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Building Activity, Australia

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Provides estimates of value of building work and number of dwellings commenced, completed, under construction and in the pipeline

Reference period

September 2023

Released

17/01/2024

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Key statistics

In seasonally adjusted terms:

Total dwelling commencements fell 10.4% to 37,116 dwellings.
New private sector house commencements fell 9.7% to 22,741 dwellings.
New private sector other residential commencements fell 11.2% to 13,485 dwellings.
The value of total building work done fell 0.1% to $34.3b.

Number of dwellings commenced

Number of dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted
	Sep qtr 23 no.	Jun qtr 23 to Sep qtr 23 % change	Sep qtr 22 to Sep qtr 23 % change
New private sector houses	22,741	-9.7	-21.9
New private sector other residential	13,485	-11.2	-9.6
Total sector total dwellings	37,116	-10.4	-17.4

Number of dwellings commenced, trend
	Sep qtr 23 no.	Jun qtr 23 to Sep qtr 23 % change	Sep qtr 22 to Sep qtr 23 % change
New private sector houses	23,228	-7.1	-19.8
New private sector other residential	14,741	-4.0	0.9
Total sector total dwellings	38,928	-5.9	-12.8

Dwellings commenced
	Trend	Seasonally adjusted
Sep-15	57,834	57,236
Dec-15	58,980	57,614
Mar-16	59,324	62,049
Jun-16	58,961	57,562
Sep-16	57,446	56,523
Dec-16	55,561	58,192
Mar-17	54,444	51,994
Jun-17	53,891	54,255
Sep-17	54,363	55,216
Dec-17	55,501	54,755
Mar-18	56,566	62,239
Jun-18	56,752	57,342
Sep-18	54,366	56,054
Dec-18	50,344	48,736
Mar-19	46,481	45,786
Jun-19	44,046	45,736
Sep-19	42,941	41,410
Dec-19	42,413	42,783
Mar-20	41,878	46,746
Jun-20	42,455	42,348
Sep-20	44,804	42,109
Dec-20	48,833	51,533
Mar-21	53,160	52,626
Jun-21	55,788	67,141
Sep-21	55,665	57,720
Dec-21	53,585	53,010
Mar-22	50,253	49,230
Jun-22	46,725	47,591
Sep-22	44,625	44,952
Dec-22	43,812	41,026
Mar-23	43,040	46,057
Jun-23	41,366	41,403
Sep-23	38,928	37,116

Dwellings commenced

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Private dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted
	New other residential	New houses
Sep-15	26,337	28,913
Dec-15	28,266	28,121
Mar-16	32,699	28,036
Jun-16	25,966	29,770
Sep-16	25,882	29,577
Dec-16	27,897	28,869
Mar-17	24,592	26,183
Jun-17	24,346	28,668
Sep-17	25,137	28,872
Dec-17	23,400	30,060
Mar-18	30,520	30,564
Jun-18	26,130	30,590
Sep-18	25,552	29,591
Dec-18	19,885	27,654
Mar-19	17,387	27,799
Jun-19	18,848	25,951
Sep-19	15,329	25,140
Dec-19	17,131	24,961
Mar-20	20,653	25,325
Jun-20	15,661	25,614
Sep-20	14,147	26,979
Dec-20	16,440	33,896
Mar-21	15,958	35,530
Jun-21	23,367	42,539
Sep-21	20,794	35,778
Dec-21	18,173	33,614
Mar-22	17,133	30,553
Jun-22	16,217	30,208
Sep-22	14,910	29,117
Dec-22	12,237	27,798
Mar-23	17,988	26,942
Jun-23	15,194	25,184
Sep-23	13,485	22,741

Private dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted

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The total number of dwelling units commenced in Australia fell 10.4% to 37,116 dwellings in the September quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. Private sector other residential buildings drove the decline, falling 11.2% to 13,485 dwellings and have fallen 9.6% since September 2022. Private sector house commencements fell 9.7% to 22,741 dwellings, following a fall of 6.5% in the June quarter and are down 21.9% through the year.

