8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, Aug 2008 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/09/2008   
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AUGUST KEY FIGURES

Aug 08
Jul 08 to Aug 08
Aug 07 to Aug 08
no.
% change
% change

TREND
Total dwelling units approved
12 385
-1.1
-7.6
Private sector houses
8 357
-1.1
-7.1
Private sector other dwellings
3 753
-1.0
-6.1
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Total dwelling units approved
12 095
-3.7
-8.6
Private sector houses
8 303
-0.8
-7.4
Private sector other dwellings
3 550
-7.8
-8.0


Dwelling units approved
Graph: Number of dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved
Graph: Private sector houses approved




AUGUST KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 1.1% in August 2008 and is now showing a fall of 1.1% in July 2008.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 3.7% in August following a fall of 2.4% in July.


PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
  • The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 1.1% in August.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.8% in August following a fall of 3.3% in July.


PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 1.0% and is now showing falls for three months.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 7.8% in August following a fall of 3.1% in July.


VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
  • The trend estimate for the value of total building approved fell 0.1% in August. The trend estimate for the value of new residential building approved fell 0.3%, while the value of alterations and additions rose 0.7%. The estimate of value of non-residential building approved was flat in August.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total building approved fell 12.6% in August. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of new residential building approved fell 1.6% in August. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of alterations and additions fell 12.4%, and the value of non-residential building fell 23.8%.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
September 2008 5 November 2008
October 2008 4 December 2008
November 2008 8 January 2009
December 2008 4 February 2009
January 2009 5 March 2009
February 2009 1 April 2009



CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.


REVISIONS THIS MONTH

Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:

2007-08
2008-09
TOTAL

NSW
11
-7
4
Vic.
-22
30
8
Qld
201
19
220
SA
-47
23
-24
WA
-79
6
-73
Tas.
1
-
1
NT
-
-
-
ACT
-
-
-
Total
65
71
136




DATA NOTES

There are no notes about the data.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Paul Pamment on Adelaide (08) 8237 7648.