# Dwelling units approved in New South Wales

Dwelling units approved in New South Wales was 3,860 in August 2026. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

- Indicator id: `dwelling_units_approved`
- Place id: `au-nsw`
- 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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| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 3,860 |
| 2026-07 | 5,387 |
| 2026-06 | 4,996 |
| 2026-05 | 4,521 |
| 2026-04 | 4,459 |
| 2026-03 | 4,459 |
| 2026-02 | 4,256 |
| 2026-01 | 2,683 |
| 2025-12 | 4,203 |
| 2025-11 | 4,833 |
| 2025-10 | 4,252 |
| 2025-09 | 5,552 |
| 2025-08 | 3,267 |
| 2025-07 | 4,944 |
| 2025-06 | 4,891 |
| 2025-05 | 5,326 |
| 2025-04 | 3,739 |
| 2025-03 | 4,153 |
| 2025-02 | 3,231 |
| 2025-01 | 4,608 |
| 2024-12 | 4,288 |
| 2024-11 | 3,840 |
| 2024-10 | 4,562 |
| 2024-09 | 2,993 |
| 2024-08 | 3,613 |
| 2024-07 | 4,263 |
| 2024-06 | 2,676 |
| 2024-05 | 4,523 |
| 2024-04 | 3,696 |
| 2024-03 | 3,540 |
| 2024-02 | 3,997 |
| 2024-01 | 2,254 |
| 2023-12 | 3,628 |
| 2023-11 | 3,809 |
| 2023-10 | 3,861 |
| 2023-09 | 3,884 |
| 2023-08 | 3,786 |
| 2023-07 | 3,364 |
| 2023-06 | 3,551 |
| 2023-05 | 7,051 |
| 2023-04 | 3,810 |
| 2023-03 | 3,727 |
| 2023-02 | 3,211 |
| 2023-01 | 1,947 |
| 2022-12 | 5,304 |
| 2022-11 | 3,808 |
| 2022-10 | 4,043 |
| 2022-09 | 6,107 |
| 2022-08 | 5,637 |
| 2022-07 | 4,119 |
| 2022-06 | 4,222 |
| 2022-05 | 4,549 |
| 2022-04 | 4,026 |
| 2022-03 | 4,294 |
| 2022-02 | 5,151 |
| 2022-01 | 2,851 |
| 2021-12 | 4,667 |
| 2021-11 | 3,996 |
| 2021-10 | 4,645 |
| 2021-09 | 6,404 |
| 2021-08 | 5,024 |
| 2021-07 | 5,745 |
| 2021-06 | 5,435 |
| 2021-05 | 6,393 |
| 2021-04 | 6,328 |
| 2021-03 | 6,282 |
| 2021-02 | 4,705 |
| 2021-01 | 3,676 |
| 2020-12 | 4,605 |
| 2020-11 | 5,384 |
| 2020-10 | 5,140 |
| 2020-09 | 4,027 |
| 2020-08 | 3,496 |
| 2020-07 | 4,742 |
| 2020-06 | 3,296 |
| 2020-05 | 3,844 |
| 2020-04 | 3,728 |
| 2020-03 | 5,449 |
| 2020-02 | 4,250 |
| 2020-01 | 3,307 |
| 2019-12 | 3,577 |
| 2019-11 | 5,223 |
| 2019-10 | 3,463 |
| 2019-09 | 4,085 |
| 2019-08 | 4,231 |
| 2019-07 | 4,295 |
| 2019-06 | 4,182 |
| 2019-05 | 4,955 |
