SUMMARY OF 2009-10 BUILDING APPROVALS ORIGINAL
DWELLING UNITS APPROVED
The total number of dwelling units approved in 2009-10 was 168,400, an increase of 26.5% from the previous year. Nationally, the number of house approvals rose 22.2% from the previous year while other dwellings rose 36.9%. The estimate for the total number of dwelling units approved rose in all states and territories with the Australian Capital Territory (57.2%), New South Wales (38.1%), the Northern Territory (36.4%) and Victoria (33.9%) recording the highest increases.
The rise in number of houses approved during 2009-10 was driven by a 20.7% rise in private sector approvals and a 103.1% increase in public sector approvals. The increase in other dwellings was driven by a 18.2% increase in private sector approvals and a 288.2% increase in public sector approvals. Overall private sector dwelling units approved rose by 20.0% and public sector dwelling units approved rose by 214.8%.
 | HOUSES | OTHER DWELLINGS | TOTAL DWELLING UNITS |
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 | no. | % change | no. | % change | no. | % change |
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NSW | 17 071 | 25.9 | 15 985 | 54.1 | 33 056 | 38.1 |
Vic. | 39 046 | 28.1 | 16 870 | 49.5 | 55 916 | 33.9 |
Qld | 22 774 | 14.5 | 9 814 | 8.3 | 32 588 | 12.6 |
SA | 10 019 | 8.5 | 2 591 | -6.6 | 12 610 | 5.0 |
WA | 20 372 | 27.6 | 4 745 | 38.9 | 25 117 | 29.6 |
Tas. | 2 550 | -1.0 | 680 | 14.9 | 3 230 | 2.0 |
NT | 778 | 5.9 | 566 | 126.4 | 1 344 | 36.4 |
ACT | 2 208 | 48.5 | 2 331 | 66.4 | 4 539 | 57.2 |
Aust. | 114 818 | 22.2 | 53 582 | 36.9 | 168 400 | 26.5 |
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VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
The value of total building approved in 2009-10 was $84,357.3m, a rise of 22.8% from the previous year with both residential and non-residential building approvals showing rises.
All states and territories showed rises in the estimate for the value of total residential building, with New South Wales (33.4%) and the Australian Capital Territory (67.2%) the largest. Queensland (-12.1%) and the Australian Capital Territory (-28.0%) were the only states or territories to show a fall in the value of the total non-residential building estimate.
 | Total residential building | Total non-residential building | Total building |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | $m | % change | $m | % change | $m | % change |
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NSW | 10 119.6 | 33.4 | 10 252.2 | 47.6 | 20 371.7 | 40.2 |
Vic. | 14 681.6 | 28.1 | 8 652.8 | 18.2 | 23 334.4 | 24.3 |
Qld | 9 232.8 | 3.6 | 8 096.3 | -12.1 | 17 329.1 | -4.4 |
SA | 2 693.2 | 6.5 | 2 568.7 | 40.3 | 5 261.8 | 20.7 |
WA | 6 972.8 | 24.5 | 6 134.4 | 113.1 | 13 107.2 | 54.6 |
Tas. | 800.3 | 4.6 | 740.0 | 47.7 | 1 540.3 | 21.7 |
NT | 464.9 | 21.6 | 550.9 | 55.7 | 1 015.8 | 38.0 |
ACT | 1 130.5 | 67.2 | 1 266.5 | -28.0 | 2 397.0 | -1.5 |
Aust. | 46 095.7 | 21.6 | 38 261.6 | 24.2 | 84 357.3 | 22.8 |
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