Dwellings under construction, original
	Total dwellings
Sep-15	197,674
Dec-15	202,850
Mar-16	221,442
Jun-16	219,563
Sep-16	225,469
Dec-16	220,100
Mar-17	219,357
Jun-17	217,966
Sep-17	221,207
Dec-17	220,111
Mar-18	230,841
Jun-18	229,690
Sep-18	228,772
Dec-18	218,489
Mar-19	216,194
Jun-19	207,739
Sep-19	201,359
Dec-19	188,436
Mar-20	190,802
Jun-20	185,286
Sep-20	183,709
Dec-20	186,334
Mar-21	195,201
Jun-21	214,310
Sep-21	227,507
Dec-21	233,274
Mar-22	240,156
Jun-22	243,078
Sep-22	243,456
Dec-22	237,684
Mar-23	241,091
Jun-23	238,674
Sep-23	231,387

Dwellings under construction, original

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Dwellings under construction fell 3.1% to 231,387 dwellings in the September quarter. New houses accounted for 97,120 of the dwellings under construction.

Number of dwellings completed

Number of dwellings completed, seasonally adjusted
	Sep qtr 23 no.	Jun qtr 23 to Sep qtr 23 % change	Sep qtr 22 to Sep qtr 23 % change
New private sector houses	27,980	3.7	-0.4
New private sector other residential	15,156	19.5	4.3
Total sector total dwellings	44,093	8.2	1.2

Number of dwellings completed, trend
	Sep qtr 23 no.	Jun qtr 23 to Sep qtr 23 % change	Sep qtr 22 to Sep qtr 23 % change
New private sector houses	27,735	1.3	-0.1
New private sector other residential	14,134	-4.5	-4.1
Total sector total dwellings	42,828	-0.6	-1.3

Total dwellings completed
	Seasonally adjusted	Trend
Sep-15	49,795	48,813
Dec-15	48,627	48,379
Mar-16	45,499	49,375
Jun-16	57,032	51,890
Sep-16	50,913	55,074
Dec-16	58,757	56,570
Mar-17	56,860	55,900
Jun-17	52,711	54,300
Sep-17	52,768	52,242
Dec-17	51,727	52,202
Mar-18	53,552	53,689
Jun-18	55,115	55,275
Sep-18	57,201	55,688
Dec-18	53,607	54,639
Mar-19	52,456	52,516
Jun-19	51,636	50,748
Sep-19	47,849	49,764
Dec-19	50,577	48,877
Mar-20	47,275	47,654
Jun-20	46,095	45,921
Sep-20	44,073	44,585
Dec-20	44,445	44,794
Mar-21	46,088	45,429
Jun-21	45,873	45,603
Sep-21	44,295	44,371
Dec-21	43,059	42,561
Mar-22	43,204	41,627
Jun-22	42,293	41,956
Sep-22	43,580	43,392
Dec-22	43,849	44,110
Mar-23	45,297	43,650
Jun-23	40,754	43,096
Sep-23	44,093	42,828

Total dwellings completed

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Private dwellings completed, seasonally adjusted
	New houses	New other residential
Sep-15	29,410	19,232
Dec-15	29,904	17,346
Mar-16	26,481	17,665
Jun-16	30,750	25,188
Sep-16	27,308	22,418
Dec-16	28,210	28,099
Mar-17	28,104	27,599
Jun-17	27,892	23,792
Sep-17	27,488	24,033
Dec-17	27,550	22,795
Mar-18	27,699	24,558
Jun-18	28,898	25,318
Sep-18	33,045	23,157
Dec-18	29,468	22,865
Mar-19	30,049	21,656
Jun-19	27,694	22,743
Sep-19	25,801	20,921
Dec-19	25,738	24,171
Mar-20	26,497	20,020
Jun-20	26,112	19,059
Sep-20	24,842	18,453
Dec-20	25,913	17,633
Mar-21	25,388	19,663
Jun-21	27,065	17,696
Sep-21	27,922	15,480
Dec-21	28,050	13,960
Mar-22	30,616	11,952
Jun-22	28,230	13,300
Sep-22	28,081	14,526
Dec-22	26,761	15,981
Mar-23	27,593	17,077
Jun-23	26,988	12,679
Sep-23	27,980	15,156

