# Dwelling units approved in Australia

Dwelling units approved in Australia was 16,968 in August 2026. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

- Indicator id: `dwelling_units_approved`
- Place id: `au`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of dwelling units in building work approved in the month: new houses, other new residential buildings, dwellings created by alterations, additions or conversions, and dwellings in non-residential buildings, all sectors, original (not seasonally adjusted). ABS Building Approvals, for Australia, the six states and the two territories.
- Note: Counts approvals, not construction starts or completions, and some approved dwellings are never built. Monthly and not seasonally adjusted, so it is not comparable with the annual US building_permit_units or with the seasonally adjusted figures in the ABS release.
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS Building Approvals: total number of dwelling units approved, all building types, new and other work, all sectors, original, monthly (dataflow BA_GCCSA) (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/building-and-construction/building-approvals-australia/latest-release)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS Building Approvals: total number of dwelling units approved, all building types, new and other work, all sectors, original, monthly (dataflow BA_GCCSA). https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/building-and-construction/building-approvals-australia/latest-release. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are unchanged; the ABS does not endorse this service.
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- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=dwelling_units_approved&place=au

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 16,968 |
| 2026-07 | 19,277 |
| 2026-06 | 19,092 |
| 2026-05 | 17,205 |
| 2026-04 | 17,643 |
| 2026-03 | 18,141 |
| 2026-02 | 19,229 |
| 2026-01 | 10,698 |
| 2025-12 | 15,181 |
| 2025-11 | 18,579 |
| 2025-10 | 17,570 |
| 2025-09 | 18,601 |
| 2025-08 | 15,381 |
| 2025-07 | 18,273 |
| 2025-06 | 16,550 |
| 2025-05 | 16,818 |
| 2025-04 | 14,673 |
| 2025-03 | 15,740 |
| 2025-02 | 16,261 |
| 2025-01 | 13,324 |
| 2024-12 | 14,321 |
| 2024-11 | 15,920 |
| 2024-10 | 17,941 |
| 2024-09 | 14,936 |
| 2024-08 | 14,864 |
| 2024-07 | 16,596 |
| 2024-06 | 12,661 |
| 2024-05 | 15,949 |
| 2024-04 | 13,630 |
| 2024-03 | 13,059 |
| 2024-02 | 13,432 |
| 2024-01 | 11,055 |
| 2023-12 | 12,073 |
