Dwelling approvals rise in August

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3/10/2023

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Building Approvals, Australia, August 2023

The total number of dwellings approved rose 7.0 per cent in August, in seasonally adjusted terms, following a 7.4 per cent fall in July, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Daniel Rossi, ABS head of construction statistics, said: "Approvals for private sector houses rose by 5.8 per cent, following three months of stable movements."

"Approvals in the more volatile private sector dwellings excluding houses series rose by 9.4 per cent, following a 14.6 per cent fall in July".

Total dwelling approvals were mixed overall, with rises recorded in Victoria (+22.2 per cent), New South Wales (+12.5 per cent), and Western Australia (+12.3 per cent). Meanwhile, falls were recorded in Queensland (-26.9 per cent), Tasmania (-10.1 per cent), and South Australia (-6.9 per cent).

Approvals for private sector houses rose in all states: Western Australia (+13.0 per cent), Victoria (+9.9 per cent), South Australia (+4.7 per cent), Queensland (+3.1 per cent), and New South Wales (+2.4 per cent).

The value of total building approvals rose 0.5 per cent, following a 16.0 per cent fall in July. The value of total residential building rose 2.3 per cent, comprised of a 3.2 per cent rise in new residential building and a 2.4 per cent decrease in alterations and additions.

The value of non-residential building approved fell 1.5 per cent in August, following a 26.9 per cent decline in July.

Further information is available in Building Approvals, Australia.

