Private house approvals decline in September

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3/11/2021

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Building Approvals, Australia, September 2021

The seasonally adjusted number of dwellings approved fell 4.3 per cent in September, following a 7.6 per cent rise in August, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Daniel Rossi, ABS Director of Construction Statistics, said: "The decline in the total number of dwellings approved in September was driven by a large fall in approvals for private sector houses, which fell 16.0 per cent. Private sector dwellings excluding houses rose, by 18.1 per cent.

"The decline in private house approvals over recent months can be largely attributed to the end of federal and state stimulus measures. Despite the fall in September, the series remains 18.2 per cent higher than the pre-pandemic level in September 2019." Mr Rossi said.

Across Australia, the number of dwelling approvals fell in South Australia (-22.7 per cent), Queensland (-21.5 per cent), Western Australia (-20.9 per cent), Victoria (-15.7 per cent) and Tasmania (-11.8 per cent), in seasonally adjusted terms. New South Wales rose (27.2 per cent), driven by a rise in apartment developments approved in September.

Approvals for private sector houses fell in all mainland states: South Australia (-26.8 per cent), Victoria (-18.0 per cent), Queensland (-16.0 per cent), New South Wales (-13.9 per cent), and Western Australia (-12.2 per cent), in seasonally adjusted terms.

The value of total building approved fell 11.2 per cent in September, in seasonally adjusted terms. The value of non-residential building fell 11.3 per cent, having risen 43.5 per cent in August.

The value of total residential building fell 11.1 per cent, comprising a 9.6 per cent decrease in new residential building, and a 20.0 per cent fall in alterations and additions after the series reached its second-highest level in August.

