BUILDING APPROVALS
In December quarter 2009, there were 13,743 new dwelling units approved in Victoria, of which 72.8% were in the Melbourne MSR. There were 60 less dwelling unit approvals (-0.4%) in Victoria than in the previous quarter, but 4,240 (44.6%) more than in December quarter 2008. The number of dwelling units approved in the Melbourne MSR decreased by 2.4% compared with the previous quarter but increased by 37.5% compared with December quarter 2008. In the Balance of Victoria MSR there was an increase of 5.1% over the previous quarter and an increase of 68.0% over the December quarter 2008.
More than one quarter (29.7%) of the dwelling unit approvals in the Melbourne MSR in December quarter 2009 were in three LGAs - Wyndham (1,319), Whittlesea (950) and Casey (704). In the Balance of Victoria MSR, the LGAs with the highest number of dwelling units approved were Greater Geelong (458), Ballarat (295) and Greater Bendigo (264).
Dwelling unit approvals, By Major Statistical Region
At current prices, the total value of building approvals in Victoria in December quarter 2009 was $6,119.2 million, a decrease of $653.7 million (-9.7%) over September quarter 2009, but an increase of $2,051.6 million (50.4%) compared with December quarter 2008.
Value of all building approvals, By Major Statistical Region
View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet:
1367.2 Building approvals, By Local Government Area (file size 40kB).
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