| 2019-04 | 4,230 |
| 2019-03 | 4,434 |
| 2019-02 | 5,145 |
| 2019-01 | 3,942 |
| 2018-12 | 4,009 |
| 2018-11 | 4,729 |
| 2018-10 | 5,741 |
| 2018-09 | 5,171 |
| 2018-08 | 5,237 |
| 2018-07 | 6,207 |
| 2018-06 | 5,977 |
| 2018-05 | 5,922 |
| 2018-04 | 5,421 |
| 2018-03 | 5,626 |
| 2018-02 | 5,901 |
| 2018-01 | 5,027 |
| 2017-12 | 5,098 |
| 2017-11 | 6,418 |
| 2017-10 | 6,537 |
| 2017-09 | 7,375 |
| 2017-08 | 6,049 |
| 2017-07 | 7,505 |
| 2017-06 | 6,157 |
| 2017-05 | 5,360 |
| 2017-04 | 5,524 |
| 2017-03 | 5,372 |
| 2017-02 | 6,024 |
| 2017-01 | 4,791 |
| 2016-12 | 4,997 |
| 2016-11 | 6,051 |
| 2016-10 | 5,892 |
| 2016-09 | 6,589 |
| 2016-08 | 8,197 |
| 2016-07 | 7,777 |
| 2016-06 | 5,375 |
| 2016-05 | 7,070 |
| 2016-04 | 6,851 |
| 2016-03 | 6,204 |
| 2016-02 | 5,482 |
| 2016-01 | 4,214 |
| 2015-12 | 6,533 |
| 2015-11 | 6,540 |
| 2015-10 | 7,213 |
| 2015-09 | 5,141 |
| 2015-08 | 5,341 |
| 2015-07 | 7,525 |
| 2015-06 | 5,992 |
| 2015-05 | 6,507 |
| 2015-04 | 4,809 |
| 2015-03 | 6,073 |
| 2015-02 | 5,096 |
| 2015-01 | 4,762 |
| 2014-12 | 6,180 |
| 2014-11 | 4,965 |
| 2014-10 | 5,071 |
| 2014-09 | 4,468 |
| 2014-08 | 4,963 |
| 2014-07 | 4,533 |
| 2014-06 | 4,033 |
| 2014-05 | 4,691 |
| 2014-04 | 3,527 |
| 2014-03 | 5,098 |
| 2014-02 | 3,774 |
| 2014-01 | 4,281 |
| 2013-12 | 4,834 |
| 2013-11 | 5,167 |
| 2013-10 | 4,902 |
| 2013-09 | 5,856 |
| 2013-08 | 4,216 |
| 2013-07 | 3,716 |
| 2013-06 | 3,820 |
| 2013-05 | 3,726 |
| 2013-04 | 4,080 |
| 2013-03 | 3,166 |
| 2013-02 | 2,772 |
| 2013-01 | 2,920 |
| 2012-12 | 4,025 |
| 2012-11 | 3,668 |
| 2012-10 | 4,627 |
| 2012-09 | 4,138 |
| 2012-08 | 2,836 |
| 2012-07 | 3,045 |
| 2012-06 | 3,184 |
| 2012-05 | 3,822 |
| 2012-04 | 2,156 |
| 2012-03 | 3,181 |
| 2012-02 | 1,912 |
| 2012-01 | 2,234 |
| 2011-12 | 2,507 |
| 2011-11 | 3,271 |
| 2011-10 | 2,974 |
| 2011-09 | 2,922 |
| 2011-08 | 4,062 |
| 2011-07 | 2,979 |
| 2011-06 | 2,356 |
| 2011-05 | 2,466 |
| 2011-04 | 2,810 |
| 2011-03 | 3,266 |
| 2011-02 | 2,716 |
| 2011-01 | 2,104 |
| 2010-12 | 3,276 |
| 2010-11 | 3,283 |
| 2010-10 | 3,841 |
| 2010-09 | 2,669 |
| 2010-08 | 2,438 |
| 2010-07 | 3,406 |
| 2010-06 | 2,812 |
| 2010-05 | 3,170 |
