8752.7 - Building Activity, Northern Territory, Jun 2003  
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JUNE QUARTER KEY FIGURES

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Jun qtr 03
Mar qtr 03 to Jun qtr 03
% change
Jun qtr 02 to Jun qtr 03
% change
Value of work done(a) ($m)
89.3
27.7
10.3
New residential building ($m)
42.9
26.2
15.6
Alterations and additions(b) ($m)
8.7
29.2
54.0
Non-residential building ($m)
37.7
29.2
-1.5
Total dwelling units commenced (no.)
236
20.0
-17.1
New private sector houses (no.)
88
5.3
-26.5
(a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2001-02.
(b) To residential buildings.




VALUE OF WORK DONE
Volume terms
Graph - Value of work done, volume terms

VALUE OF WORK COMMENCED
Volume terms
Graph - Value of work commenced, volume terms


JUNE QUARTER KEY POINTS


VALUE OF WORK DONE, VOLUME TERMS
  • Total building work done rose 27.7% in the June quarter 2003, from the previous quarter’s relatively low level, to $89.3m.
  • New residential work done rose 26.2% to $42.9m, to be 15.6% above the level of a year earlier. New houses rose 35.5% to $26.6m, while new other residential buildings rose 13.6% to $16.3m. Alterations and additions rose 29.2% to $8.7m, the highest level since the June quarter 2000.
  • Non-residential building work rose 29.2% to $37.7m, to be 1.5% below the level of a year earlier.


VALUE OF WORK COMMENCED, ORIGINAL, VOLUME TERMS
  • Total building work commenced rose 62.3% in the June quarter to $82.3m, still a relatively low level. The previous quarter was the lowest level for 14 years.
  • New residential commencements rose 26.4% to $43.2m. New houses rose 22.2% to %24.4m, while new other residential buildings rose 32.3% to $18.8m. Alterations and additions rose 42.3% to $7.5m, following a fall of 43.1% in the previous quarter.
  • Non-residential commencements almost trebled to $31.5m, still a relatively low level. The previous quarter was the lowest level since the series began in 1975.

NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS COMMENCED
  • The total number of dwellings commenced rose 20.0% in the June quarter to 236, with the increase being mainly in the public sector. Commencements of new private sector houses rose 5.3% to 88, to be 26.5% fewer than the number of a year earlier.


FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information about these and related statistics, contact Tony Bammann on Adelaide 08 8237 7316, or the National Information and referral Service on 1300 135 070.


NOTES


ABOUT THIS ISSUE

This publication contains the first detailed estimates for the Northern Territory from the quarterly Building Activity Survey. The data are subject to revision when returns from the following quarter are processed and final data for the June quarter 2003 will be released in Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 19 January 2004

This June quarter 2003 issue is the final issue of this publication.

In future, all data in this publication will be availabe in other ABS products, viz:

Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) - contains extensive state and territory data.

A Building Activity data cube - contains a time series of more of the variables in this publication.

The on-line AusStats service - under Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0).

The ABS web site - in the Main Features for Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0), which now includes some state and territory data for the value of work done.

Some preliminary state and territory data is also available in other publications. Further information on these alternative sources and how to access them is in the following document:


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CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

Quarterly chain volume data incorporate a new base year, 2001-02, which has resulted in revisions to growth rates, small in most cases, for subsequent periods. In addition, the reference year has been advanced to 2001-02, thereby preserving additivity in the quarters after the reference year. Re-referencing resulted in revisions to levels, but not growth rates, for all periods.