# Dwelling units approved in Victoria

Dwelling units approved in Victoria was 5,094 in August 2026. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

- Indicator id: `dwelling_units_approved`
- Place id: `au-vic`
- 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 | 5,094 |
| 2026-07 | 5,149 |
| 2026-06 | 4,333 |
| 2026-05 | 4,748 |
| 2026-04 | 5,222 |
| 2026-03 | 5,282 |
| 2026-02 | 6,048 |
| 2026-01 | 2,322 |
| 2025-12 | 3,443 |
| 2025-11 | 4,951 |
| 2025-10 | 4,828 |
| 2025-09 | 5,588 |
| 2025-08 | 4,181 |
| 2025-07 | 4,854 |
| 2025-06 | 4,204 |
| 2025-05 | 4,624 |
| 2025-04 | 3,905 |
| 2025-03 | 4,352 |
| 2025-02 | 5,818 |
| 2025-01 | 3,874 |
| 2024-12 | 3,913 |
| 2024-11 | 4,880 |
| 2024-10 | 6,398 |
| 2024-09 | 4,728 |
| 2024-08 | 4,790 |
| 2024-07 | 5,171 |
| 2024-06 | 3,668 |
| 2024-05 | 4,867 |
| 2024-04 | 4,096 |
| 2024-03 | 4,019 |
| 2024-02 | 3,988 |
| 2024-01 | 3,336 |
| 2023-12 | 3,618 |
| 2023-11 | 5,357 |
| 2023-10 | 4,898 |
| 2023-09 | 4,786 |
| 2023-08 | 5,279 |
| 2023-07 | 4,009 |
| 2023-06 | 4,554 |
| 2023-05 | 4,422 |
| 2023-04 | 3,139 |
| 2023-03 | 4,487 |
| 2023-02 | 4,248 |
| 2023-01 | 2,893 |
| 2022-12 | 5,412 |
| 2022-11 | 5,318 |
| 2022-10 | 5,749 |
| 2022-09 | 5,356 |
| 2022-08 | 5,587 |
| 2022-07 | 4,279 |
| 2022-06 | 5,304 |
| 2022-05 | 4,860 |
| 2022-04 | 5,160 |
| 2022-03 | 5,194 |
| 2022-02 | 6,880 |
| 2022-01 | 3,089 |
| 2021-12 | 5,309 |
| 2021-11 | 6,259 |
| 2021-10 | 5,534 |
| 2021-09 | 5,860 |
| 2021-08 | 6,717 |
| 2021-07 | 6,011 |
| 2021-06 | 6,825 |
| 2021-05 | 6,089 |
| 2021-04 | 5,892 |
| 2021-03 | 7,739 |
| 2021-02 | 5,877 |
| 2021-01 | 3,554 |
| 2020-12 | 4,762 |
| 2020-11 | 4,970 |
| 2020-10 | 5,462 |
| 2020-09 | 6,084 |
| 2020-08 | 5,393 |
| 2020-07 | 6,071 |
| 2020-06 | 4,639 |
| 2020-05 | 4,827 |
| 2020-04 | 5,475 |
| 2020-03 | 5,202 |
| 2020-02 | 7,048 |
| 2020-01 | 3,564 |
| 2019-12 | 6,126 |
| 2019-11 | 5,100 |
| 2019-10 | 5,237 |
| 2019-09 | 4,578 |
| 2019-08 | 4,510 |
| 2019-07 | 4,196 |
| 2019-06 | 5,000 |
| 2019-05 | 5,061 |
| 2019-04 | 3,746 |
| 2019-03 | 5,215 |
| 2019-02 | 5,866 |
| 2019-01 | 3,565 |
| 2018-12 | 3,964 |
