# Dwelling units approved in Queensland

Dwelling units approved in Queensland was 3,381 in August 2026. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

- Indicator id: `dwelling_units_approved`
- Place id: `au-qld`
- 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-qld

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 3,381 |
| 2026-07 | 4,274 |
| 2026-06 | 5,432 |
| 2026-05 | 3,482 |
| 2026-04 | 4,073 |
| 2026-03 | 4,425 |
| 2026-02 | 4,169 |
| 2026-01 | 2,647 |
| 2025-12 | 3,546 |
| 2025-11 | 4,853 |
| 2025-10 | 3,617 |
| 2025-09 | 3,883 |
| 2025-08 | 3,996 |
| 2025-07 | 4,631 |
| 2025-06 | 3,480 |
| 2025-05 | 3,003 |
| 2025-04 | 3,130 |
| 2025-03 | 3,301 |
| 2025-02 | 3,032 |
| 2025-01 | 2,028 |
| 2024-12 | 3,115 |
| 2024-11 | 3,546 |
| 2024-10 | 3,423 |
| 2024-09 | 3,615 |
| 2024-08 | 3,211 |
| 2024-07 | 3,536 |
| 2024-06 | 3,185 |
| 2024-05 | 2,894 |
| 2024-04 | 2,642 |
| 2024-03 | 2,329 |
| 2024-02 | 2,656 |
| 2024-01 | 3,133 |
| 2023-12 | 2,222 |
| 2023-11 | 2,817 |
| 2023-10 | 3,191 |
| 2023-09 | 2,804 |
| 2023-08 | 2,236 |
| 2023-07 | 2,886 |
| 2023-06 | 3,190 |
| 2023-05 | 2,614 |
| 2023-04 | 2,120 |
| 2023-03 | 3,428 |
| 2023-02 | 3,116 |
| 2023-01 | 3,026 |
| 2022-12 | 2,421 |
| 2022-11 | 3,644 |
| 2022-10 | 2,720 |
| 2022-09 | 3,169 |
| 2022-08 | 3,693 |
| 2022-07 | 2,955 |
| 2022-06 | 3,576 |
| 2022-05 | 3,425 |
| 2022-04 | 2,617 |
| 2022-03 | 3,369 |
| 2022-02 | 2,787 |
| 2022-01 | 2,418 |
| 2021-12 | 2,529 |
| 2021-11 | 3,436 |
| 2021-10 | 3,024 |
| 2021-09 | 3,458 |
| 2021-08 | 3,847 |
| 2021-07 | 3,983 |
| 2021-06 | 3,693 |
| 2021-05 | 3,709 |
| 2021-04 | 4,270 |
| 2021-03 | 4,732 |
| 2021-02 | 3,999 |
| 2021-01 | 2,435 |
| 2020-12 | 3,601 |
| 2020-11 | 3,449 |
| 2020-10 | 3,390 |
| 2020-09 | 3,291 |
| 2020-08 | 2,613 |
| 2020-07 | 2,732 |
| 2020-06 | 2,446 |
| 2020-05 | 2,386 |
| 2020-04 | 2,670 |
| 2020-03 | 2,392 |
| 2020-02 | 2,349 |
| 2020-01 | 2,106 |
| 2019-12 | 1,940 |
| 2019-11 | 2,506 |
| 2019-10 | 3,417 |
| 2019-09 | 2,735 |
| 2019-08 | 2,381 |
| 2019-07 | 3,164 |
| 2019-06 | 2,663 |
| 2019-05 | 2,831 |
| 2019-04 | 2,733 |
| 2019-03 | 2,322 |
| 2019-02 | 2,432 |
| 2019-01 | 1,982 |
| 2018-12 | 2,082 |
| 2018-11 | 2,826 |
| 2018-10 | 2,980 |
| 2018-09 | 2,676 |
| 2018-08 | 3,796 |
| 2018-07 | 3,839 |
| 2018-06 | 4,356 |
| 2018-05 | 3,029 |
| 2018-04 | 3,552 |
| 2018-03 | 3,886 |
| 2018-02 | 3,679 |
| 2018-01 | 3,202 |
| 2017-12 | 2,999 |
| 2017-11 | 3,711 |
| 2017-10 | 3,450 |
| 2017-09 | 3,477 |
| 2017-08 | 4,259 |
| 2017-07 | 3,484 |
| 2017-06 | 4,024 |
| 2017-05 | 3,767 |
| 2017-04 | 4,062 |
| 2017-03 | 3,324 |
| 2017-02 | 3,421 |
| 2017-01 | 2,376 |
| 2016-12 | 2,873 |
| 2016-11 | 3,363 |
| 2016-10 | 3,342 |
| 2016-09 | 4,130 |
| 2016-08 | 4,197 |
| 2016-07 | 4,378 |
| 2016-06 | 4,139 |
| 2016-05 | 4,015 |
| 2016-04 | 4,993 |
| 2016-03 | 4,382 |
| 2016-02 | 4,023 |
| 2016-01 | 3,946 |
| 2015-12 | 3,656 |
| 2015-11 | 4,441 |
| 2015-10 | 4,278 |
| 2015-09 | 5,705 |
| 2015-08 | 3,790 |
| 2015-07 | 3,776 |
| 2015-06 | 4,749 |
| 2015-05 | 4,419 |
| 2015-04 | 3,647 |
| 2015-03 | 4,242 |
| 2015-02 | 3,424 |
| 2015-01 | 4,729 |
| 2014-12 | 3,421 |
| 2014-11 | 3,722 |
| 2014-10 | 3,652 |
| 2014-09 | 3,324 |
| 2014-08 | 3,940 |
| 2014-07 | 3,435 |
| 2014-06 | 3,632 |
| 2014-05 | 4,017 |
| 2014-04 | 2,386 |
| 2014-03 | 2,858 |
| 2014-02 | 2,906 |
| 2014-01 | 2,880 |
| 2013-12 | 3,258 |
| 2013-11 | 4,034 |
| 2013-10 | 3,774 |
| 2013-09 | 3,447 |
| 2013-08 | 3,155 |
| 2013-07 | 2,924 |
| 2013-06 | 2,741 |
| 2013-05 | 2,872 |
| 2013-04 | 2,461 |
| 2013-03 | 2,824 |
| 2013-02 | 2,500 |
| 2013-01 | 1,942 |
| 2012-12 | 2,198 |
| 2012-11 | 2,664 |
| 2012-10 | 2,783 |
| 2012-09 | 2,618 |
| 2012-08 | 2,651 |
| 2012-07 | 2,471 |
| 2012-06 | 2,897 |
| 2012-05 | 2,456 |
| 2012-04 | 2,053 |
| 2012-03 | 2,172 |
| 2012-02 | 2,379 |
| 2012-01 | 1,596 |
| 2011-12 | 2,314 |
| 2011-11 | 2,181 |
| 2011-10 | 1,931 |
| 2011-09 | 2,381 |
| 2011-08 | 3,269 |
| 2011-07 | 2,062 |
| 2011-06 | 2,477 |
| 2011-05 | 2,627 |
| 2011-04 | 2,270 |
| 2011-03 | 2,245 |
| 2011-02 | 1,959 |
| 2011-01 | 1,948 |
| 2010-12 | 2,411 |
| 2010-11 | 2,680 |
| 2010-10 | 2,793 |
| 2010-09 | 2,818 |
| 2010-08 | 2,686 |
| 2010-07 | 2,682 |
| 2010-06 | 3,312 |
| 2010-05 | 3,221 |
| 2010-04 | 3,147 |
