8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, May 2009 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 01/07/2009   
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MAY KEY FIGURES

May 09
Apr 09 to May 09
May 08 to May 09
no.
% change
% change

TREND
Total dwelling units approved
10 577
1.3
-18.3
Private sector houses
7 839
2.4
-9.0
Private sector other dwellings
2 331
-3.4
-42.4
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Total dwelling units approved
9 953
-12.5
-22.4
Private sector houses
7 831
-2.0
-8.5
Private sector other dwellings
1 677
-43.6
-57.5


Dwelling units approved
Graph: Number of dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved
Graph: Private sector houses approved




MAY KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 1.3% in May 2009 and has risen for the last four months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 12.5% following increases in the previous three months.


PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
  • The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 2.4% in May and has risen for five months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved fell 2.0% following increases in the previous four months.


PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 3.4% in May and has now fallen for 11 months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 43.6%.


VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
  • The trend estimate for the value of total building approved fell 0.4% in May. The trend estimates for the value of new residential building approved and alterations and additions approved rose 2.3% and 0.2% respectively. The trend estimate for the value of non-residential building approved fell 4.2%.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total building approved fell 12.3% in May. The seasonally adjusted estimates for the value of new residential building approved and alterations and additions approved fell 5.6% and 13.4% respectively. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of non-residential building fell 20.9%.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
June 2009 30 July 2009
July 2009 1 September 2009
August 2009 30 September 2009
September 2009 4 November 2009
October 2009 1 December 2009
November 2009 6 January 2010



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
-
20
20
Vic.
-
27
27
Qld
-
117
117
SA
12
8
20
WA
-
12
12
Tas.
-
1
1
NT
-
12
12
ACT
-
-
-
Total
12
197
209




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.