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DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES


SUMMARY COMMENTS

The trend estimate for total dwellings approved fell 2.7% in August 2010. The trend fell in New South Wales (-3.6%), Queensland (-8.4%), Western Australia (-5.2%), Tasmania (-0.1%) and the Australian Capital Territory (-8.0%). In seasonally adjusted terms the estimate of total dwellings approved fell 4.7% with falls in New South Wales (-16.0%), Victoria (-1.4%) and Tasmania (-10.5%), Queensland (+0.9%). South Australia (+11.2%) and Western Australia (+0.9%) all showed increases this month.

The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 1.8% this month. All states experienced falls with Queensland (-3.9%) being the largest.

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.
Original
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 321	3 203	1 606	723	1 647	176	33	135	8 844
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 275	5 217	2 225	1 350	1 856	257	130	188	13 498
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-3.1	-7.5	-4.0	-6.0	19.1	-9.3	-28.3	-24.6	-2.5
	Total dwelling units (%)	-27.5	-11.3	2.9	18.3	2.3	-17.6	-44.2	-47.2	-10.2
Seasonally Adjusted
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 194	2 962	1 476	682	1 545	na	na	na	8 208
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 337	5 071	2 116	1 179	1 773	249	na	na	13 049
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-7.5	-7.7	-7.0	-3.6	12.3	na	na	na	-4.3
	Total dwelling units (%)	-16.0	-1.4	0.9	11.2	0.9	-10.5	na	na	-4.7
Trend
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 269	3 022	1 487	680	1 466	na	na	na	8 300
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 498	4 972	2 176	1 119	1 683	256	149	312	13 166
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-2.3	-0.4	-3.9	-1.2	-1.7	na	na	na	-1.8
	Total dwelling units (%)	-3.6	0.8	-8.4	0.7	-5.2	-0.1	3.9	-8.0	-2.7
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