8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, Aug 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 04/10/2007   
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AUGUST KEY FIGURES

Aug 07
Jul 07 to Aug 07
Aug 06 to Aug 07
no.
% change
% change

TREND
Total dwelling units approved
12 790
0.3
-2.2
Private sector houses
8 685
0.2
-2.8
Private sector other dwellings
3 651
-0.1
-5.7
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Total dwelling units approved
12 751
-1.7
-0.1
Private sector houses
8 748
0.9
-2.6
Private sector other dwellings
3 581
-3.1
2.0

Dwelling units approved, Total number
Graph: Number of dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved, Total number
Graph: Private sector houses approved



AUGUST KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS

  • The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 0.3% in August 2007 following an increase of 0.5% in July 2007.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 1.7% in August following a revised increase of 0.2% in July.


PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
  • The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.2% in August and is showing slight rises since March 2007.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.9% in August following a revised increase of 0.9% in July.


PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 0.1% in August following a revised increase of 0.2% in July.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 3.1% in August which follows a revised fall of 7.7% in July.


VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
  • The trend estimate for the value of total building approved fell 0.1% in August. The trend estimate for the value of new residential building fell 0.4%, the value of alterations and additions was flat, while the value of non-residential building approved rose 0.3%.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total building approved fell 0.1% in August following a revised fall of 2.9% in July. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of new residential building approved rose 1.3% in August, while the value of alterations and additions fell 0.3% and the value of non-residential building approved fell 1.7%.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
September 2007 31 October 2007
October 2007 4 December 2007
November 2007 8 January 2008
December 2007 5 February 2008
January 2008 6 March 2008
February 2008 7 April 2008



CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.



REVISIONS THIS MONTH

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

2006-07
2007-08
TOTAL

NSW
21
-14
7
Vic.
4
-
4
Qld
15
-
15
SA
-
-
-
WA
-
18
18
Tas.
1
-
1
NT
-
-
-
ACT
-
-
-
Total
41
4
45



DATA NOTES

There are no notes about the data.



INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Paul Pamment on Adelaide (08) 8237 7648.