Building Activity, Australia

Latest release

Provides estimates of value of building work and number of dwellings commenced, completed, under construction and in the pipeline

Reference period

December 2024

Released

16/04/2025

Key statistics

In seasonally adjusted terms:

The total number of dwelling units commenced fell 4.4% to 41,911 dwellings.
New private sector house commencements fell 6.1% to 26,136 dwellings.
New private sector other residential commencements fell 5.6% to 14,196 dwellings.
The value of total building work done fell 0.7% to $38.4b.

This release includes updated data on the average cost and average floor area for new residential dwellings in the Data downloads section. For more information, please refer to the Article archive section.

Number of dwellings commenced

Number of dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted
	Dec qtr 24 no.	Sep qtr 24 to Dec qtr 24 % change	Dec qtr 23 to Dec qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	26,136	-6.1	8.7
New private sector other residential	14,196	-5.6	-3.8
Total sector total dwellings	41,911	-4.4	5.3

Number of dwellings commenced, trend
	Dec qtr 24 no.	Sep qtr 24 to Dec qtr 24 % change	Dec qtr 23 to Dec qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	26,990	0.2	13.0
New private sector other residential	14,439	-0.7	0.2
Total sector total dwellings	42,807	0.6	9.3

Total dwellings commenced
	Trend	Seasonally adjusted
Dec-16	55,564	58,206
Mar-17	54,457	52,044
Jun-17	53,906	54,200
Sep-17	54,392	55,296
Dec-17	55,534	54,762
Mar-18	56,575	62,311
Jun-18	56,741	57,269
Sep-18	54,375	56,063
Dec-18	50,406	48,809
Mar-19	46,469	45,806
Jun-19	43,904	45,719
Sep-19	42,757	40,882
Dec-19	42,335	42,976
Mar-20	41,971	46,744
Jun-20	42,696	42,598
Sep-20	45,165	42,396
Dec-20	49,199	51,987
Mar-21	53,323	52,935
Jun-21	55,568	66,522
Sep-21	55,041	57,401
Dec-21	52,842	51,957
Mar-22	49,649	48,624
Jun-22	46,468	47,542
Sep-22	44,658	44,753
Dec-22	43,907	41,513
Mar-23	43,093	45,811
Jun-23	41,529	41,836
Sep-23	39,764	37,693
Dec-23	39,150	39,814
Mar-24	40,606	40,970
Jun-24	41,954	41,331
Sep-24	42,565	43,837
Dec-24	42,807	41,911

Total dwellings commenced

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Private dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted
	New other residential	New houses
Dec-16	27,926	28,854
Mar-17	24,638	26,187
Jun-17	24,269	28,691
Sep-17	25,228	28,861
Dec-17	23,425	30,042
Mar-18	30,584	30,570
Jun-18	26,027	30,619
Sep-18	25,546	29,608
Dec-18	19,859	27,757
Mar-19	17,392	27,813
Jun-19	18,811	25,967
Sep-19	14,726	25,215
Dec-19	17,328	24,962
Mar-20	20,603	25,370
Jun-20	15,891	25,624
Sep-20	14,230	27,110
Dec-20	16,881	33,941
Mar-21	16,195	35,582
Jun-21	22,923	42,365
Sep-21	20,741	35,494
Dec-21	17,380	33,436
Mar-22	16,711	30,329
Jun-22	16,008	30,356
Sep-22	14,737	29,051
Dec-22	12,662	27,941
Mar-23	17,680	26,974
Jun-23	15,651	25,156
Sep-23	13,996	22,781
Dec-23	14,757	24,044
Mar-24	14,917	25,457
Jun-24	14,147	26,272
Sep-24	15,037	27,837
Dec-24	14,196	26,136

Private dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted

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The total number of dwelling units commenced in Australia fell 4.4% to 41,911 dwellings in the December quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. Private sector new houses drove the decrease in dwelling commencements, falling 6.1% to 26,136 dwellings and follows a rise of 6.0% in the September quarter. Private sector other residential commencements fell 5.6% to 14,196 dwellings and follows a rise of 6.3% in the September quarter.

