8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, Apr 2015 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 01/06/2015   
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APRIL KEY FIGURES

Apr 15
Mar 15 to Apr 15
Apr 14 to Apr 15
no.
% change
% change

TREND
Total dwelling units approved
19 045
-0.4
16.5
Private sector houses
9 837
1.1
4.0
Private sector dwellings excluding houses
8 998
-1.8
35.9
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Total dwelling units approved
18 715
-4.4
16.3
Private sector houses
10 130
4.7
9.1
Private sector dwellings excluding houses
8 271
-15.0
27.5


Dwelling units approved
Graph: Dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved
Graph: Private sector houses




APRIL KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for total dwellings approved fell 0.4% in April after rising for ten months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 4.4% in April following a rise of 2.9% in the previous month.


PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
  • The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 1.1% in April and has risen for five months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses rose 4.7% in April and has risen for four months.


PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
  • The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 1.8% in April after rising for ten months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 15.0% in April following a rise of 4.5% in the previous month.


VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
  • The trend estimate of the value of total building approved fell 1.0% in April and has fallen for two months. The value of residential building fell 0.1% after rising for 12 months. The value of non-residential building fell 3.3% and has fallen for four months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 4.1% in April following a rise of 4.8% in the previous month. The value of residential building fell 3.5% following a rise of 4.7% in the previous month. The value of non-residential building fell 5.4% following a rise of 4.9% in the previous month.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
April 2015 - Additional9 June 2015
May 2015 1 July 2015
May 2015 - Additional 8 July 2015
June 2015 30 July 2015
June 2015 - Additional6 August 2015
July 2015 1 September 2015



DATA NOTES

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REVISIONS THIS MONTH

Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:

Dwellings
2013-14
2014-15
TOTAL

NSW
9
551
560
Vic.
-
4
4
Qld
-
276
276
SA
-
1
1
WA
147
322
469
Tas.
-
5
5
NT
-
-
-
ACT
-
7
7
Total
156
1 166
1 322

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)



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