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Building Approvals, Australia

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Provides the number of dwelling units and value of buildings approved

Reference period

November 2023

Released

9/01/2024

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Key statistics

The November 2023 seasonally adjusted estimate:

Total dwellings rose 1.6%, to 14,529.
Private sector houses fell 1.7%, to 8,506, while private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 6.7%, to 5,856.
The value of new residential building fell 2.0%, to $6.33b.
The value of non-residential building fell 18.0%, to $4.91b.

Dwellings approved

November key figures
		Nov 23 (no.)	Monthly change (%)	Yearly change (%)
Seasonally adjusted
	Total dwelling units approved	14,529	1.6	-4.6
	Private sector houses	8,506	-1.7	-6.2
	Private sector dwellings excluding houses	5,856	6.7	0.8
Trend
	Total dwelling units approved	14,101	0.3	-8.3
	Private sector houses	8,589	0.6	-4.3
	Private sector dwellings excluding houses	5,341	0.5	-12.4

Dwelling units approved (a)
	Seasonally adjusted (Dwellings approved no.)	Trend (Dwellings approved no.)
Nov-08	10,325	10,521
Dec-08	10,202	10,183
Jan-09	9,417	10,098
Feb-09	10,711	10,258
Mar-09	10,833	10,600
Apr-09	11,488	11,073
May-09	10,853	11,588
Jun-09	12,016	12,088
Jul-09	13,219	12,604
Aug-09	12,802	13,147
Sep-09	14,039	13,666
Oct-09	13,633	14,143
Nov-09	14,896	14,615
Dec-09	15,318	15,083
Jan-10	14,963	15,492
Feb-10	15,418	15,760
Mar-10	17,048	15,838
Apr-10	15,855	15,706
May-10	14,944	15,403
Jun-10	14,656	15,024
Jul-10	15,391	14,683
Aug-10	15,048	14,466
Sep-10	13,842	14,345
Oct-10	15,318	14,235
Nov-10	14,105	14,096
Dec-10	15,097	13,951
Jan-11	13,128	13,802
Feb-11	12,881	13,589
Mar-11	14,213	13,378
Apr-11	13,848	13,286
May-11	12,763	13,276
Jun-11	12,827	13,237
Jul-11	13,090	13,109
Aug-11	14,902	12,848
Sep-11	12,301	12,507
Oct-11	11,355	12,135
Nov-11	11,848	11,719
Dec-11	11,726	11,361
Jan-12	11,218	11,287
Feb-12	11,799	11,520
Mar-12	11,741	11,916
Apr-12	10,861	12,338
May-12	14,217	12,795
Jun-12	14,873	13,247
Jul-12	11,750	13,631
Aug-12	13,415	13,899
Sep-12	15,224	14,019
Oct-12	14,275	13,960
Nov-12	13,877	13,803
Dec-12	13,878	13,648
Jan-13	12,750	13,499
Feb-13	13,677	13,463
Mar-13	13,290	13,587
Apr-13	14,993	13,853
May-13	14,427	14,228
Jun-13	13,771	14,715
Jul-13	15,271	15,269
Aug-13	14,892	15,867
Sep-13	18,358	16,481
Oct-13	17,650	16,984
Nov-13	17,260	17,254
Dec-13	16,963	17,239
Jan-14	17,779	17,039
Feb-14	16,718	16,770
Mar-14	15,985	16,591
Apr-14	16,496	16,558
May-14	16,797	16,595
Jun-14	16,609	16,748
Jul-14	17,114	17,061
Aug-14	18,563	17,515
Sep-14	16,402	18,010
Oct-14	18,186	18,543
Nov-14	20,142	19,034
Dec-14	20,334	19,434
Jan-15	19,890	19,724
Feb-15	19,479	19,891
Mar-15	20,772	19,907
Apr-15	19,000	19,810
May-15	20,878	19,772
Jun-15	19,381	19,767
Jul-15	19,847	19,785
Aug-15	19,359	19,819
Sep-15	20,401	19,846
Oct-15	21,559	19,811
Nov-15	18,724	19,729
Dec-15	20,257	19,719
Jan-16	18,852	19,737
Feb-16	19,649	19,795
Mar-16	20,674	19,957
Apr-16	20,753	20,245
May-16	20,308	20,480
Jun-16	18,685	20,510
Jul-16	21,540	20,322
Aug-16	22,005	19,874
Sep-16	19,190	19,316
Oct-16	16,553	18,712
Nov-16	18,448	18,173
Dec-16	18,335	17,773
Jan-17	17,069	17,556
Feb-17	18,761	17,518
Mar-17	16,506	17,551
Apr-17	18,196	17,657
May-17	17,036	17,893
Jun-17	18,691	18,362
Jul-17	19,364	18,925
Aug-17	19,443	19,450
Sep-17	19,615	19,802
Oct-17	19,688	19,917
Nov-17	23,136	19,865
Dec-17	17,947	19,646
Jan-18	19,572	19,375
Feb-18	18,942	19,147
Mar-18	19,654	18,995
Apr-18	18,291	18,867
May-18	18,083	18,719
Jun-18	19,568	18,478
Jul-18	18,629	18,063
Aug-18	16,413	17,488
Sep-18	16,788	16,785
Oct-18	17,239	16,106
Nov-18	15,060	15,565
Dec-18	14,261	15,229
Jan-19	14,620	15,085
Feb-19	16,338	15,017
Mar-19	15,116	14,945
Apr-19	14,330	14,819
May-19	14,510	14,582
Jun-19	15,016	14,273
Jul-19	13,622	14,105
Aug-19	13,779	14,148
Sep-19	14,655	14,299
Oct-19	14,400	14,448
Nov-19	14,884	14,598
Dec-19	16,006	14,710
Jan-20	13,407	14,682
Feb-20	16,065	14,568
Mar-20	15,398	14,363
Apr-20	14,942	14,168
May-20	13,381	14,081
Jun-20	12,920	14,202
Jul-20	15,242	14,600
Aug-20	14,311	15,236
Sep-20	16,180	15,962
Oct-20	17,320	16,666
Nov-20	17,725	17,275
Dec-20	19,249	17,776
Jan-21	16,980	18,201
Feb-21	19,890	20,600
Mar-21	23,178	20,676
Apr-21	19,978	20,550
May-21	20,757	20,154
Jun-21	19,899	19,509
Jul-21	18,325	18,797
Aug-21	18,859	18,099
Sep-21	18,563	17,566
Oct-21	15,942	17,193
Nov-21	16,235	16,871
Dec-21	17,256	16,609
Jan-22	13,232	16,416
Feb-22	18,407	16,207
Mar-22	15,204	16,005
Apr-22	15,303	15,881
May-22	16,594	15,877
Jun-22	16,815	15,953
Jul-22	14,309	16,095
Aug-22	17,594	16,228
Sep-22	16,702	16,227
Oct-22	15,134	15,935
Nov-22	15,223	15,378
Dec-22	17,039	14,673
Jan-23	12,185	14,013
Feb-23	13,234	13,546
Mar-23	13,254	13,383
Apr-23	12,656	13,407
May-23	15,200	13,546
Jun-23	13,831	13,735
Jul-23	12,921	13,833
Aug-23	13,645	13,869
Sep-23	13,338	13,946
Oct-23	14,295	14,061
Nov-23	14,529	14,101

