VALUE OF WORK DONE VOLUME TERMS MAR QTR 2012
SUMMARY COMMENTS
- In the March quarter 2012, the seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done rose in South Australia (1.6%), the Northern Territory (1.5%) and Western Australia (0.7%) while the Australian Capital Territory was flat. All other states and territories fell with Tasmania (-14.6%) and New South Wales (-10.9%) experiencing the largest falls.
- The original estimate of total building work done fell in all states and territories with Tasmania (-22.9%) and New South Wales (-20.3%) recording the largest falls.
| | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Original(a) |
|
Value of work done | | | | | | | | | |
| New residential building ($m) | 1 808.3 | 2 877.5 | 1 532.7 | 475.8 | 1 290.3 | 134.9 | 87.3 | 289.2 | 8 496.0 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building ($m) | 423.1 | 470.6 | 290.8 | 95.5 | 149.5 | 37.0 | 11.6 | 30.4 | 1 508.5 |
| Non-residential building ($m) | 1 375.5 | 1 669.0 | 1 499.8 | 545.6 | 1 427.6 | 84.5 | 145.7 | 251.1 | 6 998.8 |
| Total building ($m) | 3 606.9 | 5 017.1 | 3 323.3 | 1 116.9 | 2 867.4 | 256.3 | 244.6 | 570.7 | 17 003.3 |
Percentage change | | | | | | | | | |
| New residential building (%) | -12.5 | -13.8 | -6.7 | -16.8 | -9.6 | -13.1 | -12.3 | -8.4 | -11.7 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building (%) | -25.9 | -21.5 | -22.6 | -18.5 | -25.6 | -14.5 | -51.4 | -22.9 | -23.5 |
| Non-residential building (%) | -27.2 | -19.5 | -21.4 | -3.4 | 1.3 | -37.0 | -12.0 | -16.2 | -17.1 |
| Total building (%) | -20.3 | -16.6 | -15.4 | -10.9 | -5.6 | -22.9 | -15.4 | -12.9 | -15.1 |
Seasonally Adjusted(a) |
|
Value of work done | | | | | | | | | |
| New residential building(b) ($m) | 1 943.0 | 3 254.3 | 1 668.7 | 520.5 | 1 351.7 | 142.1 | 100.3 | 322.4 | 9 286.2 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building(b) ($m) | 486.3 | 530.7 | 343.0 | 108.1 | 150.2 | 39.8 | 15.5 | 35.2 | 1 710.2 |
| Non-residential building(c) ($m) | 1 450.6 | 1 890.2 | 1 669.6 | 582.3 | 1 502.8 | 90.0 | 159.0 | 280.0 | 7 697.4 |
| Total building ($m) | 3 880.0 | 5 675.2 | 3 681.3 | 1 211.0 | 3 004.7 | 271.9 | 274.8 | 637.6 | 18 693.8 |
Percentage change | | | | | | | | | |
| New residential building (%) | -4.6 | -0.3 | 6.0 | -5.2 | -5.1 | -6.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | -1.2 |
| Alterations and additions to residential building (%) | -6.6 | -4.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -23.0 | -3.8 | -22.5 | -5.7 | -5.5 |
| Non-residential building (%) | -19.3 | -3.7 | -6.7 | 8.8 | 10.0 | -27.8 | 3.8 | -2.5 | -4.1 |
| Total building (%) | -10.9 | -1.9 | -0.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -14.6 | 1.5 | - | -2.8 |
|
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2009-10. 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) |