Building and construction

Building Activity, Australia

  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced rose 18.6%.
  • New private sector house commencements rose 26.6% to 33,761 dwellings.
  • New private sector other residential commencements rose 4.1% to 16,049 dwellings.
  • The value of total building work done rose 0.1% to $29.4b.
Reference period
December 2020

Building Approvals, Australia

  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved rose 21.6% in February.
  • Private sector houses rose 15.1%, while private sector dwellings excluding houses increased 45.3%, in seasonally adjusted terms.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of non-residential building approved rose 27.5%.
Reference period
February 2021

Engineering Construction Activity, Australia

During the December quarter:

  • Seasonally adjusted work done fell 4.8%.
  • Seasonally adjusted work done for the private sector fell 1.8%.
  • Value of work commenced decreased 6.2% in original terms.
Reference period
December 2020

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.
Reference period
December 2020

Functional Classification of Buildings

The primary application of the Functional Classification of Buildings is to classify buildings according to their predominant function or purpose
Reference period
January 2021

Construction Activity: Chain Volume Measures, Australia

Provides final estimates of value of construction work done, in chain volume measures
Reference period
June 2020

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