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Trend break added to 'Total dwelling units approved' trend series for February 2021

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the number of dwellings approved rose 1.6%, after a 7.2% October increase.

The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 0.3%, following a 0.8% October increase.

Dwellings approved, by building type (a)
	Seasonally adjusted - Private sector houses (no.)	Trend - Private sector houses (no.)	Seasonally adjusted - Private sector dwellings excluding houses (no.)	Trend - Private sector dwellings excluding houses (no.)
Nov-08	7,186	7,264	2,814	2,991
Dec-08	6,996	7,172	2,557	2,767
Jan-09	7,205	7,209	2,015	2,643
Feb-09	7,403	7,362	3,074	2,609
Mar-09	7,611	7,618	2,906	2,616
Apr-09	7,940	7,938	3,085	2,664
May-09	8,236	8,292	1,990	2,734
Jun-09	8,771	8,653	2,518	2,813
Jul-09	8,912	9,003	3,572	2,939
Aug-09	9,403	9,322	2,670	3,110
Sep-09	9,514	9,587	3,901	3,264
Oct-09	9,926	9,793	2,942	3,350
Nov-09	9,894	9,938	3,488	3,409
Dec-09	9,982	10,014	3,828	3,500
Jan-10	9,988	10,012	3,200	3,670
Feb-10	9,986	9,930	3,428	3,911
Mar-10	9,957	9,783	4,811	4,195
Apr-10	9,457	9,578	4,746	4,475
May-10	9,295	9,342	4,345	4,696
Jun-10	9,112	9,099	4,758	4,849
Jul-10	8,895	8,882	5,452	4,961
Aug-10	8,689	8,711	5,315	5,068
Sep-10	8,483	8,588	4,648	5,157
Oct-10	8,568	8,501	6,076	5,188
Nov-10	8,391	8,440	5,097	5,164
Dec-10	8,466	8,393	5,915	5,116
Jan-11	8,338	8,351	4,457	5,061
Feb-11	8,297	8,295	4,244	4,945
Mar-11	8,197	8,218	5,547	4,837
Apr-11	8,181	8,130	5,413	4,827
May-11	8,014	8,031	4,459	4,898
Jun-11	8,000	7,916	4,456	4,960
Jul-11	7,647	7,796	4,920	4,955
Aug-11	7,767	7,696	6,717	4,813
Sep-11	7,773	7,634	4,282	4,570
Oct-11	7,276	7,617	3,878	4,262
Nov-11	7,614	7,611	4,022	3,899
Dec-11	7,691	7,582	3,898	3,602
Jan-12	7,802	7,505	3,202	3,621
Feb-12	7,355	7,393	4,288	3,968
Mar-12	7,513	7,281	4,047	4,472
Apr-12	6,845	7,217	3,915	4,960
May-12	7,302	7,242	6,783	5,390
Jun-12	7,272	7,364	7,384	5,706
Jul-12	7,671	7,532	3,827	5,898
Aug-12	7,700	7,686	5,582	5,986
Sep-12	7,926	7,781	7,129	5,989
Oct-12	7,826	7,810	5,983	5,888
Nov-12	7,722	7,794	5,909	5,746
Dec-12	7,763	7,785	5,905	5,603
Jan-13	7,815	7,806	4,745	5,429
Feb-13	7,776	7,878	5,246	5,302
Mar-13	7,954	7,989	5,098	5,285
Apr-13	8,170	8,118	6,516	5,389
May-13	8,375	8,235	5,561	5,629
Jun-13	8,265	8,340	5,119	6,021
Jul-13	8,529	8,424	6,405	6,518
Aug-13	8,416	8,520	6,287	7,050
Sep-13	8,676	8,676	9,408	7,532
Oct-13	8,726	8,896	8,662	7,830
Nov-13	9,239	9,150	7,728	7,845
Dec-13	9,069	9,392	7,638	7,582
Jan-14	10,203	9,580	7,269	7,189
Feb-14	9,750	9,695	6,752	6,801
Mar-14	9,376	9,742	6,352	6,571
Apr-14	9,772	9,739	6,367	6,536
May-14	9,787	9,714	6,782	6,597
Jun-14	9,663	9,697	6,615	6,777
Jul-14	9,777	9,696	7,095	7,109
Aug-14	9,683	9,714	8,626	7,559
Sep-14	9,546	9,731	6,623	8,039
Oct-14	9,862	9,761	8,135	8,528
Nov-14	9,844	9,795	10,080	8,957
Dec-14	9,727	9,798	10,160	9,325
Jan-15	9,941	9,767	9,624	9,623
Feb-15	9,715	9,712	9,418	9,833
Mar-15	9,619	9,661	10,832	9,904
Apr-15	9,525	9,650	9,157	9,834
May-15	9,551	9,689	11,037	9,776
Jun-15	9,912	9,744	9,126	9,735
Jul-15	9,743	9,800	9,200	9,717
Aug-15	10,083	9,846	9,119	9,736
Sep-15	9,817	9,862	10,313	9,779
Oct-15	9,738	9,864	11,584	9,764
Nov-15	9,655	9,873	8,989	9,685
Dec-15	10,279	9,910	9,811	9,632
Jan-16	9,828	9,969	8,732	9,573
Feb-16	9,831	10,017	9,464	9,566
