SUMMARY OF 2008-09 BUILDING APPROVALS ORIGINAL
DWELLING UNITS APPROVED
The total number of dwelling units approved in 2008-09 was 132,073, a decrease of 18.8% from the previous year. Nationally, the number of house approvals fell 14.2% from the previous year while other dwellings fell 28.3%. The estimate for the total of number dwelling units approved rose in Tasmania (+7.2%) and the Australian Capital Territory (+19.7%) while New South Wales (-25.1%), Victoria (-3.0%), Queensland (-36.2%), South Australia (-10.2%), Western Australia (-18.2%) and the Northern Territory (-15.9%) fell.
Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory had rises in both houses and other dwellings. The Northern Territory had a rise in houses but a fall in other dwellings while New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia had falls in both houses and other dwellings.
| HOUSES | OTHER DWELLINGS | TOTAL DWELLING UNITS |
| | | | | | |
| no. | % change | no. | % change | no. | % change |
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NSW | 13 493 | -14.5 | 9 939 | -35.9 | 23 432 | -25.1 |
Vic. | 30 489 | -3.4 | 11 138 | -1.9 | 41 627 | -3.0 |
Qld | 19 930 | -34.1 | 8 799 | -40.6 | 28 729 | -36.2 |
SA | 9 245 | -10.9 | 2 768 | -7.8 | 12 013 | -10.2 |
WA | 15 976 | -6.7 | 3 360 | -48.5 | 19 336 | -18.2 |
Tas. | 2 559 | 0.7 | 592 | 48.7 | 3 151 | 7.2 |
NT | 736 | 24.7 | 250 | -57.0 | 986 | -15.9 |
ACT | 1 488 | 15.9 | 1 311 | 24.3 | 2 799 | 19.7 |
Aust. | 93 916 | -14.2 | 38 157 | -28.3 | 132 073 | -18.8 |
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VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
The value of total building approved in 2008-09 was $66,608.6m, a fall of 19.2% from the previous year with both residential and non-residential building approvals showing falls.
States and territories other than Tasmania (+10.7%) and the Australian Capital Territory (+18.0%) showed falls in the estimate for the value of Total Residential Building. The Australian Capital Territory (+83.7%) was the only state or territory to show a rise in the estimate of the value for Total Non-residential Building.
| Total residential building | Total non-residential building | Total building |
| | | | | | |
| $m | % change | $m | % change | $m | % change |
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NSW | 7 412.2 | -20.2 | 6 756.2 | -29.3 | 14 168.4 | -24.8 |
Vic. | 11 392.5 | -2.7 | 6 955.0 | -29.0 | 18 347.5 | -14.7 |
Qld | 8 801.2 | -30.9 | 8 115.9 | -0.9 | 16 917.1 | -19.2 |
SA | 2 563.0 | -5.3 | 1 828.7 | -16.0 | 4 391.7 | -10.1 |
WA | 5 584.9 | -22.7 | 2 785.7 | -48.9 | 8 370.6 | -33.9 |
Tas. | 763.4 | 10.7 | 499.0 | -0.7 | 1 262.4 | 5.9 |
NT | 382.6 | -8.8 | 353.9 | -33.4 | 736.5 | -22.5 |
ACT | 667.1 | 18.0 | 1 747.3 | 83.7 | 2 414.5 | 59.2 |
Aust. | 37 566.9 | -17.1 | 29 041.7 | -21.8 | 66 608.6 | -19.2 |
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