Information about Building Approvals data cubes
The files under the data cubes heading contain data for small geographic areas in Excel and CSV (contained within .zip files) formats. Excel files contain data for a financial year whereas CSV files contain data for individual months.
Please note that Building Approvals data are subject to revision. Data cubes are re-released each month including data for the latest month and revisions to data for previous months.
CSV files
Statistical Area 2s: Australia, Year are CSV files containing Statistical Area 2, Statistical Area 3, Statistical Area 4, Greater Capital City Statistical Area and State data for Australia for each month in the relevant year.
Classifications |
State/Territories | Statistical Area (SA), State and Australia |
Reference Month | Monthly (yyyy refers to the financial year) |
Sector of Ownership | Private, Public, Total |
Type of Building | Houses, Other Residential, Residential, Non-residential, Non-house and Total building |
Type of Work | New, Alterations & additions (incl. conversions and refurbishments), Total work |
Data Items | Value of approval ($m), Number of dwelling units (no.)
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Local Government Areas: State, Year are CSV files containing Local Government Area and State data for Australia for each month in the relevant year.
Classifications |
Geographic Classification | Local Government Area (LGA), State and Australia |
Reference Month | Monthly (yyyy refers to the financial year) |
Sector of Ownership | Private, Public, Total |
Type of Building | Houses, Other residential, Residential, Non-residential, Total building |
Type of Work | New, Alterations & additions (incl. conversions and refurbishments), Total work |
Data Items | Value of approval ($000's), Number of dwelling units (no.), Selected value and dwelling ranges |
Previous financial year Statistical Area 2 (SA2) SuperTABLE data cubes
For SA2 data cubes for financial years 2001-02 to 2010-11 see the January 2014 issue of
Building Approvals, Australia (cat.no. 8731.0).
For SA2 data cubes for financial years 2011-12 to 2014-15 see the January 2017 issue of
Building Approvals, Australia (cat.no. 8731.0).
For SA2 data cubes for financial years 2015-16 to 2016-17 see the January 2019 issue of
Building Approvals, Australia (cat.no. 8731.0).
Excel Spreadsheets
Statistical Area 2s: State, Year are Excel spreadsheets containing Statistical Area 2 data for that state/territory for the relevant year.
Information available |
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Geographic Classification | Statistical Area 2 (SA2), Statistical Area 3 (SA3), Statistical Area 4 (SA4), Greater Capital City Statistical Area and State |
Time period | Total year, or year to date for the current financial year |
Data items | New houses (number and value)
New other residential building (number and value)
Total dwellings (number)
Alterations and additions to residential buildings (value)
Total residential building (value)
Non-residential building (value)
Total building (value) |
Local Government Areas: State, Year are Excel spreadsheets containing Local Government Area data for that state/territory for the relevant year.
Information available |
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Geographic Classification | Local Government Area (LGA) and State |
Time period | Total year, or year to date for the current financial year |
Data items | New houses (number and value)
New other residential building (number and value)
Total dwellings (number)
Alterations and additions to residential buildings (value)
Total residential building (value)
Non-residential building (value)
Total building (value) |
Volatility of Local Government Area and Statistical Area 2 Data
Note that the estimates for small areas vary from month to month and caution should be used in drawing conclusions from monthly movements.
For Further Information
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