Mar-16	10,233	10,024	10,236	9,702
Apr-16	10,014	9,980	10,537	10,016
May-16	10,040	9,904	9,959	10,318
Jun-16	9,676	9,822	8,809	10,423
Jul-16	9,588	9,753	11,695	10,296
Aug-16	9,695	9,688	11,918	9,910
Sep-16	9,792	9,637	9,227	9,411
Oct-16	9,549	9,584	6,695	8,879
Nov-16	9,633	9,506	8,566	8,436
Dec-16	9,402	9,418	8,792	8,140
Jan-17	9,189	9,348	7,683	8,007
Feb-17	9,438	9,341	9,087	7,978
Mar-17	9,290	9,421	6,991	7,923
Apr-17	9,488	9,575	8,494	7,862
May-17	9,830	9,767	7,045	7,890
Jun-17	9,967	9,951	8,507	8,161
Jul-17	10,213	10,090	8,683	8,578
Aug-17	10,242	10,164	9,024	9,033
Sep-17	10,108	10,168	9,254	9,390
Oct-17	10,124	10,127	9,239	9,560
Nov-17	10,079	10,100	12,898	9,541
Dec-17	10,180	10,116	7,611	9,312
Jan-18	9,858	10,170	9,443	8,987
Feb-18	10,269	10,243	8,364	8,684
Mar-18	10,471	10,306	9,028	8,471
Apr-18	10,598	10,320	7,497	8,326
May-18	9,985	10,284	7,938	8,208
Jun-18	10,233	10,206	9,006	8,038
Jul-18	10,144	10,091	8,221	7,733
Aug-18	9,940	9,955	6,329	7,297
Sep-18	9,639	9,819	6,824	6,747
Oct-18	10,016	9,668	7,047	6,245
Nov-18	9,369	9,481	5,561	5,915
Dec-18	9,069	9,265	5,066	5,815
Jan-19	9,327	9,061	5,096	5,881
Feb-19	8,918	8,895	7,314	5,970
Mar-19	8,523	8,777	6,375	5,986
Apr-19	8,586	8,722	5,609	5,882
May-19	8,829	8,707	5,460	5,636
Jun-19	8,898	8,689	5,734	5,335
Jul-19	8,616	8,659	4,705	5,204
Aug-19	8,505	8,610	5,159	5,315
Sep-19	8,793	8,549	5,709	5,551
Oct-19	8,214	8,507	5,974	5,767
Nov-19	8,469	8,504	6,237	5,935
Dec-19	8,653	8,534	7,177	6,018
Jan-20	8,616	8,576	4,650	5,936
Feb-20	8,678	8,620	7,211	5,714
Mar-20	8,582	8,659	6,605	5,438
Apr-20	8,788	8,710	5,769	5,164
May-20	8,856	8,817	4,233	4,951
Jun-20	8,419	9,040	4,110	4,842
Jul-20	9,313	9,398	5,607	4,881
Aug-20	9,566	9,882	4,574	5,039
Sep-20	10,599	10,441	5,192	5,214
Oct-20	11,137	11,005	5,838	5,358
Nov-20	11,527	11,499	5,861	5,472
Dec-20	13,298	11,852	5,714	5,622
Jan-21	12,118	12,027	4,531	5,875
Feb-21	13,970	14,120	5,520	6,185
Mar-21	14,154	13,938	8,524	6,439
Apr-21	13,562	13,592	6,162	6,645
May-21	13,778	13,092	6,721	6,735
Jun-21	12,561	12,496	6,920	6,681
Jul-21	12,030	11,872	6,010	6,595
Aug-21	11,836	11,291	6,764	6,510
Sep-21	10,577	10,806	7,774	6,493
Oct-21	10,382	10,441	5,245	6,483
Nov-21	10,378	10,188	5,638	6,372
Dec-21	9,978	10,022	7,039	6,208
Jan-22	8,662	9,908	4,337	6,063
Feb-22	9,807	9,817	7,319	5,909
Mar-22	9,725	9,756	5,181	5,774
Apr-22	9,779	9,749	5,378	5,703
May-22	9,647	9,786	6,623	5,731
Jun-22	9,803	9,829	6,555	5,836
Jul-22	9,840	9,847	4,255	6,000
Aug-22	10,079	9,781	7,245	6,196
Sep-22	9,615	9,593	6,880	6,357
Oct-22	9,247	9,307	5,705	6,337
Nov-22	9,071	8,977	5,811	6,095
Dec-22	8,803	8,670	7,649	5,697
Jan-23	7,721	8,440	4,298	5,284
Feb-23	8,575	8,292	4,434	4,990
Mar-23	8,427	8,219	4,615	4,915
Apr-23	8,153	8,194	4,304	4,960
May-23	8,215	8,210	6,781	5,063
Jun-23	8,123	8,254	5,171	5,185
Jul-23	8,203	8,309	4,470	5,228
Aug-23	8,602	8,388	4,806	5,209
Sep-23	8,406	8,471	4,674	5,237
Oct-23	8,649	8,540	5,486	5,317
Nov-23	8,506	8,589	5,856	5,341

Dwellings approved, by building type (a)

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Trend break added to 'Private sector houses' trend series for February 2021

The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector house approvals fell 1.7%, following a 2.9% October rise. Private sector dwellings excluding houses approved rose 6.7%, after a 17.4% October increase.

