DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
| | Dec 13 | Nov 13 to Dec 13 | Dec 12 to Dec 13 |
| | no. | % change | % change |
|
TREND | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 16 583 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| Private sector houses | 8 665 | 1.1 | 15.9 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 7 711 | 2.2 | 39.4 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 16 141 | -2.9 | 21.8 |
| Private sector houses | 8 604 | -3.4 | 17.8 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 7 353 | -1.2 | 29.3 |
|
Dwelling units approved
| Private sector houses approved
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DECEMBER KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 1.5% in December and has risen for 24 months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 2.9% in December and has fallen for three months.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 1.1% in December and has risen for 13 months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 3.4% in December after rising for three months.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 2.2% in December and has risen for nine months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 1.2% in December and has fallen for three months.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 3.1% in December and has risen for 23 months. The value of residential building rose 2.2% and has risen for ten months. The value of non-residential building rose 4.3% and has risen for five months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 6.5% in December following a fall of 3.9% in the previous month. The value of residential building rose 3.4% following a fall of 1.5% in the previous month. The value of non-residential building rose 11.2% following a fall of 7.3% in the previous month.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
January 2014 | 4 March 2014 |
February 2014 | 2 April 2014 |
March 2014 | 5 May 2014 |
April 2014 | 2 June 2014 |
May 2014 | 3 July 2014 |
June 2014 | 31 July 2014 |
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.
REVISIONS THIS MONTH
Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | TOTAL |
|
NSW | 31 | 53 | 84 |
Vic. | 39 | - 9 | 30 |
Qld | 42 | 63 | 105 |
SA | - 11 | 2 | - 9 |
WA | 51 | 44 | 95 |
Tas. | - 1 | 1 | - |
NT | 73 | 243 | 316 |
ACT | - | - | - |
Total | 224 | 397 | 621 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
INQUIRIES
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