Private dwellings completed, seasonally adjusted

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The total number of dwelling units completed in Australia rose 8.2% to 44,093 dwellings in the September quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. Private sector other residential buildings drove the increase, rising 19.5% to 15,156 dwellings and are 4.3% higher for the year. Private sector new house completions rose 3.7% to 27,980 dwellings, following a fall of 2.2% in the June quarter and are down 0.4% for the year.

Value of work done

Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures (a)
	Sep qtr 23 $m	Jun qtr 23 to Sep qtr 23 % change	Sep qtr 22 to Sep qtr 23 % change
New residential building	17,732.2	1.0	5.2
Alterations and additions to residential building	3,038.8	4.2	3.0
Non-residential building	13,559.2	-2.4	1.3
Total value of work done	34,330.2	-0.1	3.4

Value of work done, trend chain volume measures (a)
	Sep qtr 23 $m	Jun qtr 23 to Sep qtr 23 % change	Sep qtr 22 to Sep qtr 23 % change
New residential building	17,714.0	1.5	5.6
Alterations and additions to residential building	3,000.4	0.9	0.2
Non-residential building	13,771.2	0.5	4.8
Total value of work done	34,496.6	1.0	4.8

(a) Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2021-2022

Value of work done, total building, chain volume measures
	Trend ($m)	Seasonally adjusted ($m)
Sep-15	31,117.7	31,072
Dec-15	31,807.8	31,889.3
Mar-16	32,456.9	32,296.2
Jun-16	32,705.8	33,288.9
Sep-16	32,730.6	32,081.2
Dec-16	32,712.5	33,038.3
Mar-17	32,798.2	32,779.4
Jun-17	33,071.4	32,955.4
Sep-17	33,407.3	33,414.6
Dec-17	34,017.4	34,060.9
Mar-18	34,597.7	34,459.5
Jun-18	34,973.6	35,261.5
Sep-18	35,184.7	34,940.6
Dec-18	35,014.2	35,063.9
Mar-19	34,603.4	34,997.6
Jun-19	34,108.4	33,460.8
Sep-19	33,724	34,160.5
Dec-19	33,494.3	33,198.2
Mar-20	33,132.1	33,478.4
Jun-20	32,625.1	32,533
Sep-20	32,385.4	32,167.2
Dec-20	32,566.4	32,633.3
Mar-21	33,086.8	33,001.5
Jun-21	33,442.9	33,727.1
Sep-21	33,602.3	33,431.6
Dec-21	33,462.8	33,400
Mar-22	33,165.9	33,598.2
Jun-22	32,941.7	32,380.2
Sep-22	32,917.4	33,186.7
Dec-22	33,260.8	33,169.3
Mar-23	33,755.2	33,700.4
Jun-23	34,138.5	34,363.5
Sep-23	34,496.6	34,330.2

Value of work done, total building, chain volume measures

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Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures
	New residential ($m)	Non-residential ($m)
Sep-15	17,956.1	10,540.5
Dec-15	18,633.1	10,717.7
Mar-16	19,369.2	10,432
Jun-16	19,740.2	10,928.6
Sep-16	19,463.3	10,031
Dec-16	20,065.3	10,289.5
Mar-17	19,273.9	10,957.1
Jun-17	19,189.7	11,083.4
Sep-17	19,466.9	11,514.1
Dec-17	19,458.6	12,092.1
Mar-18	19,872.7	11,956.7
Jun-18	20,605.3	12,015
Sep-18	20,351.8	11,870.5
Dec-18	20,170.8	12,215.7
Mar-19	19,559.1	12,835.5
Jun-19	18,806.8	12,087.7
Sep-19	18,505.1	13,034.8
Dec-19	17,591.7	12,932.1
Mar-20	17,370.2	13,346.7
Jun-20	16,837.5	13,081.2
Sep-20	16,746.1	12,649
Dec-20	17,338.6	12,377.5
Mar-21	17,547.2	12,281.7
Jun-21	17,875.1	12,727.4
Sep-21	17,607	12,586.6
Dec-21	17,333.7	12,899.8
Mar-22	17,574.1	12,862.3
Jun-22	16,411.7	12,843.8
Sep-22	16,849	13,387.5
Dec-22	17,109.5	13,131.5
Mar-23	17,037.6	13,668.1
Jun-23	17,558.1	13,889
Sep-23	17,732.2	13,559.2

Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures

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The value of total building work done fell 0.1% to $34.3b in the September quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. The decrease was driven by non-residential building work done, which decreased by 2.4% to $13.6b and follows an increase of 1.6% in the June quarter. Work done on new residential building rose 1.0% to $17.7b and is 5.2% higher for the year. Work done on alterations and additions to residential buildings rose 4.2% to $3.0b.

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TABLE 01. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 02. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 03. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 04. Value of Residential Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 05. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 06. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 07. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 08. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 09. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 10. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original
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TABLE 11. Value of Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original
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TABLE 12. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 13. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales
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TABLE 14. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria
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TABLE 15. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland
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TABLE 16. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia
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TABLE 17. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia
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TABLE 18. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania
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TABLE 19. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory
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TABLE 20. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory
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TABLE 21. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 22. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales
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TABLE 23. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria
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TABLE 24. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland
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TABLE 25. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia
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TABLE 26. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia
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TABLE 27. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania
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TABLE 28. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory
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TABLE 29. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory
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TABLE 30. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 31. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 32. Value of Total Building Work Done, States and Territories
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TABLE 33. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 34. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories
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TABLE 35. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements, States and Territories
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TABLE 36. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 37. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 38. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories
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TABLE 39. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 40. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 41. Value of Building Work by Sector, New South Wales: Original
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TABLE 42. Value of Building Work by Sector, Victoria: Original
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TABLE 43. Value of Building Work by Sector, Queensland: Original
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TABLE 44. Value of Building Work by Sector, South Australia: Original
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TABLE 45. Value of Building Work by Sector, Western Australia: Original
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TABLE 46. Value of Building Work by Sector, Tasmania: Original
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TABLE 47. Value of Building Work by Sector, Northern Territory: Original
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TABLE 48. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original
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TABLE 49. Value of Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 50. Value of Building Work Yet to be Done, by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 51. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 52. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, New South Wales: Original
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TABLE 53. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Victoria: Original
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TABLE 54. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Queensland: Original
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TABLE 55. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, South Australia: Original
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TABLE 56. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Western Australia: Original
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TABLE 57. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Tasmania: Original
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TABLE 58. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original
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TABLE 59. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original
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TABLE 60. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 61. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, New South Wales: Original
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TABLE 62. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Victoria: Original
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TABLE 63. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Queensland: Original
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TABLE 64. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, South Australia: Original
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TABLE 65. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Western Australia: Original
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TABLE 66. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Tasmania: Original
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TABLE 67. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original
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TABLE 68. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original
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TABLE 69. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 70. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 71. Value of Non-residential Building Work Completed, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 72. Value of Non-residential Building Work Completed, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 73. Value of Non-residential Building Work Yet to be Done, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 74. Value of Non-residential Building Work Yet to be Done, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 75. Value of Building Work Completed by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 76. Number of Dwelling Units Under Construction, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 77. Number of Dwelling Units Under Construction, by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 78. Value of Work in the Pipeline, Current Prices, Original, Australia
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TABLE 79. Value of Work in the Pipeline, States and Territories, Current Prices, Original
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TABLE 80. Number of Dwellings Approved but Not Yet Commenced at End of Quarter, States and Territories, Original
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File contents

