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Dwelling units approved in Victoria

Dwelling units approved in Victoria was 5,094 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 21.8% from August 2025.

August 2026, count5,094
Change on August 2025+21.8%
Series high10,174November 2017
Series low1,511December 1990
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Dwelling units approved in Victoria, July 1983 to August 2026

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K1983-071989-091995-112002-012008-032014-052020-072026-082026-08: 5,094 count02,5005,0007,50010K12.5K1983-071997-122012-052026-082026-08: 5,094 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
2026-085,094
2026-075,149
2026-064,333
2026-054,748
2026-045,222
2026-035,282
2026-026,048
2026-012,322
2025-123,443
2025-114,951
2025-104,828
2025-095,588
2025-084,181
2025-074,854
2025-064,204
2025-054,624
2025-043,905
2025-034,352
2025-025,818
2025-013,874
2024-123,913
2024-114,880
2024-106,398
2024-094,728
2024-084,790
2024-075,171
2024-063,668
2024-054,867
2024-044,096
2024-034,019
2024-023,988
2024-013,336
2023-123,618
2023-115,357
2023-104,898
2023-094,786
2023-085,279
2023-074,009
2023-064,554
2023-054,422
2023-043,139
2023-034,487
2023-024,248
2023-012,893
2022-125,412
2022-115,318
2022-105,749
2022-095,356
2022-085,587
2022-074,279
2022-065,304
2022-054,860
2022-045,160
2022-035,194
2022-026,880
2022-013,089
2021-125,309
2021-116,259
2021-105,534
2021-095,860
2021-086,717
2021-076,011
2021-066,825
2021-056,089
2021-045,892
2021-037,739
2021-025,877
2021-013,554
2020-124,762
2020-114,970
2020-105,462
2020-096,084
2020-085,393
2020-076,071
2020-064,639
2020-054,827
2020-045,475
2020-035,202
2020-027,048
2020-013,564
2019-126,126
2019-115,100
2019-105,237
2019-094,578
2019-084,510
2019-074,196
2019-065,000
2019-055,061
2019-043,746
2019-035,215
2019-025,866
2019-013,565
2018-123,964
2018-115,309
2018-106,379
2018-095,793
2018-085,060
2018-075,374
2018-065,289
2018-056,429
2018-045,796
2018-036,667
2018-026,173
2018-015,748
2017-125,426
2017-1110,174
2017-107,132
2017-095,483
2017-085,899
2017-075,614
2017-065,218
2017-055,390
2017-044,387
2017-035,543
2017-025,762
2017-014,340
2016-126,204
2016-115,864
2016-104,566
2016-095,399
2016-086,483
2016-076,921
2016-065,756
2016-056,090
2016-045,974
2016-035,563
2016-025,647
2016-014,289
2015-125,430
2015-114,519
2015-107,296
2015-096,194
2015-085,436
2015-075,888
2015-064,696
2015-056,669
2015-045,856
2015-036,351
2015-026,498
2015-013,836
2014-125,371
2014-116,954
2014-105,900
2014-094,852
2014-085,560
2014-075,129
2014-064,531
2014-054,501
2014-045,533
2014-034,142
2014-024,791
2014-013,631
2013-123,790
2013-114,708
2013-105,571
2013-094,943
2013-084,007
2013-074,694
2013-063,171
2013-054,457
2013-044,281
2013-033,623
2013-023,744
2013-012,844
2012-123,617
2012-114,527
2012-104,520
2012-095,314
2012-085,053
2012-073,746
2012-065,854
2012-055,235
2012-043,554
2012-033,700
2012-024,324
2012-012,677
2011-123,235
2011-114,479
2011-103,464
2011-094,293
2011-084,936
2011-074,734
2011-064,869
2011-054,175
2011-044,578
2011-035,661
2011-023,964
2011-013,907
2010-125,254
2010-115,012
2010-105,450
2010-095,544
2010-086,030
2010-076,072
2010-065,416
2010-054,795
2010-044,920
2010-036,037
2010-024,676
2010-013,532
2009-124,676
2009-114,752
2009-104,836
2009-094,869
2009-084,150
2009-075,042
2009-064,372
2009-053,236
2009-043,293
2009-034,023
2009-023,563
2009-012,435
2008-122,758
2008-112,896
2008-103,845
2008-093,681
2008-083,603
2008-074,083
2008-063,803
2008-053,615
2008-043,393
2008-033,207
2008-023,727
2008-012,850
2007-122,902
2007-113,629
2007-104,483
2007-093,713
2007-083,946
2007-073,646
2007-063,247
2007-053,596
2007-042,920
2007-033,147
2007-023,358
2007-012,139
2006-122,481
2006-113,406
2006-103,256
2006-093,027
2006-083,749
2006-073,642
2006-063,314
2006-053,819
2006-042,540
2006-033,631
2006-022,951
2006-012,432
2005-122,473
2005-113,435
2005-103,045
2005-093,073
2005-083,070
2005-072,750
2005-065,109
2005-054,134
2005-043,720
2005-033,363
2005-023,162
2005-012,318
2004-122,843
2004-113,522
2004-103,575
2004-093,347
2004-083,644
2004-073,800
2004-063,667
2004-053,962
2004-043,736
2004-033,839
