DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES
SUMMARY COMMENTS
The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 1.0% in March 2007. The trend rose in Victoria (+0.5%), South Australia (+0.1%), Tasmania (+0.4%) and the Australian Capital Territory (+10.7%) but fell in New South Wales (-1.3%), Queensland (-1.7%), Western Australia (-3.1%) and the Northern Territory (-5.3%).
The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.8% in March 2007. The trend rose in New South Wales (+0.4%) and Victoria (+0.5%) but fell in Queensland (-2.2%), South Australia (-0.3%) and Western Australia (-1.9%).
| | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. | |
Original | |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 313 | 2 455 | 2 248 | 648 | 1 623 | 209 | 58 | 88 | 8 642 | |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 352 | 3 056 | 3 027 | 809 | 1 900 | 251 | 111 | 280 | 11 786 | |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | 10.2 | 7.8 | -2.4 | 1.1 | 22.7 | 21.5 | - | 17.3 | 7.5 | |
| Total dwelling units (%) | -12.0 | -9.0 | -6.5 | -24.8 | 18.4 | 25.5 | -43.7 | 70.7 | -5.8 | |
Seasonally Adjusted | |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 332 | 2 288 | 2 198 | 651 | 1 598 | na | na | na | 8 422 | |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 447 | 2 914 | 2 978 | 834 | 1 933 | 254 | na | na | 11 752 | |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | 4.4 | -1.9 | -6.5 | -5.0 | 11.7 | na | na | na | 0.1 | |
| Total dwelling units (%) | -8.1 | -14.6 | -18.9 | -29.5 | 12.1 | 5.8 | na | na | -11.4 | |
Trend | |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 291 | 2 271 | 2 278 | 672 | 1 479 | na | na | na | 8 333 | |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 498 | 3 050 | 3 350 | 893 | 1 846 | 241 | 89 | 197 | 12 162 | |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | 0.4 | 0.5 | -2.2 | -0.3 | -1.9 | na | na | na | -0.8 | |
| Total dwelling units (%) | -1.3 | 0.5 | -1.7 | 0.1 | -3.1 | 0.4 | -5.3 | 10.7 | -1.0 | |
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