1143.0.55.001 - Directory of Culture and Leisure Statistics, 2002  
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BUILDING ACTIVITY

PURPOSE

To measure and monitor residential and non-residential building activity within Australia. Information is available on the construction of religious, entertainment and recreational buildings.

DESCRIPTION

The data in this collection are compiled on the basis of mail-out questionnaires collected from builders and other individuals and organisations engaged in building activity. The quarterly survey consists of two components:

  • A sample survey of private sector jobs involving new house construction or alterations and additions with an approval value of $10,000 or more to houses.
  • A complete enumeration of jobs involving construction of new residential buildings other than private sector houses, all alterations and additions to residential buildings (other than private sector houses) with an approval value of $10,000 or more, and all non-residential building jobs with an approval value of $50,000 or more (prior to 1990, this value was $30,000).

The statistics relate to building activity including the construction of new buildings and alterations and additions to existing buildings. Construction activity not defined as building (e.g. construction of roads, bridges, railways, earthworks etc.) is excluded from this survey and can be found in the Engineering Construction survey.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

Australia

FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION

Quarterly

DATA ITEMS

Type of residential building

Houses
Other residential buildings

Type of non-residential building

Hotels, etc.
Shops
Factories
Offices
Other business premises
Educational
Religious
Health
Entertainment and recreational
Miscellaneous

Residential building activity

Number of value data are available as original, seasonally adjusted and trend estimates and as chain volume measures. Data items are:
Number of dwelling units commenced during the quarter
Number of dwelling units completed during the quarter
Number of dwelling units under construction at the end of the quarter
Value of building work commenced during the quarter
Value of building work completed during the quarter
Value of building work done during the quarter
Value of building work under construction at the end of the quarter
Value of building work yet to be done at the end of the quarter
Whether building work is for new houses, new other residential buildings or alterations and additions to residential buildings
Floor area created by job
Public or private sector ownership

Non-residential building activity

Value data are available as original, seasonally adjusted and trend estimates and as chain volume measures. Data items are:
Value of building work commenced during the quarter
Value of building work completed during the quarter
Value of building work done during the quarter
Value of building work under construction at the end of the quarter
Value of building work yet to be done at the end of the quarter
Floor area created by job
Public or private sector ownership

Geographic area

Australia, States and Territories. Limited data are available for smaller areas.

HISTORICAL DATA

Building activities data were first published in respect of March 1948. However, the collection has only been in its current form since the September quarter 1980 and data are available on a quarterly basis from that time.

DISSEMINATION

Publications

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Activity, Australia, Cat.No. 8752.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $29.00. Published quarterly.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Activity, New South Wales, Cat.No. 8752.1, ABS, Canberra. Price $19.50. Published quarterly until June quarter of 2003.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Activity, Victoria, Cat.No. 8752.2, ABS, Canberra. Price $19.50. Published quarterly until June quarter of 2003..
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Activity, Queensland, Cat.No. 8752.3, ABS, Canberra. Price $19.50. Published quarterly until June quarter of 2003..
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Activity, South Australia, Cat.No. 8752.4, ABS, Canberra. Price $19.50. Published quarterly until June quarter of 2003..
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Activity, Western Australia, Cat.No. 8752.5, ABS, Canberra. Price $19.50. Published quarterly until June quarter of 2003..
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Activity, Tasmania, Cat.No. 8752.6, ABS, Canberra. Price $19.50. Published quarterly until June quarter of 2003..
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Activity, Northern Territory, Cat.No. 8752.7, ABS, Canberra. Price $19.00. Published quarterly until June quarter of 2003..
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Activity, Australian Capital Territory, Cat.No. 8752.8, ABS, Canberra. Price $19.00. Published quarterly until June quarter of 2003..

Other

National Sport and Recreation Industry Database and Directory (NSRIDD).

CONTACT

In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.

Building and Construction Business Statistics Centre
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 2272
ADELAIDE SA 5001

Telephone: Adelaide 08 8237 7655
Facsimile: Adelaide 08 8237 7620
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au



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