8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, Jul 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 03/09/2007   
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DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES


SUMMARY COMMENTS

The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 0.5% in July 2007. The trend rose in Victoria (+2.6%), Queensland (+0.3%), South Australia (+0.2%), Western Australia (+0.3%), and the Australian Capital Territory (+10.9%) but fell in New South Wales (-2.3%), Tasmania (-4.5%) and the Northern Territory (-1.0%).


The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.1% in July 2007. The trend rose in Victoria (+1.2%) and South Australia (+1.2%) but fell in New South Wales (-1.1%), Queensland (-0.3%) and Western Australia (-0.1%).

NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.

Original

Dwelling units approved
Private sector houses (no.)
1 390
2 785
2 539
814
1 424
164
52
117
9 285
Total dwelling units (no.)
2 531
3 643
3 772
1 022
1 793
198
104
360
13 423
Percentage change from previous month
Private sector houses (%)
6.4
12.6
1.7
21.0
0.6
-8.4
13.0
2.6
6.7
Total dwelling units (%)
1.6
12.1
-7.8
20.4
-18.8
-4.8
28.4
15.0
-0.5

Seasonally Adjusted

Dwelling units approved
Private sector houses (no.)
1 230
2 532
2 379
733
1 436
na
na
na
8 646
Total dwelling units (no.)
2 368
3 625
3 702
894
1 732
195
na
na
12 980
Percentage change from previous month
Private sector houses (%)
2.3
7.7
-3.6
3.8
-5.2
na
na
na
0.7
Total dwelling units (%)
-1.2
15.3
-0.2
-1.4
-19.9
-11.0
na
na
0.4

Trend

Dwelling units approved
Private sector houses (no.)
1 235
2 413
2 454
722
1 486
na
na
na
8 636
Total dwelling units (no.)
2 359
3 329
3 625
893
1 949
210
104
305
12 775
Percentage change from previous month
Private sector houses (%)
-1.1
1.2
-0.3
1.2
-0.1
na
na
na
0.1
Total dwelling units (%)
-2.3
2.6
0.3
0.2
0.3
-4.5
-1.0
10.9
0.5

na not available