The Building Activity: Australia pivot table contains the following data items
State/Territory	All States and Territories
Reference quarter	Quarterly (September 2001 to current)
Sector of ownership	Private, Public, Total
Type of building	Houses
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - One storey
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Two or more storeys
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Total
	Apartments - In a one or two storey block
	Apartments - In a three storey block
	Apartments - In a four to eight storey block
	Apartments - Nine or more storeys
	Apartments - Total including those attached to a house
	Total other residential
	Total residential
	Retail and wholesale trade buildings
	Transport buildings
	Offices
	Commercial buildings n.e.c
	Commercial buildings - Total
	Factories and other secondary production buildings
	Warehouses
	Agricultural and aquacultural buildings
	Other industrial buildings n.e.c.
	Industrial buildings - Total
	Education buildings
	Religious buildings
	Aged care facilities
	Health buildings
	Entertainment and recreation buildings
	Short term accommodation buildings
	Other non-residential n.e.c.
	Other non-residential - Total
	Total non-residential
	Dwellings excluding new residential
	Dwellings excluding houses
	Total
Type of work	New
	Total alterations and additions (incl. refurbishment and conversion)
	Total
Data items	Value of work done during quarter ($m)
	Value of work yet to be done ($m)
	Value of work in pipeline ($m)
	Value of work not yet commenced ($m)
	Value of work commenced ($m)
	Value of work completed ($m)
	Value of work under construction ($m)
	Dwelling units not yet commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units completed (no.)
	Dwelling units under construction (no.)

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Relative standard errors, value by sector, stage and type of construction; state and Australia
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Relative standard errors, dwellings by sector, stage and type of construction; state and Australia
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Relative standard errors; non-residential building by sector and stage of construction, state and Australia
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Relative standard errors; value of work in pipeline; state and Australia
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Building activity: validation table for data cube
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Data items available by Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS)
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Building activity: Australia
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Building Activity by state - value of building work and number of dwellings commenced, completed, under construction and in the pipeline.

About this issue

This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia. The data in this publication are based on a response rate of approximately 85% of the value of building work done during the quarter, which is lower than the long term response rate average. The data are subject to revision when returns from the following quarter are processed. Final data for the September 2023 quarter will be released in the next release of this publication, Building Activity, Australia on 10 April 2024.

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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Changes this release

Revisions

Chain volume reference year updated

Sample redesign

Article archive

The following data cubes provide additional insights into Building Activity and are updated annually. Refer to the Data Downloads section of the relevant Building Activity release.

June quarter:

Building Activity Average Dwelling Commencement Times
Building Activity Average Dwelling Completion times
Building Activity Abandonment Rates for New Dwellings

December quarter:

Building Activity Average Cost
Building Activity Average Floor Area

Building a New Home: Construction Cost Changes, June quarter 2020

Small Area Dwelling Completions, June quarter 2020

Telling storeys - Apartment building heights, December quarter 2019

Characteristics of new residential dwellings - A 15 year summary, December quarter 2019

Abandonment rates for new dwellings, June quarter 2019

Average dwelling commencement times, June quarter 2019

Average dwelling completion times, June quarter 2019

Revisions to building activity statistics, December quarter 2015

Average floor area of new residential dwellings, June quarter 2013

A twenty year history of the cost of building a new house, December quarter 2008

Additional Building and Construction feature articles can be found in Feature Articles by Catalogue Number

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 8752.0.

Methodology

Scope

Building activity in Australia on approved work greater than $10,000, including:

new building construction
alterations and additions to existing buildings
non-structural renovation and refurbishment
installation of integral building fixtures

Geography

Data available for:

Australia
States and territories
select series at Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA).

Source

Building Activity Survey.

The survey sample is selected from approved building jobs notified to the ABS Building Approvals, Australia collection.

Collection method

Survey responses from builders and other individuals and organisations engaged in building activity, compiled from:

online forms
paper forms
telephone calls
approval information

Concepts, sources and methods

Buildings are classified according to the ABS Functional Classification of Buildings, January 2021.

History of changes

Trend series were reinstated in the September 2022 release.
Concurrent seasonal adjustment was reinstated in the September 2022 release.