The trend estimate for private sector house approvals rose 0.6%, following a 0.8% increase in October. Private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 0.5%, following a 1.5% October rise.

Seasonally adjusted summary, by state

Approvals for total dwellings were mixed. Victoria (7.8%) and South Australia (6.0%) rose, while Tasmania (-22.6%), Queensland (-14.6%), New South Wales (-6.9%), and Western Australia (-5.5%) decreased.

Approvals for private sector houses fell in Western Australia (-2.8%), Victoria (-2.3%), and Queensland (-0.4%). South Australia (0.8%) and New South Wales (0.6%) rose in November.

Dwellings approved, states and territories, seasonally adjusted
	Private sector houses	Private sector houses	Total dwelling units approved	Total dwelling units approved
	(no.)	Monthly change (%)	(no.)	Monthly change (%)
New South Wales	1,838	0.6	3,460	-6.9
Victoria	2,828	-2.3	4,986	7.8
Queensland	1,691	-0.4	2,523	-14.6
South Australia	764	0.8	959	6.0
Western Australia	1,095	-2.8	1,213	-5.5
Tasmania	na	na	188	-22.6
Northern Territory	na	na	na	na
Australian Capital Territory	na	na	na	na
Australia	8,506	-1.7	14,529	1.6

Trend summary, by state

The number of dwellings approved rose in Australian Capital Territory (22.5%), Northern Territory (2.6%), Western Australia (2.1%), and Victoria (1.4%). New South Wales (-3.9%) Tasmania (-3.9%), Queensland (-1.7%), and South Australia (-0.2%) decreased in November.

Approvals for private sector houses rose in Western Australia (2.5%), Victoria (1.2%), and South Australia (0.4%). Queensland (-0.6%) and New South Wales (-0.1%) decreased in trend terms.

Dwellings approved, states and territories, trend
	Private sector houses	Private sector houses	Total dwelling units approved	Total dwelling units approved
	(no.)	Monthly change (%)	(no.)	Monthly change (%)
New South Wales	1,864	-0.1	3,296	-3.9
Victoria	2,824	1.2	4,861	1.4
Queensland	1,730	-0.6	2,750	-1.7
South Australia	756	0.4	933	-0.2
Western Australia	1,108	2.5	1,248	2.1
Tasmania	na	na	224	-3.9
Northern Territory	na	na	40	2.6
Australian Capital Territory	na	na	746	22.5
Australia	8,589	0.6	14,101	0.3

