used in a wet area as once it gets wet at an unsealed edge it will expand and look atrocious.. you could try tapping it with your knuckles or a coin and tell by the sound