OCTOBER KEY FIGURES
| | Oct 12 | Sep 12 to Oct 12 | Oct 11 to Oct 12 |
| | no. | % change | % change |
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TREND | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 12 726 | -0.3 | 6.2 |
| Private sector houses | 7 556 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 4 962 | -2.4 | 16.1 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 12 540 | -7.6 | 14.5 |
| Private sector houses | 7 451 | -1.5 | 4.6 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 4 817 | -18.0 | 32.7 |
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Dwelling units approved
| Private sector houses approved
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OCTOBER KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved fell 0.3% in October and has fallen for two months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 7.6% in October after rising for two months.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.9% in October and has risen for five months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 1.5% in October following a rise of 2.0% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 2.4% in October and has fallen for three months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 18.0% in October following rises of 21.4% and 29.4% in September and August respectively.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved fell 2.4% in October and has fallen for five months. The value of residential building rose 0.4% and has risen for nine months. The value of non-residential building fell 7.6% and has fallen for five months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 6.7% in October after rising for two months. The value of residential building fell 12.9% after rising for two months. The value of non-residential building rose 6.7% following a fall of 11.9% in the previous month.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
November 2012 | 10 January 2013 |
December 2012 | 4 February 2013 |
January 2013 | 4 March 2013 |
February 2013 | 4 April 2013 |
March 2013 | 2 May 2013 |
April 2013 | 30 May 2013 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
A new base year, 2010-11, has been introduced into the chain volume estimates which has resulted in revisions to growth rates in subsequent periods. In addition, the chain volume estimates have been re-referenced to 2010-11, thereby preserving additivity in the quarters after the reference year. Re-referencing affects the levels of, but not the movements in, chain volume estimates. For further information, see the explanatory notes.
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:
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | TOTAL |
|
NSW | 51 | 26 | 77 |
Vic. | - | - | - |
Qld | 5 | 180 | 185 |
SA | - | -28 | -28 |
WA | 13 | 143 | 156 |
Tas. | -13 | - | -13 |
NT | - | - | - |
ACT | - | - | - |
Total | 56 | 321 | 377 |
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INQUIRIES
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