SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | Sep qtr 15 | Jun qtr 15 to Sep qtr 15 | Sep qtr 14 to Sep qtr 15 |
| $m | % change | % change |
TREND ESTIMATES(a) |
|
| Value of work done | 24 220.3 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| New residential building | 13 622.2 | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 1 942.2 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| Non-residential building | 8 658.8 | -1.2 | -2.3 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) |
|
| Value of work done | 24 045.0 | - | 5.8 |
| New residential building | 13 554.8 | 1.8 | 12.9 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 1 913.5 | -1.9 | 5.0 |
| Non-residential building | 8 576.7 | -2.4 | -3.7 |
|
| - 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
|
SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS
VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
BUILDING WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of total building work done rose 0.3% in the September 2015 quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done was flat at $24,045.0m in the September quarter, following a fall of 1.3% in the June 2015 quarter.
NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 1.2% in the September quarter. The value of work done on new houses fell 0.4% while new other residential building rose 3.5%.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 1.8% to $13,554.8m. Work done on new houses rose 0.1% to $7,779.6m, while new other residential building rose 4.2% to $5,775.2m.
NON-RESIDENTIAL WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done fell 1.2% in the September quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter fell 2.4%, following a fall of 1.4% in the June 2015 quarter.
DWELLING UNITS COMMENCED
| Sep qtr 15 | Jun qtr 15 to Sep qtr 15 | Sep qtr 14 to Sep qtr 15 |
| no. | % change | % change |
TREND ESTIMATES |
|
| Total dwelling units commenced | 56 293 | 2.4 | 10.7 |
| New private sector houses | 28 249 | 0.4 | - |
| New private sector other residential building | 26 387 | 4.8 | 22.1 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES |
|
| Total dwelling units commenced | 55 532 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| New private sector houses | 28 623 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| New private sector other residential building | 25 597 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
|
| - 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 rose 2.4% in the September 2015 quarter following a rise of 2.1% in the June quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced rose 0.5% to 55,532 dwellings in the September quarter following a rise of 0.2% in the June quarter.
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 0.4% in the September quarter following a flat movement in the June quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 3.5% to 28,623 dwellings in the September quarter following a fall of 2.4% in the June quarter.
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
- The trend estimate for new private sector other residential building commencements rose 4.8% in the September quarter following a rise of 3.9% in the June quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector other residential building rose 0.2% to 25,597 dwellings in the September quarter following a rise of 0.4% in the June quarter.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| December 2015 | 13 April 2016 |
| March 2016 | 13 July 2016 |
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia(cat. no. 8755.0) on 25 November 2015. 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 September quarter 2015 will be released in the next release of this publication, Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 13 April 2016.
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
A new base year, 2013-14, has been introduced in the chain volume estimates resulting in revisions to growth rates in subsequent periods. In addition, the chain volume estimates have been re-referenced to 2013-14, preserving additivity in the quarters after the reference year. Re-referencing affects the levels of, but not the movements in, chain volume estimates. For further information, see the explanatory notes.
SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS THIS ISSUE
Compared to the estimate published in Building Activity, Australia, June quarter 2015 (cat. no. 8752.0) released on 14 October 2015:
- the total value of work done in Australia during the June quarter 2015 has been revised upwards by $306.4m or 1.2%.
- the total value of work commenced in Australia during the June quarter 2015 has been revised upwards by $918.1m or 4.1%. This was driven by upwards revisions to non-residential commencements ($39.5m) and residential commencements ($878.7m).
- the number of dwelling unit commencements in the June quarter 2015 has been revised upwards by 2,335 dwellings or 4.4%.
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.
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