| 2018-11 | 5,309 |
| 2018-10 | 6,379 |
| 2018-09 | 5,793 |
| 2018-08 | 5,060 |
| 2018-07 | 5,374 |
| 2018-06 | 5,289 |
| 2018-05 | 6,429 |
| 2018-04 | 5,796 |
| 2018-03 | 6,667 |
| 2018-02 | 6,173 |
| 2018-01 | 5,748 |
| 2017-12 | 5,426 |
| 2017-11 | 10,174 |
| 2017-10 | 7,132 |
| 2017-09 | 5,483 |
| 2017-08 | 5,899 |
| 2017-07 | 5,614 |
| 2017-06 | 5,218 |
| 2017-05 | 5,390 |
| 2017-04 | 4,387 |
| 2017-03 | 5,543 |
| 2017-02 | 5,762 |
| 2017-01 | 4,340 |
| 2016-12 | 6,204 |
| 2016-11 | 5,864 |
| 2016-10 | 4,566 |
| 2016-09 | 5,399 |
| 2016-08 | 6,483 |
| 2016-07 | 6,921 |
| 2016-06 | 5,756 |
| 2016-05 | 6,090 |
| 2016-04 | 5,974 |
| 2016-03 | 5,563 |
| 2016-02 | 5,647 |
| 2016-01 | 4,289 |
| 2015-12 | 5,430 |
| 2015-11 | 4,519 |
| 2015-10 | 7,296 |
| 2015-09 | 6,194 |
| 2015-08 | 5,436 |
| 2015-07 | 5,888 |
| 2015-06 | 4,696 |
| 2015-05 | 6,669 |
| 2015-04 | 5,856 |
| 2015-03 | 6,351 |
| 2015-02 | 6,498 |
| 2015-01 | 3,836 |
| 2014-12 | 5,371 |
| 2014-11 | 6,954 |
| 2014-10 | 5,900 |
| 2014-09 | 4,852 |
| 2014-08 | 5,560 |
| 2014-07 | 5,129 |
| 2014-06 | 4,531 |
| 2014-05 | 4,501 |
| 2014-04 | 5,533 |
| 2014-03 | 4,142 |
| 2014-02 | 4,791 |
| 2014-01 | 3,631 |
| 2013-12 | 3,790 |
| 2013-11 | 4,708 |
| 2013-10 | 5,571 |
| 2013-09 | 4,943 |
| 2013-08 | 4,007 |
| 2013-07 | 4,694 |
| 2013-06 | 3,171 |
| 2013-05 | 4,457 |
| 2013-04 | 4,281 |
| 2013-03 | 3,623 |
| 2013-02 | 3,744 |
| 2013-01 | 2,844 |
| 2012-12 | 3,617 |
| 2012-11 | 4,527 |
| 2012-10 | 4,520 |
| 2012-09 | 5,314 |
| 2012-08 | 5,053 |
| 2012-07 | 3,746 |
| 2012-06 | 5,854 |
| 2012-05 | 5,235 |
| 2012-04 | 3,554 |
| 2012-03 | 3,700 |
| 2012-02 | 4,324 |
| 2012-01 | 2,677 |
| 2011-12 | 3,235 |
| 2011-11 | 4,479 |
| 2011-10 | 3,464 |
| 2011-09 | 4,293 |
| 2011-08 | 4,936 |
| 2011-07 | 4,734 |
| 2011-06 | 4,869 |
| 2011-05 | 4,175 |
| 2011-04 | 4,578 |
| 2011-03 | 5,661 |
| 2011-02 | 3,964 |
| 2011-01 | 3,907 |
| 2010-12 | 5,254 |
| 2010-11 | 5,012 |
| 2010-10 | 5,450 |
| 2010-09 | 5,544 |
| 2010-08 | 6,030 |
| 2010-07 | 6,072 |
| 2010-06 | 5,416 |
| 2010-05 | 4,795 |
| 2010-04 | 4,920 |
| 2010-03 | 6,037 |
| 2010-02 | 4,676 |
