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Dwelling units approved in New South Wales

Dwelling units approved in New South Wales was 3,860 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 18.2% from August 2025.

August 2026, count3,860
Change on August 2025+18.2%
Series high8,197August 2016
Series low1,268January 2009
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Dwelling units approved in New South Wales, July 1983 to August 2026

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K1983-071989-091995-112002-012008-032014-052020-072026-082026-08: 3,860 count02,0004,0006,0008,00010K1983-071997-122012-052026-082026-08: 3,860 count
count. 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 518 values
Periodcount
2026-083,860
2026-075,387
2026-064,996
2026-054,521
2026-044,459
2026-034,459
2026-024,256
2026-012,683
2025-124,203
2025-114,833
2025-104,252
2025-095,552
2025-083,267
2025-074,944
2025-064,891
2025-055,326
2025-043,739
2025-034,153
2025-023,231
2025-014,608
2024-124,288
2024-113,840
2024-104,562
2024-092,993
2024-083,613
2024-074,263
2024-062,676
2024-054,523
2024-043,696
2024-033,540
2024-023,997
2024-012,254
2023-123,628
2023-113,809
2023-103,861
2023-093,884
2023-083,786
2023-073,364
2023-063,551
2023-057,051
2023-043,810
2023-033,727
2023-023,211
2023-011,947
2022-125,304
2022-113,808
2022-104,043
2022-096,107
2022-085,637
2022-074,119
2022-064,222
2022-054,549
2022-044,026
2022-034,294
2022-025,151
2022-012,851
2021-124,667
2021-113,996
2021-104,645
2021-096,404
2021-085,024
2021-075,745
2021-065,435
2021-056,393
2021-046,328
2021-036,282
2021-024,705
2021-013,676
2020-124,605
2020-115,384
2020-105,140
2020-094,027
2020-083,496
2020-074,742
2020-063,296
2020-053,844
2020-043,728
2020-035,449
2020-024,250
2020-013,307
2019-123,577
2019-115,223
2019-103,463
2019-094,085
2019-084,231
2019-074,295
2019-064,182
2019-054,955
2019-044,230
2019-034,434
2019-025,145
2019-013,942
2018-124,009
2018-114,729
2018-105,741
2018-095,171
2018-085,237
2018-076,207
2018-065,977
2018-055,922
2018-045,421
2018-035,626
2018-025,901
2018-015,027
2017-125,098
2017-116,418
2017-106,537
2017-097,375
2017-086,049
2017-077,505
2017-066,157
2017-055,360
2017-045,524
2017-035,372
2017-026,024
2017-014,791
2016-124,997
2016-116,051
2016-105,892
2016-096,589
2016-088,197
2016-077,777
2016-065,375
2016-057,070
2016-046,851
2016-036,204
2016-025,482
2016-014,214
2015-126,533
2015-116,540
2015-107,213
2015-095,141
2015-085,341
2015-077,525
2015-065,992
2015-056,507
2015-044,809
2015-036,073
2015-025,096
2015-014,762
2014-126,180
2014-114,965
2014-105,071
2014-094,468
2014-084,963
2014-074,533
2014-064,033
2014-054,691
2014-043,527
2014-035,098
2014-023,774
2014-014,281
2013-124,834
2013-115,167
2013-104,902
2013-095,856
2013-084,216
2013-073,716
2013-063,820
2013-053,726
2013-044,080
2013-033,166
2013-022,772
2013-012,920
2012-124,025
2012-113,668
2012-104,627
2012-094,138
2012-082,836
2012-073,045
2012-063,184
2012-053,822
2012-042,156
2012-033,181
2012-021,912
2012-012,234
2011-122,507
2011-113,271
2011-102,974
2011-092,922
2011-084,062
2011-072,979
2011-062,356
2011-052,466
2011-042,810
2011-033,266
2011-022,716
2011-012,104
2010-123,276
2010-113,283
2010-103,841
2010-092,669
2010-082,438
2010-073,406
2010-062,812
2010-053,170
2010-042,847
2010-033,553
2010-022,977
2010-012,556
2009-122,911
2009-113,188
2009-102,808
2009-092,887
2009-082,499
2009-072,569
2009-062,163
2009-052,098
2009-042,254
2009-031,731
2009-021,756
2009-011,268
2008-122,152
2008-112,114
2008-102,376
2008-092,099
2008-082,283
2008-072,603
2008-062,500
2008-053,024
2008-042,563
2008-032,316
2008-022,723
2008-012,237
2007-122,533
2007-113,888
2007-102,246
2007-092,656
2007-082,616
2007-072,738