Value of building approved

Value of building approved, by building type (a)
	Seasonally adjusted - Residential ($m)	Trend - Residential ($m)	Seasonally adjusted - Non-residential ($m)	Trend - Non-residential ($m)
Nov-08	3,053.2	3,092.2	2,385.4	2,239.2
Dec-08	2,983.3	2,989.8	1,756.8	2,101
Jan-09	2,801.4	2,933.5	2,204	2,033.8
Feb-09	3,095.6	2,925.4	2,444.4	2,022.4
Mar-09	3,011.8	2,961.5	2,304.3	2,041.8
Apr-09	3,065.4	3,036.4	2,144.7	2,068.6
May-09	2,974.7	3,139	1,864.7	2,052.9
Jun-09	3,244.4	3,259.7	3,257.3	2,019
Jul-09	3,474.8	3,397.5	3,300	1,975.2
Aug-09	3,633.5	3,549.4	5,774.4	1,960.2
Sep-09	3,742.8	3,699.5	4,956.8	1,969.4
Oct-09	3,788.4	3,834.2	3,356.5	2,011.6
Nov-09	4,026	3,957.6	5,051.3	2,071.3
Dec-09	4,131.9	4,076.8	4,086	2,130.3
Jan-10	4,148.8	4,187.8	2,910.1	2,183.7
Feb-10	4,172.4	4,277.9	2,253	2,213.2
Mar-10	4,466.9	4,341.9	2,472.4	2,206.1
Apr-10	4,455.5	4,367.3	2,102.3	2,183.2
May-10	4,338.9	4,356.2	2,048.2	2,191.6
Jun-10	4,235.4	4,314.9	2,454.5	2,239.3
Jul-10	4,381.5	4,259.3	2,031.5	2,314.7
Aug-10	4,217.7	4,212.7	2,281.9	2,391.7
Sep-10	3,960.6	4,178.2	2,847.8	2,447.1
Oct-10	4,310.8	4,148.8	2,429.4	2,468.7
Nov-10	4,133.8	4,119.6	2,423.6	2,448.9
Dec-10	4,232.9	4,089.9	2,493.7	2,409.5
Jan-11	3,999.6	4,058.8	1,934.6	2,365.7
Feb-11	3,799.6	4,015	2,854.2	2,328
Mar-11	4,099.5	3,967.4	3,897.5	2,328.5
Apr-11	4,065.1	3,934.1	2,435.5	2,357.4
May-11	3,799.9	3,917.4	2,302.8	2,408.6
Jun-11	3,842.5	3,897	2,379	2,471
Jul-11	3,741.2	3,856.9	2,542.7	2,529.9
Aug-11	4,397.9	3,784.9	2,809.4	2,556.7
Sep-11	3,646.9	3,696.3	3,079.2	2,552.6
Oct-11	3,544.4	3,611.2	2,808.7	2,518.8
Nov-11	3,487.6	3,530.5	2,137	2,459.2
Dec-11	3,391.2	3,473.6	2,557.6	2,393.2
Jan-12	3,477.4	3,469.5	5,233.5	2,350.4
Feb-12	3,638.7	3,519.2	2,752.5	2,348
Mar-12	3,532.5	3,574.7	2,304.3	2,392
Apr-12	3,409.5	3,613.1	2,100	2,459.7
May-12	4,184.2	3,651	3,730.7	2,544.7
Jun-12	4,351.9	3,700.9	2,914.7	2,626.5
Jul-12	3,533.8	3,774.9	2,776.1	2,681.9
Aug-12	4,182.8	3,868.9	2,768.4	2,707.4
Sep-12	4,598.5	3,963.1	2,472.5	2,710.6
Oct-12	4,053.6	4,030.7	2,963.4	2,700.7
Nov-12	4,045.6	4,067.8	2,568.4	2,730.9
Dec-12	4,120.1	4,077.3	2,625.7	2,839.4
Jan-13	3,952.9	4,061.6	3,323.4	2,989.1
Feb-13	4,149.3	4,053	2,731.3	3,141.3
Mar-13	4,013.1	4,068.5	3,362.6	3,243.4
Apr-13	4,316.4	4,112.4	3,622.7	3,254.7
May-13	4,164.3	4,181.6	3,438.3	3,196.7
Jun-13	4,193.7	4,297.9	2,731	3,105.6
Jul-13	4,408.2	4,453.9	2,858.3	3,048.3
Aug-13	4,373.3	4,634.9	3,070.4	3,058
Sep-13	5,124.2	4,821.3	2,944.4	3,136.5
Oct-13	5,129.9	4,979.1	3,694.1	3,282.6
Nov-13	4,972.2	5,070.1	3,170.7	3,391.8
Dec-13	4,999.7	5,074.1	3,470.2	3,381
Jan-14	5,185.7	5,025.4	3,302.9	3,241.5
Feb-14	4,983.3	4,959.9	3,299.3	3,023.2
Mar-14	4,817.6	4,932.5	2,935.6	2,785.2
Apr-14	4,759.3	4,952.2	1,783.4	2,589.8
May-14	4,992.8	4,973.8	2,604.4	2,463.4
Jun-14	5,249.4	4,995.4	3,832.8	2,399.9
Jul-14	4,963.9	5,027.1	2,468.6	2,398.5
Aug-14	5,464.3	5,095.3	2,487.7	2,444
Sep-14	4,616.4	5,209.1	2,441.7	2,511.2
Oct-14	5,122.6	5,380.2	2,276.3	2,581.5
Nov-14	6,010.8	5,583.2	2,772.1	2,644.2
Dec-14	5,802.5	5,789.4	2,840.3	2,689.4
Jan-15	6,197.6	5,952.2	3,912.9	2,678.7
Feb-15	5,785.1	6,047.3	2,421.2	2,627.6
Mar-15	6,151.5	6,085	2,593.4	2,574.7
Apr-15	5,878.9	6,079.5	2,292.6	2,560.5
May-15	6,409	6,082.8	2,600.8	2,598.3
Jun-15	5,908.2	6,090.3	2,775.6	2,687.5
Jul-15	6,171.2	6,103	2,967.8	2,800.3
Aug-15	6,049.7	6,119	2,936.7	2,911.9
Sep-15	5,983.3	6,126.3	2,912.6	3,004.5
Oct-15	6,704.1	6,126.8	2,860.8	3,059.8
Nov-15	6,037.1	6,131.9	3,395.2	3,077.4
Dec-15	6,395.7	6,166.5	3,148.3	3,060.2
Jan-16	5,795.5	6,219.2	3,038.3	3,029.6
Feb-16	6,298.5	6,283.4	2,904.2	3,026.2
