DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
 | Dec qtr 17 | Sep qtr 17 to Dec qtr 17 | Dec qtr 16 to Dec qtr 17 |
| $m | % change | % change |
TREND ESTIMATES(a) |
|
| Value of work done | 28 119.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| New residential building | 15 818.6 | -0.8 | -3.0 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 2 016.8 | -2.4 | -8.4 |
| Non-residential building | 10 269.1 | 2.6 | 12.7 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) |
|
| Value of work done | 28 036.1 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| New residential building | 15 649.0 | -3.1 | -5.4 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 2 024.9 | 0.7 | -9.3 |
| Non-residential building | 10 362.2 | 4.0 | 14.8 |
|
| (a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2015-16 |
Value of work done, Chain volume measures
| Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates
|
BUILDING WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of total building work done rose 0.4% in the December 2017 quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done fell 0.3% to $28,036.1m in the December quarter, following a rise of 0.9% in the September 2017 quarter.
NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work done fell 0.8% in the December quarter. The value of work done on new houses fell 1.5%, while new other residential building was flat.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential building work done fell 3.1% to $15,649.0m. Work done on new houses fell 1.6% to $8,201.1m, while new other residential building fell 4.8% to $7,447.9m.
NON-RESIDENTIAL WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done rose 2.6% in the December quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter rose 4.0%, following a rise of 3.1% in the September 2017 quarter.
DWELLING UNITS COMMENCED
| Dec qtr 17 | Sep qtr 17 to Dec qtr 17 | Dec qtr 16 to Dec qtr 17 |
| no. | % change | % change |
TREND ESTIMATES |
|
| Total dwelling units commenced | 54 035 | - | -2.3 |
| New private sector houses | 28 855 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| New private sector other residential building | 24 019 | -1.9 | -6.7 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES |
|
| Total dwelling units commenced | 52 641 | -5.0 | -8.3 |
| New private sector houses | 28 608 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| New private sector other residential building | 22 784 | -12.0 | -17.3 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
Dwelling units commenced
| Private dwellings commenced, Trend estimates
|
TOTAL DWELLINGS
- The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced was flat in the December 2017 quarter following a fall of 0.2% in the September quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 5.0% to 52,641 dwellings in the December quarter following a rise of 1.8% in the September quarter.
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 1.5% in the December quarter following a rise of 1.6% in the September quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 0.6% to 28,608 dwellings in the December quarter following a fall of 0.6% in the September quarter.
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
- The trend estimate for new private sector other residential building commencements fell 1.9% in the December quarter following a fall of 2.0% in the September quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector other residential building fell 12.0% to 22,784 dwellings in the December quarter following a rise of 4.6% in the September quarter.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| March 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| June 2018 | 10 October 2018 |
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in
Construction Work Done, Australia (cat. no. 8755.0) on 21 February 2018. The data in this publication are based on a response rate of approximately 90% of the value of building work done during the quarter. The data are subject to revision when returns from the following quarter are processed. Final data for the December quarter 2017 will be released in the next release of this publication,
Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 11 July 2018.
SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS THIS ISSUE
Compared to the estimate published in
Building Activity, Australia September quarter 2017 (cat. no. 8752.0) released on 17 January 2018:
- the total value of work done in Australia during the September quarter 2017 has been revised upwards by $691.6m or 2.3%.
- the total value of work commenced in Australia during the September quarter 2017 has been revised upwards by $1,226.3m or 4.0%. This was driven by a 1.8% ($352.9m) revision to total residential commencements and a 7.8% ($873.4m) revision to non-residential commencements.
- the number of dwelling unit commencements in the September quarter 2017 has been revised upwards by 894 dwellings or 1.6%.
DATA NOTE
Several time series spreadsheets contain 'np' (not available for publication) annotations from the September quarter 2012 onwards. This is due to confidential data being contained in these series.
For the March Building Activity release each year, the ABS publishes revisions that have been made to Building Activity data prior to the December quarter. A
feature article has been included in the December 2015
Building Activity, Australia (cat no. 8752.0) publication explaining potential sources of revisions in more detail.
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