The total value of non-residential building work approved from 2001 to 2002 increased 13% to $15b (table 19.12). Over the same period the types of non-residential buildings which experienced the largest relative increases in approvals were shops (27%), hotels etc. (22%), and offices (16%). Those that experienced a decline in approvals were religious (28%), entertainment and recreational (14%), and health (3%) buildings.
The value of non-residential building work done between 2001 and 2002 rose 14%, to $14b. The largest increases in the value of work done for non-residential building occurred in hotels (54%), entertainment and recreational (27%), and other business premises (22%).
19.12 VALUE OF NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK(a)
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 | Approved | | Work done |
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| 2001 | 2002 | | 2001 | 2002 |
| $m | $m | | $m | $m |
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| Hotels, etc. | 571 | 697 | | 405 | 622 |
| Shops | 2,237 | 2,845 | | 2,366 | 2,759 |
| Factories | 808 | 824 | | 790 | 797 |
| Offices | 2,692 | 3,110 | | 2,337 | 2,764 |
| Other business premises | 1,848 | 2,122 | | 1,559 | 1,905 |
| Educational | 1,893 | 1,916 | | 1,957 | 2,025 |
| Religious | 137 | 98 | | 109 | 129 |
| Health | 1,491 | 1,442 | | 1,351 | 1,394 |
| Entertainment and recreational | 1,194 | 1,028 | | 886 | 1,122 |
| Miscellaneous | 724 | 1,219 | | 856 | 866 |
| Total | 13,594 | 15,301 | | 12,615 | 14,384 |
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| (a) Valued at $50,000 or more. |
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| Source: Building Activity, Australia (8752.0); Building Approvals, Australia (8731.0). |
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