Building Approvals, Number and value |
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Period | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | South Australia | Western Australia | Tasmania | Northern Territory(a) | Australian Capital Territory(a) | Australia | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Number of Dwelling Unit approvals - annual | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005-06 | 34 160 | 36 529 | 38 033 | 11 458 | 26 170 | 2 634 | 1 363 | 1 867 | 152 214 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006-07 | 31 402 | 37 942 | 41 516 | 10 818 | 25 087 | 2 940 | 1 464 | 2 246 | 153 415 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-08 | 31 110 | 42 797 | 43 960 | 13 098 | 23 627 | 2 938 | 1 150 | 2 339 | 161 019 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Monthly - Trend | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2006-2007 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 2 482 | 3 365 | 3 684 | 898 | 1 953 | 239 | 108 | 232 | 12 960 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-2008 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 2 468 | 3 499 | 3 746 | 939 | 1 952 | 235 | 104 | 222 | 13 161 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 2 508 | 3 614 | 3 812 | 987 | 1 941 | 233 | 95 | 205 | 13 398 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 2 579 | 3 689 | 3 873 | 1 033 | 1 933 | 236 | 86 | 187 | 13 617 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 2 654 | 3 705 | 3 870 | 1 068 | 1 936 | 244 | 80 | 173 | 13 728 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 2 708 | 3 671 | 3 817 | 1 080 | 1 942 | 249 | 78 | 167 | 13 712 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 2 722 | 3 600 | 3 739 | 1 076 | 1 944 | 257 | 78 | 165 | 13 580 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | January | 2 701 | 3 514 | 3 665 | 1 070 | 1 939 | 257 | 80 | 162 | 13 391 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 2 653 | 3 455 | 3 590 | 1 075 | 1 919 | 255 | 84 | 164 | 13 197 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 2 590 | 3 433 | 3 503 | 1 093 | 1 901 | 253 | 83 | 173 | 13 029 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | 2 529 | 3 448 | 3 395 | 1 116 | 1 887 | 255 | 78 | 192 | 12 902 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 2 492 | 3 484 | 3 260 | 1 134 | 1 877 | 259 | 68 | 218 | 12 792 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 2 443 | 3 535 | 3 111 | 1 138 | 1 872 | 266 | 60 | 239 | 12 662 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2008-2009 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 2 384 | 3 589 | 2 963 | 1 132 | 1 873 | 273 | 54 | 250 | 12 518 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 2 327 | 3 640 | 2 844 | 1 117 | 1 877 | 280 | 45 | 255 | 12 385 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Percentage change from previous month - Trend | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2007-2008 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 0.5 | -1.9 | -2.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -1.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | January | -0.8 | -2.4 | -2.0 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | -1.8 | -1.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | -1.8 | -1.7 | -2.0 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -0.8 | 5.0 | 1.2 | -1.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | -2.4 | -0.6 | -2.4 | 1.7 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 5.5 | -1.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | -2.4 | 0.4 | -3.1 | 2.1 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -6.0 | 11.0 | -1.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -1.5 | 1.0 | -4.0 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -12.8 | 13.5 | -0.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | -2.0 | 1.5 | -4.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -11.8 | 9.6 | -1.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2008-2009 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | -2.4 | 1.5 | -4.8 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -10.0 | 4.6 | -1.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | -2.4 | 1.4 | -4.0 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -16.7 | 2.0 | -1.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Value of New dwelling unit Approvals - Annual | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005-06 | 7 193 | 7 357 | 8 144 | 1 774 | 5 124 | 459 | 333 | 429 | 30 814 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006-07 | 7 250 | 8 283 | 9 316 | 1 757 | 5 953 | 525 | 411 | 493 | 33 987 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-08 | 7 462 | 9 805 | 11 057 | 2 307 | 6 621 | 560 | 351 | 480 | 38 644 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Monthly - original ($ million) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2006-2007 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 667 | 690 | 870 | 145 | 575 | 40 | 25 | 56 | 3 068 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-2008 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 607 | 837 | 1 029 | 169 | 459 | 39 | 25 | 57 | 3 222 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 605 | 929 | 995 | 161 | 508 | 42 | 37 | 29 | 3 306 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 636 | 773 | 910 | 189 | 535 | 55 | 25 | 22 | 3 144 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | 510 | 1 038 | 1 068 | 211 | 469 | 45 | 85 | 42 | 3 468 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | 920 | 799 | 1 023 | 256 | 591 | 47 | 12 | 56 | 3 704 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 569 | 758 | 848 | 167 | 579 | 48 | 26 | 25 | 3 021 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | January | 499 | 662 | 766 | 146 | 781 | 47 | 9 | 24 | 2 935 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 642 | 797 | 882 | 188 | 500 | 49 | 42 | 45 | 3 147 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 533 | 722 | 705 | 145 | 509 | 39 | 32 | 21 | 2 706 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | 586 | 750 | 1 162 | 185 | 544 | 52 | 15 | 46 | 3 342 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 709 | 839 | 838 | 229 | 709 | 59 | 13 | 25 | 3 423 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 646 | 900 | 831 | 259 | 437 | 37 | 30 | 88 | 3 227 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2008-2009 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 650 | 1 006 | 779 | 218 | 556 | 72 | 10 | 60 | 3 351 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | 499 | 842 | 723 | 187 | 556 | 46 | 20 | 32 | 2 906 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Percentage change from previous month - Original | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2007-2008 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | -38.1 | -5.1 | -17.1 | -34.8 | -2.0 | 0.8 | 128.7 | -55.4 | -18.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | January | -12.3 | -12.7 | -9.7 | -12.4 | 35.0 | -2.4 | -64.5 | -3.8 | -2.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | 28.6 | 20.4 | 15.2 | 28.6 | -35.9 | 6.2 | 349.2 | 87.7 | 7.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | -17.0 | -9.4 | -20.1 | -22.8 | 1.7 | -20.8 | -25.0 | -53.5 | -14.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | 10.1 | 3.8 | 64.9 | 27.4 | 7.0 | 33.0 | -51.9 | 118.9 | 23.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | 20.9 | 11.9 | -27.9 | 23.6 | 30.3 | 13.3 | -12.9 | -44.9 | 2.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | -9.0 | 7.2 | -0.9 | 13.2 | -38.5 | -36.6 | 130.2 | 244.9 | -5.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2008-2009 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | 0.8 | 11.8 | -6.3 | -15.7 | 27.3 | 91.9 | -67.1 | -31.1 | 3.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | -23.3 | -16.2 | -7.1 | -14.3 | 0.2 | -35.5 | 102.6 | -47.8 | -13.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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(a) Extreme care should be exercised in using the trend series for number of building approvals in the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. The highly erratic nature of these data makes reliable estimation of the trend very difficult. |
Source: Building Approvals, Australia, (cat. no. 8731.0) |