Building Activity, Australia

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

Reference period

March 2024

Released

17/07/2024

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Release date and time

17/07/2024 11:30am AEST

Key statistics

In seasonally adjusted terms:

Total dwelling commencements rose 0.5% to 39,715 dwellings.
New private sector house commencements rose 4.8% to 25,072 dwellings.
New private sector other residential commencements fell 3.1% to 14,071 dwellings.
The value of total building work done fell 3.5% to $33.4b.

Number of dwellings commenced

Number of dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted
	Mar qtr 24 no.	Dec qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change	Mar qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	25,072	4.8	-6.7
New private sector other residential	14,071	-3.1	-21.5
Total sector total dwellings	39,715	0.5	-13.5

Number of dwellings commenced, trend
	Mar qtr 24 no.	Dec qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change	Mar qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	24,425	2.1	-7.9
New private sector other residential	14,030	-0.9	-9.8
Total sector total dwellings	39,226	0.7	-9.0

Total dwellings commenced
	Trend	Seasonally adjusted
Mar-16	59,334	62,092
Jun-16	58,960	57,542
Sep-16	57,444	56,509
Dec-16	55,560	58,196
Mar-17	54,455	52,043
Jun-17	53,908	54,198
Sep-17	54,395	55,310
Dec-17	55,530	54,758
Mar-18	56,570	62,297
Jun-18	56,743	57,267
Sep-18	54,381	56,089
Dec-18	50,403	48,801
Mar-19	46,463	45,786
Jun-19	43,906	45,720
Sep-19	42,762	40,916
Dec-19	42,324	42,948
Mar-20	41,964	46,732
Jun-20	42,702	42,583
Sep-20	45,175	42,481
Dec-20	49,168	51,905
Mar-21	53,305	52,920
Jun-21	55,586	66,440
Sep-21	55,079	57,643
Dec-21	52,818	51,774
Mar-22	49,621	48,647
Jun-22	46,470	47,437
Sep-22	44,702	45,033
Dec-22	43,898	41,289
Mar-23	43,094	45,914
Jun-23	41,621	41,731
Sep-23	39,895	37,958
Dec-23	38,954	39,529
Mar-24	39,226	39,715

Total dwellings commenced

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Private dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted
	New other residential	New houses
Mar-16	32,729	28,049
Jun-16	25,926	29,790
Sep-16	25,870	29,574
Dec-16	27,925	28,846
Mar-17	24,636	26,188
Jun-17	24,264	28,692
Sep-17	25,237	28,866
Dec-17	23,421	30,043
Mar-18	30,583	30,558
Jun-18	26,022	30,621
Sep-18	25,557	29,621
Dec-18	19,850	27,757
Mar-19	17,394	27,791
Jun-19	18,814	25,967
Sep-19	14,733	25,241
Dec-19	17,300	24,961
Mar-20	20,628	25,335
Jun-20	15,898	25,610
Sep-20	14,240	27,182
Dec-20	16,809	33,917
Mar-21	16,272	35,502
Jun-21	22,888	42,320
Sep-21	20,808	35,677
Dec-21	17,220	33,369
Mar-22	16,868	30,232
Jun-22	15,962	30,308
Sep-22	14,799	29,285
Dec-22	12,494	27,837
Mar-23	17,927	26,863
Jun-23	15,589	25,117
Sep-23	14,058	23,014
Dec-23	14,518	23,919
Mar-24	14,071	25,072

Private dwellings commenced, seasonally adjusted

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The total number of dwellings commenced in Australia rose 0.5% to 39,715 dwellings in the March quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. New private sector houses drove the increase, rising 4.8% to 25,072 dwellings but have fallen 6.7% since March 2023. New private sector other residential commencements fell 3.1% to 14,071 dwellings, following a rise of 3.3% in the December quarter and are down 21.5% through the year.