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The Building Activity: Australia pivot table contains the following data items
Data item	Classification
State/Territory	All States and Territories
Reference quarter	Quarterly (September 2001 to current)
Sector of ownership	Private, Public, Total
Type of building	Houses
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - One storey
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Two or more storeys
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Total
	Apartments - In a one or two storey block
	Apartments - In a three storey block
	Apartments - In a four to eight storey block
	Apartments - Nine or more storeys
	Apartments - Total including those attached to a house
	Total other residential
	Total residential
	Retail and wholesale trade buildings
	Transport buildings
	Offices
	Commercial buildings n.e.c
	Commercial buildings - Total
	Factories and other secondary production buildings
	Warehouses
	Agricultural and aquacultural buildings
	Other industrial buildings n.e.c.
	Industrial buildings - Total
	Education buildings
	Religious buildings
	Aged care facilities
	Health buildings
	Entertainment and recreation buildings
	Short term accommodation buildings
	Other non-residential n.e.c.
	Other non-residential - Total
	Total non-residential
	Dwellings excluding new residential
	Dwellings excluding houses
	Total
Type of work	New
	Total alterations and additions (incl. refurbishment and conversion)
	Total
Data items	Value of work done during quarter ($m)
	Value of work yet to be done ($m)
	Value of work in pipeline ($m)
	Value of work not yet commenced ($m)
	Value of work commenced ($m)
	Value of work completed ($m)
	Value of work under construction ($m)
	Dwelling units not yet commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units completed (no.)
	Dwelling units under construction (no.)

APA

Building Activity, Australia

APA

Key statistics

Number of dwellings commenced

Number of dwellings completed

Value of work done

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Time series spreadsheets

TABLE 01. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 02. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 03. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 04. Value of Residential Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 05. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 06. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 07. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 08. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 09. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 10. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original

TABLE 11. Value of Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original

TABLE 12. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia

TABLE 13. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales

TABLE 14. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria

TABLE 15. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland

TABLE 16. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia

TABLE 17. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia

TABLE 18. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania

TABLE 19. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory

TABLE 20. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory

TABLE 21. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia

TABLE 22. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales

TABLE 23. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria

TABLE 24. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland

TABLE 25. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia

TABLE 26. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia

TABLE 27. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania

TABLE 28. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory

TABLE 29. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory

TABLE 30. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia

TABLE 31. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia

TABLE 32. Value of Total Building Work Done, States and Territories

TABLE 33. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, Australia

TABLE 34. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories

TABLE 35. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements, States and Territories

TABLE 36. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 37. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, Australia

TABLE 38. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories

TABLE 39. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 40. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 41. Value of Building Work by Sector, New South Wales: Original

TABLE 42. Value of Building Work by Sector, Victoria: Original

TABLE 43. Value of Building Work by Sector, Queensland: Original

TABLE 44. Value of Building Work by Sector, South Australia: Original

TABLE 45. Value of Building Work by Sector, Western Australia: Original

TABLE 46. Value of Building Work by Sector, Tasmania: Original

TABLE 47. Value of Building Work by Sector, Northern Territory: Original

TABLE 48. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original

TABLE 49. Value of Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 50. Value of Building Work Yet to be Done, by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 51. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 52. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, New South Wales: Original

TABLE 53. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Victoria: Original

TABLE 54. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Queensland: Original

TABLE 55. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, South Australia: Original

TABLE 56. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Western Australia: Original

TABLE 57. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Tasmania: Original

TABLE 58. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original

TABLE 59. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original

TABLE 60. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 61. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, New South Wales: Original

TABLE 62. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Victoria: Original

TABLE 63. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Queensland: Original

TABLE 64. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, South Australia: Original

TABLE 65. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Western Australia: Original

TABLE 66. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Tasmania: Original

TABLE 67. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original

TABLE 68. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original

TABLE 69. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 70. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 71. Value of Non-residential Building Work Completed, by Sector, Australia: Original