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DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES


SUMMARY COMMENTS

The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 4.2% in November 2008. The trend fell in states and territories other than the Northern Territory (+15.0%), with the largest fall in the Australian Capital Territory (-8.4%).

The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 3.3% in November. The trend fell in all published states, with the largest fall in Western Australia (-4.9%).

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.
Original
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	994	2 240	1 564	704	1 060	187	60	97	6 906
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 048	2 811	1 908	933	1 280	233	118	172	9 503
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-11.6	-9.9	-16.7	-12.4	-32.4	-11.4	5.3	1.0	-16.0
	Total dwelling units (%)	-2.3	-23.9	-24.3	-3.1	-27.0	-15.3	45.7	-61.3	-19.7
Seasonally Adjusted
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 028	2 214	1 596	701	961	na	na	na	6 829
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 087	2 876	1 971	936	1 192	243	na	na	9 581
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-4.1	-3.4	-4.4	-7.5	-33.4	na	na	na	-9.7
	Total dwelling units (%)	2.3	-10.2	-15.9	-1.3	-29.5	-4.6	na	na	-12.8
Trend
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 046	2 298	1 606	712	1 204	na	na	na	7 196
	Total dwelling units (no.)	1 940	3 110	2 307	972	1 454	253	90	181	10 307
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-1.6	-2.5	-4.7	-3.9	-4.9	na	na	na	-3.3
	Total dwelling units (%)	-2.9	-4.4	-4.2	-3.9	-6.4	-1.4	15.0	-8.4	-4.2
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