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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Sep qtr 04	Jun qtr 04 to Sep qtr 04	Sep qtr 03 to Sep qtr 04
	no.	%	%
Trend Estimates
Total dwelling units commenced	40,780	-3.9	-2.3
New private sector houses	26,665	-5.0	-5.3
New private sector other residential building	12,674	-2.2	5.4
Seasonally Adjusted Estimates
Total dwelling units commenced	40,263	-5.8	-2.7
New private sector houses	26,104	-8.7	-8.0
New private sector other residential building	12,543	-2.7	8.9

Dwellings units commenced - Total

Private dwellings commenced, Trend

SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES

• The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 3.9% in the September quarter 2004 and is now showing a fall over the last two quarters.
• New private sector house commencements fell 5.0% in the latest quarter, the third consecutive quarterly fall.
• New private other residential building commencements fell 2.2% in the September quarter 2004.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 5.8%, to 40,263, in the September quarter 2004, the third consecutive quarterly fall.
• New private sector house commencements fell 8.7%, to 26,104.
• New private other residential building fell 2.7%, to 12,543, in the September quarter 2004, following a 2.5% fall in the June quarter.

CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.

SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS THIS ISSUE

The total number of dwelling units commenced in Australia during the June quarter 2004 has been revised downwards by 461 (-1.1%) from the estimate published in Building Activity, Australia, June quarter 2004 (cat. no. 8752.0) released on 13 October 2004.

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


DWELLING UNIT COMMENCEMENTS,ORIGINAL ESTIMATES

	Sep qtr 04	Jun qtr 04 to Sep qtr 04	Sep qtr 03 to Sep qtr 04
	no.	%	%
New private sector houses	27,793	-1.1	-7.6
New private sector other residential building	12,887	3.5	9.0
Private sector conversion, etc.	930	94.2	42.1
Public sector dwellings	1,103	37.9	-10.6
Total dwelling units	42,713	2.1	-2.5

• The total number of dwelling units commenced rose 2.1% in the September quarter 2004, to 42,713.
• New private sector house commencements fell 1.1%, to 27,793. Commencements fell in Victoria (-11.1%), South Australia (-0.5%), Tasmania (-17.7%) and the Australian Capital Territory (-13.9%).
• New private sector other residential building rose 3.5%, to 12,887. Rises in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory were partially offset by falls in the remaining states and territories.
• The total number of public sector dwellings commenced rose 37.9%, to 1,103.

VICTORIA

QUEENSLAND

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA

NORTHERN TERRITORY

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY