DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES
SUMMARY COMMENTS
The trend estimate for total dwellings approved fell 1.0% in March 2011. The trend fell in Queensland (-6.1%), Victoria (-0.9%) and Western Australia (-0.4%) while the Northern Territory (+3.2%), Tasmania (+2.1%), South Australia (+1.8%), New South Wales (+0.7%) and the Australian Capital Territory (+0.3%) all rose. In seasonally adjusted terms the estimate of total dwellings approved rose 9.1% with Victoria (+26.8%), New South Wales (+8.5%), Tasmania (+5.8%) and Western Australia (+3.4%) recording rises while South Australia (-22.5%) and Queensland (-15.0%) showed decreases.
The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.4% this month. Of the published states, Queensland (-3.0%), South Australia (-1.4%), Western Australia (-0.4%) and Victoria (-0.2%) fell while New South Wales rose 1.0%.
 | | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Original |
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| Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 505 | 3 186 | 1 382 | 636 | 1 346 | 230 | 31 | 184 | 8 500 |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 3 168 | 5 564 | 1 763 | 831 | 1 812 | 293 | 59 | 645 | 14 135 |
| Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | 4.7 | 14.1 | 23.2 | 10.6 | -0.6 | 23.0 | -3.1 | -11.5 | 10.3 |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 20.5 | 40.0 | -1.3 | -15.5 | 10.4 | 18.1 | -35.2 | 101.6 | 21.1 |
Seasonally Adjusted |
|
| Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 415 | 2 974 | 1 317 | 582 | 1 302 | na | na | na | 8 016 |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 3 158 | 5 234 | 1 674 | 802 | 1 784 | 280 | na | na | 13 627 |
| Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | -5.6 | 3.7 | 8.2 | -2.1 | -8.4 | na | na | na | -0.8 |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 8.5 | 26.8 | -15.0 | -22.5 | 3.4 | 5.8 | na | na | 9.1 |
Trend |
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| Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 433 | 2 963 | 1 247 | 561 | 1 374 | na | na | na | 8 016 |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 998 | 4 886 | 1 929 | 851 | 1 762 | 249 | 70 | 386 | 13 130 |
| Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | 1.0 | -0.2 | -3.0 | -1.4 | -0.4 | na | na | na | -0.4 |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 0.7 | -0.9 | -6.1 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
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