Total dwellings under construction, original
	Total dwellings
Mar-16	221,442
Jun-16	219,563
Sep-16	225,469
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	226,307

Total dwellings under construction, original

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There were 226,307 total sector dwellings under construction in the March quarter of which 90,369 were new houses.

Number of dwellings completed

Number of dwellings completed, seasonally adjusted
	Mar qtr 24 no.	Dec qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change	Mar qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	25,351	-16.9	-8.8
New private sector other residential	15,206	11.2	-8.2
Total sector total dwellings	41,329	-9.5	-8.1

Number of dwellings completed, trend
	Mar qtr 24 no.	Dec qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change	Mar qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change
New private sector houses	30,992	3.7	14.6
New private sector other residential	14,844	5.6	-4.1
Total sector total dwellings	46,864	4.0	7.9

Total dwellings completed
	Seasonally Adjusted	Trend
Mar-16	45,531	49,385
Jun-16	57,036	51,888
Sep-16	50,854	55,064
Dec-16	58,796	56,576
Mar-17	56,875	55,910
Jun-17	52,723	54,297
Sep-17	52,694	52,230
Dec-17	51,785	52,207
Mar-18	53,544	53,689
Jun-18	55,116	55,264
Sep-18	57,128	55,677
Dec-18	53,687	54,646
Mar-19	52,446	52,525
Jun-19	51,641	50,781
Sep-19	47,893	49,827
Dec-19	50,738	48,933
Mar-20	47,218	47,652
Jun-20	46,014	45,921
Sep-20	44,113	44,568
Dec-20	44,554	44,722
Mar-21	45,662	45,330
Jun-21	45,946	45,550
Sep-21	44,405	44,323
Dec-21	42,885	42,449
Mar-22	42,934	41,587
Jun-22	42,566	42,183
Sep-22	44,240	43,701
Dec-22	43,817	44,261
Mar-23	44,986	43,438
Jun-23	40,925	42,877
Sep-23	43,770	43,579
Dec-23	45,643	45,068
Mar-24	41,329	46,864

Total dwellings completed

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Private dwellings completed, trend
	New houses	New other residential
Mar-16	28,708	19,481
Jun-16	28,519	22,083
Sep-16	28,382	25,145
Dec-16	28,195	26,711
Mar-17	27,882	26,531
Jun-17	27,879	25,208
Sep-17	27,531	23,530
Dec-17	27,324	23,579
Mar-18	28,210	24,278
Jun-18	29,732	24,449
Sep-18	30,897	23,761
Dec-18	30,865	22,760
Mar-19	29,454	22,002
Jun-19	27,586	22,138
Sep-19	26,380	22,474
Dec-19	25,914	22,154
Mar-20	26,023	20,859
Jun-20	25,915	19,199
Sep-20	25,471	18,249
Dec-20	25,348	18,493
Mar-21	25,986	18,410
Jun-21	26,933	17,609
Sep-21	27,592	15,740
Dec-21	27,913	13,655
Mar-22	28,086	12,733
Jun-22	28,060	13,296
Sep-22	27,795	14,987
Dec-22	27,300	15,989
Mar-23	27,053	15,477
Jun-23	27,625	14,291
Sep-23	28,757	13,739
Dec-23	29,885	14,061
Mar-24	30,992	14,844

Private dwellings completed, trend

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In trend terms, 46,864 dwellings completed in the March quarter. Private new houses accounted for 30,992 dwellings, rising 3.7% from December and an increase of 14.6% since March 2023. Private new other residential completions rose 5.6% from December to 14,844 dwellings.

