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Building Commencements Collection
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Provides information collected from local and other government authorities relating to the number of new residential building jobs that commenced during the reference period. All building jobs need to have a permit issued by, or be approved by, a Commonwealth, State or Local Government Authority and are regarded as being commenced once the first inspection has been made by the appropriate authority.
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Data items collected include:
- number of dwelling units commenced
- value of new residential buildings commenced (houses and other residential)
- material of outer wall
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Monthly data were published on a quarterly basis from September 1980 to December 1990 and then published monthly until September 1996. Prior to this, building activity information was obtained from the Building Operations Census.
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Dwelling Unit Commencements Reported by Approving Authorities, Western Australia (8741.5)
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The ABS can make available certain data which are not contained in publications. Unpublished building commencements data are available as either a standing order (tailored tables delivered each month) or as ad hoc requests. Data can be transferred to various spreadsheet packages such as Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel. For more information, please contact our Information Services team.
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