Dwelling units approved, by building type, seasonally adjusted
	Total dwellings	Private sector houses	Private sector dwellings excluding houses
Sep-06	13,062	9,085	3,685
Oct-06	12,304	8,463	3,583
Nov-06	12,752	8,957	3,493
Dec-06	12,549	8,836	3,365
Jan-07	12,628	8,617	3,716
Feb-07	13,743	8,542	4,836
Mar-07	12,375	8,681	3,441
Apr-07	13,038	9,097	3,563
May-07	12,745	8,742	3,758
Jun-07	13,287	8,640	4,265
Jul-07	13,389	8,849	3,947
Aug-07	12,999	8,805	3,790
Sep-07	14,045	9,172	4,398
Oct-07	14,107	9,091	4,733
Nov-07	14,647	9,434	4,883
Dec-07	14,364	9,177	4,755
Jan-08	14,351	9,325	4,638
Feb-08	13,704	9,251	4,110
Mar-08	12,453	8,813	3,451
Apr-08	13,791	9,154	4,329
May-08	13,119	8,748	4,004
Jun-08	13,436	8,742	4,211
Jul-08	13,186	8,315	4,431
Aug-08	12,361	8,116	3,888
Sep-08	11,702	7,674	3,671
Oct-08	11,516	7,570	3,688
Nov-08	10,323	7,188	2,813
Dec-08	10,210	6,989	2,572
Jan-09	9,436	7,206	2,032
Feb-09	10,712	7,403	3,075
Mar-09	10,764	7,571	2,876
Apr-09	11,362	7,802	3,099
May-09	10,866	8,230	2,009
Jun-09	11,991	8,764	2,503
Jul-09	13,239	8,918	3,586
Aug-09	12,778	9,407	2,648
Sep-09	14,095	9,515	3,916
Oct-09	13,626	9,921	2,944
Nov-09	14,867	9,878	3,481
Dec-09	15,336	9,969	3,861
Jan-10	14,993	9,978	3,226
Feb-10	15,412	9,977	3,429
Mar-10	16,985	9,929	4,771
Apr-10	16,014	9,601	4,769
May-10	14,930	9,286	4,341
Jun-10	14,615	9,116	4,716
Jul-10	15,410	8,900	5,464
Aug-10	14,991	8,674	5,277
Sep-10	13,902	8,483	4,666
Oct-10	15,310	8,557	6,084
Nov-10	14,077	8,380	5,095
Dec-10	15,146	8,452	5,979
Jan-11	13,118	8,326	4,458
Feb-11	12,870	8,284	4,244
Mar-11	14,169	8,174	5,526
Apr-11	13,788	8,098	5,436
May-11	12,756	8,002	4,465
Jun-11	12,772	7,989	4,413
Jul-11	13,105	7,651	4,930
Aug-11	14,816	7,768	6,630
Sep-11	12,319	7,762	4,311
Oct-11	11,331	7,263	3,868
Nov-11	11,850	7,613	4,025
Dec-11	11,778	7,676	3,965
Jan-12	11,221	7,798	3,207
Feb-12	11,789	7,343	4,289
Mar-12	11,718	7,492	4,045
Apr-12	10,786	6,768	3,917
May-12	14,203	7,290	6,782
Jun-12	14,827	7,273	7,337
Jul-12	11,742	7,674	3,818
Aug-12	13,393	7,694	5,565
Sep-12	15,222	7,916	7,137
Oct-12	14,249	7,824	5,958
Nov-12	13,877	7,703	5,928
Dec-12	13,895	7,735	5,949
Jan-13	12,757	7,797	4,768
Feb-13	13,681	7,763	5,261
Mar-13	13,288	7,960	5,090
Apr-13	14,929	8,097	6,525
May-13	14,436	8,354	5,592
Jun-13	13,696	8,252	5,058
Jul-13	15,263	8,533	6,395
Aug-13	14,855	8,413	6,251
Sep-13	18,319	8,658	9,388
Oct-13	17,589	8,706	8,622
Nov-13	17,286	9,247	7,746
Dec-13	17,000	9,050	7,694
Jan-14	17,829	10,182	7,336
Feb-14	16,753	9,733	6,803
Mar-14	15,951	9,362	6,332
Apr-14	16,409	9,680	6,374
May-14	16,819	9,759	6,831
Jun-14	16,533	9,655	6,549
Jul-14	17,038	9,732	7,065
Aug-14	18,583	9,729	8,593
Sep-14	16,385	9,548	6,606
Oct-14	18,125	9,843	8,094
Nov-14	20,109	9,828	10,061
Dec-14	20,347	9,695	10,209
Jan-15	19,981	9,908	9,742
Feb-15	19,624	9,703	9,573
Mar-15	20,761	9,647	10,793
Apr-15	19,255	9,774	9,165
May-15	20,905	9,549	11,062
Jun-15	19,307	9,922	9,045
Jul-15	19,775	9,711	9,164
Aug-15	19,305	10,109	9,035
Sep-15	20,306	9,781	10,258
Oct-15	21,517	9,724	11,558
Nov-15	18,713	9,681	8,951
Dec-15	20,211	10,182	9,863
Jan-16	18,993	9,851	8,848
Feb-16	19,875	9,868	9,652
Mar-16	20,581	10,162	10,216
Apr-16	20,831	9,985	10,643
May-16	20,190	10,006	9,873
Jun-16	18,493	9,583	8,716
Jul-16	21,487	9,589	11,640
Aug-16	21,762	9,732	11,632
Sep-16	19,211	9,763	9,281
Oct-16	16,467	9,569	6,596
Nov-16	18,444	9,620	8,575
Dec-16	18,335	9,362	8,828
Jan-17	17,087	9,178	7,708
Feb-17	19,105	9,443	9,417
Mar-17	16,548	9,309	7,021
Apr-17	18,105	9,383	8,502
May-17	16,925	9,749	7,020
Jun-17	18,902	9,917	8,774
Jul-17	19,118	10,192	8,459
Aug-17	19,153	10,142	8,830
Sep-17	19,632	10,133	9,253
Oct-17	19,566	10,157	9,091
Nov-17	23,120	10,022	12,938
Dec-17	18,016	10,252	7,599
Jan-18	19,624	9,882	9,476
Feb-18	19,282	10,254	8,711
Mar-18	19,673	10,514	9,007
Apr-18	18,387	10,585	7,599
May-18	17,881	9,718	8,007
Jun-18	19,397	10,270	8,801
Jul-18	18,337	10,029	8,043
Aug-18	16,406	9,938	6,317
Sep-18	16,664	9,534	6,813
Oct-18	17,148	9,998	6,983
Nov-18	15,149	9,402	5,614
Dec-18	14,290	9,149	5,005
Jan-19	14,547	9,145	5,208
Feb-19	16,681	8,919	7,650
Mar-19	15,109	8,668	6,221
Apr-19	14,328	8,496	5,698
May-19	14,512	8,655	5,638
Jun-19	14,669	8,745	5,540
Jul-19	13,335	8,579	4,462
Aug-19	13,716	8,458	5,132
Sep-19	14,538	8,602	5,785
Oct-19	14,216	8,040	5,974
Nov-19	14,844	8,656	6,005
Dec-19	15,875	8,668	7,015
Jan-20	13,555	8,635	4,776
Feb-20	16,205	8,704	7,318
Mar-20	15,241	8,639	6,372
Apr-20	15,239	8,850	6,018
May-20	13,194	8,741	4,149
Jun-20	12,701	8,341	3,934
Jul-20	14,494	9,125	5,054
Aug-20	14,266	9,698	4,381
Sep-20	16,037	10,454	5,221
Oct-20	17,287	11,197	5,763
Nov-20	17,821	11,851	5,625
Dec-20	19,118	13,262	5,615
Jan-21	16,978	12,280	4,342
Feb-21	20,235	14,113	5,706
Mar-21	23,518	14,659	8,395
Apr-21	22,273	15,464	6,527
May-21	20,599	13,846	6,501
Jun-21	19,421	12,322	6,679
Jul-21	17,567	11,667	5,641
Aug-21	18,909	12,101	6,510
Sep-21	18,090	10,168	7,686

Dwelling units approved, by building type, seasonally adjusted

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