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Dwelling units approved in Queensland

Dwelling units approved in Queensland was 3,381 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is down 15.4% from August 2025.

August 2026, count3,381
Change on August 2025-15.4%
Series high5,705September 2015
Series low1,499January 2009
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Dwelling units approved in Queensland, July 1983 to August 2026

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0001983-071989-091995-112002-012008-032014-052020-072026-082026-08: 3,381 count02,0004,0006,0001983-071997-122012-052026-082026-08: 3,381 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
2026-083,381
2026-074,274
2026-065,432
2026-053,482
2026-044,073
2026-034,425
2026-024,169
2026-012,647
2025-123,546
2025-114,853
2025-103,617
2025-093,883
2025-083,996
2025-074,631
2025-063,480
2025-053,003
2025-043,130
2025-033,301
2025-023,032
2025-012,028
2024-123,115
2024-113,546
2024-103,423
2024-093,615
2024-083,211
2024-073,536
2024-063,185
2024-052,894
2024-042,642
2024-032,329
2024-022,656
2024-013,133
2023-122,222
2023-112,817
2023-103,191
2023-092,804
2023-082,236
2023-072,886
2023-063,190
2023-052,614
2023-042,120
2023-033,428
2023-023,116
2023-013,026
2022-122,421
2022-113,644
2022-102,720
2022-093,169
2022-083,693
2022-072,955
2022-063,576
2022-053,425
2022-042,617
2022-033,369
2022-022,787
2022-012,418
2021-122,529
2021-113,436
2021-103,024
2021-093,458
2021-083,847
2021-073,983
2021-063,693
2021-053,709
2021-044,270
2021-034,732
2021-023,999
2021-012,435
2020-123,601
2020-113,449
2020-103,390
2020-093,291
2020-082,613
2020-072,732
2020-062,446
2020-052,386
2020-042,670
2020-032,392
2020-022,349
2020-012,106
2019-121,940
2019-112,506
2019-103,417
2019-092,735
2019-082,381
2019-073,164
2019-062,663
2019-052,831
2019-042,733
2019-032,322
2019-022,432
2019-011,982
2018-122,082
2018-112,826
2018-102,980
2018-092,676
2018-083,796
2018-073,839
2018-064,356
2018-053,029
2018-043,552
2018-033,886
2018-023,679
2018-013,202
2017-122,999
2017-113,711
2017-103,450
2017-093,477
2017-084,259
2017-073,484
2017-064,024
2017-053,767
2017-044,062
2017-033,324
2017-023,421
2017-012,376
2016-122,873
2016-113,363
2016-103,342
2016-094,130
2016-084,197
2016-074,378
2016-064,139
2016-054,015
2016-044,993
2016-034,382
2016-024,023
2016-013,946
2015-123,656
2015-114,441
2015-104,278
2015-095,705
2015-083,790
2015-073,776
2015-064,749
2015-054,419
2015-043,647
2015-034,242
2015-023,424
2015-014,729
2014-123,421
2014-113,722
2014-103,652
2014-093,324
2014-083,940
2014-073,435
2014-063,632
2014-054,017
2014-042,386
2014-032,858
2014-022,906
2014-012,880
2013-123,258
2013-114,034
2013-103,774
2013-093,447
2013-083,155
2013-072,924
2013-062,741
2013-052,872
2013-042,461
2013-032,824
2013-022,500
2013-011,942
2012-122,198
2012-112,664
2012-102,783
2012-092,618
2012-082,651
2012-072,471
2012-062,897
2012-052,456
2012-042,053
2012-032,172
2012-022,379
2012-011,596
2011-122,314
2011-112,181
2011-101,931
2011-092,381
2011-083,269
2011-072,062
2011-062,477
2011-052,627
2011-042,270
2011-032,245
2011-021,959
2011-011,948
2010-122,411
2010-112,680
2010-102,793
2010-092,818
2010-082,686
2010-072,682
2010-063,312
2010-053,221
2010-043,147
2010-033,741
2010-022,964
2010-012,359
2009-122,739
2009-113,214
2009-102,974
2009-093,107
2009-082,655
2009-072,908
2009-062,492
2009-052,348
2009-042,427
2009-032,222
2009-021,817
2009-011,499
2008-121,725
2008-112,274
2008-103,100
2008-093,204
2008-083,115
2008-073,349
2008-063,462
2008-053,160
2008-044,233
2008-032,795
2008-023,461
2008-013,129
2007-123,851
2007-113,874
2007-105,295
2007-093,679
2007-084,304
2007-074,062
2007-064,137
2007-053,551
2007-043,167
2007-033,669
2007-023,408
2007-013,112
2006-122,887
2006-113,499
2006-103,629
2006-093,443
2006-083,576
2006-073,672
2006-063,675
2006-053,421
2006-042,391
2006-033,724
2006-023,149
2006-012,196
2005-122,603
2005-113,413
2005-103,299
2005-093,376
2005-083,441
2005-073,699
2005-063,688
2005-054,158
2005-042,751
2005-032,908
2005-022,971
2005-012,650
2004-123,113
2004-113,214
2004-103,253
2004-093,396
2004-083,624
2004-073,617
2004-063,957
2004-053,047
2004-043,288
2004-034,812
2004-023,175
2004-013,058
2003-123,487
2003-113,850
2003-103,954
2003-094,169
2003-083,860
2003-074,582
2003-063,258
2003-053,538
