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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Sep 2016	Aug 2016 to Sep 2016	Sep 2016	Aug 2016 to Sep 2016
Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b)
	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	32 064	0.2	32 301	2.3
Owner occupied housing	19 847	-0.5	19 885	0.9
Investment housing - fixed loans(c)	12 217	1.3	12 416	4.6
Number of dwelling commitments(a)(b)
	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	54 313	-1.0	54 449	1.6
Construction of dwellings	5 588	-0.4	5 588	-0.8
Purchase of new dwellings	2 655	0.0	2 651	0.9
Purchase of established dwellings	46 069	-1.1	46 210	2.0
(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 0.2%. Investment housing commitments rose 1.3%, while owner occupied housing commitments fell 0.5%.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments, excluding alterations and additions rose 2.3%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance fell 1.0% in September 2016.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings fell 1.1%, the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings fell 0.4%, while the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings was flat.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments fell to 13.1% in September 2016, from 13.2% in August 2016.

• Owner-occupied and investment housing for August 2016.
• First Home Buyers, % of all dwellings financed for August 2016.
• Housing loan outstandings to households for August 2016.