Mar-16	6,409.5	6,369.7	2,733.9	3,033.9
Apr-16	6,895.8	6,489.6	3,394.1	3,108.8
May-16	6,463.4	6,603.1	3,010.5	3,266.9
Jun-16	6,245.9	6,647.2	3,798.2	3,461.5
Jul-16	6,711.1	6,589.1	3,447.8	3,619.7
Aug-16	7,158.7	6,425.8	3,051	3,679.3
Sep-16	6,183.3	6,241.2	5,557.5	3,622.6
Oct-16	5,577.8	6,072.3	3,058.4	3,475.1
Nov-16	5,761.9	5,958.7	3,081.4	3,312.3
Dec-16	5,858.4	5,913	3,208.6	3,228.7
Jan-17	6,138.4	5,938.1	2,899.5	3,291.3
Feb-17	7,070.6	6,004.2	3,626.9	3,500.7
Mar-17	5,466.5	6,055.5	3,689	3,774.2
Apr-17	6,265.6	6,084.9	4,442.8	4,020.8
May-17	5,983.5	6,128.8	4,469.4	4,169.8
Jun-17	6,293.5	6,256.5	4,006.1	4,272.9
Jul-17	6,440.1	6,437.5	4,264.9	4,355.8
Aug-17	6,511.9	6,628.3	3,686.6	4,412.9
Sep-17	6,911.2	6,781.8	5,220.9	4,447.9
Oct-17	6,857.6	6,876.2	4,599.3	4,428.6
Nov-17	8,127.4	6,920.4	4,335.9	4,334.9
Dec-17	5,968.6	6,898.9	4,065.4	4,161.2
Jan-18	7,310.8	6,843.2	3,523.5	3,928.5
Feb-18	6,794.9	6,784.2	4,132.3	3,726.3
Mar-18	6,687.9	6,741.4	3,467.4	3,603.2
Apr-18	6,517.2	6,698.9	3,573.9	3,562.5
May-18	6,628.9	6,635.7	3,414.1	3,527.3
Jun-18	6,779.1	6,538.9	3,280.9	3,514.7
Jul-18	6,466.2	6,389.8	4,714.1	3,528.6
Aug-18	6,094.5	6,192.4	3,161.6	3,574.8
Sep-18	5,841.4	5,960.8	3,464.4	3,639.6
Oct-18	6,053	5,772.1	3,500.7	3,701.1
Nov-18	5,518.5	5,659.4	4,480.1	3,769
Dec-18	5,233.6	5,620.7	3,500.3	3,852.5
Jan-19	5,477.6	5,632.8	3,966.6	3,952
Feb-19	6,438.7	5,657.3	3,831.9	4,016.6
Mar-19	5,555.3	5,660.6	4,246.4	4,069.7
Apr-19	5,252.8	5,630	4,210.9	4,166.5
May-19	5,668.3	5,567.8	4,407	4,300.6
Jun-19	5,703.4	5,486	4,035.4	4,415.7
Jul-19	5,288.5	5,439.4	4,097.4	4,444
Aug-19	5,322.6	5,441.5	6,265.4	4,439.7
Sep-19	5,560.8	5,462.3	4,023.6	4,443
Oct-19	5,432.4	5,467.8	4,228	4,476.8
Nov-19	5,449.6	5,484.5	3,919.1	4,519.3
Dec-19	5,799.1	5,510.5	4,590.7	4,531.8
Jan-20	5,212.7	5,507.3	5,555.4	4,486
Feb-20	6,421	5,470.8	4,256.8	4,366.4
Mar-20	5,525.2	5,425.3	3,963.5	4,193.6
Apr-20	5,574.5	5,384.4	3,764.6	3,989.5
May-20	5,172.6	5,370.9	3,719.6	3,906.1
Jun-20	5,124.8	5,420.3	4,053.9	3,992.9
Jul-20	5,733.9	5,550.8	4,041.8	4,212.9
Aug-20	5,727.6	5,761.8	4,777.2	4,432.3
Sep-20	5,959.2	6,127.5	2,850.4	4,516.4
Oct-20	6,505.5	6,362.8	5,487.2	4,505.1
Nov-20	6,698.1	6,544.4	3,990.1	4,455.9
Dec-20	6,727.5	6,658.7	4,250.5	4,426.5
Jan-21	6,690	6,723.6	4,044.5	4,497.4
Feb-21	7,905.8	8,406.9	4,442.4	4,650.5
Mar-21	8,757.4	8,370.8	6,752.3	4,830.2
Apr-21	8,460.9	8,303.2	4,504	4,973.4
May-21	8,033.4	8,197.2	5,014.5	5,019.3
Jun-21	8,052.9	8,021.2	5,547.1	4,953
Jul-21	7,652.1	7,780.3	3,984.7	4,845.1
Aug-21	7,935.3	7,513.9	5,107.7	4,751.4
Sep-21	7,332.5	7,277.7	4,908.4	4,712.9
Oct-21	6,794.6	7,102.6	4,290.6	4,757.1
Nov-21	6,834.6	6,982	5,180.9	4,862.5
Dec-21	7,115.2	6,938.4	4,648.3	5,004.4
Jan-22	6,042.5	6,985.6	2,917.8	5,145.1
Feb-22	8,518.8	7,066.8	6,286.7	5,228.6
Mar-22	6,993.1	7,172.9	5,782.2	5,226.3
Apr-22	7,381.2	7,307.8	4,677.5	5,116.1
May-22	7,648.2	7,469.7	5,581.3	4,961.9
Jun-22	7,508.1	7,628.7	5,504.5	4,859
Jul-22	7,188.6	7,774.1	3,990.9	4,890.1
Aug-22	8,763.2	7,857.9	4,849.5	5,038.1
Sep-22	7,812.6	7,860.5	5,543	5,220.3
Oct-22	7,388.3	7,780.7	5,508.8	5,351.2
Nov-22	7,625.9	7,607.8	5,838.7	5,397.5
Dec-22	8,041.7	7,395	5,707.8	5,435.7
Jan-23	6,573.3	7,221.7	4,249.6	5,478.7
Feb-23	7,325.9	7,140.1	5,824.6	5,555.9
Mar-23	6,877.2	7,146.3	5,618.6	5,715.8
Apr-23	6,819.8	7,169.6	6,355.6	5,890.5
May-23	8,080.8	7,201.9	6,481.3	6,026.4
Jun-23	7,154.9	7,227.7	8,771.3	6,061.3
Jul-23	6,980.8	7,217.2	6,354.2	5,976.1
Aug-23	7,146.7	7,199.7	6,027.2	5,852.1
Sep-23	6,974.7	7,204.6	5,517.6	5,720.8
Oct-23	7,508.9	7,231.3	5,995.1	5,570.7
Nov-23	7,353.6	7,231.5	4,914.1	5,436.5

