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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Sep qtr 13	Jun qtr 13 to Sep qtr 13	Sep qtr 12 to Sep qtr 13
	$m	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done	21 018.6	0.9	3.9
New residential building	10 565.2	0.4	4.7
Alterations and additions to residential building	1 727.1	-0.2	-2.3
Non-residential building	8 719.4	1.5	4.2
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done	21 124.3	1.6	5.4
New residential building	10 602.2	1.3	5.3
Alterations and additions to residential building	1 714.0	-3.3	-2.9
Non-residential building	8 808.1	3.0	7.3
(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2011-12.

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 0.9% in the September 2013 quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done rose 1.6% to $21,124.3m in the September quarter, following a rise of 1.2% in the June 2013 quarter.

• The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 0.4% in the September quarter. The value of work done on new houses fell 1.7%, while new other residential building rose 3.7%.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 1.3% to $10,602.2m. Work done on new houses fell 0.4% to $6,336.3m, while new other residential building rose 3.8% to $4,265.9m.

• The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done rose 1.5% in the September quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter rose 3.0%, following a rise of 1.8% in the June 2013 quarter.

	Sep qtr 13	Jun qtr 13 to Sep qtr 13	Sep qtr 12 to Sep qtr 13
	no.	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES
Total dwelling units commenced	40 603	-0.6	4.9
New private sector houses	23 651	1.9	6.2
New private sector other residential building	15 696	-3.4	2.2
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
Total dwelling units commenced	40 331	-2.0	2.6
New private sector houses	23 734	0.9	5.1
New private sector other residential building	15 277	-7.6	-0.4

Dwelling units commenced

Private dwellings commenced, Trend estimates

• The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 0.6% in the September 2013 quarter following a fall of 0.2% in the June quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 2.0% to 40,331 dwellings in the September quarter following a rise of 1.8% in the June quarter.

• The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 1.9% in the September quarter following a rise of 1.4% in the June quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 0.9% to 23,734 dwellings in the September quarter following a rise of 6.1% in the June quarter.

• The trend estimate for new private sector other residential building commencements fell 3.4% in the September quarter following a fall of 1.9% in the June quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector other residential building fell 7.6% to 15,277 dwellings in the September quarter following a fall of 0.2% in the June quarter.

• the total value of work done in Australia during June quarter 2013 has been revised upwards by $261.5m or 1.3%.
• the total value of work commenced in Australia during June quarter 2013 has been revised upwards by $1,575.6m or 8.0%. This was driven by revisions to non-residential commencements ($1,156.1m).
• the number of dwelling unit commencements in the June quarter 2013 has been revised upwards by 1189 dwellings or 3.0%.