DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES
SUMMARY COMMENTS
The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 1.1% in August 2008. The trend fell in New South Wales (-2.4%), Queensland (-4.0%), South Australia (-1.3%) and the Northern Territory (-16.7%). The largest increase was in Tasmania (+2.6%).
The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 1.1% in August 2008. The trend fell in New South Wales (-1.9%), Victoria (-0.4%), Queensland (-3.6%) and South Australia (-0.4%) and rose in Western Australia (+1.5%).
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |  |
Original |  |
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Dwelling units approved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (no.) | 1 279 | 2 738 | 1 864 | 800 | 1 452 | 214 | 54 | 82 | 8 483 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 080 | 3 520 | 2 939 | 1 031 | 2 073 | 249 | 67 | 164 | 12 123 |  |
Percentage change from previous month |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (%) | 0.6 | 0.9 | -19.1 | -19.3 | -2.6 | -28.9 | 134.8 | 24.2 | -7.4 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (%) | -18.9 | -12.7 | -2.9 | -16.2 | - | -35.2 | 131.0 | -37.9 | -10.9 |  |
Seasonally Adjusted |  |
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Dwelling units approved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (no.) | 1 195 | 2 640 | 1 796 | 845 | 1 464 | na | na | na | 8 303 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 205 | 3 520 | 2 879 | 1 060 | 1 935 | 260 | na | na | 12 095 |  |
Percentage change from previous month |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (%) | 4.4 | 6.8 | -13.8 | -2.2 | 1.6 | na | na | na | -0.8 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (%) | -8.5 | -7.9 | 6.2 | -1.9 | 2.3 | -28.2 | na | na | -3.7 |  |
Trend |  |
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Dwelling units approved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (no.) | 1 143 | 2 571 | 1 984 | 867 | 1 428 | na | na | na | 8 357 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 327 | 3 640 | 2 844 | 1 117 | 1 877 | 280 | 45 | 255 | 12 385 |  |
Percentage change from previous month |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private sector houses (%) | -1.9 | -0.4 | -3.6 | -0.4 | 1.5 | na | na | na | -1.1 |  |
 | Total dwelling units (%) | -2.4 | 1.4 | -4.0 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -16.7 | 2.0 | -1.1 |  |
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