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From 2002-03 to 2003-04, the total value of building approvals increased in the Northern Region by 37.0%, from $138.6 million to $189.9 million. This increase comprised a:
- 51.3% increase in the value of new houses approved (from $62.4 million to $94.4 million)
- 42.4% increase in the value of new other residential building approvals (from $6.8 million to $9.6 million)
- 45.0% increase in the value of alterations and additions to total residential buildings approved (from $15.8 million to $23.0 million)
- 17.2% increase in the value of non-residential buildings approved (from $53.6 million to $62.9 million).
VALUE OF BUILDINGS APPROVED, Northern Region
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| New houses | New other
residential
building | Alterations/
additions to residential building(a) | Total
residential building | Non-
residential building | Total
building |
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Local government area | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
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2002-03 |
| Break O’Day | 4,734 | - | 1,359 | 6,093 | 4,285 | 10,378 |
| Dorset | 2,465 | - | 1,100 | 3,565 | 545 | 4,110 |
| Flinders | 1,587 | - | 192 | 1,779 | 269 | 2,048 |
| George Town | 3,049 | - | 545 | 3,594 | 1,542 | 5,137 |
| Launceston | 18,842 | 6,762 | 6,823 | 32,427 | 38,067 | 70,493 |
| Meander Valley | 12,545 | - | 1,372 | 13,918 | 5,565 | 19,482 |
| Northern Midlands | 4,152 | - | 1,686 | 5,837 | 1,731 | 7,568 |
| West Tamar | 15,043 | - | 2,758 | 17,801 | 1,622 | 19,423 |
| Total | 62,417 | 6,762 | 15,835 | 85,014 | 53,625 | 138,639 |
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| Tasmania | 247,706 | 14,231 | 62,810 | 324,746 | 201,475 | 526,221 |
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2003-04 |
| Break O’Day | 6,479 | 584 | 1,612 | 8,675 | 1,950 | 10,625 |
| Dorset | 3,298 | 500 | 898 | 4,696 | 1,201 | 5,897 |
| Flinders | 1,934 | - | 526 | 2,460 | 85 | 2,545 |
| George Town | 5,899 | - | 1,900 | 7,799 | 18,867 | 26,666 |
| Launceston | 26,114 | 7,104 | 10,392 | 43,610 | 33,840 | 77,450 |
| Meander Valley | 17,460 | - | 1,533 | 18,993 | 4,492 | 23,485 |
| Northern Midlands | 12,135 | 214 | 2,817 | 15,166 | 1,831 | 16,997 |
| West Tamar | 21,129 | 1,225 | 3,277 | 25,631 | 600 | 26,231 |
| Total | 94,448 | 9,627 | 22,955 | 127,030 | 62,866 | 189,896 |
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| Tasmania | 387,132 | 71,182 | 95,572 | 553,886 | 187,023 | 740,909 |
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- nil or rounded to zero
(a) Includes conversions.
Source: ABS data available on request, Building Approvals collection. |
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