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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Sep 04	Aug 04 to Sep 04	Sep 03 to Sep 04
	no.	% change	% change
Trend
Total dwelling units approved	13,316	-2.4	-12.2
Private sector houses	8,682	-1.9	-16.0
Private sector other dwellings	4,260	-3.5	-6.4
Seasonally Adjusted
Total dwelling units approved	12,928	-3.8	-24.6
Private sector houses	8,509	-4.4	-18.4
Private sector other dwellings	4,116	-1.4	-36.4

Dwelling units approved, Total number

Private sector houses approved, Total number

SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS

• The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 2.4% in September 2004. The trend series now shows a decline for the past five months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 3.8%, to 12,928, in September 2004. This is the lowest estimate since June 2001.

• The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 1.9% in September 2004. The trend has now fallen for twelve consecutive months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved fell 4.4%, to 8,509, in September 2004. This is the lowest estimate since May 2001.

• The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved shows a decline over the last five months. The trend fell 3.5% in September 2004.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 1.4%, to 4,116, in September 2004.

• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 11.7%, to $4,058.0m, in September 2004. The value of new residential building approved fell for the fourth consecutive month, down 6.0% in September 2004, to $2,269.6m.

REVISIONS THIS MONTH

Revisions have been made to total dwelling units in this issue:

	2003-04	2004-05	TOTAL
New South Wales	136	-103	33
Victoria	3	21	24
Queensland	2	4	6
South Australia	-	-	-
Western Australia	54	7	61
Tasmania	-	10	10
Northern Territory	-	-	-
Australian Capital Territory	-	-	-
TOTAL	195	-61	134

DATA NOTES

Estimates have been included in this issue for the municipality of Noosa (Queensland) which was unable to report all building work approved in their municipality this month.

INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or David Finlay on Adelaide (08) 8237 7431.

SUMMARY COMMENTARY


VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED

NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

The trend estimate of the value of new residential building is showing a steady decline over the last five months, falling 3.1% in September 2004.

The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 1.9% in September 2004. The trend has fallen for five months or more in all mainland states.

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.
Original
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1,618	2,562	2,205	685	1,714	212	62	69	9,127
	Total dwelling units (no.)	3,258	3,380	3,359	898	2,124	221	211	92	13,543
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-10.2	1.7	-8.8	-2.1	5.8	-5.8	3.3	-31.7	-3.4
	Total dwelling units (%)	-7.9	-6.8	-6.1	5.3	7.8	-11.6	29.4	-28.7	-4.0
Seasonally Adjusted
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1,589	2,414	2,019	609	1,554	na	na	na	8,509
	Total dwelling units (no.)	3,176	3,232	3,173	822	2,019	196	na	na	12,928
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-6.2	-3.2	-7.3	-7.0	1.6	na	na	na	-4.4
	Total dwelling units (%)	-2.2	-10.3	-6.4	1.7	6.8	-15.2	na	na	-3.8
Trend
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1,641	2,517	2,057	637	1,509	na	na	na	8,682
	Total dwelling units (no.)	3,286	3,364	3,289	888	2,032	211	148	95	13,316
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-2.3	-3.2	-1.0	-2.3	-0.2	na	na	na	-1.9
	Total dwelling units (%)	-2.6	-2.6	-1.3	-2.5	-	-8.3	3.5	-26.4	-2.4
- 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 has fallen for the last six months. The trend for private sector houses is showing declines for the last thirteen months.