| 2023-11 | 15,825 |
| 2023-10 | 15,130 |
| 2023-09 | 13,967 |
| 2023-08 | 14,530 |
| 2023-07 | 12,938 |
| 2023-06 | 13,902 |
| 2023-05 | 16,786 |
| 2023-04 | 11,610 |
| 2023-03 | 14,534 |
| 2023-02 | 13,232 |
| 2023-01 | 9,805 |
| 2022-12 | 15,845 |
| 2022-11 | 16,470 |
| 2022-10 | 15,424 |
| 2022-09 | 17,502 |
| 2022-08 | 18,433 |
| 2022-07 | 14,414 |
| 2022-06 | 16,865 |
| 2022-05 | 17,284 |
| 2022-04 | 14,680 |
| 2022-03 | 16,481 |
| 2022-02 | 18,070 |
| 2022-01 | 10,196 |
| 2021-12 | 16,318 |
| 2021-11 | 17,490 |
| 2021-10 | 16,358 |
| 2021-09 | 19,584 |
| 2021-08 | 19,498 |
| 2021-07 | 19,426 |
| 2021-06 | 20,191 |
| 2021-05 | 21,227 |
| 2021-04 | 21,179 |
| 2021-03 | 24,724 |
| 2021-02 | 19,714 |
| 2021-01 | 13,286 |
| 2020-12 | 17,524 |
| 2020-11 | 18,278 |
| 2020-10 | 18,251 |
| 2020-09 | 16,913 |
| 2020-08 | 14,281 |
| 2020-07 | 16,406 |
| 2020-06 | 13,182 |
| 2020-05 | 13,837 |
| 2020-04 | 15,476 |
| 2020-03 | 15,789 |
| 2020-02 | 16,189 |
| 2020-01 | 11,239 |
| 2019-12 | 14,508 |
| 2019-11 | 15,698 |
| 2019-10 | 15,114 |
| 2019-09 | 14,683 |
| 2019-08 | 14,184 |
| 2019-07 | 14,629 |
| 2019-06 | 14,431 |
| 2019-05 | 15,857 |
| 2019-04 | 13,814 |
| 2019-03 | 15,481 |
| 2019-02 | 16,159 |
| 2019-01 | 12,053 |
| 2018-12 | 12,397 |
| 2018-11 | 16,042 |
| 2018-10 | 18,247 |
| 2018-09 | 16,518 |
| 2018-08 | 17,347 |
| 2018-07 | 19,405 |
| 2018-06 | 19,748 |
| 2018-05 | 19,374 |
| 2018-04 | 17,531 |
| 2018-03 | 19,947 |
| 2018-02 | 18,487 |
| 2018-01 | 16,496 |
| 2017-12 | 16,206 |
| 2017-11 | 23,709 |
| 2017-10 | 20,335 |
| 2017-09 | 20,507 |
| 2017-08 | 19,978 |
| 2017-07 | 19,883 |
| 2017-06 | 19,147 |
| 2017-05 | 18,419 |
| 2017-04 | 16,666 |
| 2017-03 | 17,597 |
| 2017-02 | 18,122 |
| 2017-01 | 14,040 |
| 2016-12 | 17,137 |
| 2016-11 | 19,349 |
| 2016-10 | 16,882 |
| 2016-09 | 20,067 |
| 2016-08 | 22,463 |
| 2016-07 | 22,727 |
| 2016-06 | 18,666 |
| 2016-05 | 21,174 |
| 2016-04 | 21,383 |
| 2016-03 | 20,167 |
| 2016-02 | 19,282 |
| 2016-01 | 15,572 |
| 2015-12 | 18,908 |
| 2015-11 | 18,944 |
| 2015-10 | 23,084 |
| 2015-09 | 21,100 |
| 2015-08 | 19,283 |
| 2015-07 | 21,221 |
| 2015-06 | 19,700 |
| 2015-05 | 22,232 |
| 2015-04 | 18,888 |
| 2015-03 | 21,066 |
| 2015-02 | 18,390 |
| 2015-01 | 16,919 |
| 2014-12 | 19,261 |
| 2014-11 | 20,308 |
| 2014-10 | 19,550 |
| 2014-09 | 17,097 |
| 2014-08 | 19,080 |
| 2014-07 | 18,358 |
| 2014-06 | 16,243 |
| 2014-05 | 18,210 |
| 2014-04 | 15,335 |
| 2014-03 | 16,136 |
| 2014-02 | 15,706 |
| 2014-01 | 14,723 |
| 2013-12 | 15,680 |
| 2013-11 | 18,423 |
