Australian Bureau of Statistics
Celebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013

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NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS AND STAGE OF PRODUCTION

JUNE KEY FIGURES, Western Australia
		Jun qtr 2010	Mar qtr 2010 to Jun qtr 2010	Jun qtr 2009 to Jun qtr 2010
Original		No.	% change	% change
Total Residential Building(a)
	Dwellings commenced	6 740	-5.9	53.5
	Dwellings under construction	19 131	7.1	14.7
	Dwellings completed	5 449	5.7	-13.9
(a) Includes total alterations and additions, refurbishments and conversions
Source: Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0).

• In the June quarter 2010, there was a fall in the number of residential dwellings commenced (-5.9%) but increases in the number of dwellings under construction (7.1%) and completed (5.7%).
• The increased number of dwelling commencements compared to the June quarter 2009 may be reflective of the building industry catching up with demand, following a 'saturation' of the market in 2009 when falling interest rates and increased government subsidies resulted in record numbers of building approvals.