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Building Activity, Australia

Latest release

Provides estimates of value of building work and number of dwellings commenced, completed, under construction and in the pipeline

Reference period

June 2024

Released

9/10/2024

Key statistics

In seasonally adjusted terms:

The total number of dwelling units commenced fell 1.1% to 40,293 dwellings.
New private sector house commencements rose 1.7% to 25,732 dwellings.
New private sector other residential commencements fell 7.4% to 13,756 dwellings.
The value of total building work done fell 0.2% to $34.0b.

This release includes data on average commencement times, average completion times and abandonment rates for new dwellings in the Data downloads section. For more information about these data please see the June 2019 feature articles in the Article archive section.

Number of dwellings commenced

Number of dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted
	Jun qtr 24 no.	Mar qtr 24 to Jun qtr 24 % change	Jun qtr 23 to Jun qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	25,732	1.7	2.6
New private sector other residential	13,756	-7.4	-12.3
Total sector total dwellings	40,293	-1.1	-3.6

Number of dwellings commenced, trend
	Jun qtr 24 no.	Mar qtr 24 to Jun qtr 24 % change	Jun qtr 23 to Jun qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	25,882	4.0	4.2
New private sector other residential	14,233	-1.1	-9.0
Total sector total dwellings	40,844	1.9	-1.6

Total dwellings commenced
	Trend	Seasonally adjusted
Jun-16	58,961	57,545
Sep-16	57,447	56,519
Dec-16	55,558	58,191
Mar-17	54,451	52,031
Jun-17	53,910	54,199
Sep-17	54,400	55,329
Dec-17	55,526	54,751
Mar-18	56,564	62,274
Jun-18	56,746	57,265
Sep-18	54,390	56,122
Dec-18	50,401	48,792
Mar-19	46,454	45,762
Jun-19	43,909	45,719
Sep-19	42,771	40,946
Dec-19	42,317	42,953
Mar-20	41,945	46,659
Jun-20	42,710	42,591
Sep-20	45,192	42,524
Dec-20	49,154	51,944
Mar-21	53,268	52,772
Jun-21	55,601	66,493
Sep-21	55,119	57,724
Dec-21	52,816	51,853
Mar-22	49,568	48,411
Jun-22	46,476	47,502
Sep-22	44,738	45,110
Dec-22	43,877	41,386
Mar-23	42,999	45,572
Jun-23	41,523	41,801
Sep-23	39,896	38,045
Dec-23	39,396	39,663
Mar-24	40,076	40,751
Jun-24	40,844	40,293

Total dwellings commenced

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Private dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted
	New other residential	New houses
Jun-16	25,929	29,790
Sep-16	25,881	29,573
Dec-16	27,920	28,845
Mar-17	24,625	26,188
Jun-17	24,265	28,693
Sep-17	25,257	28,866
Dec-17	23,414	30,043
Mar-18	30,561	30,557
Jun-18	26,022	30,621
Sep-18	25,590	29,622
Dec-18	19,842	27,757
Mar-19	17,371	27,789
Jun-19	18,812	25,966
Sep-19	14,761	25,244
Dec-19	17,306	24,961
Mar-20	20,559	25,331
Jun-20	15,901	25,609
Sep-20	14,277	27,188
Dec-20	16,852	33,922
Mar-21	16,135	35,484
Jun-21	22,941	42,319
Sep-21	20,874	35,690
Dec-21	17,305	33,384
Mar-22	16,637	30,207
Jun-22	16,031	30,295
Sep-22	14,856	29,305
Dec-22	12,588	27,862
Mar-23	17,595	26,834
Jun-23	15,681	25,090
Sep-23	14,121	23,038
Dec-23	14,651	23,949
Mar-24	14,852	25,311
Jun-24	13,756	25,732

Private dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted

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The total number of dwellings commenced in Australia fell 1.1% to 40,293 dwellings in the June quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. New private sector other residential commencements drove the decrease, falling 7.4% to 13,756 dwellings, following a rise of 1.4% in the March quarter. Private sector house commencements rose 1.7% to 25,732 dwellings and follows a rise of 5.7% in the March quarter.