| 2013-10 | 18,902 |
| 2013-09 | 18,442 |
| 2013-08 | 15,556 |
| 2013-07 | 16,356 |
| 2013-06 | 13,422 |
| 2013-05 | 15,711 |
| 2013-04 | 14,503 |
| 2013-03 | 12,991 |
| 2013-02 | 12,816 |
| 2013-01 | 10,473 |
| 2012-12 | 12,815 |
| 2012-11 | 14,679 |
| 2012-10 | 15,603 |
| 2012-09 | 15,461 |
| 2012-08 | 14,301 |
| 2012-07 | 12,262 |
| 2012-06 | 15,112 |
| 2012-05 | 15,110 |
| 2012-04 | 9,616 |
| 2012-03 | 12,303 |
| 2012-02 | 11,598 |
| 2012-01 | 8,816 |
| 2011-12 | 10,864 |
| 2011-11 | 12,642 |
| 2011-10 | 11,858 |
| 2011-09 | 13,011 |
| 2011-08 | 15,531 |
| 2011-07 | 13,428 |
| 2011-06 | 13,338 |
| 2011-05 | 13,258 |
| 2011-04 | 12,640 |
| 2011-03 | 14,923 |
| 2011-02 | 11,975 |
| 2011-01 | 10,287 |
| 2010-12 | 14,560 |
| 2010-11 | 14,763 |
| 2010-10 | 16,158 |
| 2010-09 | 14,671 |
| 2010-08 | 15,456 |
| 2010-07 | 16,074 |
| 2010-06 | 15,602 |
| 2010-05 | 15,401 |
| 2010-04 | 14,840 |
| 2010-03 | 17,960 |
| 2010-02 | 14,576 |
| 2010-01 | 11,899 |
| 2009-12 | 14,151 |
| 2009-11 | 15,165 |
| 2009-10 | 14,638 |
| 2009-09 | 15,017 |
| 2009-08 | 13,001 |
| 2009-07 | 14,420 |
| 2009-06 | 12,750 |
| 2009-05 | 11,151 |
| 2009-04 | 11,154 |
| 2009-03 | 11,005 |
| 2009-02 | 10,112 |
| 2009-01 | 7,431 |
| 2008-12 | 9,614 |
| 2008-11 | 10,236 |
| 2008-10 | 12,868 |
| 2008-09 | 12,372 |
| 2008-08 | 12,644 |
| 2008-07 | 14,221 |
| 2008-06 | 13,683 |
| 2008-05 | 13,937 |
| 2008-04 | 13,769 |
| 2008-03 | 11,422 |
| 2008-02 | 13,498 |
| 2008-01 | 11,738 |
| 2007-12 | 12,536 |
| 2007-11 | 15,504 |
| 2007-10 | 15,688 |
| 2007-09 | 13,842 |
| 2007-08 | 14,343 |
| 2007-07 | 13,981 |
| 2007-06 | 13,674 |
| 2007-05 | 13,964 |
| 2007-04 | 11,493 |
| 2007-03 | 12,624 |
| 2007-02 | 12,812 |
| 2007-01 | 10,335 |
| 2006-12 | 10,956 |
| 2006-11 | 13,693 |
| 2006-10 | 13,019 |
| 2006-09 | 13,588 |
| 2006-08 | 14,150 |
| 2006-07 | 14,402 |
| 2006-06 | 13,883 |
| 2006-05 | 14,835 |
| 2006-04 | 10,767 |
| 2006-03 | 13,919 |
| 2006-02 | 11,893 |
| 2006-01 | 10,077 |
| 2005-12 | 11,549 |
| 2005-11 | 13,706 |
| 2005-10 | 12,519 |
| 2005-09 | 13,035 |
| 2005-08 | 13,608 |
| 2005-07 | 13,276 |
| 2005-06 | 15,326 |
| 2005-05 | 15,536 |
| 2005-04 | 12,788 |
| 2005-03 | 12,928 |
| 2005-02 | 12,605 |
| 2005-01 | 10,977 |
| 2004-12 | 13,181 |
| 2004-11 | 13,799 |
| 2004-10 | 13,209 |
| 2004-09 | 13,833 |
| 2004-08 | 14,675 |
| 2004-07 | 15,013 |
| 2004-06 | 15,481 |
| 2004-05 | 15,650 |
| 2004-04 | 13,907 |
| 2004-03 | 16,506 |
| 2004-02 | 13,951 |
| 2004-01 | 12,331 |
| 2003-12 | 14,654 |
| 2003-11 | 14,766 |
| 2003-10 | 18,012 |
