APRIL KEY FIGURES
| | Apr 13 | Mar 13 to Apr 13 | Apr 12 to Apr 13 |
| | no. | % change | % change |
|
TREND | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 13 182 | 0.4 | 6.3 |
| Private sector houses | 7 699 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 5 200 | -0.4 | 4.9 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 13 774 | 9.1 | 27.3 |
| Private sector houses | 7 832 | 2.5 | 18.9 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 5 660 | 18.0 | 37.2 |
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Dwelling units approved
| Private sector houses approved
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APRIL KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 0.4% in April after levelling out in March.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved rose 9.1% in April following a fall of 5.5% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 1.0% in April and has risen for five months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses rose 2.5% in April and has risen for four months.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 0.4% in April and has fallen for four months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 18.0% in April following a fall of 9.9% in the previous month.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 1.2% in April and has risen for 15 months. The value of residential building rose 0.1% after falling for three months. The value of non-residential building rose 2.7% and has risen for six months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 2.7% in April following a rise of 6.1% in the previous month. The value of residential building rose 3.8% following a fall of 6.4% in the previous month. The value of non-residential building fell 10.3% following a rise of 25.2% in the previous month.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
May 2013 | 4 July 2013 |
June 2013 | 30 July 2013 |
July 2013 | 2 September 2013 |
August 2013 | 2 October 2013 |
September 2013 | 31 October 2013 |
October 2013 | 2 December 2013 |
DATA NOTES
A number of time series spreadsheets, as well as tables 13, 14 and 16 from this publication, contain 'np' (not available for publication) annotations. This is due to confidential data being contained in these series.
REVISIONS THIS MONTH
Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | TOTAL |
|
NSW | 26 | 32 | 58 |
Vic. | - | -47 | 109 |
Qld | -64 | 76 | 12 |
SA | - | 4 | 4 |
WA | -38 | - | -38 |
Tas. | - | - | - |
NT | - | 48 | 48 |
ACT | - | - | - |
Total | -76 | 113 | 37 |
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INQUIRIES
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