Total dwellings under construction, original
	Total dwellings
Dec-16	220,100
Mar-17	219,357
Jun-17	217,966
Sep-17	221,297
Dec-17	220,201
Mar-18	230,931
Jun-18	229,763
Sep-18	228,901
Dec-18	218,651
Mar-19	216,309
Jun-19	207,850
Sep-19	200,920
Dec-19	188,088
Mar-20	190,396
Jun-20	185,194
Sep-20	184,057
Dec-20	186,952
Mar-21	195,916
Jun-21	214,238
Sep-21	227,441
Dec-21	232,125
Mar-22	239,536
Jun-22	242,504
Sep-22	243,180
Dec-22	237,357
Mar-23	240,837
Jun-23	239,778
Sep-23	233,891
Dec-23	225,366
Mar-24	227,008
Jun-24	221,101
Sep-24	220,836
Dec-24	213,834

Total dwellings under construction, original

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There were 213,834 total sector dwellings under construction in the December quarter, of which 85,169 were new houses.

Number of dwellings completed

Number of dwellings completed, seasonally adjusted
	Dec qtr 24 no.	Sep qtr 24 to Dec qtr 24 % change	Dec qtr 23 to Dec qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	27,757	-2.2	-9.6
New private sector other residential	16,675	9.4	23.6
Total sector total dwellings	45,167	0.4	-1.0

Number of dwellings completed, trend
	Dec qtr 24 no.	Sep qtr 24 to Dec qtr 24 % change	Dec qtr 23 to Dec qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	27,608	-2.4	-8.1
New private sector other residential	16,153	1.5	14.0
Total sector total dwellings	44,761	-1.0	-1.3

Total dwellings completed
	Seasonally adjusted	Trend
Dec-16	58,797	56,579
Mar-17	56,881	55,911
Jun-17	52,721	54,297
Sep-17	52,685	52,230
Dec-17	51,798	52,208
Mar-18	53,539	53,691
Jun-18	55,123	55,265
Sep-18	57,117	55,678
Dec-18	53,703	54,650
Mar-19	52,442	52,526
Jun-19	51,644	50,777
Sep-19	47,873	49,825
Dec-19	50,751	48,935
Mar-20	47,232	47,652
Jun-20	45,990	45,921
Sep-20	44,123	44,575
Dec-20	44,579	44,729
Mar-21	45,669	45,332
Jun-21	45,907	45,566
Sep-21	44,467	44,339
Dec-21	42,924	42,429
Mar-22	42,754	41,554
Jun-22	42,569	42,184
Sep-22	44,373	43,728
Dec-22	43,789	44,253
Mar-23	44,864	43,410
Jun-23	40,960	42,867
Sep-23	43,952	43,727
Dec-23	45,619	45,340
Mar-24	41,855	46,285
Jun-24	45,322	45,799
Sep-24	44,969	45,230
Dec-24	45,167	44,761

Total dwellings completed

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Private dwellings completed, seasonally adjusted
	New houses	New other residential
Dec-16	28,231	28,117
Mar-17	28,130	27,594
Jun-17	27,900	23,794
Sep-17	27,427	24,011
Dec-17	27,591	22,825
Mar-18	27,697	24,548
Jun-18	28,921	25,302
Sep-18	32,979	23,139
Dec-18	29,509	22,920
Mar-19	30,013	21,676
Jun-19	27,738	22,706
Sep-19	25,770	20,976
Dec-19	25,757	24,326
Mar-20	26,466	20,007
Jun-20	26,171	18,894
Sep-20	24,880	18,467
Dec-20	25,891	17,788
Mar-21	25,264	19,366
Jun-21	27,180	17,611
Sep-21	28,004	15,578
Dec-21	27,815	14,065
Mar-22	30,270	11,848
Jun-22	28,477	13,325
Sep-22	28,266	15,144
Dec-22	26,553	16,059
Mar-23	27,394	16,842
Jun-23	27,249	12,616
Sep-23	28,632	14,385
Dec-23	30,695	13,488
Mar-24	25,372	15,647
Jun-24	28,598	15,776
Sep-24	28,380	15,237
Dec-24	27,757	16,675

Private dwellings completed, seasonally adjusted

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In seasonally adjusted terms, 45,167 dwellings were completed in the December quarter. Private new houses accounted for 27,757 of the dwellings completed, falling 2.2% from September. Private new other residential completions rose 9.4% from September to 16,675 dwellings.

