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DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES


SUMMARY COMMENTS

The trend estimate for total number of dwelling units approved rose 2.0% in September 2009. The two largest rises were in New South Wales (+4.6%) and Western Australia (+3.4%). The Northern Territory fell 1.7%.

The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 1.7% this month. The trend rose in New South Wales (+2.7%), Victoria (+1.6%), Queensland (+0.9%), South Australia (+1.1%) and Western Australia (+2.3%).

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.
Original
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 457	3 290	1 847	790	1 747	272	76	228	9 707
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 561	4 464	2 584	1 073	2 075	340	125	386	13 608
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-3.3	0.3	-8.5	-0.4	10.6	25.3	11.8	20.6	0.6
	Total dwelling units (%)	5.4	8.4	2.3	0.9	6.6	15.3	22.5	67.1	7.0
Seasonally Adjusted
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 379	3 040	1 692	761	1 594	na	na	na	8 972
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 380	4 089	2 280	982	1 965	306	na	na	12 476
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-0.1	2.4	-5.4	-2.7	3.2	na	na	na	0.3
	Total dwelling units (%)	-1.9	5.1	-1.4	-3.9	5.9	3.4	na	na	2.7
Trend
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 345	3 038	1 747	754	1 630	na	na	na	8 999
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 347	4 061	2 281	967	1 934	293	96	291	12 270
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	2.7	1.6	0.9	1.1	2.3	na	na	na	1.7
	Total dwelling units (%)	4.6	1.1	0.2	0.4	3.4	3.0	-1.7	2.1	2.0
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