| 2010-04 | 2,847 |
| 2010-03 | 3,553 |
| 2010-02 | 2,977 |
| 2010-01 | 2,556 |
| 2009-12 | 2,911 |
| 2009-11 | 3,188 |
| 2009-10 | 2,808 |
| 2009-09 | 2,887 |
| 2009-08 | 2,499 |
| 2009-07 | 2,569 |
| 2009-06 | 2,163 |
| 2009-05 | 2,098 |
| 2009-04 | 2,254 |
| 2009-03 | 1,731 |
| 2009-02 | 1,756 |
| 2009-01 | 1,268 |
| 2008-12 | 2,152 |
| 2008-11 | 2,114 |
| 2008-10 | 2,376 |
| 2008-09 | 2,099 |
| 2008-08 | 2,283 |
| 2008-07 | 2,603 |
| 2008-06 | 2,500 |
| 2008-05 | 3,024 |
| 2008-04 | 2,563 |
| 2008-03 | 2,316 |
| 2008-02 | 2,723 |
| 2008-01 | 2,237 |
| 2007-12 | 2,533 |
| 2007-11 | 3,888 |
| 2007-10 | 2,246 |
| 2007-09 | 2,656 |
| 2007-08 | 2,616 |
| 2007-07 | 2,738 |
| 2007-06 | 2,592 |
| 2007-05 | 2,906 |
| 2007-04 | 2,359 |
| 2007-03 | 2,496 |
| 2007-02 | 2,804 |
| 2007-01 | 2,240 |
| 2006-12 | 2,330 |
| 2006-11 | 2,594 |
| 2006-10 | 2,920 |
| 2006-09 | 3,449 |
| 2006-08 | 2,852 |
| 2006-07 | 2,719 |
| 2006-06 | 3,244 |
| 2006-05 | 3,248 |
| 2006-04 | 2,072 |
| 2006-03 | 2,697 |
| 2006-02 | 2,448 |
| 2006-01 | 2,275 |
| 2005-12 | 2,970 |
| 2005-11 | 3,054 |
| 2005-10 | 2,660 |
| 2005-09 | 3,251 |
| 2005-08 | 3,225 |
| 2005-07 | 3,338 |
| 2005-06 | 3,115 |
| 2005-05 | 3,467 |
| 2005-04 | 3,046 |
| 2005-03 | 3,154 |
| 2005-02 | 3,357 |
| 2005-01 | 2,479 |
| 2004-12 | 3,362 |
| 2004-11 | 3,521 |
| 2004-10 | 3,117 |
| 2004-09 | 3,524 |
| 2004-08 | 3,912 |
| 2004-07 | 4,031 |
| 2004-06 | 4,000 |
| 2004-05 | 4,368 |
| 2004-04 | 3,838 |
| 2004-03 | 4,164 |
| 2004-02 | 4,008 |
| 2004-01 | 2,920 |
| 2003-12 | 4,112 |
| 2003-11 | 3,943 |
| 2003-10 | 4,380 |
| 2003-09 | 4,981 |
| 2003-08 | 4,307 |
| 2003-07 | 4,546 |
| 2003-06 | 3,605 |
| 2003-05 | 4,260 |
| 2003-04 | 3,663 |
| 2003-03 | 3,868 |
| 2003-02 | 3,680 |
| 2003-01 | 3,840 |
| 2002-12 | 3,734 |
| 2002-11 | 4,594 |
| 2002-10 | 6,246 |
| 2002-09 | 3,899 |
| 2002-08 | 4,880 |
| 2002-07 | 3,942 |
| 2002-06 | 3,748 |
| 2002-05 | 5,173 |
| 2002-04 | 5,098 |
| 2002-03 | 3,680 |
| 2002-02 | 3,330 |
| 2002-01 | 3,705 |
| 2001-12 | 3,600 |
| 2001-11 | 4,811 |
| 2001-10 | 5,389 |
| 2001-09 | 4,155 |
| 2001-08 | 4,072 |
| 2001-07 | 3,867 |
| 2001-06 | 3,239 |
