Building and construction

The June 2022 trend estimate: 

• Total dwellings approved was flat.
• Private sector houses approved fell 0.3%, while private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 1.0%.
• The value of non-residential building fell 0.6%.

In seasonally adjusted terms in the March quarter:

• Total dwelling unit commencements fell -6.5% to 49,017 dwellings.
• New private sector house commencements fell -11.6% to 29,672 dwellings.
• New private sector other residential commencements fell -1.1% to 17,538 dwellings.
• The value of total building work done fell -0.5% to $30.4b.

In the March quarter:

• Seasonally adjusted work done fell 1.6%.
• Seasonally adjusted work done for the private sector fell 1.0%.
• Value of work commenced increased 62.1% in original terms.

• 80.6% of in-scope land parcels were zoned residential, with 600 - 800 square metres the most common size
• 59.5% of new dwellings in-scope were approved for land zoned residential, with 200 - 400 square metres the most common area per dwelling

In seasonally adjusted terms in the March quarter:

• Total construction work done fell -0.9% to $53,663.2m.
• Building work done fell -1.3% to $30,111.8m.
• Engineering work done fell -0.4% to $23,551.4m.

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