Total dwellings under construction, original
	Total dwellings
Jun-16	219,563
Sep-16	225,469
Dec-16	220,100
Mar-17	219,357
Jun-17	217,966
Sep-17	221,297
Dec-17	220,201
Mar-18	230,931
Jun-18	229,763
Sep-18	228,901
Dec-18	218,651
Mar-19	216,309
Jun-19	207,850
Sep-19	200,920
Dec-19	188,088
Mar-20	190,396
Jun-20	185,194
Sep-20	184,057
Dec-20	186,952
Mar-21	195,916
Jun-21	214,238
Sep-21	227,441
Dec-21	232,125
Mar-22	239,536
Jun-22	242,504
Sep-22	243,180
Dec-22	237,357
Mar-23	240,837
Jun-23	239,778
Sep-23	233,891
Dec-23	225,366
Mar-24	227,008
Jun-24	221,533

Total dwellings under construction, original

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There were 221,533 total sector dwellings under construction in the June quarter of which 88,235 were new houses.

Number of dwellings completed

Number of dwellings completed, seasonally adjusted
	Jun qtr 24 no.	Mar qtr 24 to Jun qtr 24 % change	Jun qtr 23 to Jun qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	28,228	11.4	3.5
New private sector other residential	15,691	0.4	23.5
Total sector total dwellings	44,853	7.3	9.2

Number of dwellings completed, trend
	Jun qtr 24 no.	Mar qtr 24 to Jun qtr 24 % change	Jun qtr 23 to Jun qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	29,297	-2.1	6.1
New private sector other residential	15,747	4.2	10.2
Total sector total dwellings	45,988	-0.2	7.3

Total dwellings completed
	Seasonally adjusted	Trend
Jun-16	57,030	51,887
Sep-16	50,858	55,065
Dec-16	58,797	56,578
Mar-17	56,879	55,910
Jun-17	52,716	54,296
Sep-17	52,693	52,231
Dec-17	51,798	52,208
Mar-18	53,532	53,689
Jun-18	55,118	55,265
Sep-18	57,127	55,680
Dec-18	53,706	54,649
Mar-19	52,424	52,522
Jun-19	51,647	50,776
Sep-19	47,879	49,825
Dec-19	50,755	48,935
Mar-20	47,206	47,649
Jun-20	46,017	45,921
Sep-20	44,102	44,570
Dec-20	44,592	44,727
Mar-21	45,629	45,333
Jun-21	45,977	45,573
Sep-21	44,409	44,330
Dec-21	42,945	42,425
Mar-22	42,699	41,547
Jun-22	42,662	42,184
Sep-22	44,251	43,713
Dec-22	43,864	44,257
Mar-23	44,809	43,415
Jun-23	41,072	42,866
Sep-23	43,782	43,727
Dec-23	45,687	45,200
Mar-24	41,809	46,082
Jun-24	44,853	45,988

Total dwellings completed

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Private dwellings completed, seasonally adjusted
	New houses	New other residential
Jun-16	30,749	25,187
Sep-16	27,263	22,407
Dec-16	28,230	28,118
Mar-17	28,131	27,590
Jun-17	27,899	23,790
Sep-17	27,429	24,017
Dec-17	27,592	22,824
Mar-18	27,692	24,546
Jun-18	28,922	25,297
Sep-18	32,984	23,145
Dec-18	29,510	22,922
Mar-19	29,999	21,673
Jun-19	27,744	22,705
Sep-19	25,779	20,974
Dec-19	25,755	24,331
Mar-20	26,441	20,006
Jun-20	26,185	18,908
Sep-20	24,897	18,429
Dec-20	25,884	17,807
Mar-21	25,222	19,370
Jun-21	27,202	17,663
Sep-21	28,056	15,464
Dec-21	27,775	14,124
Mar-22	30,215	11,849
Jun-22	28,506	13,393
Sep-22	28,340	14,944
Dec-22	26,495	16,187
Mar-23	27,346	16,838
Jun-23	27,276	12,706
Sep-23	28,726	14,117
Dec-23	30,605	13,643
Mar-24	25,341	15,635
Jun-24	28,228	15,691

Private dwellings completed, seasonally adjusted

["","New houses","New other residential"]

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In seasonally adjusted terms, 44,853 dwellings completed in the June quarter. Private new houses accounted for 28,228 dwellings, rising 11.4% from March and an increase of 3.5% since June 2023. Private new other residential completions rose 0.4% from March to 15,691 dwellings.