| 2010-03 | 3,741 |
| 2010-02 | 2,964 |
| 2010-01 | 2,359 |
| 2009-12 | 2,739 |
| 2009-11 | 3,214 |
| 2009-10 | 2,974 |
| 2009-09 | 3,107 |
| 2009-08 | 2,655 |
| 2009-07 | 2,908 |
| 2009-06 | 2,492 |
| 2009-05 | 2,348 |
| 2009-04 | 2,427 |
| 2009-03 | 2,222 |
| 2009-02 | 1,817 |
| 2009-01 | 1,499 |
| 2008-12 | 1,725 |
| 2008-11 | 2,274 |
| 2008-10 | 3,100 |
| 2008-09 | 3,204 |
| 2008-08 | 3,115 |
| 2008-07 | 3,349 |
| 2008-06 | 3,462 |
| 2008-05 | 3,160 |
| 2008-04 | 4,233 |
| 2008-03 | 2,795 |
| 2008-02 | 3,461 |
| 2008-01 | 3,129 |
| 2007-12 | 3,851 |
| 2007-11 | 3,874 |
| 2007-10 | 5,295 |
| 2007-09 | 3,679 |
| 2007-08 | 4,304 |
| 2007-07 | 4,062 |
| 2007-06 | 4,137 |
| 2007-05 | 3,551 |
| 2007-04 | 3,167 |
| 2007-03 | 3,669 |
| 2007-02 | 3,408 |
| 2007-01 | 3,112 |
| 2006-12 | 2,887 |
| 2006-11 | 3,499 |
| 2006-10 | 3,629 |
| 2006-09 | 3,443 |
| 2006-08 | 3,576 |
| 2006-07 | 3,672 |
| 2006-06 | 3,675 |
| 2006-05 | 3,421 |
| 2006-04 | 2,391 |
| 2006-03 | 3,724 |
| 2006-02 | 3,149 |
| 2006-01 | 2,196 |
| 2005-12 | 2,603 |
| 2005-11 | 3,413 |
| 2005-10 | 3,299 |
| 2005-09 | 3,376 |
| 2005-08 | 3,441 |
| 2005-07 | 3,699 |
| 2005-06 | 3,688 |
| 2005-05 | 4,158 |
| 2005-04 | 2,751 |
| 2005-03 | 2,908 |
| 2005-02 | 2,971 |
| 2005-01 | 2,650 |
| 2004-12 | 3,113 |
| 2004-11 | 3,214 |
| 2004-10 | 3,253 |
| 2004-09 | 3,396 |
| 2004-08 | 3,624 |
| 2004-07 | 3,617 |
| 2004-06 | 3,957 |
| 2004-05 | 3,047 |
| 2004-04 | 3,288 |
| 2004-03 | 4,812 |
| 2004-02 | 3,175 |
| 2004-01 | 3,058 |
| 2003-12 | 3,487 |
| 2003-11 | 3,850 |
| 2003-10 | 3,954 |
| 2003-09 | 4,169 |
| 2003-08 | 3,860 |
| 2003-07 | 4,582 |
| 2003-06 | 3,258 |
| 2003-05 | 3,538 |
| 2003-04 | 2,867 |
| 2003-03 | 4,022 |
| 2003-02 | 2,998 |
| 2003-01 | 2,888 |
| 2002-12 | 2,897 |
| 2002-11 | 3,205 |
| 2002-10 | 5,163 |
| 2002-09 | 2,939 |
| 2002-08 | 4,348 |
| 2002-07 | 3,553 |
| 2002-06 | 3,249 |
| 2002-05 | 3,297 |
| 2002-04 | 2,946 |
| 2002-03 | 3,624 |
| 2002-02 | 3,149 |
| 2002-01 | 2,531 |
| 2001-12 | 2,508 |
| 2001-11 | 3,157 |
| 2001-10 | 2,876 |
| 2001-09 | 2,997 |
| 2001-08 | 3,287 |
| 2001-07 | 2,696 |
| 2001-06 | 2,539 |
| 2001-05 | 3,191 |