| 2010-01 | 3,532 |
| 2009-12 | 4,676 |
| 2009-11 | 4,752 |
| 2009-10 | 4,836 |
| 2009-09 | 4,869 |
| 2009-08 | 4,150 |
| 2009-07 | 5,042 |
| 2009-06 | 4,372 |
| 2009-05 | 3,236 |
| 2009-04 | 3,293 |
| 2009-03 | 4,023 |
| 2009-02 | 3,563 |
| 2009-01 | 2,435 |
| 2008-12 | 2,758 |
| 2008-11 | 2,896 |
| 2008-10 | 3,845 |
| 2008-09 | 3,681 |
| 2008-08 | 3,603 |
| 2008-07 | 4,083 |
| 2008-06 | 3,803 |
| 2008-05 | 3,615 |
| 2008-04 | 3,393 |
| 2008-03 | 3,207 |
| 2008-02 | 3,727 |
| 2008-01 | 2,850 |
| 2007-12 | 2,902 |
| 2007-11 | 3,629 |
| 2007-10 | 4,483 |
| 2007-09 | 3,713 |
| 2007-08 | 3,946 |
| 2007-07 | 3,646 |
| 2007-06 | 3,247 |
| 2007-05 | 3,596 |
| 2007-04 | 2,920 |
| 2007-03 | 3,147 |
| 2007-02 | 3,358 |
| 2007-01 | 2,139 |
| 2006-12 | 2,481 |
| 2006-11 | 3,406 |
| 2006-10 | 3,256 |
| 2006-09 | 3,027 |
| 2006-08 | 3,749 |
| 2006-07 | 3,642 |
| 2006-06 | 3,314 |
| 2006-05 | 3,819 |
| 2006-04 | 2,540 |
| 2006-03 | 3,631 |
| 2006-02 | 2,951 |
| 2006-01 | 2,432 |
| 2005-12 | 2,473 |
| 2005-11 | 3,435 |
| 2005-10 | 3,045 |
| 2005-09 | 3,073 |
| 2005-08 | 3,070 |
| 2005-07 | 2,750 |
| 2005-06 | 5,109 |
| 2005-05 | 4,134 |
| 2005-04 | 3,720 |
| 2005-03 | 3,363 |
| 2005-02 | 3,162 |
| 2005-01 | 2,318 |
| 2004-12 | 2,843 |
| 2004-11 | 3,522 |
| 2004-10 | 3,575 |
| 2004-09 | 3,347 |
| 2004-08 | 3,644 |
| 2004-07 | 3,800 |
| 2004-06 | 3,667 |
| 2004-05 | 3,962 |
| 2004-04 | 3,736 |
| 2004-03 | 3,839 |
| 2004-02 | 3,375 |
| 2004-01 | 3,666 |
| 2003-12 | 3,349 |
| 2003-11 | 3,553 |
| 2003-10 | 5,148 |
| 2003-09 | 4,427 |
| 2003-08 | 3,726 |
| 2003-07 | 3,962 |
| 2003-06 | 4,090 |
| 2003-05 | 4,057 |
| 2003-04 | 4,567 |
| 2003-03 | 3,404 |
| 2003-02 | 3,477 |
| 2003-01 | 3,228 |
| 2002-12 | 3,527 |
| 2002-11 | 3,311 |
| 2002-10 | 4,739 |
| 2002-09 | 3,851 |
| 2002-08 | 5,782 |
| 2002-07 | 4,178 |
| 2002-06 | 3,993 |
| 2002-05 | 4,462 |
| 2002-04 | 4,376 |
| 2002-03 | 3,530 |
| 2002-02 | 3,808 |
| 2002-01 | 3,501 |
| 2001-12 | 3,904 |
| 2001-11 | 3,800 |
| 2001-10 | 4,421 |
| 2001-09 | 4,289 |
| 2001-08 | 5,703 |
| 2001-07 | 3,752 |
| 2001-06 | 3,329 |
| 2001-05 | 3,687 |
| 2001-04 | 2,457 |
