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Feature Article: Largest and fastest growing areas in Australia
This article was published in Building Approvals, Australia (ABS Cat. no 8731.0) November, 2001
INTRODUCTION
During the five years ending June 2001, there has been a steady increase in the number of building approvals across Australia. This increase has been mainly concentrated in the outer areas of the capital cities.
This article presents information on the largest and fastest growing Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) in Australia between the August 1996 Census of Population and Housing and June 2001. The article examines statistics on total new residential approvals and also its components viz. houses and other residential (e.g. flats, units) using data from the Building Approvals Collection.
Table F1 shows the largest growing SLAs, i.e. those that have had the greatest number of residential dwelling unit approvals. Table F2 shows the fastest growing SLAs, i.e. those that have the greatest proportion of residential dwelling unit approvals relative to the base dwelling stock that existed in that SLA at the 1996 Census of Population and Housing. Tables F1 and F2 present growth SLAs in each State and Territory in descending order of the number of approvals for total residential buildings. Growth in houses is shown in the tables for these SLAs. The largest and fastest growing areas for other residential dwellings are shown in tables F3 and F4.
Due to the numerous changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) (ABS Cat. 1216.0) since 1996 as a result of council boundary changes and amalgamations, data was aggregated into SLAs based on the 2000 ASGC boundaries.
RESULTS
Australian overview
From August 1996 to June 2001 there were 716,862 residential dwelling unit approvals in Australia. This represents a 10.4% increase from the dwelling stock estimated at the 1996 Census of Population and Housing. New South Wales had 227,699 approvals (31.8% of all approvals in Australia) and Victoria 180,623 (25.2%). The Northern Territory recorded the greatest rate of increase (17.5%) while Western Australia (13.7%) and Queensland (12.4%) also had growth rates greater than the national average.
Largest growing SLAs
Liverpool (C), situated in the outer western suburbs of Sydney, was the largest growing SLA in Australia, recording 10,314 residential dwelling unit approvals, an increase of 26.1%. This was followed by Blacktown (C), Baulkham Hills (A) and Sutherland Shire (A) which are also located in outer Sydney areas. New South Wales central coast regions, Gosford, Wyong and Lake Macquarie also figured strongly.
Elsewhere in Australia, significant growth is shown in Casey-Berwick (C), an outer south eastern Melbourne suburb, and Swan (C), located in the outer east metropolitan area of Perth.
House approvals followed a similar pattern to total residential approvals, with significant growth areas being located in the outer metropolitan areas of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
F1 LARGEST GROWING SLAs - August 1996 to June 2001
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 | HOUSES | | TOTAL RESIDENTIAL |
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| Area | No. of
houses(a) | No. of
approvals(b) | % growth | | No. of
dwellings(a) | No. of
approvals(b) | % growth |
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| New South Wales | | | | | | | |
| Liverpool (C) | 29,929 | 8,773 | 29.3 | | 39,472 | 10,314 | 26.1 |
| Blacktown (C) | 66,045 | 8,252 | 12.5 | | 74,794 | 9,805 | 13.1 |
| Baulkham Hills (A) | 34,809 | 7,283 | 20.9 | | 37,842 | 9,338 | 24.7 |
| Sutherland Shire (A) | 52,191 | 2,319 | 4.4 | | 69,928 | 7,936 | 11.3 |
| Gosford (C) | 49,039 | 4,005 | 8.2 | | 60,300 | 7,088 | 11.8 |
| Wyong | 42,174 | 5,486 | 13.0 | | 49,148 | 6,922 | 14.1 |
| Lake Macquarie | 57,405 | 4,847 | 8.4 | | 63,879 | 6,417 | 10.0 |
| Total New South Wales | 1,674,900 | 131,427 | 7.8 | | 2,281,701 | 227,699 | 10.0 |
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| Victoria | | | | | | | |
| Casey (C)-Berwick | 13,761 | 7,439 | 54.1 | | 14,834 | 7,782 | 52.5 |
| Brimbank (C)-Keilor | 20,806 | 4,423 | 21.3 | | 22,071 | 5,387 | 24.4 |
| Port Phillip (C)-West | 2,702 | 584 | 21.6 | | 12,325 | 4,344 | 35.2 |
| Melton (S)-East | 1,497 | 4,155 | 277.6 | | 1,512 | 4,197 | 277.6 |
