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NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

The value of non-residential building work approved in 2004-05 rose 17% to $19,856m (table 19.8). Over the same period the types of non-residential buildings which experienced the largest relative increases in approvals were other non-residential n.e.c. (91%), accommodation (60%), and industrial agricultural/aquacultural building work (48%). Those that experienced a decline in approvals were health (26%), other industrial n.e.c (16%), and commercial offices (2%).

The total value of non-residential building work done rose 15% to $19,730m in 2004-05. The largest percentage increases in value of non-residential work done were experienced by commercial transport (68%), industrial warehouses and other non-residential n.e.c (both 31%) and industrial agricultural/aquacultural building work (25%). A decline in work done for non-residential building work occurred in other commercial n.e.c (31%).

19.8 VALUE OF NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK(a)(b)
		Approved		Work done
		2003-04	2004-05	2003-04	2004-05
		$m	$m	$m	$m
Commercial
	Retail/wholesale trade	3,188	4,161	3,321	3,878
	Transport	523	610	365	614
	Offices	3,355	3,303	3,759	3,988
	Other commercial n.e.c.	97	111	136	94
	Total	7,163	8,186	7,581	8,574
Industrial
	Factories	1,094	1,346	1,080	1,343
	Warehouses	1,456	2,142	1,404	1,836
	Agricultural/aquacultural	114	169	114	142
	Other industrial n.e.c.	243	204	180	204
	Total	2,906	3,860	2,778	3,525
Other non-residential
	Educational	2,317	2,285	2,177	2,320
	Religious	86	117	105	122
	Aged care facilities	903	919	874	899
	Health	908	670	901	936
	Entertainment and recreation	1,102	1,137	1,190	1,326
	Accommodation	868	1,392	857	1,044
	Other non-residential n.e.c.	675	1,291	752	984
	Total	6,860	7,810	6,855	7,631
Total non-residential building work		16,929	19,856	17,215	19,730
(a) Valued at $50,000 or more. (b) In current prices.
Source: Building Activity, Australia (8752.0); Building Approvals, Australia (8731.0).