8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, Jan 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/03/2007   
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DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES


SUMMARY COMMENTS

The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 1.1% in January 2007. The trend fell in states and territories other than Queensland (+1.9%) and South Australia (+0.6%) and in Tasmania (no change).


The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 1.6% in January 2007. The trend rose in Queensland (+0.5%) was flat in South Australia and fell in New South Wales (-2.1%), Victoria (-3.2%) and Western Australia (-2.7%).

NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.

Original

Dwelling units approved
Private sector houses (no.)
1 063
1 776
1 943
535
1 258
197
43
71
6 886
Total dwelling units (no.)
2 157
2 132
3 027
745
1 652
221
92
77
10 103
Percentage change from previous month
Private sector houses (%)
-6.7
6.2
-3.5
-10.7
-14.5
5.9
38.7
36.5
-3.9
Total dwelling units (%)
-1.3
-13.5
5.7
-11.0
-18.1
10.0
-13.2
-8.3
-6.1

Seasonally Adjusted

Dwelling units approved
Private sector houses (no.)
1 251
2 288
2 324
670
1 399
na
na
na
8 341
Total dwelling units (no.)
2 609
2 726
3 583
876
1 971
247
na
na
12 252
Percentage change from previous month
Private sector houses (%)
-3.8
4.8
-6.1
3.6
-15.7
na
na
na
-2.2
Total dwelling units (%)
7.9
-11.3
3.8
1.9
-8.9
25.4
na
na
-0.9

Trend

Dwelling units approved
Private sector houses (no.)
1 242
2 224
2 402
673
1 556
na
na
na
8 465
Total dwelling units (no.)
2 525
2 819
3 440
883
2 077
236
105
128
12 214
Percentage change from previous month
Private sector houses (%)
-2.1
-3.2
0.5
-
-2.7
na
na
na
-1.6
Total dwelling units (%)
-0.7
-4.2
1.9
0.6
-2.0
-
-2.8
-9.9
-1.1

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available