8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, Nov 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/01/2008   
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NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES

Nov 07
Oct 07 to Nov 07
Nov 06 to Nov 07
no.
% change
% change

TREND
Total dwelling units approved
14 028
2.0
11.2
Private sector houses
9 341
1.5
6.8
Private sector other dwellings
4 263
3.9
20.2
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Total dwelling units approved
14 620
8.9
14.6
Private sector houses
9 340
0.3
6.2
Private sector other dwellings
4 882
28.4
34.4

Dwelling units approved,
Total number
Graph: Dwelling units approved, total number

Private sector houses approved,
Total number
Graph: Private sector houses approved, Total number



NOVEMBER KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS

  • The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 2.0% in November 2007.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 8.9% in November following a revised fall of 3.6% in October.


PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
  • The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 1.5% in November and has been rising since March 2007.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.3% in November and has risen for six months.


PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved rose 3.9% in November following a revised increase of 3.7% in October 2007.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved rose 28.4% in November following a revised fall of 9.7% in October.


VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
  • The trend estimate for the value of total building approved rose 1.6% in November. The trend estimate for the value of new residential building approved rose 2.7% and the value of alterations and additions rose 0.9%. The value of non-residential building approved rose 0.3%.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total building approved fell 3.1% in November. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of new residential building approved rose 4.0% in November. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of alterations and additions rose 1.0% and the value of non-residential building fell 10.5%.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
December 2007 5 February 2008
January 2008 6 March 2008
February 2008 7 April 2008
March 2008 1 May 2008
April 2008 3 June 2008
May 2008 2 July 2008



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:

2006-07
2007-08
TOTAL

NSW
5
-66
-61
Vic.
1
-
1
Qld
-11
-3
-14
SA
-1
-1
-2
WA
1
-4
-3
Tas.
-
-
-
NT
-
-
-
ACT
-1
-
-1
Total
-6
-74
-80



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 Paul Pamment on Adelaide (08) 8237 7648.