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Dwelling units approved in South Australia

Dwelling units approved in South Australia was 1,776 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 58.3% from August 2025.

August 2026, count1,776
Change on August 2025+58.3%
Series high1,776August 2026
Series low351January 1997
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Dwelling units approved in South Australia, July 1983 to August 2026

05001,0001,5002,0001983-071989-091995-112002-012008-032014-052020-072026-082026-08: 1,776 count05001,0001,5002,0001983-071997-122012-052026-082026-08: 1,776 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
2026-081,776
2026-071,359
2026-061,394
2026-051,506
2026-041,346
2026-031,315
2026-021,212
2026-01934
2025-121,237
2025-111,295
2025-101,342
2025-091,246
2025-081,122
2025-071,295
2025-061,295
2025-051,314
2025-041,290
2025-031,208
2025-021,286
2025-011,081
2024-121,041
2024-111,270
2024-101,238
2024-091,144
2024-081,098
2024-071,261
2024-061,038
2024-051,061
2024-041,026
2024-03851
2024-02904
2024-01624
2023-12738
2023-111,076
2023-101,007
2023-09996
2023-08992
2023-07982
2023-061,043
2023-051,102
2023-041,041
2023-03913
2023-021,058
2023-01665
2022-12841
2022-111,373
2022-101,135
2022-09967
2022-081,252
2022-071,142
2022-06957
2022-051,137
2022-041,260
2022-03978
2022-021,108
2022-01597
2021-121,082
2021-111,257
2021-10929
2021-091,098
2021-081,240
2021-071,158
2021-061,456
2021-051,403
2021-041,127
2021-031,571
2021-021,387
2021-011,107
2020-121,204
2020-111,215
2020-10951
2020-09989
2020-08835
2020-07833
2020-06954
2020-051,008
2020-041,020
2020-03869
2020-02931
2020-01656
2019-12850
2019-111,175
2019-101,149
2019-09970
2019-08912
2019-071,240
2019-06915
2019-05996
2019-04888
2019-03934
2019-02894
2019-01692
2018-12800
2018-11896
2018-10885
2018-09896
2018-081,026
2018-07940
2018-061,174
2018-051,618
2018-04960
2018-031,059
2018-02895
2018-01679
2017-12795
2017-111,075
2017-101,155
2017-091,248
2017-081,128
2017-07975
2017-061,041
2017-051,449
2017-04910
2017-03982
2017-02754
2017-01750
2016-12792
2016-111,163
2016-10877
2016-09985
2016-08925
2016-07868
2016-061,179
2016-051,113
2016-041,090
2016-031,318
2016-02933
2016-01870
2015-12889
2015-111,004
2015-101,265
2015-091,010
2015-081,029
2015-07891
2015-06918
2015-05818
2015-04816
2015-03985
2015-02719
2015-011,026
2014-121,014
2014-11818
2014-101,140
2014-091,125
2014-08986
2014-071,035
2014-06907
2014-051,088
2014-04974
2014-03853
2014-02907
2014-01931
2013-12944
2013-111,198
2013-101,000
2013-09932
2013-08909
2013-071,008
2013-06782
2013-051,066
2013-04725
2013-03625
2013-02895
2013-01568
2012-12634
2012-11782
2012-10904
2012-09682
2012-08721
2012-07682
2012-06637
2012-05739
2012-04501
2012-03800
2012-02743
2012-01550
2011-12576
2011-11789
2011-10761
2011-09879
2011-08821
2011-07830
2011-06971
2011-051,088
2011-04822
2011-03939
2011-021,027
2011-01555
2010-12874
2010-111,044
2010-10898
2010-091,020
2010-081,434
2010-071,164
2010-061,045
2010-051,433
2010-04957
2010-031,305
2010-02918
2010-01932
2009-12985
2009-111,071
2009-101,006
2009-091,092
2009-081,096
2009-071,032
2009-061,075
2009-05898
2009-041,033
2009-031,006
2009-02941
2009-01763
2008-12883
2008-11947
2008-10966
2008-091,322
2008-08997
2008-071,375
2008-061,459
2008-051,336
2008-041,060
2008-03890
2008-021,107
2008-01850
2007-12961
2007-111,339
2007-101,146
2007-091,225
2007-081,002
2007-071,041
2007-06862
2007-05996
2007-04820
2007-03810
2007-021,070
2007-01775
2006-12841
2006-111,078
2006-10825
2006-09829
2006-08958
2006-071,052
2006-06930
2006-05951
2006-041,291
2006-031,097
2006-02859
2006-01828
2005-12884
2005-11922
2005-10933
2005-09916
2005-081,036
2005-07937
2005-06806
2005-05936
2005-04815
2005-031,083
2005-02733
2005-011,034
2004-12994
2004-11962
2004-10907
2004-09941
2004-08981
2004-071,022
2004-061,145
2004-05932
2004-04859
2004-031,015
2004-02875
2004-01737
2003-121,231
2003-11881
2003-101,299
2003-091,079
2003-08928
2003-071,048
2003-06971
2003-05834
2003-04761
2003-031,048