| 2003-09 | 17,453 |
| 2003-08 | 15,150 |
| 2003-07 | 16,713 |
| 2003-06 | 14,784 |
| 2003-05 | 15,285 |
| 2003-04 | 13,808 |
| 2003-03 | 14,455 |
| 2003-02 | 13,185 |
| 2003-01 | 12,721 |
| 2002-12 | 13,175 |
| 2002-11 | 14,352 |
| 2002-10 | 19,651 |
| 2002-09 | 14,066 |
| 2002-08 | 18,431 |
| 2002-07 | 15,458 |
| 2002-06 | 13,955 |
| 2002-05 | 16,327 |
| 2002-04 | 15,554 |
| 2002-03 | 13,595 |
| 2002-02 | 13,158 |
| 2002-01 | 12,501 |
| 2001-12 | 12,903 |
| 2001-11 | 15,366 |
| 2001-10 | 16,046 |
| 2001-09 | 14,268 |
| 2001-08 | 16,110 |
| 2001-07 | 13,458 |
| 2001-06 | 12,225 |
| 2001-05 | 13,655 |
| 2001-04 | 9,270 |
| 2001-03 | 9,853 |
| 2001-02 | 8,973 |
| 2001-01 | 8,953 |
| 2000-12 | 9,083 |
| 2000-11 | 11,306 |
| 2000-10 | 9,632 |
| 2000-09 | 9,087 |
| 2000-08 | 9,951 |
| 2000-07 | 9,359 |
| 2000-06 | 11,262 |
| 2000-05 | 14,791 |
| 2000-04 | 12,301 |
| 2000-03 | 15,687 |
| 2000-02 | 16,740 |
| 2000-01 | 13,751 |
| 1999-12 | 15,224 |
| 1999-11 | 16,657 |
| 1999-10 | 14,578 |
| 1999-09 | 15,340 |
| 1999-08 | 15,670 |
| 1999-07 | 14,949 |
| 1999-06 | 14,607 |
| 1999-05 | 13,897 |
| 1999-04 | 12,558 |
| 1999-03 | 13,883 |
| 1999-02 | 12,885 |
| 1999-01 | 10,116 |
| 1998-12 | 12,783 |
| 1998-11 | 13,646 |
| 1998-10 | 12,496 |
| 1998-09 | 13,162 |
| 1998-08 | 12,495 |
| 1998-07 | 14,502 |
| 1998-06 | 14,549 |
| 1998-05 | 13,868 |
| 1998-04 | 13,999 |
| 1998-03 | 13,853 |
| 1998-02 | 11,567 |
| 1998-01 | 11,141 |
| 1997-12 | 12,585 |
| 1997-11 | 13,077 |
| 1997-10 | 12,691 |
| 1997-09 | 13,205 |
| 1997-08 | 13,249 |
| 1997-07 | 12,758 |
| 1997-06 | 11,577 |
| 1997-05 | 13,618 |
| 1997-04 | 12,379 |
| 1997-03 | 11,001 |
| 1997-02 | 11,132 |
| 1997-01 | 10,060 |
| 1996-12 | 9,843 |
| 1996-11 | 11,323 |
| 1996-10 | 11,981 |
| 1996-09 | 10,179 |
| 1996-08 | 11,385 |
| 1996-07 | 12,147 |
| 1996-06 | 9,756 |
| 1996-05 | 12,141 |
| 1996-04 | 9,897 |
| 1996-03 | 10,163 |
| 1996-02 | 10,109 |
| 1996-01 | 8,304 |
| 1995-12 | 8,835 |
| 1995-11 | 11,063 |
| 1995-10 | 10,237 |
| 1995-09 | 11,068 |
| 1995-08 | 11,651 |
| 1995-07 | 11,488 |
| 1995-06 | 12,206 |
| 1995-05 | 13,997 |
| 1995-04 | 10,570 |
| 1995-03 | 13,502 |
| 1995-02 | 12,227 |
| 1995-01 | 11,338 |
| 1994-12 | 12,963 |
| 1994-11 | 15,909 |
| 1994-10 | 15,568 |
| 1994-09 | 18,256 |
| 1994-08 | 19,105 |
| 1994-07 | 15,442 |
| 1994-06 | 17,628 |
| 1994-05 | 19,346 |
| 1994-04 | 14,183 |
| 1994-03 | 17,003 |
| 1994-02 | 14,208 |
| 1994-01 | 13,092 |
| 1993-12 | 14,243 |
| 1993-11 | 16,510 |
| 1993-10 | 14,959 |
| 1993-09 | 16,218 |
| 1993-08 | 15,519 |
