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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Sep qtr 05	Jun qtr 05 to Sep qtr 05	Sep qtr 04 to Sep qtr 05
	no.	%	%
Trend Estimates
Total dwelling units commenced	38 769	-0.1	-3.4
New private sector houses	25 970	1.3	-1.6
New private sector other residential building	11 454	-2.1	-5.9
Seasonally Adjusted Estimates
Total dwelling units commenced	38 035	-5.0	-4.4
New private sector houses	25 780	-2.2	-0.4
New private sector other residential building	10 849	-11.6	-12.0

Dwelling units commenced - Total

Private dwellings commenced, Trend

SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES

• The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell marginally (-0.1%) in the September quarter 2005.
• New private sector house commencements rose 1.3% in the latest quarter.
• The trend for new private other residential building commencements fell 2.1% in September 2005 and is now showing falls for the past six quarters.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 5.0%, to 38,035, in the September quarter 2005.
• New private sector house commencements fell 2.2%, to 25,780.
• New private other residential building fell 11.6%, to 10,849, in the June quarter 2005. This is the lowest level since the December quarter 2001.

SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS THIS ISSUE

Compared to the estimates published in Building Activity, Australia, June quarter 2005 (cat. no. 8752.0), released on 14 October 2005:

• the number of private sector new houses commenced in Australia during the June quarter 2005 has been revised upwards by 294 (+1.1%).
• the number of new private sector other residential dwelling units commenced in Australia during the June quarter 2005 has been revised upwards by 222 (+1.9%).

DWELLING UNIT COMMENCEMENTS ORIGINAL


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES

	Sep qtr 05	Jun qtr 05 to Sep qtr 05	Sep qtr 04 to Sep qtr 05
	no.	%	%
New private sector houses	27 351	4.5	-0.6
New private sector other residential building	11 017	-8.7	-12.7
Private sector conversion, etc.	682	38.3	-26.6
Public sector dwellings	1 097	20.2	-0.4
Total dwelling units	40 148	1.3	-4.8

• The total number of dwelling units commenced rose 1.3% in the September quarter 2005, to 40,148.
• New private sector house commencements rose 4.5%, to 27,351. Commencements rose significantly in Queensland (+17.1%), Western Australia (+21.6%) and the Northern Territory (+45.7%), but fell in all other states and territories.
• New private sector other residential building fell 8.7%, to 11,017. Only Victoria and the Northern Territory recorded rises.
• The total number of public sector dwellings commenced rose 20.2%, to 1,097.

VICTORIA

QUEENSLAND

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA

NORTHERN TERRITORY

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY