• Summary
• Downloads
• Explanatory Notes
• Related Information
• Past Releases

NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Nov 05	Oct 05 to Nov 05	Nov 04 to Nov 05
	no.	% change	% change
Trend
Total dwelling units approved	12 107	-1.1	-4.6
Private sector houses	8 373	-1.1	-2.0
Private sector other dwellings	3 338	-0.9	-12.8
Seasonally Adjusted
Total dwelling units approved	12 544	3.4	-3.8
Private sector houses	8 532	2.6	-1.4
Private sector other dwellings	3 649	7.6	-7.5

Dwelling units approved, Total number

Private sector houses approved, Total number

NOVEMBER KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS

• The trend for total dwelling approvals fell 1.1% in November 2005, the sixth consecutive monthly fall.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 3.4%, to 12,544, in November 2005.

• The trend estimate of private sector house approvals fell 1.1% in November 2005.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved rose 2.6 %, to 8,532, in November 2005.

• The trend estimate of private sector other dwellings approved fell 0.9% in November 2005. This is the seventh consecutive monthly fall, although the rate of decline has slowed in recent months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved rose 7.6%, to 3,649, in November 2005.

• The trend estimate of the value of total building approved was unchanged in November 2005. The value of new residential building approved fell 2.0% while the value of alterations and additions rose 1.2%. The value of non-residential building approved rose 2.3%, the tenth consecutive monthly rise.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 7.8%, to $4,984.9m, in November 2005. The value of new residential building approved rose 1.8%, to $2,434.8m. The value of alterations and additions rose 3.8%, to $456.6m.

	2004-05	2005-06	Total
New South Wales	9	220	229
Victoria	39	-	39
Queensland	16	92	108
South Australia	-	2	2
Western Australia	-	-17	-17
Tasmania	-	-	-
Northern Territory	-	-	-
Australian Capital Territory	-	-	-
TOTAL	64	297	361

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 7499.

VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED


NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

The trend estimate of the value of new residential building has fallen for the past six months. The trend fell 2.0% in November 2005.

The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 1.1% in November 2005. The trend fell in New South Wales (-6.6%), Victoria (-1.4%) and Queensland (-0.8%) but rose in South Australia (+0.9%) and Western Australia (+2.4%).

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.
Original
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 339	2 802	2 052	731	1 955	199	54	108	9 240
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 949	3 418	3 222	892	2 362	213	127	124	13 307
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	8.7	28.8	-5.3	19.8	2.2	17.8	42.1	54.3	10.4
	Total dwelling units (%)	20.1	11.2	1.0	-4.0	7.4	3.4	81.4	67.6	9.1
Seasonally Adjusted
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 197	2 577	1 993	674	1 771	na	na	na	8 532
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 661	3 404	3 019	863	2 168	191	na	na	12 544
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-5.2	17.7	-0.8	5.9	-8.7	na	na	na	2.6
	Total dwelling units (%)	0.9	19.2	-3.1	-7.6	-3.6	-5.0	na	na	3.4
Trend
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 261	2 384	1 979	657	1 798	na	na	na	8 373
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 671	3 032	2 976	899	2 124	200	115	93	12 107
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-6.6	-1.4	-0.8	0.9	2.4	na	na	na	-1.1
	Total dwelling units (%)	-1.9	-1.6	-2.0	1.2	1.8	-2.0	-	-9.7	-1.1
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available

DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATE TRENDS


NEW SOUTH WALES

The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved in New South Wales shows falls for the past ten months. The trend for private sector houses shows falls for the past five months.

Page 5 Graph - NSW

The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved in Victoria shows falls for the past six months. The trend for private sector houses shows falls for the past six months.

The trend estimates for total dwelling units approved in Queensland shows falls for the past five months. The trend for private sector houses shows falls for the past five months.

The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved in South Australia is showing a general rise over the last twelve months. The trend for private sector houses is showing a modest rise for the last two months.

The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved in Western Australia is now showing rises for the past four months. The trend for private sector houses is now showing strong rises for the past five months.