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JUNE KEY FIGURES

VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

	Jun qtr 16	Mar qtr 16 to Jun qtr 16	Jun qtr 15 to Jun qtr 16
	$m	%	%
TREND ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done	26 123.6	1.5	6.2
New residential building	15 192.2	2.1	10.7
Alterations and additions to residential building	2 025.3	1.6	2.2
Non-residential building	8 901.8	0.5	-
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done	26 069.3	1.2	6.6
New residential building	15 060.3	0.2	11.1
Alterations and additions to residential building	2 050.5	3.5	2.7
Non-residential building	8 958.5	2.4	0.6
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2013-14

Value of work done, Chain volume measures

Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates

• The trend estimate of the value of total building work done rose 1.5% in the June 2016 quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done rose 1.2% to $26,069.3m in the June quarter, following a rise of 1.4% in the March 2016 quarter.

• The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 2.1% in the June quarter. The value of work done on new houses was flat while new other residential building rose 4.5%.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 0.2% to $15,060.3m. Work done on new houses rose 0.7% to $7,976.6m, while new other residential building fell 0.2% to $7,083.6m.

• The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done rose 0.5% in the June quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter rose 2.4%, following a fall of 2.2% in the March 2016 quarter.

	Jun qtr 16	Mar qtr 16 to Jun qtr 16	Jun qtr 15 to Jun qtr 16
	no.	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES
Total dwelling units commenced	57 361	-0.8	2.2
New private sector houses	29 054	2.2	1.2
New private sector other residential building	26 657	-4.4	3.4
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
Total dwelling units commenced	55 110	-9.5	-4.0
New private sector houses	29 831	6.7	5.8
New private sector other residential building	23 605	-24.4	-13.6

Dwelling units commenced

Private dwellings commenced, Trend estimates

• The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 0.8% in the June 2016 quarter following a flat movement in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 9.5% to 55,110 dwellings in the June quarter following a rise of 8.0% in the March quarter.

• The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 2.2% in the June quarter following a rise of 1.3% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 6.7% to 29,831 dwellings in the June quarter following a rise of 1.4% in the March quarter.

• The trend estimate for new private sector other residential building commencements fell 4.4% in the June quarter following a fall of 1.5% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector other residential building fell 24.4% to 23,605 dwellings in the June quarter following a rise of 13.4% in the March quarter.

• the total value of work done in Australia during the March quarter 2016 has been revised upwards by $580m or 2.4%.
• the total value of work commenced in Australia during the March quarter 2016 has been revised upwards by $1,536.8m or 5.6%. This was driven by a 5.6% ($1,011.5m) revision to total residential commencements and a 5.7% ($525.3m) revision to non-residential commencements.
• the number of dwelling unit commencements in the March quarter 2016 has been revised upwards by 2,266 dwellings or 4.1%.