| Total Victoria | 1,381,571 | 136,405 | 9.9 | | 1,710,563 | 180,623 | 10.6 |
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| Queensland | | | | | | | |
| Guanaba-Currumbin Valley | 4,445 | 3,003 | 67.6 | | 4,902 | 3,727 | 76.0 |
| Pine Rivers (S) Balance | 8,171 | 2,982 | 36.5 | | 8,616 | 3,339 | 38.8 |
| Mackay (C)-Pt A | 17,765 | 2,322 | 13.1 | | 21,722 | 2,745 | 12.6 |
| Total Queensland | 1,011,017 | 106,811 | 10.6 | | 1,249,580 | 155,167 | 12.4 |
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| South Australia | | | | | | | |
| Tea Tree Gully (C)-North | 6,824 | 1,659 | 24.3 | | 7,536 | 1,698 | 22.5 |
| Port Adelaide Enfield (C)-East | 8,151 | 1,252 | 15.4 | | 11,196 | 1,349 | 12.0 |
| Onkaparinga (C)-South Coast | 8,355 | 1,058 | 12.7 | | 8,924 | 1,101 | 12.3 |
| Total South Australia | 470,420 | 32,217 | 6.8 | | 600,788 | 37,145 | 6.2 |
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| Western Australia | | | | | | | |
| Swan (C) | 21,796 | 5,430 | 24.9 | | 24,339 | 5,773 | 23.7 |
| Rockingham (C) | 19,900 | 4,508 | 22.7 | | 23,439 | 4,905 | 20.9 |
| Cockburn (C) | 17,308 | 4,282 | 24.7 | | 20,811 | 4,742 | 22.8 |
| Total Western Australia | 532,687 | 76,428 | 14.3 | | 661,982 | 90,447 | 13.7 |
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| Tasmania | | | | | | | |
| Clarence (C) | 17,156 | 664 | 3.9 | | 18,960 | 781 | 4.1 |
| Kingborough (M)-Pt A | 8,443 | 662 | 7.8 | | 9,256 | 687 | 7.4 |
| Launceston (C)-Pt B | 20,071 | 494 | 2.5 | | 25,029 | 627 | 2.5 |
| Total Tasmania | 169,448 | 6,917 | 4.1 | | 196,189 | 7,788 | 4.0 |
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| Northern Territory | | | | | | | |
| Palmerston (T) Balance | 144 | 2,139 | 1,485.4 | | 148 | 2,770 | 1,871.6 |
| Litchfield (S)-Pt B | 3,331 | 605 | 18.2 | | 3,602 | 612 | 17.0 |
| City-Inner | 43 | 5 | 11.6 | | 464 | 584 | 125.9 |
| Total Northern Territory | 35,836 | 5,309 | 14.8 | | 50,374 | 8,793 | 17.5 |
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| Australian Capital Territory | | | | | | | |
| Ngunnawal | 1,236 | 1,122 | 90.8 | | 1,946 | 1,238 | 68.2 |
| Nicholls | 501 | 1,095 | 218.6 | | 632 | 1,172 | 185.4 |
| Amaroo | 221 | 926 | 419.0 | | 263 | 1,008 | 383.3 |
| Total Australian Capital Territory | 86,712 | 5,980 | 6.9 | | 112,678 | 9,200 | 8.2 |
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| Total Australia | 5,362,591 | 501,494 | 9.4 | | 6,863,855 | 716,862 | 10.4 |
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(a) As at 1996 Census.
(b) August 1996 to June 2001. |
Fastest growing SLAs
The locations of the fastest growing SLAs in Australia are much more diverse than the largest growing SLAs. Queensland's Fortitude Valley-Inner and Palmerston Balance in the Northern Territory recorded the greatest rates of growth. This was attributed to low base stocks in August 1996.
For house approvals, there are four SLAs in Queensland, three in the Australian Capital Territory, and two in Victoria which grew strongly.
F2 FASTEST GROWING SLAs - August 1996 to June 2001
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| HOUSES | | TOTAL RESIDENTIAL |
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| Area | No. of
houses(a) | No. of
approvals(b) | % growth | | No. of
dwellings(a) | No. of
approvals(b) | % growth |
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| New South Wales | | | | | | | |
| Sydney (C)-Remainder | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | | 5,070 | 4,519 | 89.1 |
| Sydney (C)-Inner | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | | 1,923 | 1,712 | 89.0 |
| Camden (A) | 9,607 | 3,828 | 39.8 | | 10,469 | 3,968 | 37.9 |
| Newcastle (C)-Inner | 306 | 14 | 4.6 | | 1,885 | 662 | 35.1 |
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| Victoria | | | | | | | |
| Melton (S)-East | 1,497 | 4,155 | 277.6 | | 1,512 | 4,197 | 277.6 |
| Wyndham (C) North-West | 174 | 429 | 246.6 | | 174 | 439 | 252.3 |
| Melbourne (C)-S'bank-D'lands | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | | 1,225 | 2,668 | 217.8 |
| Melbourne (C)-Inner | 6 | 3 | 50 | | 1,050 | 1,972 | 187.8 |
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| Queensland | | | | | | | |
| Fortitude Valley-Inner | 5 | - | - | | 8 | 525 | 6,562.5 |
| Upper Kedron | 95 | 366 | 385.3 | | 95 | 366 | 385.3 |
| Kuraby | 500 | 892 | 178.4 | | 593 | 1,050 | 177.1 |
