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APRIL KEY FIGURES

		Apr 10	Mar 10 to Apr 10	Apr 09 to Apr 10
		no.	% change	% change
TREND
	Total dwelling units approved	15 060	-	39.0
	Private sector houses	9 139	-2.0	16.3
	Private sector other dwellings	4 226	5.0	65.8
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
	Total dwelling units approved	14 144	-14.8	21.3
	Private sector houses	8 404	-13.5	4.7
	Private sector other dwellings	4 523	-5.4	42.3
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved

• The trend estimate for total dwellings approved was flat in April 2010 following rises in the previous 14 months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 14.8% following a rise last month.

• The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 2.0% in April and is now showing falls for four months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved fell 13.5% following a rise last month.

• The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved rose 5.0% in April and has risen for ten months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 5.4% following a rise last month.

• The trend estimate for the value of total building approved fell 1.0% in April and is now showing falls for three months. The trend estimates for the value of building approved should be interpreted with caution. See the data notes on page 2 of this publication.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total building approved fell 13.3% in April. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of new residential building fell 4.6% while the value of residential alterations and additions fell 8.4%. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of non-residential building fell 28.5%.

	2008-09	2009-10	TOTAL
NSW	-	102	102
Vic.	3	210	213
Qld	-	221	221
SA	-	23	23
WA	-1	1	-
Tas.	-	1	1
NT	-	-	-
ACT	-	-	-
Total	2	558	560