DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES
SUMMARY COMMENTS
The trend estimate for total dwellings approved fell 1.6% in June 2011. The trend fell in New South Wales (-4.3%), Victoria (-2.0%), Western Australia (-1.0%), Tasmania (-0.6%), Queensland (-0.4%) and South Australia (-0.2%) while the Australian Capital Territory (5.2%) and the Northern Territory (2.1%) both rose. In seasonally adjusted terms the estimate of total dwellings approved fell 3.5% with Queensland (-18.6%), South Australia (-12.2%), Tasmania (-8.1%) and Western Australia (-3.0%) recording decreases while Victoria (6.9%) and New South Wales (3.2%) recorded rises.
The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 1.0% this month. Of the published states Victoria (-1.6%), New South Wales (-1.5%) and Western Australia (-0.1%) fell while South Australia (1.1%) and Queensland (0.3%) rose.
| | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Original |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 390 | 2 919 | 1 448 | 652 | 1 554 | 181 | 36 | 102 | 8 282 |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 269 | 4 786 | 2 296 | 853 | 1 745 | 237 | 94 | 473 | 12 753 |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | -9.2 | -2.2 | -0.7 | -0.8 | 10.4 | - | - | -1.0 | -0.9 |
| Total dwelling units (%) | -3.7 | 14.6 | -9.0 | -20.1 | -8.1 | -17.1 | 13.3 | -25.3 | -2.1 |
Seasonally Adjusted |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 316 | 2 658 | 1 327 | 592 | 1 418 | na | na | na | 7 604 |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 342 | 4 495 | 1 998 | 826 | 1 620 | 237 | na | na | 12 069 |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | -4.8 | -8.1 | -4.5 | -3.4 | 11.3 | na | na | na | -3.2 |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 3.2 | 6.9 | -18.6 | -12.2 | -3.0 | -8.1 | na | na | -3.5 |
Trend |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 349 | 2 743 | 1 362 | 608 | 1 342 | na | na | na | 7 712 |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 388 | 4 513 | 2 141 | 889 | 1 628 | 256 | 76 | 519 | 12 411 |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | -1.5 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | na | na | na | -1.0 |
| Total dwelling units (%) | -4.3 | -2.0 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 2.1 | 5.2 | -1.6 |
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