8752.0 - Building Activity, Australia, Mar 2011 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/07/2011   
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VALUE OF WORK DONE VOLUME TERMS MAR QTR 2011


SUMMARY COMMENTS

  • In the March quarter 2011, the seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done rose in the Northern Territory (0.4%) and the Australian Capital Territory (9.7%). All other states and territories fell with South Australia (-11.5%) and Queensland (-10.1%) experiencing the largest falls.
  • The original estimate of total building work done fell in all states and territories. The largest falls were in South Australia (-23.1%), Queensland (-22.7%) and the Northern Territory (-18.3%).

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

Original(a)

Value of work done
New residential building ($m)
2 055.2
2 885.3
1 700.3
529.2
1 520.9
142.6
74.7
290.8
9 199.0
Alterations and additions to residential building ($m)
456.0
446.7
251.3
87.1
203.6
37.3
19.9
33.0
1 534.8
Non-residential building ($m)
1 944.0
1 748.6
1 624.1
443.8
1 204.7
142.1
89.9
299.7
7 496.8
Total building ($m)
4 455.2
5 080.5
3 575.6
1 060.2
2 929.1
322.1
184.5
623.4
18 230.6
Percentage change
New residential building (%)
-3.1
-13.7
-16.6
-14.9
-4.7
-7.7
-16.7
9.3
-10.1
Alterations and additions to residential building (%)
-20.8
-14.9
-33.5
-22.4
8.8
-2.3
-11.3
-13.7
-18.2
Non-residential building (%)
-19.7
-19.0
-26.6
-31.2
-12.9
-18.0
-21.0
-17.6
-20.8
Total building (%)
-12.9
-15.7
-22.7
-23.1
-7.5
-12.0
-18.3
-6.7
-15.5

Seasonally Adjusted(a)

Value of work done
New residential building(b) ($m)
2 218.5
3 228.4
1 857.4
571.4
1 612.0
150.7
88.5
333.5
10 083.1
Alterations and additions to residential building(b) ($m)
514.5
499.3
293.2
95.7
201.2
40.0
26.4
37.3
1 723.5
Non-residential building(c) ($m)
2 047.6
1 980.7
1 811.9
491.3
1 273.2
158.2
100.6
345.9
8 181.9
Total building ($m)
4 780.6
5 708.4
3 962.4
1 158.4
3 086.5
348.9
215.6
716.7
19 988.5
Percentage change
New residential building (%)
5.5
0.5
-6.7
-4.2
0.7
-2.5
0.1
28.0
0.7
Alterations and additions to residential building (%)
-1.6
2.3
-12.6
-8.4
11.0
8.9
36.4
3.4
-
Non-residential building (%)
-12.1
-4.5
-12.9
-19.2
-5.5
-5.2
-5.9
-3.0
-10.1
Total building (%)
-3.5
-1.2
-10.1
-11.5
-1.4
-2.6
0.4
9.7
-4.1

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2008-09. Refer to paragraphs 31-35 of the Explanatory Notes.
(b) Source electronic table no. 4 (see Appendix)
(c) Source electronic table no. 2 (see Appendix)