2004-023,375
2004-013,666
2003-123,349
2003-113,553
2003-105,148
2003-094,427
2003-083,726
2003-073,962
2003-064,090
2003-054,057
2003-044,567
2003-033,404
2003-023,477
2003-013,228
2002-123,527
2002-113,311
2002-104,739
2002-093,851
2002-085,782
2002-074,178
2002-063,993
2002-054,462
2002-044,376
2002-033,530
2002-023,808
2002-013,501
2001-123,904
2001-113,800
2001-104,421
2001-094,289
2001-085,703
2001-073,752
2001-063,329
2001-053,687
2001-042,457
2001-033,396
2001-023,187
2001-012,608
2000-123,021
2000-113,115
2000-102,103
2000-092,562
2000-082,748
2000-073,366
2000-063,280
2000-053,460
2000-043,656
2000-034,962
2000-024,838
2000-014,249
1999-124,266
1999-114,585
1999-103,998
1999-094,113
1999-084,814
1999-073,913
1999-063,330
1999-053,610
1999-043,417
1999-033,637
1999-023,784
1999-012,475
1998-123,301
1998-113,439
1998-103,079
1998-093,325
1998-083,263
1998-073,063
1998-063,255
1998-053,356
1998-043,313
1998-033,546
1998-022,757
1998-012,439
1997-122,830
1997-113,247
1997-102,681
1997-093,162
1997-083,220
1997-072,632
1997-062,568
1997-052,676
1997-042,537
1997-032,456
1997-022,516
1997-012,113
1996-122,005
1996-111,921
1996-102,433
1996-091,894
1996-082,522
1996-072,209
1996-061,967
1996-052,095
1996-041,870
1996-032,119
1996-021,931
1996-011,519
1995-121,824
1995-112,086
1995-102,002
1995-092,139
1995-082,105
1995-072,050
1995-062,326
1995-052,782
1995-041,883
1995-032,538
1995-022,413
1995-011,787
1994-122,525
1994-113,101
1994-103,187
1994-092,732
1994-083,246
1994-072,743
1994-062,734
1994-053,527
1994-042,446
1994-032,918
1994-022,824
1994-012,185
1993-122,638
1993-112,940
1993-102,700
1993-092,803
1993-082,513
1993-072,689
1993-062,469
1993-052,481
1993-042,303
1993-032,763
1993-022,336
1993-012,090
1992-122,488
1992-112,589
1992-102,587
1992-092,480
1992-082,359
1992-072,638
1992-062,366
1992-052,291
1992-042,346
1992-032,405
1992-022,018
1992-011,735
1991-121,834
1991-112,051
1991-102,586
1991-092,082
1991-082,011
1991-072,321
1991-061,751
1991-052,257
1991-041,809
1991-031,593
1991-021,838
1991-011,793
1990-121,511
1990-112,371
1990-102,293
1990-091,847
1990-082,159
1990-072,088
1990-062,472
1990-052,837
1990-042,056
1990-032,678
1990-022,329
1990-012,045
1989-122,241
1989-112,627
1989-102,506
1989-092,591
1989-083,043
1989-072,770
1989-063,596
1989-054,133
1989-043,365
1989-033,181
1989-023,136
1989-012,787
1988-123,282
1988-113,648
1988-103,293
1988-093,554
1988-083,639
1988-073,209
1988-063,440
1988-052,991
1988-042,870
1988-033,120
1988-022,656
1988-012,270
1987-122,963
1987-112,909
1987-103,058
1987-093,030
1987-082,711
1987-072,805
1987-062,628
1987-052,806
1987-042,352
1987-032,716
1987-022,508
1987-012,109
1986-122,941
1986-112,899
1986-103,214
1986-093,051
1986-082,837
1986-073,247
1986-062,908
1986-053,012
1986-042,954
1986-032,355
1986-022,936
1986-012,559
1985-122,908
1985-113,323
1985-103,966
1985-093,301
1985-083,903
1985-073,627
1985-063,145
1985-053,851
1985-043,556
1985-033,552
1985-023,399
1985-012,843
1984-122,490
1984-113,369
1984-103,926
1984-093,258
1984-083,961
1984-073,857
1984-063,340
1984-054,132
1984-042,939
1984-033,222
1984-022,915
1984-012,258
1983-122,825
1983-113,164
1983-103,025
1983-092,971
1983-083,284
1983-072,836

Compared with Australia

PlaceAugust 2026
Victoria5,094
Australia16,968

Victoria 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. Victoria 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, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 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/victoria-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, Victoria, 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/victoria-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, Victoria, 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/victoria-australia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the dwelling units approved in Victoria?

Dwelling units approved in Victoria was 5,094 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 21.8% 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 Victoria?

10,174 in November 2017, the highest value since July 1983 in this series.

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