| Parkinson-Drewvale | 740 | 1,195 | 161.5 | | 740 | 1,265 | 170.9 |
| Wakerley | 245 | 368 | 150.2 | | 248 | 368 | 148.4 |
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| South Australia | | | | | | | |
| Roxby Downs (M) | 564 | 439 | 77.8 | | 685 | 527 | 76.9 |
| Salisbury (C) Balance | 1,351 | 435 | 32.2 | | 1,370 | 450 | 32.8 |
| Tea Tree Gully (C)-North | 6,824 | 1,659 | 24.3 | | 7,536 | 1,698 | 22.5 |
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| Western Australia | | | | | | | |
| Perth (C)-Inner | 3 | 6 | 200 | | 144 | 243 | 168.8 |
| Perth (C)-Remainder | 184 | 209 | 113.6 | | 2,898 | 1,991 | 68.7 |
| Wanneroo (C)-North-West | 6,222 | 3,034 | 48.8 | | 6,427 | 3,458 | 53.8 |
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| Tasmania | | | | | | | |
| Meander Valley (M)-Pt A | 2,173 | 326 | 15.0 | | 2,576 | 359 | 13.9 |
| Latrobe (M)-Pt A | 2,748 | 251 | 9.1 | | 3,023 | 262 | 8.7 |
| Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) | 2,711 | 224 | 8.3 | | 2,815 | 233 | 8.3 |
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| Northern Territory | | | | | | | |
| Palmerston (T) Balance | 144 | 2,139 | 1,485.4 | | 148 | 2,770 | 1,871.6 |
| City-Inner | 43 | 5 | 11.6 | | 464 | 584 | 125.9 |
| Larrakeyah | 302 | 59 | 19.5 | | 907 | 514 | 56.7 |
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| Australian Capital Territory | | | | | | | |
| Amaroo | 221 | 926 | 419 | | 263 | 1,008 | 383.3 |
| Dunlop | 266 | 650 | 244.4 | | 306 | 659 | 215.4 |
| Nicholls | 501 | 1,095 | 218.6 | | 632 | 1,172 | 185.4 |
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(a) As at 1996 Census.
(b) August 1996 to June 2001. |
Other residential
The largest growing areas for other residential approvals are somewhat different to houses. South Sydney (C), Sydney (C)-Remainder, Willoughby (C), Pt Phillip (C)-West, Melbourne (C)-Remainder are all representative of the growth of other residential approvals in the inner metropolitan areas of Sydney and Melbourne.
F3 LARGEST GROWING SLAs, Other residental
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| SLA | State | No. of
dwellings(a) | No. of
approvals(b) | % growth |
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| South Sydney (C) | NSW | 36,928 | 5,887 | 15.9 |
| Sutherland Shire (A) | NSW | 17,737 | 5,617 | 31.7 |
| Sydney (C)-Remainder | NSW | 5,061 | 4,518 | 89.3 |
| Willoughby (C) | NSW | 8,387 | 3,847 | 45.9 |
| Port Phillip (C)-West | Vic. | 9,623 | 3,760 | 39.1 |
| Bankstown (C) | NSW | 8,889 | 3,660 | 41.2 |
| Parramatta (C) | NSW | 17,905 | 3,624 | 20.2 |
| Melbourne (C)-Remainder | Vic. | 13,941 | 3,439 | 24.7 |
| Holroyd (C) | NSW | 7,020 | 3,409 | 48.6 |
| Gosford (C) | NSW | 11,261 | 3,083 | 27.4 |
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| (a) As at 1996 Census. | | (b) August 1996 to June 2001 |
In terms of other residential building, Queensland had the largest number of the fastest growing SLAs. Eight Mile Plains, Calamvale, Kuraby, and Sunnybank Hills are all within close proximity, less than 15 kilometres south of Brisbane. The inner city areas of Fortitude Valley-Inner, Newstead, Melbourne (C)-Southbank-Docklands and Perth (C)-Inner also figure prominently.
F4 FASTEST GROWING SLAs, Other residential
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| SLA | State | No. of
dwellings(a) | No. of
approvals(b) | % growth |
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| Fortitude Valley-Inner | Qld | 3 | 525 | 17,500.0 |
| Eight Mile Plains | Qld | 144 | 634 | 440.3 |
| Calamvale | Qld | 85 | 200 | 235.3 |
| Carindale | Qld | 91 | 203 | 223.1 |
| Melbourne (C)-S'bank-D'lands | Vic. | 1,215 | 2,666 | 219.4 |
| Newstead | Qld | 461 | 967 | 209.8 |
| Wanneroo (C)-North-West | WA | 205 | 424 | 206.8 |
| Melbourne (C)-Inner | Vic. | 1,044 | 1,969 | 188.6 |
| Kuraby | Qld | 93 | 158 | 169.9 |
| Perth (C)-Inner | WA | 141 | 237 | 168.1 |
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| (a) As at 1996 Census. | (b) August 1996 to June 2001 |
NOTE: 1996 Census data plus dwelling approvals does not represent a stock of dwellings figure, as demolitions are not included in the analysis, and not all approvals are commenced. The analysis provides an indication of growth.
For further information on this topic contact Roger Mableson on 08 8237 7494.
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