DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES
SUMMARY COMMENTS
The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 1.3% in September 2007. The trend rose in New South Wales (+0.1%), Victoria (+4.4%), Queensland (+1.0%) and South Australia (+3.0%) but fell in Western Australia (-0.9%), Tasmania (-1.9%), Northern Territory (-3.8%) and the Australian Capital Territory (-11.6%).
The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.7% in September 2007. The trend rose in Victoria (+1.7%), Queensland (+1.7%) and South Australia (+1.8%) but fell in New South Wales (-1.0%) and 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.) | 1 153 | 2 419 | 2 655 | 765 | 1 567 | 197 | 35 | 74 | 8 865 | |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 563 | 3 712 | 3 533 | 1 205 | 1 997 | 220 | 96 | 100 | 13 426 | |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | -22.0 | -13.8 | -13.7 | -7.0 | 14.6 | 10.7 | -34.0 | - | -10.1 | |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 1.8 | -3.6 | -15.8 | 20.4 | 6.6 | 1.4 | -21.3 | -18.7 | -3.4 | |
Seasonally Adjusted | |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 186 | 2 540 | 2 742 | 775 | 1 490 | na | na | na | 9 041 | |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 435 | 3 844 | 3 714 | 1 246 | 2 047 | 215 | na | na | 13 710 | |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | -8.0 | -0.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 13.1 | na | na | na | 2.5 | |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 37.7 | 17.2 | 5.4 | na | na | 6.8 | |
Trend | |
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Dwelling units approved | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (no.) | 1 222 | 2 559 | 2 626 | 764 | 1 402 | na | na | na | 8 876 | |
| Total dwelling units (no.) | 2 400 | 3 768 | 3 720 | 971 | 1 887 | 202 | 101 | 183 | 13 234 | |
Percentage change from previous month | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses (%) | -1.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | -1.5 | na | na | na | 0.7 | |
| Total dwelling units (%) | 0.1 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -3.8 | -11.6 | 1.3 | |
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