The number of secured new housing finance commitments for owner occupation made in Tasmania in 2003-04 was 14,223. This was 774 more than in 2002-03 and 1,430 more than in 2001-02. Of the 14,223 housing finance commitments made in 2003-04, purchase of established dwellings was the largest proportion, 89.1%.
NUMBER OF HOUSING FINANCE COMMITMENTS, Tasmania(a)
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 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
|  |  |  |  |
| Purpose | no. | no. | no. | no. |
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| Construction of dwellings | 774 | 1,086 | 1,089 | 1,345 |
| Purchase of new dwellings | 215 | 244 | 316 | 210 |
| Purchase of established dwellings(b) | 11,420 | 11,463 | 12,044 | 12,668 |
| Total | 12,485 | 12,793 | 13,449 | 14,223 |
|  |  |  |  |
| Re-financing of established dwellings | 2,653 | 2,232 | 2,884 | 4,202 |
(a) Excludes alterations and additions.
(b) Includes re-financing.
Source: Housing Finance, Australia - Time Series Spreadsheet (cat. no. 5609.0, table 10a). |
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