CONSTRUCTION

Building Approvals

In July 2010, the total number of dwelling units approved in Queensland in trend terms was 2,468. This was a decrease of 6.7% from the previous month. The trend estimate for private sector houses was 1,575 approvals which represented 64% of total dwelling units approved.

In July 2010, the total value of building approvals in trend terms was $1,175 million, a 4.3% decrease from the previous month and a 9.9% increase from July 2009. Residential buildings accounted for 65% of the total value of buildings.

For more information on this topic, please refer to Building Approvals, Australia (cat. no. 8731.0) or contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released monthly.


Building Activity

In the March 2010 quarter, the total number of dwelling units completed in trend terms in Queensland was 7,984. This was a decrease of 1.4% from the December 2009 quarter. There were 5,543 new houses completed during the March 2010 quarter which represented 69% of the total number of dwelling units completed.

In the March 2010 quarter, the trend estimate of the value of total building work done was $4,361million. This was an increase of 2.3% from the December 2009 quarter.

Preliminary data for the June quarter 2010 total number of dwelling units commenced in trend terms in Queensland was 9,013. This was an increase of 4.5% from the March quarter 2010.

For more information on these topics, please refer to Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0), Dwelling Unit Commencements, Australia, Preliminary (cat. no. 8750.0) which are released quarterly, or contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.


Engineering Construction

Between the December 2009 and March 2010 quarters, the Queensland chain volume trend estimate of the value of engineering construction decreased by 3.4% to $4,946 million. This is the third monthly decrease since the period of strong growth from September quarter 2003 to June quarter 2009.

For further information on this topic, access Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8762.0) or contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released quarterly.

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