In original terms, 49,121 dwellings were completed in the December quarter, a fall of 0.5% from December 2023.

An article Home building through the pandemic was released on 19 November 2024, providing insights into home building conditions from 2019-2024.

Value of work done

Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures (a)
	Dec qtr 24 $m	Sep qtr 24 to Dec qtr 24 % change	Dec qtr 23 to Dec qtr 24 % change
New residential building	20,327.0	0.6	5.7
Alterations and additions to residential building	3,354.3	1.5	4.3
Non-residential building	14,684.4	-2.9	-8.8
Total value of work done	38,365.6	-0.7	-0.5

Value of work done, trend chain volume measures (a)
	Dec qtr 24 $m	Sep qtr 24 to Dec qtr 24 % change	Dec qtr 23 to Dec qtr 24 % change
New residential building	20,381.0	1.6	4.6
Alterations and additions to residential building	3,341.9	0.8	1.5
Non-residential building	14,830.7	-1.4	-4.5
Total value of work done	38,542.1	0.3	0.6

(a) Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2022-2023

Value of work done, total building, chain volume measures
	Trend ($m)	Seasonally adjusted ($m)
Dec-16	36,357.4	36,722.6
Mar-17	36,451.8	36,439.5
Jun-17	36,753.2	36,614.7
Sep-17	37,130.5	37,132.5
Dec-17	37,814.1	37,874.6
Mar-18	38,454.1	38,304.7
Jun-18	38,867.4	39,178.3
Sep-18	39,111	38,823.6
Dec-18	38,933.1	39,014.9
Mar-19	38,467	38,907.8
Jun-19	37,898.3	37,174.8
Sep-19	37,493.6	37,948.9
Dec-19	37,299.4	36,968.5
Mar-20	36,931.9	37,378.4
Jun-20	36,382	36,250.1
Sep-20	36,144.9	35,836.1
Dec-20	36,378	36,521.3
Mar-21	36,930.3	36,866.5
Jun-21	37,242	37,515.9
Sep-21	37,341.2	37,127.2
Dec-21	37,171.5	37,147.2
Mar-22	36,854.5	37,304.3
Jun-22	36,650.7	36,049.6
Sep-22	36,743	36,970.2
Dec-22	37,241.3	37,179.6
Mar-23	37,823.3	37,843.2
Jun-23	38,211.4	38,312.1
Sep-23	38,390.2	38,278.6
Dec-23	38,318	38,564.6
Mar-24	38,267.9	37,975.4
Jun-24	38,327.5	38,336.2
Sep-24	38,429.2	38,627.9
Dec-24	38,542.1	38,365.6

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Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures
	New residential ($m)	Non-residential ($m)
Dec-16	22,606.9	11,143.1
Mar-17	21,729.9	11,857.2
Jun-17	21,612.9	11,996.3
Sep-17	21,934	12,461.1
Dec-17	21,931.9	13,099.6
Mar-18	22,409.3	12,933.2
Jun-18	23,209.7	13,004.3
Sep-18	22,931.1	12,843.1
Dec-18	22,749.6	13,241.1
Mar-19	22,066.6	13,879.2
Jun-19	21,177.1	13,088.8
Sep-19	20,830	14,115.8
Dec-19	19,845.6	14,036.5
Mar-20	19,600.4	14,581.9
Jun-20	18,953	14,273.9
Sep-20	18,847.2	13,792.3
Dec-20	19,613.4	13,548.9
Mar-21	19,841.1	13,404.6
Jun-21	20,094.9	13,875.1
Sep-21	19,740.3	13,708.5
Dec-21	19,450.1	14,076.5
Mar-22	19,707.3	14,017.2
Jun-22	18,448.4	14,030.1
Sep-22	18,949.7	14,598.1
Dec-22	19,422.8	14,348.4
Mar-23	19,346.2	15,024.5
Jun-23	19,818.9	15,145.1
Sep-23	19,929.1	14,890.6
Dec-23	19,238.5	16,110.1
Mar-24	19,412.4	15,295.4
Jun-24	19,642.5	15,405.1
Sep-24	20,204.5	15,117.3
Dec-24	20,327	14,684.4

Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures

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The value of total building work done fell 0.7% to $38.4b in the December quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. The fall was driven by non-residential building, which fell 2.9% to $14.7b and follows a decrease of 1.9% in the September quarter. Work done on new residential building rose 0.6% to $20.3b and is 5.7% higher for the year. Work done on alterations and additions to residential buildings rose 1.5% to $3.4b.