| 2001-03 | 3,396 |
| 2001-02 | 3,187 |
| 2001-01 | 2,608 |
| 2000-12 | 3,021 |
| 2000-11 | 3,115 |
| 2000-10 | 2,103 |
| 2000-09 | 2,562 |
| 2000-08 | 2,748 |
| 2000-07 | 3,366 |
| 2000-06 | 3,280 |
| 2000-05 | 3,460 |
| 2000-04 | 3,656 |
| 2000-03 | 4,962 |
| 2000-02 | 4,838 |
| 2000-01 | 4,249 |
| 1999-12 | 4,266 |
| 1999-11 | 4,585 |
| 1999-10 | 3,998 |
| 1999-09 | 4,113 |
| 1999-08 | 4,814 |
| 1999-07 | 3,913 |
| 1999-06 | 3,330 |
| 1999-05 | 3,610 |
| 1999-04 | 3,417 |
| 1999-03 | 3,637 |
| 1999-02 | 3,784 |
| 1999-01 | 2,475 |
| 1998-12 | 3,301 |
| 1998-11 | 3,439 |
| 1998-10 | 3,079 |
| 1998-09 | 3,325 |
| 1998-08 | 3,263 |
| 1998-07 | 3,063 |
| 1998-06 | 3,255 |
| 1998-05 | 3,356 |
| 1998-04 | 3,313 |
| 1998-03 | 3,546 |
| 1998-02 | 2,757 |
| 1998-01 | 2,439 |
| 1997-12 | 2,830 |
| 1997-11 | 3,247 |
| 1997-10 | 2,681 |
| 1997-09 | 3,162 |
| 1997-08 | 3,220 |
| 1997-07 | 2,632 |
| 1997-06 | 2,568 |
| 1997-05 | 2,676 |
| 1997-04 | 2,537 |
| 1997-03 | 2,456 |
| 1997-02 | 2,516 |
| 1997-01 | 2,113 |
| 1996-12 | 2,005 |
| 1996-11 | 1,921 |
| 1996-10 | 2,433 |
| 1996-09 | 1,894 |
| 1996-08 | 2,522 |
| 1996-07 | 2,209 |
| 1996-06 | 1,967 |
| 1996-05 | 2,095 |
| 1996-04 | 1,870 |
| 1996-03 | 2,119 |
| 1996-02 | 1,931 |
| 1996-01 | 1,519 |
| 1995-12 | 1,824 |
| 1995-11 | 2,086 |
| 1995-10 | 2,002 |
| 1995-09 | 2,139 |
| 1995-08 | 2,105 |
| 1995-07 | 2,050 |
| 1995-06 | 2,326 |
| 1995-05 | 2,782 |
| 1995-04 | 1,883 |
| 1995-03 | 2,538 |
| 1995-02 | 2,413 |
| 1995-01 | 1,787 |
| 1994-12 | 2,525 |
| 1994-11 | 3,101 |
| 1994-10 | 3,187 |
| 1994-09 | 2,732 |
| 1994-08 | 3,246 |
| 1994-07 | 2,743 |
| 1994-06 | 2,734 |
| 1994-05 | 3,527 |
| 1994-04 | 2,446 |
| 1994-03 | 2,918 |
| 1994-02 | 2,824 |
| 1994-01 | 2,185 |
| 1993-12 | 2,638 |
| 1993-11 | 2,940 |
| 1993-10 | 2,700 |
| 1993-09 | 2,803 |
| 1993-08 | 2,513 |
| 1993-07 | 2,689 |
| 1993-06 | 2,469 |
| 1993-05 | 2,481 |
| 1993-04 | 2,303 |
| 1993-03 | 2,763 |
| 1993-02 | 2,336 |
| 1993-01 | 2,090 |
| 1992-12 | 2,488 |
| 1992-11 | 2,589 |
| 1992-10 | 2,587 |
| 1992-09 | 2,480 |
| 1992-08 | 2,359 |
| 1992-07 | 2,638 |
| 1992-06 | 2,366 |
| 1992-05 | 2,291 |
