DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | Dec qtr 06 | Sep qtr 06
to Dec qtr 06 | Dec qtr 05
to Dec qtr 06 |
| no. | % | % |
Trend Estimates |
|
| Total dwelling units commenced | 37 357 | -1.2 | -0.5 |
| New private sector houses | 26 277 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| New private sector other residential building | 9 931 | -6.4 | -9.5 |
Seasonally Adjusted Estimates |
|
| Total dwelling units commenced | 37 413 | -0.8 | 5.5 |
| New private sector houses | 26 110 | -0.6 | 5.4 |
| New private sector other residential building | 10 123 | -1.8 | 5.7 |
|
Dwelling units commenced - Total
| Private dwellings commenced, Trend
|
DECEMBER KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES
- The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell by 1.2 % in the December quarter 2006.
- The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements rose by 1.1% in the December quarter 2006.
- The trend for new private other residential building commencements fell by 6.4% in the December quarter 2006.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
- In seasonally adjusted terms, the total number of dwelling units commenced fell by 0.8% in the December quarter 2006.
- New private sector house commencements fell by 0.6% in the December quarter 2006.
- New private other residential building fell by 1.8% in the December quarter 2006.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| March 2007 | 20 June 2007 |
| June 2007 | 13 September 2007 |
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This publication provides an early indication of trends in the number of dwelling units commenced. The data are estimates based on a response rate of approximately 90% of a sample of building jobs collected in the Building Activity Survey. More comprehensive and updated results will be released in Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 19 April 2007.
SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS THIS ISSUE
The seasonally adjusted and trend series have been revised as a result of the annual review of concurrent seasonal factors. See paragraphs 9 to 16 of the Explanatory Notes.
DATA NOTES
Seasonally adjusted numbers of dwelling unit commencements in the Northern Territory are being released for the first time. These numbers should be used with caution. For further information, see paragraph 13 of the Explanatory Notes.
With the inclusion of the Northern Territory seasonally adjusted data in 8750.0 there is an additional series in the Electronic table no. 2, Dwelling unit commencements, states and territories.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or James Inglis on Adelaide (08) 8237 7645.
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