| 2001-05 | 3,759 |
| 2001-04 | 2,555 |
| 2001-03 | 2,520 |
| 2001-02 | 2,485 |
| 2001-01 | 2,758 |
| 2000-12 | 2,707 |
| 2000-11 | 3,433 |
| 2000-10 | 3,499 |
| 2000-09 | 2,580 |
| 2000-08 | 2,774 |
| 2000-07 | 2,241 |
| 2000-06 | 3,145 |
| 2000-05 | 4,561 |
| 2000-04 | 3,408 |
| 2000-03 | 4,283 |
| 2000-02 | 4,684 |
| 2000-01 | 3,765 |
| 1999-12 | 4,464 |
| 1999-11 | 4,857 |
| 1999-10 | 4,392 |
| 1999-09 | 4,479 |
| 1999-08 | 5,085 |
| 1999-07 | 5,168 |
| 1999-06 | 4,696 |
| 1999-05 | 4,829 |
| 1999-04 | 4,038 |
| 1999-03 | 4,514 |
| 1999-02 | 4,139 |
| 1999-01 | 3,560 |
| 1998-12 | 4,395 |
| 1998-11 | 4,903 |
| 1998-10 | 3,979 |
| 1998-09 | 4,096 |
| 1998-08 | 3,742 |
| 1998-07 | 5,718 |
| 1998-06 | 5,088 |
| 1998-05 | 4,561 |
| 1998-04 | 4,943 |
| 1998-03 | 4,350 |
| 1998-02 | 3,536 |
| 1998-01 | 3,753 |
| 1997-12 | 4,511 |
| 1997-11 | 4,729 |
| 1997-10 | 4,180 |
| 1997-09 | 4,294 |
| 1997-08 | 4,559 |
| 1997-07 | 4,189 |
| 1997-06 | 4,187 |
| 1997-05 | 5,237 |
| 1997-04 | 4,272 |
| 1997-03 | 3,542 |
| 1997-02 | 3,871 |
| 1997-01 | 3,767 |
| 1996-12 | 3,517 |
| 1996-11 | 4,080 |
| 1996-10 | 3,829 |
| 1996-09 | 3,507 |
| 1996-08 | 3,426 |
| 1996-07 | 4,643 |
| 1996-06 | 3,174 |
| 1996-05 | 4,514 |
| 1996-04 | 3,097 |
| 1996-03 | 3,259 |
| 1996-02 | 3,361 |
| 1996-01 | 2,896 |
| 1995-12 | 2,923 |
| 1995-11 | 3,787 |
| 1995-10 | 3,433 |
| 1995-09 | 3,868 |
| 1995-08 | 3,834 |
| 1995-07 | 4,438 |
| 1995-06 | 3,649 |
| 1995-05 | 5,049 |
| 1995-04 | 3,749 |
| 1995-03 | 4,167 |
| 1995-02 | 3,993 |
| 1995-01 | 3,880 |
| 1994-12 | 4,203 |
| 1994-11 | 4,589 |
| 1994-10 | 4,609 |
| 1994-09 | 6,210 |
| 1994-08 | 6,363 |
| 1994-07 | 4,403 |
| 1994-06 | 5,202 |
| 1994-05 | 5,620 |
| 1994-04 | 4,084 |
| 1994-03 | 4,720 |
| 1994-02 | 3,724 |
| 1994-01 | 3,859 |
| 1993-12 | 3,495 |
| 1993-11 | 4,669 |
| 1993-10 | 4,021 |
| 1993-09 | 4,558 |
| 1993-08 | 3,910 |
| 1993-07 | 4,501 |
| 1993-06 | 3,940 |
| 1993-05 | 4,313 |
| 1993-04 | 3,929 |
| 1993-03 | 4,838 |
| 1993-02 | 4,008 |
| 1993-01 | 3,733 |
| 1992-12 | 4,171 |
| 1992-11 | 4,639 |
| 1992-10 | 4,073 |
| 1992-09 | 4,468 |
| 1992-08 | 3,604 |
| 1992-07 | 4,146 |
| 1992-06 | 4,100 |
