Dec qtr 22 no. | Sep qtr 22 to Dec qtr 22 % change | Dec qtr 21 to Dec qtr 22 % change | |
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New private sector houses | 28,330 | -2.3 | -15.3 |
New private sector other residential building | 12,053 | -16.5 | -34.2 |
Total dwelling units commenced | 41,374 | -6.7 | -21.9 |
Dec qtr 22 no. | Sep qtr 22 to Dec qtr 22 % change | Dec qtr 21 to Dec qtr 22 % change | |
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New private sector houses | 28,360 | -2.6 | -15.1 |
New private sector other residential building | 12,584 | -12.2 | -33.1 |
Total dwelling units commenced | 41,828 | -5.9 | -21.9 |
The total number of dwelling units commenced in Australia fell 6.7% to 41,374 dwellings in the December quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. The fall was driven by private sector other residential dwellings, which fell 16.5% to 12,053 dwellings and follows a fall of 11.7% in the September quarter. Private sector house commencements fell 2.3% to 28,330 dwellings and follows a fall of 4.4% in the September quarter.
Dwellings under construction have fallen 2.0% to 238,475 in the December quarter after a record high of 243,456 in September. This was despite new houses reaching a new record high of 105,111 dwellings under construction in December 2022.