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TABLE 01. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 02. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 03. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 04. Value of Residential Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 05. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 06. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 07. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 09. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 10. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original
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TABLE 11. Value of Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original
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TABLE 12. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 13. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales
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TABLE 14. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria
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TABLE 15. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland
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TABLE 16. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia
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TABLE 17. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia
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TABLE 18. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania
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TABLE 19. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory
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TABLE 20. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory
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TABLE 21. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 22. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales
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TABLE 23. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria
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TABLE 24. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland
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TABLE 25. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia
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TABLE 26. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia
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TABLE 27. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania
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TABLE 28. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory
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TABLE 29. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory
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TABLE 30. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 31. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 32. Value of Total Building Work Done, States and Territories
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TABLE 33. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 34. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories
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TABLE 35. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements, States and Territories
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TABLE 36. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 37. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 38. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories
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TABLE 39. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 40. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 41. Value of Building Work by Sector, New South Wales: Original
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TABLE 42. Value of Building Work by Sector, Victoria: Original
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TABLE 43. Value of Building Work by Sector, Queensland: Original
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TABLE 44. Value of Building Work by Sector, South Australia: Original
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TABLE 45. Value of Building Work by Sector, Western Australia: Original
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TABLE 46. Value of Building Work by Sector, Tasmania: Original
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TABLE 47. Value of Building Work by Sector, Northern Territory: Original
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TABLE 48. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original
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TABLE 49. Value of Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 50. Value of Building Work Yet to be Done, by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 51. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 52. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, New South Wales: Original
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TABLE 53. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Victoria: Original
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TABLE 54. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Queensland: Original
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TABLE 55. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, South Australia: Original
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TABLE 56. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Western Australia: Original
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TABLE 57. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Tasmania: Original
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TABLE 58. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original
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TABLE 59. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original
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TABLE 60. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 61. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, New South Wales: Original
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TABLE 62. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Victoria: Original
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TABLE 63. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Queensland: Original
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TABLE 64. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, South Australia: Original
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TABLE 65. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Western Australia: Original
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TABLE 66. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Tasmania: Original
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TABLE 67. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original
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TABLE 68. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original
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TABLE 69. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 70. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 71. Value of Non-residential Building Work Completed, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 72. Value of Non-residential Building Work Completed, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 73. Value of Non-residential Building Work Yet to be Done, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 74. Value of Non-residential Building Work Yet to be Done, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 75. Value of Building Work Completed by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 76. Number of Dwelling Units Under Construction, by Sector, Australia: Original
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TABLE 77. Number of Dwelling Units Under Construction, by Sector, States and Territories: Original
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TABLE 78. Value of Work in the Pipeline, Current Prices, Original, Australia
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TABLE 79. Value of Work in the Pipeline, States and Territories, Current Prices, Original
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TABLE 80. Number of Dwellings Approved but Not Yet Commenced at End of Quarter, States and Territories, Original
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File contents