Value of building approved, by building type (a)

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Trend break added to 'Total residential' trend series for September 2020 and February 2021.

Value of building approved, seasonally adjusted

The value of total building approved fell 9.2%, following an 8.1% increase in October. The value of total residential building fell 2.1%, comprised of an 2.0% decrease in new residential building and a 2.4% fall in alterations and additions.

The value of non-residential building fell 18.0%, after a 8.7% October increase.

Value of building approved, trend

The trend estimate for the value of total building approved fell 1.0%, after a 1.0% October decrease. The value of total residential building was flat, comprised of an unchanged result in new residential building and a 0.2% fall in alterations and additions.

The value of non-residential building fell 2.4%, following a 2.6% decrease in October.

Value of building approved, by building type
	Seasonally adjusted	Seasonally adjusted	Trend	Trend
	($m)	Monthly change (%)	($m)	Monthly change (%)
New residential building	6,326	-2.0	6,186	0.0
Alterations and additions to residential building	1,027	-2.4	1,045	-0.2
Total residential building	7,354	-2.1	7,232	0.0
Non-residential building	4,914	-18.0	5,437	-2.4
Total building	12,268	-9.2	12,668	-1.0

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Dwellings approved

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Table 01. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - New South Wales
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Table 02. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - Victoria
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Table 03. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - Queensland
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Table 04. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - South Australia
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Table 05. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - Western Australia
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Table 06. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - Australia
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Table 07. Total number of dwelling units approved - states and territories
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Table 08. Number of private sector houses approved - states and territories
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Table 09. Number of dwelling units approved, original, states and territories
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Table 10. Number of dwelling units approved, by Greater Capital City Statistical Area - original
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Table 11. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Australia
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Table 12. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - New South Wales
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Table 13. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Victoria
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Table 14. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Queensland
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Table 15. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - South Australia
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Table 16. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Western Australia
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Table 17. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Tasmania
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Table 18. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Northern Territory
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Table 19. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Australian Capital Territory
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Table 20. Number of dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, original - Australia
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Table 21. Value of dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, original, Australia
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Table 22. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - New South Wales
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Table 23. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Victoria
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Table 24. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Queensland
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Table 25. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - South Australia
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Table 26. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Western Australia
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Table 27. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Tasmania
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Table 28. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Northern Territory
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Table 29. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Australian Capital Territory
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Value of building approved

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Table 30. Value of building approved - New South Wales
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Table 31. Value of building approved - Victoria
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Table 32. Value of building approved - Queensland
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Table 33. Value of building approved - South Australia
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Table 34. Value of building approved - Western Australia
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Table 35. Value of building approved - Tasmania
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Table 36. Value of building approved - Northern Territory
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Table 37. Value of building approved - Australian Capital Territory
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Table 38. Value of building approved - Australia
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Table 39. Value of total building approved - states and territories
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Table 40. Value of residential building approved - states and territories
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Table 41. Value of non-residential building approved - states and territories
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Table 42. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Australia
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Table 43. Value of building approved, by sector, original - New South Wales
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Table 44. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Victoria
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Table 45. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Queensland
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Table 46. Value of building approved, by sector, original - South Australia
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Table 47. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Western Australia
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Table 48. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Tasmania
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Table 49. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Northern Territory
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Table 50. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Australian Capital Territory
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Non-residential building approved

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Table 51. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Australia
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Table 52. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - New South Wales
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Table 53. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Victoria
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Table 54. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Queensland
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Table 55. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - South Australia
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Table 56. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Western Australia
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Table 57. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Tasmania
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Table 58. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Northern Territory
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Table 59. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Australian Capital Territory
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Table 60. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - New South Wales
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Table 61. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - Victoria
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Table 62. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - Queensland
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Table 63. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - South Australia
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Table 64. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - Western Australia
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Table 65. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - Tasmania
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Table 66. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - Northern Territory
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Table 67. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - Australian Capital Territory
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Table 68. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - Australia
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Table 69. Value of non-residential building approved, by value range, original - New South Wales
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Table 70. Value of non-residential building approved, by value range, original - Victoria
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Table 71. Value of non-residential building approved, by value range, original - Queensland
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Table 72. Value of non-residential building approved, by value range, original - South Australia
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Table 73. Value of non-residential building approved, by value range, original - Western Australia
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Table 74. Value of non-residential building approved, by value range, original - Tasmania
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Table 75. Value of non-residential building approved, by value range, original - Northern Territory
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Table 76. Value of non-residential building approved, by value range, original - Australian Capital Territory
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Table 77. Value of non-residential building approved, by value range, original - Australia
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Chain volume measures

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Table 78. Value of building approved, chain volume measures - Australia
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Table 79. Value of building approved, chain volume measures, original - New South Wales
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Table 80. Value of building approved, chain volume measures, original - Victoria
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Table 81. Value of building approved, chain volume measures, original - Queensland
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Table 82. Value of building approved, chain volume measures, original - South Australia
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Table 83. Value of building approved, chain volume measures, original - Western Australia
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Table 84. Value of building approved, chain volume measures, original - Tasmania
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Table 85. Value of building approved, chain volume measures, original - Northern Territory
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Table 86. Value of building approved, chain volume measures, original - Australian Capital Territory
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Demolitions

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Table 87. Number of dwellings approved for demolition, original, states and territories
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Table 88. Number of dwellings approved for demolition, by Greater Capital City Statistical Area - original
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Small area datacubes

Data items

Building Approvals: Data items available by Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS)

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NSW

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NSW, SA2 excel data cube, 2022-2023
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NSW, SA2 excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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NSW, LGA excel data cube, 2022-2023
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NSW, LGA excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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Vic.

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Vic., SA2 excel data cube, 2022-2023
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Vic., SA2 excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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Vic., LGA excel data cube, 2022-2023
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Vic., LGA excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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Qld

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Qld, SA2 excel data cube, 2022-2023
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Qld, SA2 excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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Qld, LGA excel data cube, 2022-2023
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Qld, LGA excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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SA

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SA, SA2 excel data cube, 2022-2023
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SA, SA2 excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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SA, LGA excel data cube, 2022-2023
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SA, LGA excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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WA

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WA, SA2 excel data cube, 2022-2023
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WA, SA2 excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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WA, LGA excel data cube, 2022-2023
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WA, LGA excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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Tas.

