Building and construction

• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced rose 0.2%.
• New private sector house commencements rose 5.9% to 35,869 dwellings.
• New private sector other residential commencements fell 11.3% to 14,667 dwellings.
• The value of total building work done rose 3.0% to $30.4b.

• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 7.1% in May.
• Private sector houses fell 10.3%, in seasonally adjusted terms, while private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 1.2%.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of non-residential building approved rose 28.5%.

During the March quarter:

• Seasonally adjusted work done rose 0.4%.
• Seasonally adjusted work done for the private sector rose 1.8%.
• Value of work commenced increased 5.3% in original terms.

• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done rose 2.4% to $51,975.9m in the March quarter.
• Building work done rose 2.5% to $30,191.8m.
• Engineering work done rose 2.2% to $21,784.1m.

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