The Building Activity: Australia pivot table contains the following data items
State/Territory	All States and Territories
Reference quarter	Quarterly (September 2001 to current)
Sector of ownership	Private, Public, Total
Type of building	Houses
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - One storey
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Two or more storeys
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Total
	Apartments - In a one or two storey block
	Apartments - In a three storey block
	Apartments - In a four to eight storey block
	Apartments - Nine or more storeys
	Apartments - Total including those attached to a house
	Total other residential
	Total residential
	Retail and wholesale trade buildings
	Transport buildings
	Offices
	Commercial buildings n.e.c
	Commercial buildings - Total
	Factories and other secondary production buildings
	Warehouses
	Agricultural and aquacultural buildings
	Other industrial buildings n.e.c.
	Industrial buildings - Total
	Education buildings
	Religious buildings
	Aged care facilities
	Health buildings
	Entertainment and recreation buildings
	Short term accommodation buildings
	Other non-residential n.e.c.
	Other non-residential - Total
	Total non-residential
	Dwellings excluding new residential
	Dwellings excluding houses
	Total
Type of work	New
	Total alterations and additions (incl. refurbishment and conversion)
	Total
Data items	Value of work done during quarter ($m)
	Value of work yet to be done ($m)
	Value of work in pipeline ($m)
	Value of work not yet commenced ($m)
	Value of work commenced ($m)
	Value of work completed ($m)
	Value of work under construction ($m)
	Dwelling units not yet commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units completed (no.)
	Dwelling units under construction (no.)

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Relative standard errors, value by sector, stage and type of construction; state and Australia
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Relative standard errors, dwellings by sector, stage and type of construction; state and Australia
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Relative standard errors; non-residential building by sector and stage of construction, state and Australia
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Relative standard errors; value of work in pipeline; state and Australia
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Building activity: validation table for data cube
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Data items available by Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS)
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Building activity: Australia
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Building Activity by state - value of building work and number of dwellings commenced, completed, under construction and in the pipeline.

About this issue

This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia. The data in this publication are based on a response rate of approximately 85% of the value of building work done during the quarter, which is lower than the long term response rate average. The data are subject to revision when returns from the following quarter are processed. Final data for the December 2024 quarter will be released in the next release of this publication, Building Activity, Australia on 16 July 2025.

Several time series spreadsheets contain 'np' (not available for publication) annotations from the September quarter 2012 onwards. This is due to confidential data being contained in these series.

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Changes this release

Revisions

Article archive

The following data cubes provide additional insights into Building Activity and are updated annually. Refer to the Data Downloads section of the relevant Building Activity release.

June quarter:

Building Activity Average Dwelling Commencement Times
Building Activity Average Dwelling Completion times
Building Activity Abandonment Rates for New Dwellings

December quarter:

Building Activity Average Cost
Building Activity Average Floor Area

Home building through the pandemic, June quarter 2024

Building a New Home: Construction Cost Changes, June quarter 2020

Small Area Dwelling Completions, June quarter 2020

Telling storeys - Apartment building heights, December quarter 2019

Characteristics of new residential dwellings - A 15 year summary, December quarter 2019

Abandonment rates for new dwellings, June quarter 2019

Average dwelling commencement times, June quarter 2019

Average dwelling completion times, June quarter 2019

Revisions to building activity statistics, December quarter 2015

Average floor area of new residential dwellings, June quarter 2013

A twenty year history of the cost of building a new house, December quarter 2008

Additional Building and Construction feature articles can be found in Feature Articles by Catalogue Number

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 8752.0.

Methodology

Scope

Building activity in Australia on approved work greater than $10,000, including:

new building construction
alterations and additions to existing buildings
non-structural renovation and refurbishment
installation of integral building fixtures

Geography

Data available for:

Australia
States and territories
select series at Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA).

Source

Building Activity Survey.

The survey sample is selected from approved building jobs notified to the ABS Building Approvals, Australia collection.

Collection method

Survey responses from builders and other individuals and organisations engaged in building activity, compiled from:

online forms
paper forms
telephone calls
approval information

Concepts, sources and methods

Buildings are classified according to the ABS Functional Classification of Buildings, January 2021.

History of changes

Trend series were reinstated in the September 2022 release.
Concurrent seasonal adjustment was reinstated in the September 2022 release.