Value of work done

Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures (a)
	Jun qtr 24 $m	Mar qtr 24 to Jun qtr 24 % change	Jun qtr 23 to Jun qtr 24 % change
New residential building	17,111.5	-0.4	-2.4
Alterations and additions to residential building	2,836.6	0.6	-1.8
Non-residential building	14,081.2	-0.2	0.4
Total value of work done	34,029.3	-0.2	-1.2

Value of work done, trend chain volume measures (a)
	Jun qtr 24 $m	Mar qtr 24 to Jun qtr 24 % change	Jun qtr 23 to Jun qtr 24 % change
New residential building	17,034.4	-0.6	-2.5
Alterations and additions to residential building	2,803.6	-0.7	-4.9
Non-residential building	14,181.1	-0.7	1.8
Total value of work done	34,016.9	-0.7	-1.0

(a) Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2021-2022

Value of work done, total building, chain volume measures
	Trend ($m)	Seasonally adjusted ($m)
Jun-16	32,702.4	33,277.1
Sep-16	32,729.2	32,082.7
Dec-16	32,711	33,038.9
Mar-17	32,794.6	32,780.2
Jun-17	33,068.7	32,939.1
Sep-17	33,410.5	33,424.3
Dec-17	34,020.8	34,072.6
Mar-18	34,594.7	34,454.1
Jun-18	34,971.7	35,245.9
Sep-18	35,194.7	34,953.4
Dec-18	35,026.6	35,096.7
Mar-19	34,605.3	34,990.9
Jun-19	34,102.6	33,443.4
Sep-19	33,743	34,183.6
Dec-19	33,554.5	33,246.3
Mar-20	33,220.6	33,605.6
Jun-20	32,740.5	32,612.8
Sep-20	32,534.7	32,301.9
Dec-20	32,723.8	32,835.4
Mar-21	33,216.2	33,134
Jun-21	33,514.5	33,751.8
Sep-21	33,610.1	33,484.8
Dec-21	33,431.6	33,370.6
Mar-22	33,143.6	33,519.1
Jun-22	32,982.9	32,448.1
Sep-22	33,067.4	33,340.8
Dec-22	33,469.1	33,368.9
Mar-23	33,980	33,968.7
Jun-23	34,364.5	34,448.4
Sep-23	34,575	34,530.6
Dec-23	34,461.9	34,630.1
Mar-24	34,246.6	34,099.5
Jun-24	34,016.9	34,029.3

Value of work done, total building, chain volume measures

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Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures
	New residential ($m)	Non-residential ($m)
Jun-16	19,733.4	10,927.7
Sep-16	19,461.2	10,037.8
Dec-16	20,065.4	10,292.4
Mar-17	19,284.3	10,951
Jun-17	19,178.7	11,082.6
Sep-17	19,468.2	11,526.5
Dec-17	19,467.9	12,095.6
Mar-18	19,885.9	11,942.3
Jun-18	20,595.7	12,014.3
Sep-18	20,353.7	11,886.4
Dec-18	20,195.3	12,222.3
Mar-19	19,578.6	12,813.7
Jun-19	18,792.5	12,091.9
Sep-19	18,491.1	13,077.1
Dec-19	17,620.1	12,946
Mar-20	17,385.7	13,458.7
Jun-20	16,818.8	13,187.4
Sep-20	16,738.9	12,790.6
Dec-20	17,417.9	12,481.1
Mar-21	17,593.2	12,368.3
Jun-21	17,826.8	12,823.7
Sep-21	17,541.9	12,728.5
Dec-21	17,270.8	12,941.7
Mar-22	17,470.6	12,930.4
Jun-22	16,361.2	12,982.4
Sep-22	16,828	13,564.9
Dec-22	17,226.1	13,176.6
Mar-23	17,117.3	13,858.2
Jun-23	17,532.5	14,025.9
Sep-23	17,708.8	13,837.5
Dec-23	17,074.7	14,764.5
Mar-24	17,173.8	14,106.3
Jun-24	17,111.5	14,081.2

Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures

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The value of total building work done fell 0.2% to $34.0b in the June quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. The decrease was driven by new residential building, which fell 0.4% to $17.1b and follows an increase of 0.6% in the March quarter. Work done on non-residential building fell 0.2% to $14.1b and is 0.4% higher for the year. Work done on alterations and additions to residential buildings rose 0.6% to $2.8b.

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TABLE 01. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 02. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 03. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 04. Value of Residential Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 05. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 06. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 07. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 08. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 09. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 10. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original
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TABLE 11. Value of Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original
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TABLE 12. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 13. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales
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TABLE 14. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria
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TABLE 15. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland
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TABLE 16. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia
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TABLE 17. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia
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TABLE 18. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania
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TABLE 19. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory
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TABLE 20. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory
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TABLE 21. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 22. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales
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TABLE 23. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria
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TABLE 24. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland
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TABLE 25. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia
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TABLE 26. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia
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TABLE 27. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania
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TABLE 28. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory
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TABLE 29. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory
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TABLE 30. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 31. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 32. Value of Total Building Work Done, States and Territories
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TABLE 33. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 34. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories
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TABLE 35. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements, States and Territories
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TABLE 36. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 37. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 38. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories
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TABLE 39. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 40. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 41. Value of Building Work by Sector, New South Wales: Original
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TABLE 42. Value of Building Work by Sector, Victoria: Original
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TABLE 43. Value of Building Work by Sector, Queensland: Original
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TABLE 44. Value of Building Work by Sector, South Australia: Original
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TABLE 45. Value of Building Work by Sector, Western Australia: Original
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TABLE 46. Value of Building Work by Sector, Tasmania: Original
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TABLE 47. Value of Building Work by Sector, Northern Territory: Original
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TABLE 48. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original
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TABLE 49. Value of Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 50. Value of Building Work Yet to be Done, by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 51. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 52. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, New South Wales: Original
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TABLE 53. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Victoria: Original
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TABLE 54. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Queensland: Original
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TABLE 55. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, South Australia: Original
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TABLE 56. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Western Australia: Original
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TABLE 57. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Tasmania: Original
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TABLE 58. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original
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TABLE 59. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original
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TABLE 60. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 61. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, New South Wales: Original
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TABLE 62. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Victoria: Original
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TABLE 63. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Queensland: Original
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TABLE 64. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, South Australia: Original
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TABLE 65. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Western Australia: Original
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TABLE 66. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Tasmania: Original
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TABLE 67. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original
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TABLE 68. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original
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TABLE 69. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 70. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 71. Value of Non-residential Building Work Completed, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 72. Value of Non-residential Building Work Completed, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 73. Value of Non-residential Building Work Yet to be Done, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 74. Value of Non-residential Building Work Yet to be Done, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 75. Value of Building Work Completed by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 76. Number of Dwelling Units Under Construction, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 77. Number of Dwelling Units Under Construction, by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 78. Value of Work in the Pipeline, Current Prices, Original, Australia
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TABLE 79. Value of Work in the Pipeline, States and Territories, Current Prices, Original
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TABLE 80. Number of Dwellings Approved but Not Yet Commenced at End of Quarter, States and Territories, Original
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File contents