2007-062,592
2007-052,906
2007-042,359
2007-032,496
2007-022,804
2007-012,240
2006-122,330
2006-112,594
2006-102,920
2006-093,449
2006-082,852
2006-072,719
2006-063,244
2006-053,248
2006-042,072
2006-032,697
2006-022,448
2006-012,275
2005-122,970
2005-113,054
2005-102,660
2005-093,251
2005-083,225
2005-073,338
2005-063,115
2005-053,467
2005-043,046
2005-033,154
2005-023,357
2005-012,479
2004-123,362
2004-113,521
2004-103,117
2004-093,524
2004-083,912
2004-074,031
2004-064,000
2004-054,368
2004-043,838
2004-034,164
2004-024,008
2004-012,920
2003-124,112
2003-113,943
2003-104,380
2003-094,981
2003-084,307
2003-074,546
2003-063,605
2003-054,260
2003-043,663
2003-033,868
2003-023,680
2003-013,840
2002-123,734
2002-114,594
2002-106,246
2002-093,899
2002-084,880
2002-073,942
2002-063,748
2002-055,173
2002-045,098
2002-033,680
2002-023,330
2002-013,705
2001-123,600
2001-114,811
2001-105,389
2001-094,155
2001-084,072
2001-073,867
2001-063,239
2001-053,759
2001-042,555
2001-032,520
2001-022,485
2001-012,758
2000-122,707
2000-113,433
2000-103,499
2000-092,580
2000-082,774
2000-072,241
2000-063,145
2000-054,561
2000-043,408
2000-034,283
2000-024,684
2000-013,765
1999-124,464
1999-114,857
1999-104,392
1999-094,479
1999-085,085
1999-075,168
1999-064,696
1999-054,829
1999-044,038
1999-034,514
1999-024,139
1999-013,560
1998-124,395
1998-114,903
1998-103,979
1998-094,096
1998-083,742
1998-075,718
1998-065,088
1998-054,561
1998-044,943
1998-034,350
1998-023,536
1998-013,753
1997-124,511
1997-114,729
1997-104,180
1997-094,294
1997-084,559
1997-074,189
1997-064,187
1997-055,237
1997-044,272
1997-033,542
1997-023,871
1997-013,767
1996-123,517
1996-114,080
1996-103,829
1996-093,507
1996-083,426
1996-074,643
1996-063,174
1996-054,514
1996-043,097
1996-033,259
1996-023,361
1996-012,896
1995-122,923
1995-113,787
1995-103,433
1995-093,868
1995-083,834
1995-074,438
1995-063,649
1995-055,049
1995-043,749
1995-034,167
1995-023,993
1995-013,880
1994-124,203
1994-114,589
1994-104,609
1994-096,210
1994-086,363
1994-074,403
1994-065,202
1994-055,620
1994-044,084
1994-034,720
1994-023,724
1994-013,859
1993-123,495
1993-114,669
1993-104,021
1993-094,558
1993-083,910
1993-074,501
1993-063,940
1993-054,313
1993-043,929
1993-034,838
1993-024,008
1993-013,733
1992-124,171
1992-114,639
1992-104,073
1992-094,468
1992-083,604
1992-074,146
1992-064,100
1992-053,982
1992-043,833
1992-033,982
1992-023,108
1992-013,090
1991-123,293
1991-113,577
1991-103,680
1991-093,903
1991-083,707
1991-074,025
1991-063,054
1991-053,803
1991-042,903
1991-033,040
1991-022,748
1991-012,954
1990-122,620
1990-113,976
1990-103,518
1990-093,400
1990-083,514
1990-073,188
1990-063,297
1990-053,839
1990-042,968
1990-033,736
1990-022,992
1990-012,950
1989-122,533
1989-113,852
1989-103,655
1989-094,031
1989-083,979
1989-073,323
1989-064,301
1989-054,684
1989-043,945
1989-034,628
1989-024,113
1989-014,059
1988-123,886
1988-115,059
1988-103,744
1988-094,705
1988-085,425
1988-074,434
1988-064,810
1988-054,773
1988-043,764
1988-034,104
1988-023,952
1988-012,988
1987-123,233
1987-114,142
1987-103,269
1987-093,069
1987-082,982
1987-073,051
1987-062,807
1987-053,102
1987-042,462
1987-032,842
1987-022,657
1987-012,031
1986-122,360
1986-112,604
1986-102,551
1986-092,687
1986-082,533
1986-073,552
1986-063,431
1986-052,780
1986-042,594
1986-032,499
1986-022,305
1986-012,531
1985-123,173
1985-113,563
1985-103,968
1985-093,594
1985-083,706
1985-073,657
1985-063,722
1985-053,748
1985-043,791
1985-033,463
1985-023,341
1985-013,082
1984-123,484
1984-114,272
1984-103,323
1984-093,523
1984-083,659
1984-073,522
1984-063,294
1984-054,228
1984-043,130
1984-033,552
1984-023,500
1984-012,921
1983-123,762
1983-113,685
1983-103,438
1983-093,441
1983-083,506
1983-072,889