Value of work done

Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures (a)
	Mar qtr 24 $m	Dec qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change	Mar qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change
New residential building	16,927.9	-0.8	-1.2
Alterations and additions to residential building	2,708.2	-2.6	-9.9
Non-residential building	13,750.5	-6.8	-0.9
Total value of work done	33,386.6	-3.5	-1.8

Value of work done, trend chain volume measures (a)
	Mar qtr 24 $m	Dec qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change	Mar qtr 23 to Mar qtr 24 % change
New residential building	16,936.0	-1.7	-2.3
Alterations and additions to residential building	2,732.6	-2.9	-7.7
Non-residential building	14,138.8	-0.4	3.3
Total value of work done	33,803.3	-1.3	-0.6

(a) Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2021-2022

Value of work done, total building, chain volume measures
	Trend ($m)	Seasonally adjusted ($m)
Mar-16	32,454.8	32,300.6
Jun-16	32,701.7	33,279.2
Sep-16	32,727.2	32,075.5
Dec-16	32,710.9	33,040.4
Mar-17	32,795.4	32,781.4
Jun-17	33,067.7	32,943.7
Sep-17	33,407.5	33,411.5
Dec-17	34,021	34,076.2
Mar-18	34,596.7	34,457.6
Jun-18	34,971.1	35,251.4
Sep-18	35,190.9	34,937.2
Dec-18	35,027.2	35,100.5
Mar-19	34,608.3	34,998.4
Jun-19	34,101.4	33,448.3
Sep-19	33,737.4	34,163.2
Dec-19	33,554.8	33,248.6
Mar-20	33,225.6	33,618.7
Jun-20	32,738.9	32,617.8
Sep-20	32,526.7	32,278.2
Dec-20	32,723.6	32,829.4
Mar-21	33,223.7	33,160.7
Jun-21	33,513.4	33,754.8
Sep-21	33,598.6	33,455.8
Dec-21	33,428.6	33,357.4
Mar-22	33,153.7	33,553.1
Jun-22	32,983.8	32,456.3
Sep-22	33,053.7	33,308.1
Dec-22	33,463.3	33,345.3
Mar-23	33,991.6	34,009.8
Jun-23	34,412.9	34,463.6
Sep-23	34,505.4	34,494.3
Dec-23	34,246.2	34,601.9
Mar-24	33,803.3	33,386.6

Value of work done, total building, chain volume measures

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Value of work done, seasonally adjusted chain volume measures
	New residential ($m)	Non-residential ($m)
Mar-16	19,377.2	10,431.8
Jun-16	19,734.5	10,928.4
Sep-16	19,460.1	10,031.9
Dec-16	20,064.5	10,295.1
Mar-17	19,284.6	10,951.8
Jun-17	19,180.4	11,084.9
Sep-17	19,467.2	11,515
Dec-17	19,465.2	12,102.8
Mar-18	19,888	11,943.3
Jun-18	20,597.3	12,017.6
Sep-18	20,352	11,872.4
Dec-18	20,190.5	12,232.5
Mar-19	19,583.2	12,815.3
Jun-19	18,794.5	12,094
Sep-19	18,486.7	13,062.1
Dec-19	17,613.7	12,957
Mar-20	17,393.6	13,461
Jun-20	16,821.6	13,189.2
Sep-20	16,729.4	12,778.4
Dec-20	17,409.1	12,488.6
Mar-21	17,607.7	12,373.3
Jun-21	17,830.5	12,823.5
Sep-21	17,525.8	12,718.5
Dec-21	17,263.6	12,943.3
Mar-22	17,486	12,937.9
Jun-22	16,369.1	12,983.3
Sep-22	16,806.7	13,557.3
Dec-22	17,217.9	13,170.7
Mar-23	17,132.8	13,869.7
Jun-23	17,546.4	14,027.9
Sep-23	17,681.5	13,833.3
Dec-23	17,067	14,753.9
Mar-24	16,927.9	13,750.5

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The value of total building work done fell 3.5% to $33.4b in the March quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. The decrease was driven by non-residential building, which decreased by 6.8% to $13.8b and follows an increase of 6.7% in the December quarter. Work done on new residential building fell 0.8% to $16.9b and is 1.2% lower for the year. Work done on alterations and additions to residential buildings fell 2.6% to $2.7b.

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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 08. Value of Residential Building Work Commenced, States and Territories - 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 March 2024 quarter will be released in the next release of this publication, Building Activity, Australia on 09 October 2024.

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

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

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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