| 1992-04 | 2,346 |
| 1992-03 | 2,405 |
| 1992-02 | 2,018 |
| 1992-01 | 1,735 |
| 1991-12 | 1,834 |
| 1991-11 | 2,051 |
| 1991-10 | 2,586 |
| 1991-09 | 2,082 |
| 1991-08 | 2,011 |
| 1991-07 | 2,321 |
| 1991-06 | 1,751 |
| 1991-05 | 2,257 |
| 1991-04 | 1,809 |
| 1991-03 | 1,593 |
| 1991-02 | 1,838 |
| 1991-01 | 1,793 |
| 1990-12 | 1,511 |
| 1990-11 | 2,371 |
| 1990-10 | 2,293 |
| 1990-09 | 1,847 |
| 1990-08 | 2,159 |
| 1990-07 | 2,088 |
| 1990-06 | 2,472 |
| 1990-05 | 2,837 |
| 1990-04 | 2,056 |
| 1990-03 | 2,678 |
| 1990-02 | 2,329 |
| 1990-01 | 2,045 |
| 1989-12 | 2,241 |
| 1989-11 | 2,627 |
| 1989-10 | 2,506 |
| 1989-09 | 2,591 |
| 1989-08 | 3,043 |
| 1989-07 | 2,770 |
| 1989-06 | 3,596 |
| 1989-05 | 4,133 |
| 1989-04 | 3,365 |
| 1989-03 | 3,181 |
| 1989-02 | 3,136 |
| 1989-01 | 2,787 |
| 1988-12 | 3,282 |
| 1988-11 | 3,648 |
| 1988-10 | 3,293 |
| 1988-09 | 3,554 |
| 1988-08 | 3,639 |
| 1988-07 | 3,209 |
| 1988-06 | 3,440 |
| 1988-05 | 2,991 |
| 1988-04 | 2,870 |
| 1988-03 | 3,120 |
| 1988-02 | 2,656 |
| 1988-01 | 2,270 |
| 1987-12 | 2,963 |
| 1987-11 | 2,909 |
| 1987-10 | 3,058 |
| 1987-09 | 3,030 |
| 1987-08 | 2,711 |
| 1987-07 | 2,805 |
| 1987-06 | 2,628 |
| 1987-05 | 2,806 |
| 1987-04 | 2,352 |
| 1987-03 | 2,716 |
| 1987-02 | 2,508 |
| 1987-01 | 2,109 |
| 1986-12 | 2,941 |
| 1986-11 | 2,899 |
| 1986-10 | 3,214 |
| 1986-09 | 3,051 |
| 1986-08 | 2,837 |
| 1986-07 | 3,247 |
| 1986-06 | 2,908 |
| 1986-05 | 3,012 |
| 1986-04 | 2,954 |
| 1986-03 | 2,355 |
| 1986-02 | 2,936 |
| 1986-01 | 2,559 |
| 1985-12 | 2,908 |
| 1985-11 | 3,323 |
| 1985-10 | 3,966 |
| 1985-09 | 3,301 |
| 1985-08 | 3,903 |
| 1985-07 | 3,627 |
| 1985-06 | 3,145 |
| 1985-05 | 3,851 |
| 1985-04 | 3,556 |
| 1985-03 | 3,552 |
| 1985-02 | 3,399 |
| 1985-01 | 2,843 |
| 1984-12 | 2,490 |
| 1984-11 | 3,369 |
| 1984-10 | 3,926 |
| 1984-09 | 3,258 |
| 1984-08 | 3,961 |
| 1984-07 | 3,857 |
| 1984-06 | 3,340 |
| 1984-05 | 4,132 |
| 1984-04 | 2,939 |
| 1984-03 | 3,222 |
| 1984-02 | 2,915 |
| 1984-01 | 2,258 |
| 1983-12 | 2,825 |
| 1983-11 | 3,164 |
| 1983-10 | 3,025 |
| 1983-09 | 2,971 |
| 1983-08 | 3,284 |
| 1983-07 | 2,836 |