DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES
SUMMARY COMMENTS
The trend estimate for total dwellings approved fell 1.7% in February 2011. The trend fell in Victoria (-2.9%), Queensland (-2.6%), South Australia (-2.1%), Western Australia (-1.8%), Tasmania (-1.7%) and the Northern Territory (-1.4%) while New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory rose (1.0% and 2.1% respectively). In seasonally adjusted terms the estimate of total dwellings approved fell 7.4% with Victoria (-23.1%), Queensland (-11.8%) and Western Australia (-7.4%) recording decreases while South Australia (35.8%) and New South Wales (7.7%) recorded rises.
The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.4% this month. Of the published states, Queensland (-3.9%), South Australia (-3.4%) and Western Australia (-0.1%) fell while New South Wales rose 1.9% and Victoria remained flat.
 | | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Original |
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| Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 419 | 2 755 | 1 122 | 541 | 1 318 | 180 | 32 | 209 | 7 576 |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 560 | 3 850 | 1 716 | 898 | 1 476 | 241 | 91 | 321 | 11 153 |
| Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | 44.2 | 23.3 | 26.1 | 37.3 | 20.0 | 48.8 | 113.3 | 95.3 | 29.6 |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 56.0 | -1.7 | 4.8 | 74.7 | 7.4 | 77.2 | 279.2 | 41.4 | 17.8 |
Seasonally Adjusted |
|
| Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 476 | 2 840 | 1 223 | 566 | 1 423 | na | na | na | 7 993 |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 841 | 4 013 | 1 913 | 939 | 1 599 | 257 | na | na | 12 011 |
| Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | 7.4 | -6.9 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.4 | na | na | na | 0.2 |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 7.7 | -23.1 | -11.8 | 35.8 | -7.4 | 44.6 | na | na | -7.4 |
Trend |
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| Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 423 | 2 948 | 1 266 | 551 | 1 413 | na | na | na | 8 016 |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 861 | 4 720 | 2 127 | 805 | 1 711 | 223 | 67 | 381 | 12 894 |
| Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | 1.9 | - | -3.9 | -3.4 | -0.1 | na | na | na | -0.4 |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 1.0 | -2.9 | -2.6 | -2.1 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -1.4 | 2.1 | -1.7 |
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| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
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