| 1993-07 | 15,935 |
| 1993-06 | 15,536 |
| 1993-05 | 15,131 |
| 1993-04 | 14,275 |
| 1993-03 | 16,073 |
| 1993-02 | 13,147 |
| 1993-01 | 12,034 |
| 1992-12 | 14,159 |
| 1992-11 | 14,680 |
| 1992-10 | 14,544 |
| 1992-09 | 14,464 |
| 1992-08 | 13,607 |
| 1992-07 | 14,620 |
| 1992-06 | 14,773 |
| 1992-05 | 14,025 |
| 1992-04 | 13,216 |
| 1992-03 | 13,507 |
| 1992-02 | 11,534 |
| 1992-01 | 10,784 |
| 1991-12 | 10,820 |
| 1991-11 | 12,046 |
| 1991-10 | 13,324 |
| 1991-09 | 12,247 |
| 1991-08 | 12,427 |
| 1991-07 | 12,839 |
| 1991-06 | 10,399 |
| 1991-05 | 12,685 |
| 1991-04 | 10,118 |
| 1991-03 | 9,892 |
| 1991-02 | 9,951 |
| 1991-01 | 9,279 |
| 1990-12 | 8,503 |
| 1990-11 | 11,990 |
| 1990-10 | 11,481 |
| 1990-09 | 10,474 |
| 1990-08 | 11,627 |
| 1990-07 | 10,976 |
| 1990-06 | 11,338 |
| 1990-05 | 13,183 |
| 1990-04 | 9,883 |
| 1990-03 | 12,433 |
| 1990-02 | 11,230 |
| 1990-01 | 9,673 |
| 1989-12 | 9,692 |
| 1989-11 | 13,423 |
| 1989-10 | 12,800 |
| 1989-09 | 12,539 |
| 1989-08 | 13,519 |
| 1989-07 | 12,155 |
| 1989-06 | 15,508 |
| 1989-05 | 17,338 |
| 1989-04 | 15,005 |
| 1989-03 | 15,530 |
| 1989-02 | 14,746 |
| 1989-01 | 12,674 |
| 1988-12 | 14,073 |
| 1988-11 | 17,531 |
| 1988-10 | 15,689 |
| 1988-09 | 17,045 |
| 1988-08 | 18,106 |
| 1988-07 | 15,096 |
| 1988-06 | 16,189 |
| 1988-05 | 15,478 |
| 1988-04 | 12,681 |
| 1988-03 | 14,637 |
| 1988-02 | 12,959 |
| 1988-01 | 10,484 |
| 1987-12 | 11,943 |
| 1987-11 | 12,790 |
| 1987-10 | 12,206 |
| 1987-09 | 11,691 |
| 1987-08 | 10,658 |
| 1987-07 | 11,305 |
| 1987-06 | 11,147 |
| 1987-05 | 10,592 |
| 1987-04 | 9,285 |
| 1987-03 | 10,427 |
| 1987-02 | 9,290 |
| 1987-01 | 7,916 |
| 1986-12 | 9,927 |
| 1986-11 | 10,243 |
| 1986-10 | 10,864 |
| 1986-09 | 10,493 |
| 1986-08 | 9,981 |
| 1986-07 | 11,851 |
| 1986-06 | 11,381 |
| 1986-05 | 10,627 |
| 1986-04 | 10,479 |
| 1986-03 | 9,583 |
| 1986-02 | 10,050 |
| 1986-01 | 10,134 |
| 1985-12 | 10,915 |
| 1985-11 | 12,770 |
| 1985-10 | 14,997 |
| 1985-09 | 12,949 |
| 1985-08 | 14,201 |
| 1985-07 | 13,940 |
| 1985-06 | 13,381 |
| 1985-05 | 14,799 |
| 1985-04 | 13,510 |
| 1985-03 | 13,472 |
| 1985-02 | 12,336 |
| 1985-01 | 11,627 |
| 1984-12 | 12,013 |
| 1984-11 | 14,740 |
| 1984-10 | 14,113 |
| 1984-09 | 12,508 |
| 1984-08 | 15,234 |
| 1984-07 | 13,982 |
| 1984-06 | 13,280 |
| 1984-05 | 15,947 |
| 1984-04 | 12,166 |
| 1984-03 | 14,260 |
| 1984-02 | 12,889 |
| 1984-01 | 9,924 |
| 1983-12 | 12,051 |
| 1983-11 | 13,041 |
| 1983-10 | 12,537 |
| 1983-09 | 12,603 |
| 1983-08 | 12,545 |
| 1983-07 | 10,478 |