June key figures
Value of work done, chain volume measures
| Jun qtr 19 | Mar qtr 19 to Jun qtr 19 | Jun qtr 18 to Jun qtr 19 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $m | % change | % change | |
| TREND ESTIMATES(a) | |||
| Value of work done | 29 284.4 | -1.9 | -3.9 |
| New residential building | 16 288.3 | -2.5 | -6.6 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 2 122.1 | -3.0 | -6.4 |
| Non-residential building | 10 877.8 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) | |||
| Value of work done | 28 749.0 | -5.5 | -6.6 |
| New residential building | 16 097.2 | -4.7 | -9.2 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 2 115.9 | -3.0 | -5.6 |
| Non-residential building | 10 535.8 | -7.2 | -2.7 |
a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2016-17
Building work done
- The trend estimate of the value of total building work done fell 1.9% in the June quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done fell 5.5% to $28,749.0m following a rise of 1.0% in the March quarter.
New residential building work done
- The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work done fell 2.5% in the June quarter. The value of work done on new houses fell 1.7%, while new other residential building fell 3.5%.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential building work done fell 4.7% to $16,097.2m. Work done on new houses fell 4.7% to $8,682.9m, while new other residential building fell 4.7% to $7,414.3m.
Non-residential work done
- The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done fell 0.6% in the June quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter fell 7.2% following a rise of 4.9% in the March quarter.
Dwelling units commenced
| Jun qtr 19 | Mar qtr 19 to Jun qtr 19 | Jun qtr 18 to Jun qtr 19 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| no. | % change | % change | |
| Trend estimates | |||
| Total dwelling units commenced | 44 812 | -4.5 | -23.8 |
| New private sector houses | 26 280 | -3.7 | -13.3 |
| New private sector other residential building | 17 789 | -5.3 | -35.5 |
| Seasonally adjusted estimates | |||
| Total dwelling units commenced | 46 315 | 1.1 | -20.3 |
| New private sector houses | 25 513 | -10.5 | -16.0 |
| New private sector other residential building | 20 000 | 19.9 | -26.3 |
Total dwellings
- The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 4.5% in the June quarter following a fall of 6.4% in the March quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced rose 1.1% to 46,315 dwellings in the June quarter following a fall of 6.4% in the March quarter.
New private sector houses
- The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements fell 3.7% in the June quarter following a fall of 3.4% in the March quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector house commencements fell 10.5% to 25,513 dwellings in the June quarter following a rise of 4.4% in the March quarter.
New private sector other residential building
- The trend estimate for new private sector other residential building commencements fell 5.3% in the June quarter following a fall of 10.4% in the March quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector other residential building rose 19.9% to 20,000 dwellings in the June quarter following a fall of 18.2% in the March quarter.
Significant revisions this issue
Compared to the estimate published in Building Activity, Australia March quarter 2019 (cat. no. 8752.0) released on 10 July 2019:
- the total value of work done in Australia during the March 2019 quarter has been revised upwards by $617.7m or 2.1%.
- the total value of work commenced in Australia during the March 2019 quarter has been revised upwards by $575.7m or 2.2%. This was driven by a 10.1% ($926.1m) upwards revision to total non-residential commencements. Total residential commencements were revised downwards 2.1% ($350.5m).
- the number of dwelling unit commencements in the March 2019 quarter has been revised downwards by 784 dwellings or 1.8%.
Data note
Several time series spreadsheets contain 'np' (not available for publication) annotations from the September quarter 2012 onwards. This is due to confidential data being contained in these series.
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