2003-02760
2003-01796
2002-12896
2002-11942
2002-101,152
2002-09880
2002-081,119
2002-07953
2002-06836
2002-05989
2002-041,017
2002-03924
2002-02998
2002-01791
2001-12986
2001-11953
2001-10924
2001-09875
2001-08844
2001-07989
2001-06736
2001-05709
2001-04517
2001-03641
2001-02470
2001-01433
2000-12458
2000-11662
2000-10515
2000-09411
2000-08522
2000-07713
2000-06599
2000-05832
2000-04646
2000-03989
2000-021,090
2000-01786
1999-12844
1999-11999
1999-10794
1999-09921
1999-08784
1999-07846
1999-06845
1999-05683
1999-04568
1999-03750
1999-02607
1999-01444
1998-12563
1998-11606
1998-10585
1998-09742
1998-08634
1998-07901
1998-06810
1998-05602
1998-04502
1998-03738
1998-02666
1998-01431
1997-12513
1997-11552
1997-10599
1997-09600
1997-08568
1997-07634
1997-06597
1997-05620
1997-04628
1997-03543
1997-02472
1997-01351
1996-12410
1996-11488
1996-10566
1996-09514
1996-08547
1996-07528
1996-06436
1996-05505
1996-04430
1996-03437
1996-02486
1996-01355
1995-12434
1995-11527
1995-10519
1995-09592
1995-08671
1995-07576
1995-06646
1995-05589
1995-04481
1995-03913
1995-02679
1995-01774
1994-12698
1994-111,055
1994-10804
1994-091,073
1994-081,081
1994-07969
1994-061,179
1994-051,103
1994-04847
1994-031,036
1994-02852
1994-01734
1993-12927
1993-111,017
1993-10859
1993-09896
1993-081,188
1993-071,138
1993-061,116
1993-051,061
1993-041,004
1993-031,137
1993-021,084
1993-01811
1992-121,147
1992-11982
1992-10984
1992-09995
1992-081,001
1992-071,018
1992-061,176
1992-05891
1992-04958
1992-031,007
1992-02713
1992-01957
1991-12813
1991-11865
1991-10938
1991-09920
1991-08994
1991-071,057
1991-06870
1991-051,103
1991-04837
1991-031,095
1991-02860
1991-01791
1990-12902
1990-111,076
1990-101,001
1990-09951
1990-08956
1990-07984
1990-061,196
1990-051,105
1990-04808
1990-031,006
1990-02949
1990-01674
1989-12923
1989-111,071
1989-10959
1989-09952
1989-08970
1989-071,088
1989-061,176
1989-051,030
1989-04947
1989-03845
1989-02874
1989-01745
1988-12938
1988-111,067
1988-10941
1988-091,011
1988-08998
1988-07666
1988-06924
1988-05808
1988-04819
1988-03837
1988-02710
1988-01618
1987-12693
1987-11754
1987-10587
1987-09728
1987-08769
1987-07762
1987-06778
1987-05664
1987-04761
1987-03885
1987-02573
1987-01533
1986-12870
1986-11787
1986-10756
1986-09862
1986-08721
1986-071,002
1986-061,073
1986-05738
1986-04837
1986-031,025
1986-02663
1986-01896
1985-12808
1985-11833
1985-101,173
1985-09977
1985-081,073
1985-07924
1985-061,051
1985-051,473
1985-041,244
1985-031,187
1985-021,040
1985-011,199
1984-121,608
1984-111,471
1984-101,296
1984-091,267
1984-081,183
1984-071,129
1984-061,115
1984-051,382
1984-041,467
1984-031,503
1984-021,077
1984-01910
1983-121,062
1983-111,062
1983-101,117
1983-091,001
1983-081,030
1983-07816

Compared with Australia

PlaceAugust 2026
South Australia1,776
Australia16,968

South Australia 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. South Australia 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, South Australia, 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, South Australia, 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/south-australia. 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, South Australia, 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/south-australia.

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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, South Australia, 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/south-australia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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, South Australia, 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/south-australia. 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 South Australia?

Dwelling units approved in South Australia was 1,776 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 58.3% 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 South Australia?

1,776 in August 2026, the highest value since July 1983 in this series.

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