| 2001-04 | 2,072 |
| 2001-03 | 1,844 |
| 2001-02 | 1,568 |
| 2001-01 | 1,785 |
| 2000-12 | 1,636 |
| 2000-11 | 2,564 |
| 2000-10 | 1,923 |
| 2000-09 | 2,021 |
| 2000-08 | 2,276 |
| 2000-07 | 1,671 |
| 2000-06 | 2,083 |
| 2000-05 | 3,576 |
| 2000-04 | 2,867 |
| 2000-03 | 3,260 |
| 2000-02 | 3,489 |
| 2000-01 | 2,734 |
| 1999-12 | 3,162 |
| 1999-11 | 3,201 |
| 1999-10 | 3,089 |
| 1999-09 | 3,133 |
| 1999-08 | 2,532 |
| 1999-07 | 2,520 |
| 1999-06 | 2,860 |
| 1999-05 | 2,393 |
| 1999-04 | 2,393 |
| 1999-03 | 2,586 |
| 1999-02 | 2,295 |
| 1999-01 | 1,940 |
| 1998-12 | 2,341 |
| 1998-11 | 2,589 |
| 1998-10 | 2,747 |
| 1998-09 | 3,107 |
| 1998-08 | 2,644 |
| 1998-07 | 2,540 |
| 1998-06 | 2,806 |
| 1998-05 | 3,066 |
| 1998-04 | 3,280 |
| 1998-03 | 3,064 |
| 1998-02 | 2,763 |
| 1998-01 | 2,935 |
| 1997-12 | 2,813 |
| 1997-11 | 2,628 |
| 1997-10 | 3,176 |
| 1997-09 | 3,491 |
| 1997-08 | 3,094 |
| 1997-07 | 3,363 |
| 1997-06 | 2,546 |
| 1997-05 | 3,014 |
| 1997-04 | 2,748 |
| 1997-03 | 2,846 |
| 1997-02 | 2,700 |
| 1997-01 | 2,239 |
| 1996-12 | 2,312 |
| 1996-11 | 2,855 |
| 1996-10 | 3,300 |
| 1996-09 | 2,590 |
| 1996-08 | 2,925 |
| 1996-07 | 3,011 |
| 1996-06 | 2,590 |
| 1996-05 | 3,053 |
| 1996-04 | 2,681 |
| 1996-03 | 2,420 |
| 1996-02 | 2,405 |
| 1996-01 | 1,867 |
| 1995-12 | 2,221 |
| 1995-11 | 2,579 |
| 1995-10 | 2,502 |
| 1995-09 | 2,525 |
| 1995-08 | 2,951 |
| 1995-07 | 2,657 |
| 1995-06 | 3,271 |
| 1995-05 | 3,141 |
| 1995-04 | 2,805 |
| 1995-03 | 3,551 |
| 1995-02 | 2,908 |
| 1995-01 | 2,805 |
| 1994-12 | 3,225 |
| 1994-11 | 4,421 |
| 1994-10 | 4,192 |
| 1994-09 | 5,008 |
| 1994-08 | 5,352 |
| 1994-07 | 4,519 |
| 1994-06 | 5,136 |
| 1994-05 | 5,608 |
| 1994-04 | 4,032 |
| 1994-03 | 5,072 |
| 1994-02 | 3,969 |
| 1994-01 | 3,572 |
| 1993-12 | 4,187 |
| 1993-11 | 4,790 |
| 1993-10 | 4,570 |
| 1993-09 | 4,889 |
| 1993-08 | 4,676 |
| 1993-07 | 4,691 |
| 1993-06 | 4,712 |
| 1993-05 | 4,476 |
| 1993-04 | 4,383 |
| 1993-03 | 4,512 |
| 1993-02 | 3,427 |
| 1993-01 | 3,138 |
| 1992-12 | 3,769 |
| 1992-11 | 3,826 |
| 1992-10 | 4,152 |
| 1992-09 | 3,751 |
| 1992-08 | 3,964 |
| 1992-07 | 3,822 |
| 1992-06 | 4,192 |