Dwelling units approved, by building type, seasonally adjusted
	Total dwellings	Private sector houses	Private sector dwellings excluding houses
Aug-08	12,389	8,117	3,914
Sep-08	11,702	7,675	3,678
Oct-08	11,525	7,576	3,689
Nov-08	10,327	7,188	2,814
Dec-08	10,200	6,994	2,557
Jan-09	9,417	7,206	2,015
Feb-09	10,712	7,404	3,074
Mar-09	10,820	7,598	2,906
Apr-09	11,414	7,866	3,086
May-09	10,847	8,230	1,989
Jun-09	12,010	8,764	2,518
Jul-09	13,219	8,912	3,572
Aug-09	12,807	9,409	2,670
Sep-09	14,037	9,512	3,901
Oct-09	13,635	9,928	2,942
Nov-09	14,895	9,894	3,488
Dec-09	15,320	9,983	3,828
Jan-10	14,955	9,980	3,199
Feb-10	15,416	9,985	3,428
Mar-10	17,040	9,949	4,811
Apr-10	15,890	9,491	4,747
May-10	14,948	9,299	4,345
Jun-10	14,653	9,109	4,758
Jul-10	15,389	8,893	5,452
Aug-10	15,041	8,682	5,315
Sep-10	13,853	8,493	4,649
Oct-10	15,313	8,563	6,075
Nov-10	14,100	8,387	5,097
Dec-10	15,095	8,464	5,915
Jan-11	13,131	8,342	4,456
Feb-11	12,880	8,296	4,243
Mar-11	14,214	8,198	5,547
Apr-11	13,853	8,185	5,413
May-11	12,756	8,008	4,459
Jun-11	12,834	8,008	4,456
Jul-11	13,084	7,641	4,920
Aug-11	14,902	7,768	6,717
Sep-11	12,297	7,769	4,282
Oct-11	11,358	7,280	3,877
Nov-11	11,849	7,615	4,022
Dec-11	11,721	7,687	3,897
Jan-12	11,212	7,796	3,202
Feb-12	11,803	7,359	4,288
Mar-12	11,742	7,514	4,047
Apr-12	10,864	6,848	3,915
May-12	14,218	7,305	6,782
Jun-12	14,870	7,268	7,385
Jul-12	11,743	7,664	3,827
Aug-12	13,414	7,700	5,582
Sep-12	15,228	7,930	7,130
Oct-12	14,275	7,826	5,983
Nov-12	13,875	7,720	5,908
Dec-12	13,874	7,760	5,903
Jan-13	12,750	7,815	4,746
Feb-13	13,677	7,776	5,246
Mar-13	13,295	7,958	5,099
Apr-13	14,990	8,166	6,517
May-13	14,428	8,376	5,562
Jun-13	13,773	8,266	5,119
Jul-13	15,270	8,529	6,406
Aug-13	14,888	8,413	6,286
Sep-13	18,361	8,676	9,411
Oct-13	17,649	8,728	8,660
Nov-13	17,259	9,240	7,726
Dec-13	16,950	9,058	7,635
Jan-14	17,779	10,202	7,271
Feb-14	16,719	9,751	6,752
Mar-14	15,991	9,383	6,350
Apr-14	16,497	9,771	6,370
May-14	16,799	9,789	6,783
Jun-14	16,605	9,659	6,615
Jul-14	17,116	9,780	7,094
Aug-14	18,556	9,676	8,627
Sep-14	16,405	9,544	6,627
Oct-14	18,193	9,862	8,141
Nov-14	20,129	9,847	10,063
Dec-14	20,320	9,719	10,155
Jan-15	19,892	9,940	9,626
Feb-15	19,485	9,717	9,423
Mar-15	20,774	9,628	10,825
Apr-15	19,032	9,546	9,168
May-15	20,886	9,551	11,044
Jun-15	19,372	9,909	9,120
Jul-15	19,855	9,743	9,210
Aug-15	19,341	10,070	9,115
Sep-15	20,405	9,820	10,313
Oct-15	21,577	9,741	11,600
Nov-15	18,675	9,648	8,947
Dec-15	20,253	10,279	9,807
Jan-16	18,856	9,830	8,734
Feb-16	19,643	9,821	9,468
Mar-16	20,690	10,256	10,228
Apr-16	20,767	10,002	10,562
May-16	20,315	10,046	9,960
Jun-16	18,687	9,679	8,808
Jul-16	21,549	9,584	11,707
Aug-16	21,976	9,682	11,901
Sep-16	19,190	9,787	9,230
Oct-16	16,565	9,545	6,712
Nov-16	18,400	9,637	8,515
Dec-16	18,334	9,397	8,796
Jan-17	17,088	9,205	7,687
Feb-17	18,767	9,437	9,094
Mar-17	16,502	9,292	6,986
Apr-17	18,233	9,490	8,529
May-17	17,038	9,831	7,046
Jun-17	18,694	9,965	8,515
Jul-17	19,377	10,202	8,706
Aug-17	19,456	10,254	9,025
Sep-17	19,564	10,086	9,221
Oct-17	19,722	10,132	9,266
Nov-17	23,067	10,079	12,830
Dec-17	17,945	10,170	7,619
Jan-18	19,595	9,876	9,448
Feb-18	18,947	10,266	8,372
Mar-18	19,649	10,469	9,026
Apr-18	18,298	10,583	7,516
May-18	18,134	10,012	7,963
Jun-18	19,562	10,220	9,014
Jul-18	18,674	10,155	8,253
Aug-18	16,402	9,937	6,321
Sep-18	16,709	9,613	6,766
Oct-18	17,282	10,016	7,089
Nov-18	15,004	9,367	5,511
Dec-18	14,256	9,053	5,076
Jan-19	14,704	9,372	5,137
Feb-19	16,350	8,917	7,328
Mar-19	15,097	8,528	6,352
Apr-19	14,364	8,582	5,645
May-19	14,513	8,828	5,465
Jun-19	15,044	8,907	5,755
Jul-19	13,631	8,614	4,713
Aug-19	13,801	8,516	5,171
Sep-19	14,491	8,730	5,606
Oct-19	14,563	8,235	6,117
Nov-19	14,756	8,462	6,118
Dec-19	16,032	8,660	7,194
Jan-20	13,422	8,627	4,654
Feb-20	16,088	8,676	7,236
Mar-20	15,415	8,598	6,606
Apr-20	14,991	8,805	5,803
May-20	13,382	8,865	4,226
Jun-20	12,933	8,415	4,125
Jul-20	15,262	9,309	5,631
Aug-20	14,330	9,591	4,568
Sep-20	16,058	10,510	5,141
Oct-20	17,465	11,143	5,982
Nov-20	17,560	11,518	5,714
Dec-20	19,381	13,340	5,803
Jan-21	16,982	12,153	4,495
Feb-21	19,922	13,986	5,536
Mar-21	23,127	14,123	8,494
Apr-21	20,080	13,606	6,219
May-21	20,751	13,730	6,767
Jun-21	19,927	12,591	6,914
Jul-21	18,383	12,037	6,060
Aug-21	19,029	11,956	6,812
Sep-21	18,222	10,410	7,598
Oct-21	16,070	10,418	5,337
Nov-21	16,173	10,382	5,576
Dec-21	17,256	9,973	7,042
Jan-22	13,255	8,646	4,381
Feb-22	18,457	9,828	7,348
Mar-22	15,276	9,744	5,238
Apr-22	15,290	9,795	5,343
May-22	16,684	9,653	6,707
Jun-22	16,803	9,781	6,570
Jul-22	14,223	9,816	4,190
Aug-22	17,707	10,177	7,257
Sep-22	16,290	9,425	6,654
Oct-22	15,330	9,291	5,861
Nov-22	15,000	9,053	5,609
Dec-22	17,168	8,852	7,729
Jan-23	12,323	7,748	4,408
Feb-23	13,086	8,597	4,264
Mar-23	13,169	8,348	4,607
Apr-23	12,475	8,085	4,188
May-23	15,080	8,191	6,694
Jun-23	13,781	8,129	5,117
Jul-23	12,758	8,161	4,369
Aug-23	13,647	8,635	4,779

Dwelling units approved, by building type, seasonally adjusted

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