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DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES


SUMMARY COMMENTS

The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 1.2% in November 2006. The trend fell in states and territories other than South Australia (+1.9%), Western Australia (+0.2%), Tasmania (+0.4%) and was flat in the Northern Territory.

The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.1% in November 2006. The trend rose in Queensland (+1.7%), South Australia (+1.6%) and Western Australia (+0.4%) but fell in New South Wales (-1.9%) and Victoria (-1.8%).

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.
Original
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 304	2 659	2 521	815	1 895	275	53	149	9 671
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 450	3 400	3 332	1 038	2 440	290	110	245	13 305
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	0.9	9.3	5.2	33.4	10.6	16.5	26.2	84.0	9.8
	Total dwelling units (%)	-13.7	4.6	-2.6	30.9	27.0	12.0	52.8	172.2	5.2
Seasonally Adjusted
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 231	2 389	2 402	734	1 686	na	na	na	8 881
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 496	3 232	3 115	963	2 321	268	na	na	12 739
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-5.1	0.4	6.8	19.4	-2.0	na	na	na	3.1
	Total dwelling units (%)	-10.6	7.7	-4.1	17.2	18.5	6.8	na	na	4.1
Trend
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 305	2 476	2 367	676	1 687	na	na	na	8 919
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 681	3 153	3 189	872	2 189	250	107	186	12 627
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-1.9	-1.8	1.7	1.6	0.4	na	na	na	-0.1
	Total dwelling units (%)	-1.7	-3.1	-0.7	1.9	0.2	0.4	-	-5.1	-1.2
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
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