SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES
| | Sep 13 | Aug 13 to Sep 13 | Sep 12 to Sep 13 |
| | no. | % change | % change |
|
TREND | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 15 149 | 2.5 | 15.1 |
| Private sector houses | 8 278 | 0.5 | 10.6 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 6 588 | 5.6 | 20.9 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | | | |
| Total dwelling units approved | 16 318 | 14.4 | 18.6 |
| Private sector houses | 8 285 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| Private sector dwellings excluding houses | 7 780 | 31.8 | 31.9 |
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Dwelling units approved
| Private sector houses approved
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SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 2.5% in September and has risen for 21 months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved rose 14.4% in September following a fall of 1.6% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.5% in September and has risen for ten months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses rose 1.5% in September following a fall of 1.2% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 5.6% in September and has risen for five months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 31.8% in September and has risen for three months.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 0.3% in September and has risen for three months. The value of residential building rose 2.1% and has risen for seven months. The value of non-residential building fell 2.5% and has fallen for five months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 3.4% in September and has risen for three months. The value of residential building rose 10.1% and has risen for four months. The value of non-residential building fell 6.0% after rising for two months.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
October 2013 | 2 December 2013 |
November 2013 | 9 January 2014 |
December 2013 | 3 February 2014 |
January 2014 | 4 March 2014 |
February 2014 | 2 April 2014 |
March 2014 | 5 May 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 | 271 | 386 | 657 |
Vic. | - 3 | 67 | 64 |
Qld | - 41 | 136 | 95 |
SA | 9 | - | 9 |
WA | - 1 | - 4 | - 5 |
Tas. | - 2 | - | - 2 |
NT | 4 | 25 | 29 |
ACT | - | - | - |
Total | 237 | 610 | 847 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
INQUIRIES
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