1318.3 - Qld Stats, Nov 2007
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/11/2007
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Building Approvals Building Activity Engineering Construction BUILDING APPROVALS In September 2007, the total number of dwelling units approved in Queensland in trend terms was 3,720. The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units approved for September 2007 showed total approvals have generally been rising for the last 20 months. The trend estimate for private sector houses was 2,626 approvals and represents 71% of total dwelling units approved. In September 2007, the total value in trend terms of building approvals was $1,617.4, a 17% increase from September 2006. Residential buildings accounted for 60% of the total value of buildings. For more information on this topic, please refer to Building Approvals, Australia (cat. no. 8731.0) or ring the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released monthly.BUILDING ACTIVITY In the June 2007 quarter, the total number of dwellings completed in trend terms in Queensland was 9,935. This is a 0.6% decrease from the March 2007 quarter following increases for the previous three quarters. There were 7,084 new houses completed during the June 2007 quarter which represents 71% of the total number of dwelling units completed. In the August 2007 quarter, the trend estimate of the value of total building work done was $3,832.2 million, a 6.5% increase from June 2006 quarter. For more information on this topic, please refer to Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) or ring the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released quarterly.ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION Between the March 2007 and June 2007 quarters, the Queensland chain volume trend estimate of the value of engineering construction increased by 6.3% to $3,001.3 million. This continues the period of strong growth since December 2003 quarter. For further information on this topic, access Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8762.0) or ring the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released quarterly. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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