The Building Activity: Australia pivot table contains the following data items
State/Territory	All States and Territories
Reference quarter	Quarterly (September 2001 to current)
Sector of ownership	Private, Public, Total
Type of building	Houses
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - One storey
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Two or more storeys
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Total
	Apartments - In a one or two storey block
	Apartments - In a three storey block
	Apartments - In a four to eight storey block
	Apartments - Nine or more storeys
	Apartments - Total including those attached to a house
	Total other residential
	Total residential
	Retail and wholesale trade buildings
	Transport buildings
	Offices
	Commercial buildings n.e.c
	Commercial buildings - Total
	Factories and other secondary production buildings
	Warehouses
	Agricultural and aquacultural buildings
	Other industrial buildings n.e.c.
	Industrial buildings - Total
	Education buildings
	Religious buildings
	Aged care facilities
	Health buildings
	Entertainment and recreation buildings
	Short term accommodation buildings
	Other non-residential n.e.c.
	Other non-residential - Total
	Total non-residential
	Dwellings excluding new residential
	Dwellings excluding houses
	Total
Type of work	New
	Total alterations and additions (incl. refurbishment and conversion)
	Total
Data items	Value of work done during quarter ($m)
	Value of work yet to be done ($m)
	Value of work in pipeline ($m)
	Value of work not yet commenced ($m)
	Value of work commenced ($m)
	Value of work completed ($m)
	Value of work under construction ($m)
	Dwelling units not yet commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units completed (no.)
	Dwelling units under construction (no.)

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Relative standard errors, value by sector, stage and type of construction; state and Australia
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Relative standard errors, dwellings by sector, stage and type of construction; state and Australia
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Relative standard errors; non-residential building by sector and stage of construction, state and Australia
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Relative standard errors; value of work in pipeline; state and Australia
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Building activity: validation table for data cube
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Data items available by Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS)
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Building activity: Australia
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Building Activity Abandonment rates for new dwellings.xlsx
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Building Activity Average dwelling commencement times.xlsx
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Building Activity Average dwelling completion times.xlsx
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Building Activity by state - value of building work and number of dwellings commenced, completed, under construction and in the pipeline.

About this issue

This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia. The data in this publication are based on a response rate of approximately 85% of the value of building work done during the quarter, which is lower than the long term response rate average. The data are subject to revision when returns from the following quarter are processed. Final data for the June 2024 quarter will be released in the next release of this publication, Building Activity, Australia on 21 January 2025.

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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Changes this release

Revisions

Article archive

The following data cubes provide additional insights into Building Activity and are updated annually. Refer to the Data Downloads section of the relevant Building Activity release.

June quarter:

Building Activity Average Dwelling Commencement Times
Building Activity Average Dwelling Completion times
Building Activity Abandonment Rates for New Dwellings

December quarter:

Building Activity Average Cost
Building Activity Average Floor Area

Building a New Home: Construction Cost Changes, June quarter 2020

Small Area Dwelling Completions, June quarter 2020

Telling storeys - Apartment building heights, December quarter 2019

Characteristics of new residential dwellings - A 15 year summary, December quarter 2019

Abandonment rates for new dwellings, June quarter 2019

Average dwelling commencement times, June quarter 2019

Average dwelling completion times, June quarter 2019

Revisions to building activity statistics, December quarter 2015

Average floor area of new residential dwellings, June quarter 2013

A twenty year history of the cost of building a new house, December quarter 2008

Additional Building and Construction feature articles can be found in Feature Articles by Catalogue Number

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 8752.0.

Methodology

Scope

Building activity in Australia on approved work greater than $10,000, including:

new building construction
alterations and additions to existing buildings
non-structural renovation and refurbishment
installation of integral building fixtures

Geography

Data available for:

Australia
States and territories
select series at Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA).

Source

Building Activity Survey.

The survey sample is selected from approved building jobs notified to the ABS Building Approvals, Australia collection.

Collection method

Survey responses from builders and other individuals and organisations engaged in building activity, compiled from:

online forms
paper forms
telephone calls
approval information

Concepts, sources and methods

Buildings are classified according to the ABS Functional Classification of Buildings, January 2021.

History of changes

Trend series were reinstated in the September 2022 release.
Concurrent seasonal adjustment was reinstated in the September 2022 release.

