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DWELLING UNIT COMMENCEMENTS ORIGINAL


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES

	Mar qtr 12	Dec qtr 11 to Mar qtr 12	Mar qtr 11 to Mar qtr 12
	no.	%	%
New private sector houses	18 327	-21.5	-13.1
New private sector other residential building	8 803	-31.0	-37.9
Private sector conversion, etc.	236	21.0	28.0
Public sector dwellings	460	-25.9	-67.9
Total dwelling units	27 826	-24.6	-24.6

• The total number of dwelling units commenced fell 24.6% in the March quarter 2012, to 27,826.
• No state or territory experienced an increase in dwelling unit commencements this quarter. The largest decreases were seen in the Australian Capital Territory (-50.9%), New South Wales (-46.7%), the Northern Territory (-27.8%) and Tasmania (-24.0%).
• New private sector house commencements fell 21.5% to 18,327.
• New private sector house commencements fell in all states and territories. The Northern Territory (-39.3%), New South Wales (-32.0%) and Victoria (-30.7%) experienced the largest falls.
• New private sector other residential building fell 31.0%, to 8,803. This follows a fall of 3.3% in the December quarter.
• The total number of public sector dwellings commenced fell by 25.9% to 460.
• South Australia experienced the largest number of public sector dwelling commencements (170), followed by Western Australia (142), while the Northern Territory had no public sector dwelling commencements this quarter.