FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES
| | Feb 15 | Jan 15 to Feb 15 | Feb 14 to Feb 15 |
| | no. | % change | % change |
|
TREND | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 18 673 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| Private sector houses | 9 441 | - | - |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 8 934 | 3.3 | 30.5 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 18 768 | -3.2 | 14.3 |
| Private sector houses | 9 441 | -0.1 | -1.0 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 9 102 | -6.0 | 36.2 |
|
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
Dwelling units approved
| Private sector houses approved
|
FEBRUARY KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 1.6% in February and has risen for nine months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 3.2% in February after rising for four months.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved was flat in February.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 0.1% in February after being flat in January.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 3.3% in February and has risen for nine months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 6.0% in February following a rise of 15.0% in the previous month.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 1.0% in February and has risen for eight months. The value of residential building rose 2.1% and has risen for 11 months. The value of non-residential building fell 1.4% and has fallen for two months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 19.5% in February following a rise of 20.1% in the previous month. The value of residential building fell 4.3% following a rise of 10.3% in the previous month. The value of non-residential building fell 44.0% following a rise of 40.3% in the previous month.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
February 2015 - Additional | 10 April 2015 |
March 2015 | 4 May 2015 |
March 2015 - Additional | 11 May 2015 |
April 2015 | 1 June 2015 |
April 2015 - Additional | 9 June 2015 |
May 2015 | 1 July 2015 |
DATA NOTES
A number of time series spreadsheets contain ‘np’ (not available for publication) annotations. This is due to confidential data being contained in these series.
Small area data cubes will be released in an “Additional Information” release five business days after the main publication. The data cubes will be for Statistical Area Level 2 and Local Government Areas. Release dates are published under the “Forthcoming Issues” section of the publication and in ABS Release Advice.
REVISIONS THIS MONTH
Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:
Dwellings | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | TOTAL |
|
NSW | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Vic. | -3 | 441 | 438 |
Qld | 3 | 18 | 21 |
SA | - | 5 | 5 |
WA | - | 4 | 4 |
Tas. | -1 | - | -1 |
NT | - | - | - |
ACT | - | - | - |
Total | 1 | 472 | 473 |
|
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
INQUIRIES
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