| 1992-05 | 3,982 |
| 1992-04 | 3,833 |
| 1992-03 | 3,982 |
| 1992-02 | 3,108 |
| 1992-01 | 3,090 |
| 1991-12 | 3,293 |
| 1991-11 | 3,577 |
| 1991-10 | 3,680 |
| 1991-09 | 3,903 |
| 1991-08 | 3,707 |
| 1991-07 | 4,025 |
| 1991-06 | 3,054 |
| 1991-05 | 3,803 |
| 1991-04 | 2,903 |
| 1991-03 | 3,040 |
| 1991-02 | 2,748 |
| 1991-01 | 2,954 |
| 1990-12 | 2,620 |
| 1990-11 | 3,976 |
| 1990-10 | 3,518 |
| 1990-09 | 3,400 |
| 1990-08 | 3,514 |
| 1990-07 | 3,188 |
| 1990-06 | 3,297 |
| 1990-05 | 3,839 |
| 1990-04 | 2,968 |
| 1990-03 | 3,736 |
| 1990-02 | 2,992 |
| 1990-01 | 2,950 |
| 1989-12 | 2,533 |
| 1989-11 | 3,852 |
| 1989-10 | 3,655 |
| 1989-09 | 4,031 |
| 1989-08 | 3,979 |
| 1989-07 | 3,323 |
| 1989-06 | 4,301 |
| 1989-05 | 4,684 |
| 1989-04 | 3,945 |
| 1989-03 | 4,628 |
| 1989-02 | 4,113 |
| 1989-01 | 4,059 |
| 1988-12 | 3,886 |
| 1988-11 | 5,059 |
| 1988-10 | 3,744 |
| 1988-09 | 4,705 |
| 1988-08 | 5,425 |
| 1988-07 | 4,434 |
| 1988-06 | 4,810 |
| 1988-05 | 4,773 |
| 1988-04 | 3,764 |
| 1988-03 | 4,104 |
| 1988-02 | 3,952 |
| 1988-01 | 2,988 |
| 1987-12 | 3,233 |
| 1987-11 | 4,142 |
| 1987-10 | 3,269 |
| 1987-09 | 3,069 |
| 1987-08 | 2,982 |
| 1987-07 | 3,051 |
| 1987-06 | 2,807 |
| 1987-05 | 3,102 |
| 1987-04 | 2,462 |
| 1987-03 | 2,842 |
| 1987-02 | 2,657 |
| 1987-01 | 2,031 |
| 1986-12 | 2,360 |
| 1986-11 | 2,604 |
| 1986-10 | 2,551 |
| 1986-09 | 2,687 |
| 1986-08 | 2,533 |
| 1986-07 | 3,552 |
| 1986-06 | 3,431 |
| 1986-05 | 2,780 |
| 1986-04 | 2,594 |
| 1986-03 | 2,499 |
| 1986-02 | 2,305 |
| 1986-01 | 2,531 |
| 1985-12 | 3,173 |
| 1985-11 | 3,563 |
| 1985-10 | 3,968 |
| 1985-09 | 3,594 |
| 1985-08 | 3,706 |
| 1985-07 | 3,657 |
| 1985-06 | 3,722 |
| 1985-05 | 3,748 |
| 1985-04 | 3,791 |
| 1985-03 | 3,463 |
| 1985-02 | 3,341 |
| 1985-01 | 3,082 |
| 1984-12 | 3,484 |
| 1984-11 | 4,272 |
| 1984-10 | 3,323 |
| 1984-09 | 3,523 |
| 1984-08 | 3,659 |
| 1984-07 | 3,522 |
| 1984-06 | 3,294 |
| 1984-05 | 4,228 |
| 1984-04 | 3,130 |
| 1984-03 | 3,552 |
| 1984-02 | 3,500 |
| 1984-01 | 2,921 |
| 1983-12 | 3,762 |
| 1983-11 | 3,685 |
| 1983-10 | 3,438 |
| 1983-09 | 3,441 |
| 1983-08 | 3,506 |
| 1983-07 | 2,889 |