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The Building Activity: Australia pivot table contains the following data items
Data item	Classification
State/Territory	All States and Territories
Reference quarter	Quarterly (September 2001 to current)
Sector of ownership	Private, Public, Total
Type of building	Houses
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - One storey
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Two or more storeys
	Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses - Total
	Apartments - In a one or two storey block
	Apartments - In a three storey block
	Apartments - In a four to eight storey block
	Apartments - Nine or more storeys
	Apartments - Total including those attached to a house
	Total other residential
	Total residential
	Retail and wholesale trade buildings
	Transport buildings
	Offices
	Commercial buildings n.e.c
	Commercial buildings - Total
	Factories and other secondary production buildings
	Warehouses
	Agricultural and aquacultural buildings
	Other industrial buildings n.e.c.
	Industrial buildings - Total
	Education buildings
	Religious buildings
	Aged care facilities
	Health buildings
	Entertainment and recreation buildings
	Short term accommodation buildings
	Other non-residential n.e.c.
	Other non-residential - Total
	Total non-residential
	Dwellings excluding new residential
	Dwellings excluding houses
	Total
Type of work	New
	Total alterations and additions (incl. refurbishment and conversion)
	Total
Data items	Value of work done during quarter ($m)
	Value of work yet to be done ($m)
	Value of work in pipeline ($m)
	Value of work not yet commenced ($m)
	Value of work commenced ($m)
	Value of work completed ($m)
	Value of work under construction ($m)
	Dwelling units not yet commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units commenced (no.)
	Dwelling units completed (no.)
	Dwelling units under construction (no.)

APA

Building Activity, Australia

APA

Key statistics

Number of dwellings commenced

Number of dwellings completed

Value of work done

Data downloads

Time series spreadsheets

TABLE 01. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 02. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 03. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 04. Value of Residential Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 05. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 06. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 07. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 08. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 09. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 10. Value of Building Work Done, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original

TABLE 11. Value of Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - Chain Volume Measures: Original

TABLE 12. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australia

TABLE 13. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales

TABLE 14. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria

TABLE 15. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland

TABLE 16. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia

TABLE 17. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia

TABLE 18. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania

TABLE 19. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory

TABLE 20. Value of Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory

TABLE 21. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australia

TABLE 22. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, New South Wales

TABLE 23. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Victoria

TABLE 24. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Queensland

TABLE 25. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, South Australia

TABLE 26. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Western Australia

TABLE 27. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Tasmania

TABLE 28. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Northern Territory

TABLE 29. Value of Residential Building Work Done by Sector, Australian Capital Territory

TABLE 30. Value of Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia

TABLE 31. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced by Sector, Australia

TABLE 32. Value of Total Building Work Done, States and Territories

TABLE 33. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, Australia

TABLE 34. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories

TABLE 35. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements, States and Territories

TABLE 36. Number of Dwelling Unit Commencements by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 37. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, Australia

TABLE 38. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories

TABLE 39. Number of Dwelling Unit Completions by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 40. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 41. Value of Building Work by Sector, New South Wales: Original

TABLE 42. Value of Building Work by Sector, Victoria: Original

TABLE 43. Value of Building Work by Sector, Queensland: Original

TABLE 44. Value of Building Work by Sector, South Australia: Original

TABLE 45. Value of Building Work by Sector, Western Australia: Original

TABLE 46. Value of Building Work by Sector, Tasmania: Original

TABLE 47. Value of Building Work by Sector, Northern Territory: Original

TABLE 48. Value of Building Work by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original

TABLE 49. Value of Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 50. Value of Building Work Yet to be Done, by Sector, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 51. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 52. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, New South Wales: Original

TABLE 53. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Victoria: Original

TABLE 54. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Queensland: Original

TABLE 55. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, South Australia: Original

TABLE 56. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Western Australia: Original

TABLE 57. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Tasmania: Original

TABLE 58. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original

TABLE 59. Value of Non-residential Building Work Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original

TABLE 60. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 61. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, New South Wales: Original

TABLE 62. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Victoria: Original

TABLE 63. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Queensland: Original

TABLE 64. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, South Australia: Original

TABLE 65. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Western Australia: Original

TABLE 66. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Tasmania: Original

TABLE 67. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Northern Territory: Original

TABLE 68. Value of Non-residential Building Work Commenced, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory: Original

TABLE 69. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, by Sector, Australia: Original

TABLE 70. Value of Non-residential Building Work Under Construction, States and Territories: Original

TABLE 71. Value of Non-residential Building Work Completed, by Sector, Australia: Original