2003-042,867
2003-034,022
2003-022,998
2003-012,888
2002-122,897
2002-113,205
2002-105,163
2002-092,939
2002-084,348
2002-073,553
2002-063,249
2002-053,297
2002-042,946
2002-033,624
2002-023,149
2002-012,531
2001-122,508
2001-113,157
2001-102,876
2001-092,997
2001-083,287
2001-072,696
2001-062,539
2001-053,191
2001-042,072
2001-031,844
2001-021,568
2001-011,785
2000-121,636
2000-112,564
2000-101,923
2000-092,021
2000-082,276
2000-071,671
2000-062,083
2000-053,576
2000-042,867
2000-033,260
2000-023,489
2000-012,734
1999-123,162
1999-113,201
1999-103,089
1999-093,133
1999-082,532
1999-072,520
1999-062,860
1999-052,393
1999-042,393
1999-032,586
1999-022,295
1999-011,940
1998-122,341
1998-112,589
1998-102,747
1998-093,107
1998-082,644
1998-072,540
1998-062,806
1998-053,066
1998-043,280
1998-033,064
1998-022,763
1998-012,935
1997-122,813
1997-112,628
1997-103,176
1997-093,491
1997-083,094
1997-073,363
1997-062,546
1997-053,014
1997-042,748
1997-032,846
1997-022,700
1997-012,239
1996-122,312
1996-112,855
1996-103,300
1996-092,590
1996-082,925
1996-073,011
1996-062,590
1996-053,053
1996-042,681
1996-032,420
1996-022,405
1996-011,867
1995-122,221
1995-112,579
1995-102,502
1995-092,525
1995-082,951
1995-072,657
1995-063,271
1995-053,141
1995-042,805
1995-033,551
1995-022,908
1995-012,805
1994-123,225
1994-114,421
1994-104,192
1994-095,008
1994-085,352
1994-074,519
1994-065,136
1994-055,608
1994-044,032
1994-035,072
1994-023,969
1994-013,572
1993-124,187
1993-114,790
1993-104,570
1993-094,889
1993-084,676
1993-074,691
1993-064,712
1993-054,476
1993-044,383
1993-034,512
1993-023,427
1993-013,138
1992-123,769
1992-113,826
1992-104,152
1992-093,751
1992-083,964
1992-073,822
1992-064,192
1992-054,178
1992-043,405
1992-033,552
1992-023,508
1992-012,863
1991-122,952
1991-113,524
1991-103,929
1991-093,264
1991-083,416
1991-073,282
1991-062,795
1991-053,266
1991-042,849
1991-032,715
1991-022,732
1991-012,250
1990-122,038
1990-112,772
1990-102,716
1990-092,552
1990-083,157
1990-072,895
1990-062,560
1990-053,003
1990-042,449
1990-033,037
1990-022,675
1990-012,076
1989-122,314
1989-113,438
1989-103,615
1989-092,856
1989-083,297
1989-073,127
1989-063,500
1989-054,274
1989-043,733
1989-033,906
1989-023,752
1989-012,836
1988-123,442
1988-114,366
1988-104,697
1988-094,651
1988-084,567
1988-073,752
1988-063,840
1988-053,414
1988-042,828
1988-033,764
1988-023,111
1988-012,772
1987-122,872
1987-112,813
1987-102,867
1987-092,725
1987-082,269
1987-072,424
1987-062,515
1987-052,005
1987-041,737
1987-031,991
1987-021,603
1987-011,605
1986-121,771
1986-111,928
1986-102,050
1986-091,757
1986-081,865
1986-071,892
1986-061,642
1986-051,662
1986-041,819
1986-031,787
1986-021,975
1986-012,066
1985-122,149
1985-112,387
1985-103,027
1985-092,593
1985-082,751
1985-073,041
1985-062,737
1985-052,651
1985-042,623
1985-032,817
1985-022,309
1985-012,278
1984-122,525
1984-112,951
1984-102,749
1984-092,254
1984-083,302
1984-072,881
1984-062,692
1984-053,225
1984-042,491
1984-033,623
1984-023,251
1984-012,327
1983-122,328
1983-112,937
1983-102,937
1983-092,966
1983-082,613
1983-072,285

Compared with Australia

PlaceAugust 2026
Queensland3,381
Australia16,968

Queensland 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. Queensland 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, Queensland, 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, Queensland, 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/queensland. 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, Queensland, 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/queensland.

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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, Queensland, 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/queensland (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, Queensland, 1983-07 to 2026-08}},
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What is the dwelling units approved in Queensland?

Dwelling units approved in Queensland was 3,381 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is down 15.4% from August 2025.

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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 Queensland?

5,705 in September 2015, the highest value since July 1983 in this series.

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