FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES
| | Feb 08 | Jan 08 to Feb 08 | Feb 07 to Feb 08 |
| | no. | % change | % change |
|
TREND | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 13 239 | -1.0 | 5.4 |
| Private sector houses | 9 080 | -0.3 | 6.2 |
| Private sector other dwellings | 3 777 | -2.9 | 2.7 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 13 146 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Private sector houses | 9 138 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
| Private sector other dwellings | 3 611 | -0.9 | -19.4 |
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Dwelling units approved
| Private sector houses approved
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FEBRUARY KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 1.0% in February 2008.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 0.1% in February following a revised increase of 1.4% in January.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.3% in February following a fall of 0.2% in January.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.8% in February following a rise of 2.4% in January.
PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 2.9% in February.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 0.9% in February.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate for the value of total building approved fell 0.4% in February. The trend estimate for the value of new residential building approved fell 1.3% and the value of alterations and additions rose 0.8%. The value of non-residential building approved rose 0.6%.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total building approved fell 14.4% in February. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of new residential building approved fell 4.2% in February. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of alterations and additions rose 1.7% and the value of non-residential building fell 26.7%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
March 2008 | 1 May 2008 |
April 2008 | 3 June 2008 |
May 2008 | 2 July 2008 |
June 2008 | 30 July 2008 |
July 2008 | 2 September 2008 |
August 2008 | 30 September 2008 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
As noted last month, the Time Series Spreadsheet tables 83 to 91, with data coded to the 1986 Function Classification of Buildings (FCB), are no longer available on the ABS web site. A concordance between the 1986 FCB and the 1999 FCB is available in the classification manual -
ABS Functional Classification of Buildings (cat. no. 1268.0.55.001)
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REVISIONS THIS MONTH
Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:
| 2006-07 | 2007-08 | TOTAL |
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NSW | 3 | 56 | 59 |
Vic. | 3 | 23 | 26 |
Qld | 3 | -2 | 1 |
SA | - | - | - |
WA | - | 1 | 1 |
Tas. | 7 | - | 7 |
NT | - | - | - |
ACT | - | - | - |
Total | 16 | 78 | 94 |
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One missing permit, added to November 2007 data, contributed an upward revision of $103.6m to the estimate of the value of non-residential approvals in New South Wales.
DATA NOTES
A special article on ‘Average Floor Area of New Residential Dwellings’ in the years 1986-87 to 2006-07 is included in this issue (see page 7).
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.