DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES
SUMMARY COMMENTS
The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 4.2% in November 2008. The trend fell in states and territories other than the Northern Territory (+15.0%), with the largest fall in the Australian Capital Territory (-8.4%).
The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 3.3% in November. The trend fell in all published states, with the largest fall in Western Australia (-4.9%).
| | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. | |
Original | |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 994 | 2 240 | 1 564 | 704 | 1 060 | 187 | 60 | 97 | 6 906 | |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 048 | 2 811 | 1 908 | 933 | 1 280 | 233 | 118 | 172 | 9 503 | |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | -11.6 | -9.9 | -16.7 | -12.4 | -32.4 | -11.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 | -16.0 | |
| Total dwelling units (%) | -2.3 | -23.9 | -24.3 | -3.1 | -27.0 | -15.3 | 45.7 | -61.3 | -19.7 | |
Seasonally Adjusted | |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 028 | 2 214 | 1 596 | 701 | 961 | na | na | na | 6 829 | |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 087 | 2 876 | 1 971 | 936 | 1 192 | 243 | na | na | 9 581 | |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | -4.1 | -3.4 | -4.4 | -7.5 | -33.4 | na | na | na | -9.7 | |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 2.3 | -10.2 | -15.9 | -1.3 | -29.5 | -4.6 | na | na | -12.8 | |
Trend | |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 046 | 2 298 | 1 606 | 712 | 1 204 | na | na | na | 7 196 | |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 1 940 | 3 110 | 2 307 | 972 | 1 454 | 253 | 90 | 181 | 10 307 | |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | -1.6 | -2.5 | -4.7 | -3.9 | -4.9 | na | na | na | -3.3 | |
| Total dwelling units (%) | -2.9 | -4.4 | -4.2 | -3.9 | -6.4 | -1.4 | 15.0 | -8.4 | -4.2 | |
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