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OCTOBER KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Oct 2016	Sep 2016 to Oct 2016	Oct 2016	Sep 2016 to Oct 2016
Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b)
	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	32 165	0.3	32 224	-0.2
Owner occupied housing	19 680	-0.5	19 684	-0.8
Investment housing - fixed loans(c)	12 485	1.5	12 541	0.7
Number of dwelling commitments(a)(b)
	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	53 540	-0.9	53 769	-0.8
Construction of dwellings	5 520	-0.7	5 524	-0.8
Purchase of new dwellings	2 619	-0.3	2 637	0.3
Purchase of established dwellings	45 400	-1.0	45 608	-0.8
(a) Includes refinancing (see Glossary).
(b) Excludes alterations and additions.
(c) Excludes revolving credit.

Value of dwelling commitments, Total dwellings

No. of dwelling commitments, Owner occupied housing

• The trend estimate for the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.3%. Investment housing commitments rose 1.5%, while owner occupied housing commitments fell 0.5%.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments, excluding alterations and additions fell 0.2%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance fell 0.9% in October 2016.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings fell 1.0%, the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings fell 0.7%, and the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings fell 0.3%.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments rose to 13.7% in October 2016, from 13.1% in September 2016. This rise was driven by a fall in the number of non-first home buyer commitments; the number of first home buyer commitments fell slightly.

• Owner-occupied and investment housing from July to September 2016.
• Housing loan outstandings to households (securitisation vehicles and total) for September 2008 to June 2016.