DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES
SUMMARY COMMENTS
The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 4.9% in December 2008. The trend fell in states and territories other than the Northern Territory (+3.7%), with the largest fall in the Australian Capital Territory (-16.6%).
The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 3.3% in December. The trend fell in all published states, with the largest fall in Queensland (-4.4%).
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |  |
Original |  |
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Dwelling units approved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (no.) | 912 | 1 849 | 1 317 | 645 | 1 072 | 160 | 39 | 105 | 6 099 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (no.) | 1 827 | 2 571 | 1 777 | 869 | 1 320 | 202 | 48 | 110 | 8 724 |  |
Percentage change from previous month |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (%) | -8.0 | -19.2 | -15.8 | -8.6 | -4.5 | -14.4 | -35.0 | 8.2 | -13.1 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (%) | -12.0 | -10.5 | -6.9 | -7.7 | -1.6 | -13.3 | -59.3 | -56.0 | -10.5 |  |
Seasonally Adjusted |  |
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Dwelling units approved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (no.) | 990 | 2 154 | 1 511 | 646 | 1 193 | na | na | na | 6 813 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (no.) | 1 888 | 3 014 | 1 993 | 857 | 1 407 | 218 | na | na | 9 536 |  |
Percentage change from previous month |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (%) | -4.8 | -4.6 | -6.1 | -8.1 | 16.4 | na | na | na | -2.3 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (%) | -10.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | -8.3 | 12.4 | -9.4 | na | na | -2.9 |  |
Trend |  |
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Dwelling units approved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (no.) | 1 016 | 2 203 | 1 517 | 672 | 1 182 | na | na | na | 6 911 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (no.) | 1 912 | 2 966 | 2 044 | 906 | 1 393 | 234 | 85 | 151 | 9 692 |  |
Percentage change from previous month |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (%) | -2.0 | -3.1 | -4.4 | -3.4 | -3.6 | na | na | na | -3.3 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (%) | -1.9 | -4.3 | -8.1 | -4.1 | -5.2 | -2.7 | 3.7 | -16.6 | -4.9 |  |
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