8731.5 - Building Approvals, Western Australia, Sep 2003  
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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

Jul 2003
Aug 2003
Sep 2003
Dwelling units approved
Original
1,932
1,861
1,921
Seasonally adjusted
1,838
1,914
1,874
Trend
1,827
1,860
1,896
% change
% change
% change
Jun 2003 to
Jul 2003 to
Aug 2003 to
Jul 2003
Aug 2003
Sep 2003
Dwelling units approved
Original
-20.7
-3.7
3.2
Seasonally adjusted
-16.4
4.2
-2.1
Trend
1.7
1.8
1.9

DWELLING UNITS APPROVED
Total number
Graph - Dwelling units approved, Total number

PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES APPROVED
Total number
Graph - Private sector houses approved, Total number



SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES
  • The trend estimate for the number of dwelling units approved rose in each month of the September 2003 quarter, and has now risen for the past five months.
  • The trend estimate for the number of private sector houses also rose in each month of the quarter.


SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved in September 2003 fell to 1,874, a fall of 2.1% but 10.4% over the estimate for September 2002.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses was flat in September 2003, following an increase of 7.6% the previous month. The estimate for the September 2003 quarter was 5.7% higher than the estimate for the September 2002 quarter.


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • The total number of dwelling units approved in the September 2003 quarter was 5,714 which was a fall of 4.5% on the June 2003 quarter.
  • The total value of building work approved in the September 2003 quarter was $1,247.2m, 2.4% lower than the June 2003 quarter. Over this period, the value of residential work fell by 1.9% to $889.4m and the value of non-residential work fell 3.7% to $357.8m..


FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information about these and related statistics, contact Darryl Rowe on Adelaide 08 8237 7596, or the National Information and referral Service on 1300 135 070.


NOTES


ABOUT THIS ISSUE

This September quarter 2003 issue is the final issue of this publication.

In future, all data in this publication will be available in other ABS products, viz:
  • From the October 2003 issue, Building Approvals Australia (cat. no. 8731.0) will be expanded to include the state and territory data series of interest to most users. A copy of the proposed publication is available on the ABS web site. (see www.abs.gov.au and press the Publications icon, then go to 8731.0)
  • A Building Approvals data cube - contains most of the variables in this publication.
  • The on-line AusStats service - under Building Approvals, Australia (cat. no. 8731.0).
  • The ABS web site - in the Main Features for Building Approvals, Australia (cat. no. 8731.0).

Some state and territory data is also available in other ABS products. Further information on these alternative sources and how to access them is in the following document:


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CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

Quarterly chain volume data incorporate a new base year, 2001-02, which has resulted in revisions to growth rates, small in most cases, for subsequent periods. In addition, the reference year has been advanced to 2001-02, thereby preserving additivity in the quarters after the reference year. Re-referencing resulted in revisions to levels, but not growth rates, for all periods (see paragraphs 25-26 of the Explanatory Notes).

Area statistics are now classified to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification, 2003 Edition (see paragraph 27 of the Explanatory Notes).


DATA NOTES

A special article 'Functional Classification of Buildings', containing data for 2001-02 and 2002-03 was included in the September 2003 issue of Building Approvals Australia (cat. no. 8731.0). This and other articles are available from the ABS web site at <www.abs.gov.au> Go to the 'Feature Articles' link on the home page, then select 'Industry/Construction'.


REVISIONS THIS QUARTER

There have been revisions made to total dwelling units since the last issue of this publication, resulting in an additional 11 dwellings in 2002-03.

A revision has also been made to the sector of ownership of a non-residential building in Western Australia. It has been revised to the private sector in August 2002 (previously included as public sector). The value of the building is $112.4m.


SYMBOLS AND OTHER USAGES

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VALUE OF BUILDINGS APPROVED


VALUE OF TOTAL BUILDING

The trend estimate for the value of total building has risen for the past four months following two months of decline.
Graph - Value of total building

VALUE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

The trend estimate for the value of residential building has risen for nineteen consecutive months since February 2002.
Graph - Value of residential building

VALUE OF NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

The trend estimate for the value of non-residential building has risen for the past four months following three months of decline.
Graph - Value of non-residential building



DWELLINGS APPROVED : 2002-03


TYPE OF DWELLING

The number of dwelling units approved in Western Australia during 2002–03 is shown in the table below, for each type of category, together with the distribution of each dwelling category as a percentage of total dwelling units approved for 2001–02 and 2002–03.

DWELLING UNITS BY TYPE


Type of dwelling
2002-03
Number
of units
2001-02
% of total
dwellings
2002-03
% of total
dwellings
New residential
Houses
18,005
85.6
82.7
Other residential building
Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc. of:
1 storey
1,441
7.1
6.6
2 or more storeys
666
2.3
3.1
Total
2,107
9.4
9.7
Flats, units, apartments in a building of:
1 or 2 storeys
390
1.3
1.8
3 storeys
379
1.4
1.7
4 or more storeys
768
1.4
3.5
Total
1,537
4.1
7.1
Total other residential building
3,644
13.5
16.7
Other
Alterations and additions to residential building
93
0.2
0.4
Conversions
5
0.3
0.0
Non-residential building
19
0.3
0.1
Total building
21,766
100.0
100.0


SUMMARY COMMENT

The number of dwelling units approved in 2002-03 was 21,766, a 7.4% increase from the previous financial year. The relative percentage of houses fell from 85.6% to 82.7% while the percentage of other residential dwellings rose from 13.5% to 16.7%.