Building and construction

Construction Work Done, Australia, Preliminary

The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done fell 0.9% to $51,170.6m in the December quarter.
Building work done rose 0.6% to $29,373.9m.
Engineering work done fell 2.8% to $21,796.6m.

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Building Approvals, Australia

The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved rose 10.9% in December.
Private sector houses rose 15.8%, in seasonally adjusted terms, while private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 2.3%.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of non-residential building approved rose 10.1%.

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Functional Classification of Buildings

The primary application of the Functional Classification of Buildings is to classify buildings according to their predominant function or purpose

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Building Activity, Australia

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 0.8%.
New private sector house commencements rose 4.0% to 26,726 dwellings, while private sector other residential commencements fell 7.5% to 14,887 dwellings.
The value of total building work done fell 2.8% to $28.8b.

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Engineering Construction Activity, Australia

During the September quarter:

Seasonally adjusted work done fell 1.7%.
Seasonally adjusted work done for the private sector fell 4.2%.
Value of work commenced increased 13.9% in original terms.

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Construction Activity: Chain Volume Measures, Australia

Provides final estimates of value of construction work done, in chain volume measures

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