JUNE KEY FIGURES
 | Jun qtr 14 | Mar qtr 14 to Jun qtr 14 | Jun qtr 13 to Jun qtr 14 |
| $m | % | % |
TREND ESTIMATES(a) |
|
| Value of work done | 22 095.4 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| New residential building | 11 609.1 | 3.9 | 11.2 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 1 753.5 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Non-residential building | 8 734.8 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) |
|
| Value of work done | 22 054.3 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| New residential building | 11 601.8 | 1.8 | 10.9 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 1 727.0 | -3.0 | -2.9 |
| Non-residential building | 8 725.5 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
|
| (a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2011-12. |
Value of work done, Chain volume measures
| Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates
|
BUILDING WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of total building work done rose 1.8% in the June 2014 quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done rose 0.4% to $22,054.3m in the June quarter, following a rise of 4.5% in the March 2014 quarter.
NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 3.9% in the June quarter. The value of work done on new houses rose 3.2% while new other residential building rose 4.9%.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 1.8% to $11,601.8m. Work done on new houses rose 2.4% to $6,896.5m, while new other residential building rose 0.8% to $4,705.3m.
NON-RESIDENTIAL WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done fell 0.5% in the June quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter fell 0.6%, following a fall of 0.2% in the March 2014 quarter.
DWELLING UNITS COMMENCED
| Jun qtr 14 | Mar qtr 13 to Jun qtr 14 | Jun qtr 13 to Jun qtr 14 |
| no. | % change | % change |
TREND ESTIMATES |
|
| Total dwelling units commenced | 47 558 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
| New private sector houses | 27 465 | 4.4 | 18.7 |
| New private sector other residential building | 18 899 | -1.3 | 14.7 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES |
|
| Total dwelling units commenced | 45 527 | -6.9 | 9.2 |
| New private sector houses | 27 015 | -1.6 | 15.0 |
| New private sector other residential building | 17 241 | -15.1 | 0.9 |
|
Dwelling units commenced
| Private dwellings commenced, Trend estimates
|
TOTAL DWELLINGS
- The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced rose 2.0% in the June 2014 quarter following a rise of 3.6% in the March quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 6.9% to 45,527 dwellings in the June quarter following a rise of 8.9% in the March quarter.
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 4.4% in the June quarter following a rise of 4.8% in the March quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector house commencements fell 1.5% to 27,015 dwellings in the June quarter following a rise of 13.9% in the March quarter.
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
- The trend estimate for new private sector other residential building commencements fell 1.3% in the June quarter following a rise of 2.2% in the March quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector other residential building fell 15.1% to 17,241 dwellings in the June quarter following a rise of 3.3% in the March quarter.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| September 2014 | 15 January 2015 |
| December 2014 | 15 April 2015 |
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia(cat. no. 8755.0) on 27 August 2014. The data in this publication are based on a response rate of approximately 90% of the value of building work done during the quarter. The data are subject to revision when returns from the following quarter are processed. Final data for the June quarter 2014 will be released in the next release of this publication, Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 15 January 2015.
SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS THIS ISSUE
Compared to the estimate published in Building Activity, Australia, March quarter 2014 (cat. no. 8752.0) released on 16 July 2014:
- the total value of work done in Australia during March quarter 2014 has been revised upwards by $103.8m or 0.5%.
- the total value of work commenced in Australia during March quarter 2014 has been revised upwards by $677.0m or 3.1%. This was driven by upwards revisions to non-residential commencements ($565.7m) and residential commencements ($111.3m).
- the number of dwelling unit commencements in the March quarter 2014 has been revised upwards by 213 dwellings or 0.5%.
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