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Tas., SA2 excel data cube, 2022-2023
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Tas., SA2 excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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Tas., LGA excel data cube, 2022-2023
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NT

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NT, SA2 excel data cube, 2022-2023
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NT, SA2 excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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NT, LGA excel data cube, 2022-2023
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NT, LGA excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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ACT

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ACT, SA2 excel data cube, 2022-2023
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ACT, SA2 excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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ACT, LGA excel data cube, 2022-2023
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ACT, LGA excel data cube, 2023-2024 FYTD
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Validation table

Building Approvals: Data cube validation table

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Small area approvals (.csv)

Statistical Area Level 2

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Statistical Area Level 2: Australia, 2022-2023 (.csv)
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Statistical Area Level 2: Australia, 2023-2024 FYTD (.csv)
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Local Government Area

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Local Government Area: Australia, 2022-2023 (.csv)
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Local Government Area: Australia, 2023-2024 FYTD (.csv)
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Demolition approvals (.csv)

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Statistical Area Level 2: Dwellings approved for demolition, 2022-2023 (.csv)
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Local Government Area: Dwellings approved for demolition, 2022-2023 (.csv)
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Data Explorer datasets

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Building Approvals by Greater Capital Cities Statistical Area (GCCSA) and above - Number and value of approvals, monthly, July 2001 onwards

Building Approvals by Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) and above - Number and value of approvals, monthly, July 2016 - June 2021

Building Approvals by Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) and above - Number and value of approvals, monthly, July 2021 onwards

Building Approvals by Local Government Area (LGA 2022) - Number and value of approvals, monthly, 2022/23

Building Approvals by Local Government Area (LGA 2023) - Number and value of approvals, monthly, 2023/24

Upcoming decommission of GeoPackages

The GeoPackages will be removed from the January 2024 publication. Users can still access the data contained within the GeoPackages from the Small Area datacubes, or by going to Digital Atlas of Australia (https://digital.atlas.gov.au/) where historical building approval data can be found within the ABS Economy and Industry theme, and as an annual time series. If you have any concerns, please contact us using the green Feedback button on the right hand side of this publication.

GeoPackages

Data files

Building Approvals by SA2, July 2022 - November 2023, GeoPackage
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Building Approvals by LGA, July 2022 - November 2023, GeoPackage
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Dwellings revised by state

In this release, revisions are provided for the time period from July 2022 to October 2023. Further information about potential sources of revisions can be found in the feature article released with the with the January 2016 Building Approvals publication - "Revisions to Building Approval Statistics".

Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:

Dwellings revised
	2022-23	2023-24
New South Wales	-118	179
Victoria	395	144
Queensland	12	70
South Australia	-21	-12
Western Australia	-12	14
Tasmania	0	0
Northern Territory	-2	0
Australian Capital Territory	0	0
Total	254	395

Post release changes

16/01/2024 - As advertised in the ABS future releases calendar, this additional information release contains all Building Approvals small area data components. This is comprised of the small area excel data cubes, csv files, additional Data Explorer links, and GeoPackages for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 financial years. In addition, a small area interactive story map has been added to illustrate building approvals data by SA2 and LGA, for the current financial year.

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Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 8731.0.

Methodology

Scope

Approvals included:

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

Geography

Data available for:

Australia
States and territories
Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA)
Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4)
Local Government Areas.

Source

Administrative data collection from local government or other approving authorities.

Collection method

Statistics of building work approved are compiled from:

local government authorities and other principal certifying authorities
contracts authorised by government authorities
media reports and the Building Activity Survey.

Concepts, sources and methods

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

History of changes

Concurrent seasonal adjustment was reinstated from the May 2022 release.

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Key statistics

Dwellings approved

Seasonally adjusted summary, by state

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Value of building approved

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How to use

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Dwellings approved

Table 01. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - New South Wales

Table 02. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - Victoria

Table 03. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - Queensland

Table 04. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - South Australia

Table 05. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - Western Australia

Table 06. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, all series - Australia

Table 07. Total number of dwelling units approved - states and territories

Table 08. Number of private sector houses approved - states and territories

Table 09. Number of dwelling units approved, original, states and territories

Table 10. Number of dwelling units approved, by Greater Capital City Statistical Area - original

Table 11. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Australia

Table 12. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - New South Wales

Table 13. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Victoria

Table 14. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Queensland

Table 15. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - South Australia

Table 16. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Western Australia

Table 17. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Tasmania

Table 18. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Northern Territory

Table 19. Number of dwelling units approved, by sector, original - Australian Capital Territory

Table 20. Number of dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, original - Australia

Table 21. Value of dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, original, Australia

Table 22. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - New South Wales

Table 23. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Victoria

Table 24. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Queensland

Table 25. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - South Australia

Table 26. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Western Australia

Table 27. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Tasmania

Table 28. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Northern Territory

Table 29. Dwelling units approved in new residential buildings, number and value, original - Australian Capital Territory

Value of building approved

Table 30. Value of building approved - New South Wales

Table 31. Value of building approved - Victoria

Table 32. Value of building approved - Queensland

Table 33. Value of building approved - South Australia

Table 34. Value of building approved - Western Australia

Table 35. Value of building approved - Tasmania

Table 36. Value of building approved - Northern Territory

Table 37. Value of building approved - Australian Capital Territory

Table 38. Value of building approved - Australia

Table 39. Value of total building approved - states and territories

Table 40. Value of residential building approved - states and territories

Table 41. Value of non-residential building approved - states and territories

Table 42. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Australia

Table 43. Value of building approved, by sector, original - New South Wales

Table 44. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Victoria

Table 45. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Queensland

Table 46. Value of building approved, by sector, original - South Australia

Table 47. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Western Australia

Table 48. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Tasmania

Table 49. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Northern Territory

Table 50. Value of building approved, by sector, original - Australian Capital Territory

Non-residential building approved

Table 51. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Australia

Table 52. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - New South Wales

Table 53. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Victoria

Table 54. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Queensland

Table 55. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - South Australia

Table 56. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Western Australia

Table 57. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Tasmania

Table 58. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Northern Territory

Table 59. Value of non-residential building approved, by sector, original - Australian Capital Territory

Table 60. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - New South Wales

Table 61. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - Victoria

Table 62. Number of non-residential building jobs approved, by value range, original - Queensland