8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, Mar 2009 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 05/05/2009   
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MARCH KEY FIGURES

Mar 09
Feb 09 to Mar 09
Mar 08 to Mar 09
no.
% change
% change

TREND
Total dwelling units approved
9 851
0.4
-25.6
Private sector houses
7 098
0.3
-20.4
Private sector other dwellings
2 496
0.7
-37.8
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Total dwelling units approved
10 494
3.5
-16.5
Private sector houses
7 333
2.8
-15.7
Private sector other dwellings
2 840
2.8
-22.4


Dwelling units approved
Graph: Number of dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved
Graph: Private sector houses approved




MARCH KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 0.4% in March 2009, the first rise since November 2007.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 3.5% and has risen for two months.


PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
  • The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.3% in March, the first rise since November 2007.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved rose 2.8% and has risen for four months.


PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved rose 0.7% in March.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved rose 2.8%.


VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
  • The trend estimate for the value of total building approved fell 1.2% in March. The trend estimate for the value of new residential building approved fell 0.7%, while the value of alterations and additions fell 0.4%. The trend estimate for the value of non-residential building approved fell 2.0%.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total building approved fell 3.5% in March after a revised increase of 14.0% in February. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of new residential building approved rose 1.1%, while the value of alterations and additions rose 2.2%. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of non-residential building fell 9.8%.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
April 2009 2 June 2009
May 2009 1 July 2009
June 2009 30 July 2009
July 2009 1 September 2009
August 2009 30 September 2009
September 2009 4 November 2009



CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.


REVISIONS THIS MONTH

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

2007-08
2008-09
TOTAL

NSW
71
40
111
Vic.
27
19
46
Qld
84
28
112
SA
-
50
50
WA
-
36
36
Tas.
-
1
1
NT
-
-
-
ACT
-
1
1
Total
182
175
357




DATA NOTES

There are no notes about the data.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Caroline Deans on Adelaide (08) 8237 7648.