Estimated Stocks of Dwellings, Western Australia

NAME OF ORGANISATION
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

OVERVIEW

Using Census of Population and Housing counts as the base, dwelling commencements are added and dwelling demolitions subtracted to compile estimates of the stock of private dwellings in Census Collection Districts (CCDs) and local government areas.

PURPOSE

The estimates represent Census dwelling counts adjusted to take account of postcensul variations in dwelling numbers. As such, they are an indicator of geographic areas of intercensal housing and population growth (or decline) and are sought after by government as an aid to policy and planning.

SCOPE

Population and private dwellings from the Census of Population and Housing together with all commencements and demolitions as reported by local government authorities.

DATA DETAIL

Conceptual framework

Following each Population and Housing Census, a base file is created containing, for each CCD, the number of houses; dwellings other than houses; population; occupied dwellings; and total dwellings. The number of dwelling commencements and demolitions reported monthly by local and other government authorities are aggregated quarterly and merged with this base file to create an updated master file to produce counts of stocks of dwellings at that point in time. This updated master file then becomes the base file for the following quarter. This process continues until the next Census of Population and Housing.

Main outputs

Four tables are produced:

1. Population and private dwellings in CCDs for selected Statistical Local Areas

2. Population and private dwellings in Statistical Local Areas

3. Estimated Dwellings by type of dwelling in CCDs for selected Statistical Local Areas

4. Demolitions

Tables 1 and 2 are published annually as at 30 June in "Estimated Stocks of Dwellings, Western Australia" (ABS Cat. No. 8705.5)

Classifications

Census of Population and Housing dwelling classification

Functional Classification of Buildings

Other concepts (summary)

Not applicable

GEOGRAPHIC DETAIL
Western Australia
Statistical Division
Statistical Subdivision
Statistical Local Area
Census Collection District
Legal Local Government Area
CD Derived Suburb
CD Derived Postcode
Capital City Statistical Division

Comments and/or Other Regions

Not applicable

COLLECTION FREQUENCY
Quarterly

Frequency comments

Data is tabulated following the release of Building Commencements data.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Data is produced and disseminated quarterly as customised tables and published on an annual basis

DATA AVAILABILITY
Yes

Data availability comments