AUGUST KEY FIGURES
| | Aug 14 | Jul 14 to Aug 14 | Aug 13 to Aug 14 |
| | no. | % change | % change |
|
TREND | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 16 237 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| Private sector houses | 9 298 | - | 12.5 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 6 698 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 16 810 | 3.0 | 14.5 |
| Private sector houses | 9 231 | -1.8 | 12.2 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 7 348 | 9.6 | 17.5 |
|
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
Dwelling units approved
| Private sector houses approved
|
AUGUST KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 1.2% in August and has risen for three months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved rose 3.0% in August and has risen for two months.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved was flat in August.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 1.8% in August following a rise of 1.3% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 3.1% in August and has risen for three months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 9.6% in August and has risen for two months.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 0.8% in August and has risen for two months. The value of residential building rose 1.4% and has risen for four months. The value of non-residential building fell 0.5% and has fallen for nine months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 0.5% in August following a fall of 10.9% in the previous month. The value of residential building rose 3.0% and has risen for two months. The value of non-residential building fell 4.5% and has fallen for two months.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
August 2014 - Additional | 9 October 2014 |
September 2014 | 3 November 2014 |
October 2014 | 2 December 2014 |
November 2014 | 8 January 2015 |
December 2014 | 3 February 2015 |
January 2015 | 3 March 2015 |
February 2015 | 1 April 2015 |
DATA NOTES
A number of time series spreadsheets contain 'np' (not available for publication) annotations. This is due to confidential data being contained in these series.
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
Small area data cubes will be released in an "Additional Information" release approximately one week after the main publication. The data cubes will be for Statistical Area Level 2 and Local Government Areas. Release dates are published under the "Forthcoming Issues" section of the publication and in ABS Release Advice.
REVISIONS THIS MONTH
Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:
Dwellings | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | TOTAL |
|
NSW | -1 | 16 | 15 |
Vic. | 4 | - | 4 |
Qld | 173 | -1 | 172 |
SA | 10 | -3 | 7 |
WA | 30 | 21 | 51 |
Tas. | - | - | - |
NT | - | - | - |
ACT | - | - | - |
Total | 216 | 33 | 249 |
|
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
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