Compared with Australia

PlaceAugust 2026
New South Wales3,860
Australia16,968

New South Wales compared with nearby places

Australian Capital Territory: 157 countNew South Wales: 3,860 countNorthern Territory: 46 countQueensland: 3,381 countSouth Australia: 1,776 countTasmania: 262 countVictoria: 5,094 countWestern Australia: 2,392 count
  • Under 200
  • 200 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 3,700
  • 3,700 and over
Dwelling units approved, August 2026, count. New South Wales is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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.

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.

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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (n.d.). ABS Building Approvals: total number of dwelling units approved, all building types, new and other work, all sectors, original, monthly (dataflow BA_GCCSA) (Dwelling units approved, New South Wales, 1983-07 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/building-and-construction/building-approvals-australia/latest-release

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ABS Building Approvals: total number of dwelling units approved, all building types, new and other work, all sectors, original, monthly (dataflow BA_GCCSA), Dwelling units approved, New South Wales, 1983-07 to 2026-08. Australian Bureau of Statistics, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/building-and-construction/building-approvals-australia/latest-release. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/dwelling-units-approved/new-south-wales. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. n.d. ABS Building Approvals: total number of dwelling units approved, all building types, new and other work, all sectors, original, monthly (dataflow BA_GCCSA). Dwelling units approved, New South Wales, 1983-07 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/building-and-construction/building-approvals-australia/latest-release. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/dwelling-units-approved/new-south-wales.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics (no date) ABS Building Approvals: total number of dwelling units approved, all building types, new and other work, all sectors, original, monthly (dataflow BA_GCCSA), Dwelling units approved, New South Wales, 1983-07 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/building-and-construction/building-approvals-australia/latest-release, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/dwelling-units-approved/new-south-wales (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{ABS Building Approvals: total number of dwelling units approved, all building types, new and other work, all sectors, original, monthly (dataflow BA\_GCCSA): Dwelling units approved, New South Wales, 1983-07 to 2026-08}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/building-and-construction/building-approvals-australia/latest-release},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/dwelling-units-approved/new-south-wales. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the dwelling units approved in New South Wales?

Dwelling units approved in New South Wales was 3,860 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 18.2% from August 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest dwelling units approved in New South Wales?

8,197 in August 2016, the highest value since July 1983 in this series.

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