8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, Aug 2009 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/09/2009   
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AUGUST KEY FIGURES

Aug 09
Jul 09 to Aug 09
Aug 08 to Aug 09
no.
% change
% change
TREND
Total dwelling units approved
11 833
1.6
-1.8
Private sector houses
8 800
2.1
10.3
Private sector other dwellings
2 412
-1.1
-36.0
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Total dwelling units approved
12 126
-0.1
-
Private sector houses
8 880
3.1
10.8
Private sector other dwellings
2 625
-11.7
-32.3
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Dwelling units approved
Graph: Number of dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved
Graph: Private sector houses approved




AUGUST KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 1.6% in August 2009 and has risen for seven months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 0.1% following rises in the previous two months.


PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
  • The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 2.1% in August and has risen for eight months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved rose 3.1% and has risen for eight months.


PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 1.1% in August and has fallen for 15 months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 11.7% following rises in the previous two months.


VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
  • 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 rose 32.6% in August. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of new residential building approved fell 1.9% while the value of alterations and additions approved rose 7.1%. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of non-residential building rose 68.7%.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
September 2009 4 November 2009
October 2009 1 December 2009
November 2009 6 January 2010
December 2009 4 February 2010
January 2010 2 March 2010
February 2010 31 March 2010



CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.


REVISIONS THIS MONTH

Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:

2008-09
2009-10
TOTAL
NSW
201
4
205
Vic.
2
-
2
Qld
35
71
106
SA
-1
13
12
WA
-
32
32
Tas.
16
-
16
NT
-1
-
-1
ACT
42
-
42
Total
294
120
414



DATA NOTES

The trend estimates should be interpreted with caution as the underlying behaviour of building approvals may be affected by initiatives within the Government stimulus package, which included the "Building the Education Revolution" (BER) program and the Social Housing Initiative as well as other developments associated with global economic conditions. BER impacts have been quantified and removed from the trend estimates because of its short term nature. For more details on trend estimates, please see paragraphs 20 to 23 of the explanatory notes.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Paul Pamment on Adelaide (08) 8237 7648.