| 1992-05 | 4,178 |
| 1992-04 | 3,405 |
| 1992-03 | 3,552 |
| 1992-02 | 3,508 |
| 1992-01 | 2,863 |
| 1991-12 | 2,952 |
| 1991-11 | 3,524 |
| 1991-10 | 3,929 |
| 1991-09 | 3,264 |
| 1991-08 | 3,416 |
| 1991-07 | 3,282 |
| 1991-06 | 2,795 |
| 1991-05 | 3,266 |
| 1991-04 | 2,849 |
| 1991-03 | 2,715 |
| 1991-02 | 2,732 |
| 1991-01 | 2,250 |
| 1990-12 | 2,038 |
| 1990-11 | 2,772 |
| 1990-10 | 2,716 |
| 1990-09 | 2,552 |
| 1990-08 | 3,157 |
| 1990-07 | 2,895 |
| 1990-06 | 2,560 |
| 1990-05 | 3,003 |
| 1990-04 | 2,449 |
| 1990-03 | 3,037 |
| 1990-02 | 2,675 |
| 1990-01 | 2,076 |
| 1989-12 | 2,314 |
| 1989-11 | 3,438 |
| 1989-10 | 3,615 |
| 1989-09 | 2,856 |
| 1989-08 | 3,297 |
| 1989-07 | 3,127 |
| 1989-06 | 3,500 |
| 1989-05 | 4,274 |
| 1989-04 | 3,733 |
| 1989-03 | 3,906 |
| 1989-02 | 3,752 |
| 1989-01 | 2,836 |
| 1988-12 | 3,442 |
| 1988-11 | 4,366 |
| 1988-10 | 4,697 |
| 1988-09 | 4,651 |
| 1988-08 | 4,567 |
| 1988-07 | 3,752 |
| 1988-06 | 3,840 |
| 1988-05 | 3,414 |
| 1988-04 | 2,828 |
| 1988-03 | 3,764 |
| 1988-02 | 3,111 |
| 1988-01 | 2,772 |
| 1987-12 | 2,872 |
| 1987-11 | 2,813 |
| 1987-10 | 2,867 |
| 1987-09 | 2,725 |
| 1987-08 | 2,269 |
| 1987-07 | 2,424 |
| 1987-06 | 2,515 |
| 1987-05 | 2,005 |
| 1987-04 | 1,737 |
| 1987-03 | 1,991 |
| 1987-02 | 1,603 |
| 1987-01 | 1,605 |
| 1986-12 | 1,771 |
| 1986-11 | 1,928 |
| 1986-10 | 2,050 |
| 1986-09 | 1,757 |
| 1986-08 | 1,865 |
| 1986-07 | 1,892 |
| 1986-06 | 1,642 |
| 1986-05 | 1,662 |
| 1986-04 | 1,819 |
| 1986-03 | 1,787 |
| 1986-02 | 1,975 |
| 1986-01 | 2,066 |
| 1985-12 | 2,149 |
| 1985-11 | 2,387 |
| 1985-10 | 3,027 |
| 1985-09 | 2,593 |
| 1985-08 | 2,751 |
| 1985-07 | 3,041 |
| 1985-06 | 2,737 |
| 1985-05 | 2,651 |
| 1985-04 | 2,623 |
| 1985-03 | 2,817 |
| 1985-02 | 2,309 |
| 1985-01 | 2,278 |
| 1984-12 | 2,525 |
| 1984-11 | 2,951 |
| 1984-10 | 2,749 |
| 1984-09 | 2,254 |
| 1984-08 | 3,302 |
| 1984-07 | 2,881 |
| 1984-06 | 2,692 |
| 1984-05 | 3,225 |
| 1984-04 | 2,491 |
| 1984-03 | 3,623 |
| 1984-02 | 3,251 |
| 1984-01 | 2,327 |
| 1983-12 | 2,328 |
| 1983-11 | 2,937 |
| 1983-10 | 2,937 |
| 1983-09 | 2,966 |
| 1983-08 | 2,613 |
| 1983-07 | 2,285 |