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The Building Activity: Australia pivot table contains the following data items
Data item	Classification
State/Territory	All States and Territories
Reference quarter	Quarterly (September 2001 to current)
Sector of ownership	Private, Public, Total
Type of building	Houses
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - One storey
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Two or more storeys
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Total
	Apartments - In a one or two storey block
	Apartments - In a three storey block
	Apartments - In a four to eight storey block
	Apartments - Nine or more storeys
	Apartments - Total including those attached to a house
	Total other residential
	Total residential
	Retail and wholesale trade buildings
	Transport buildings
	Offices
	Commercial buildings n.e.c
	Commercial buildings - Total
	Factories and other secondary production buildings
	Warehouses
	Agricultural and aquacultural buildings
	Other industrial buildings n.e.c.
	Industrial buildings - Total
	Education buildings
	Religious buildings
	Aged care facilities
	Health buildings
	Entertainment and recreation buildings
	Short term accommodation buildings
	Other non-residential n.e.c.
	Other non-residential - Total
	Total non-residential
	Dwellings excluding new residential
	Dwellings excluding houses
	Total
Type of work	New
	Total alterations and additions (incl. refurbishment and conversion)
	Total
Data items	Value of work done during quarter ($m)
	Value of work yet to be done ($m)
	Value of work in pipeline ($m)
	Value of work not yet commenced ($m)
	Value of work commenced ($m)
	Value of work completed ($m)
	Value of work under construction ($m)
	Dwelling units not yet commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units completed (no.)
	Dwelling units under construction (no.)

APA

Building Activity, Australia

APA

Key statistics

Number of dwellings commenced

Number of dwellings completed

Value of work done

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Time series spreadsheets

TABLE 01. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 02. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 03. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 04. Value of Residential Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 05. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 06. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 07. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 08. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 09. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 10. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original

TABLE 11. Value of Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original

TABLE 12. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia

TABLE 13. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales

TABLE 14. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria

TABLE 15. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland

TABLE 16. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia

TABLE 17. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia

TABLE 18. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania

TABLE 19. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory

TABLE 20. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory

TABLE 21. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia

TABLE 22. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales

TABLE 23. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria

TABLE 24. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland

TABLE 25. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia

TABLE 26. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia

TABLE 27. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania

TABLE 28. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory

TABLE 29. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory

TABLE 30. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia

TABLE 31. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia

TABLE 32. Value of Total Building Work Done, States and Territories

TABLE 33. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, Australia

TABLE 34. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories

TABLE 35. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements, States and Territories

TABLE 36. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 37. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, Australia

TABLE 38. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories

TABLE 39. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 40. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 41. Value of Building Work by Sector, New South Wales: Original

TABLE 42. Value of Building Work by Sector, Victoria: Original

TABLE 43. Value of Building Work by Sector, Queensland: Original

TABLE 44. Value of Building Work by Sector, South Australia: Original

TABLE 45. Value of Building Work by Sector, Western Australia: Original

TABLE 46. Value of Building Work by Sector, Tasmania: Original

TABLE 47. Value of Building Work by Sector, Northern Territory: Original

TABLE 48. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original

TABLE 49. Value of Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 50. Value of Building Work Yet to be Done, by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 51. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 52. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, New South Wales: Original

TABLE 53. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Victoria: Original

TABLE 54. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Queensland: Original

TABLE 55. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, South Australia: Original

TABLE 56. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Western Australia: Original

TABLE 57. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Tasmania: Original

TABLE 58. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original

TABLE 59. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original

TABLE 60. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 61. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, New South Wales: Original

TABLE 62. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Victoria: Original

TABLE 63. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Queensland: Original

TABLE 64. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, South Australia: Original

TABLE 65. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Western Australia: Original

TABLE 66. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Tasmania: Original

TABLE 67. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original

TABLE 68. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original

TABLE 69. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 70. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 71. Value of Non-residential Building Work Completed, by Sector, Australia: Original