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Sep 13
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Aug 13 to Sep 13
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Sep 12 to Sep 13
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no.
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% change
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% change
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| TREND | |
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Total dwelling units approved |
15 149
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2.5
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15.1
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Private sector houses |
8 278
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0.5
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10.6
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Private sector dwellings excluding houses |
6 588
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5.6
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20.9
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| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | |
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Total dwelling units approved |
16 318
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14.4
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18.6
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Private sector houses |
8 285
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1.5
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7.7
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Private sector dwellings excluding houses |
7 780
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31.8
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31.9
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SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 2.5% in September and has risen for 21 months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved rose 14.4% in September following a fall of 1.6% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.5% in September and has risen for ten months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses rose 1.5% in September following a fall of 1.2% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 5.6% in September and has risen for five months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 31.8% in September and has risen for three months.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 0.3% in September and has risen for three months. The value of residential building rose 2.1% and has risen for seven months. The value of non-residential building fell 2.5% and has fallen for five months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 3.4% in September and has risen for three months. The value of residential building rose 10.1% and has risen for four months. The value of non-residential building fell 6.0% after rising for two months.
Source: ABS
