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Dwelling units approved in Western Australia

Dwelling units approved in Western Australia was 2,392 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 22% from August 2025.

August 2026, count2,392
Change on August 2025+22%
Series high3,329July 2014
Series low806April 2012
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Dwelling units approved in Western Australia, July 1983 to August 2026

01,0002,0003,0004,0001983-071989-091995-112002-012008-032014-052020-072026-082026-08: 2,392 count01,0002,0003,0004,0001983-071997-122012-052026-082026-08: 2,392 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
2026-082,392
2026-072,462
2026-062,265
2026-052,200
2026-042,042
2026-032,219
2026-022,681
2026-011,833
2025-121,872
2025-112,102
2025-102,546
2025-091,882
2025-081,960
2025-072,051
2025-061,656
2025-052,206
2025-042,287
2025-031,816
2025-022,247
2025-011,467
2024-121,546
2024-112,016
2024-101,905
2024-091,989
2024-081,824
2024-071,991
2024-061,680
2024-052,238
2024-041,615
2024-031,631
2024-021,550
2024-011,271
2023-121,228
2023-111,334
2023-101,388
2023-091,109
2023-081,386
2023-071,035
2023-061,144
2023-051,134
2023-041,087
2023-031,323
2023-02996
2023-01859
2022-12990
2022-111,201
2022-101,246
2022-091,148
2022-081,588
2022-071,264
2022-061,870
2022-052,079
2022-041,253
2022-031,405
2022-021,216
2022-01936
2021-121,343
2021-111,685
2021-101,631
2021-091,731
2021-082,046
2021-071,971
2021-062,025
2021-052,942
2021-042,786
2021-032,849
2021-022,869
2021-011,965
2020-122,353
2020-112,330
2020-102,555
2020-091,835
2020-081,304
2020-071,134
2020-061,087
2020-051,358
2020-041,311
2020-031,165
2020-021,122
2020-01950
2019-121,036
2019-111,156
2019-101,316
2019-091,037
2019-081,558
2019-071,248
2019-061,150
2019-051,500
2019-041,235
2019-031,405
2019-021,279
2019-011,275
2018-121,004
2018-111,269
2018-101,293
2018-091,193
2018-081,441
2018-071,388
2018-061,630
2018-051,671
2018-041,283
2018-031,137
2018-021,184
2018-011,404
2017-121,466
2017-111,833
2017-101,565
2017-091,978
2017-081,595
2017-071,631
2017-061,875
2017-051,772
2017-041,237
2017-031,674
2017-021,579
2017-011,361
2016-121,589
2016-112,133
2016-101,568
2016-091,769
2016-081,777
2016-072,034
2016-061,697
2016-051,725
2016-041,917
2016-031,896
2016-022,016
2016-011,792
2015-121,872
2015-111,888
2015-102,378
2015-092,258
2015-082,768
2015-072,443
2015-062,401
2015-053,094
2015-042,482
2015-032,738
2015-022,261
2015-012,077
2014-122,675
2014-112,996
2014-103,070
2014-092,842
2014-082,742
2014-073,329
2014-062,611
2014-053,014
2014-042,331
2014-032,460
2014-022,705
2014-012,313
2013-122,287
2013-112,727
2013-102,654
2013-092,621
2013-082,534
2013-072,638
2013-062,397
2013-052,695
2013-042,200
2013-032,073
2013-022,093
2013-011,771
2012-121,805
2012-112,220
2012-102,262
2012-091,890
2012-082,369
2012-071,862
2012-061,976
2012-051,441
2012-04806
2012-031,975
2012-021,682
2012-011,402
2011-121,487
2011-111,534
2011-101,770
2011-091,749
2011-081,863
2011-071,590
2011-061,761
2011-051,894
2011-041,430
2011-031,814
2011-021,646
2011-011,379
2010-121,707
2010-112,051
2010-101,782
2010-091,840
2010-081,877
2010-071,817
2010-062,056
2010-052,091
2010-041,944
2010-032,579
2010-022,443
2010-012,018
2009-121,978
2009-112,133
2009-102,263
2009-092,201
2009-081,968
2009-071,979
2009-061,945
2009-051,881
2009-041,422
2009-031,429
2009-021,562
2009-011,087
2008-121,333
2008-111,377
2008-101,752
2008-091,568
2008-082,074
2008-072,084
2008-061,742
2008-052,262
2008-041,959
2008-031,822
2008-021,854
2008-012,286
2007-121,828
2007-112,180
2007-101,847
2007-092,115
2007-081,986
2007-071,834
2007-062,215
2007-052,268
2007-041,758
2007-031,903
2007-021,607
2007-011,654
2006-122,025
2006-112,462
2006-101,926
2006-092,206
2006-082,456
2006-072,655
2006-062,158
2006-052,812
2006-042,068
2006-032,192
2006-021,983
2006-012,028
2005-122,056
2005-112,396
2005-102,231
2005-091,943
2005-082,261
2005-072,073
2005-062,177
2005-052,268
2005-042,067
2005-031,949
2005-021,988
2005-011,721
2004-121,980
2004-111,936
2004-101,941
2004-092,103
2004-081,989
2004-072,127
2004-062,146
2004-052,166
2004-041,598
2004-032,111
2004-022,019
2004-011,566
2003-121,945
2003-112,038
2003-102,400
2003-091,941
2003-081,898
2003-072,020
2003-062,442
2003-052,056
2003-041,513
2003-031,640
2003-021,810
2003-011,658
2002-121,527
2002-111,800
2002-101,760
2002-091,643
2002-081,849
2002-072,197
2002-061,732
2002-051,943
2002-041,722
2002-031,389
2002-021,554
2002-011,541
2001-121,529
2001-112,047
2001-101,752
2001-091,581
2001-081,858
2001-071,760
2001-061,786
2001-051,856
2001-041,304
2001-031,180
2001-021,006
2001-011,048
2000-121,069
2000-111,230
2000-101,215
2000-091,201
2000-081,283
2000-071,115
2000-061,719
2000-051,816
2000-041,375
2000-031,768
2000-021,972
2000-011,675
1999-122,014
1999-112,435
1999-101,907
1999-092,097
1999-082,097
1999-072,062
1999-062,431
1999-051,977
1999-041,637
1999-031,939
1999-021,548
1999-011,307
1998-121,641
1998-111,650
1998-101,634
1998-091,413
1998-081,735
1998-071,707
1998-062,054
1998-051,794
1998-041,576
1998-031,747
1998-021,441
1998-011,155
1997-121,412
1997-111,541
1997-101,508
1997-091,328
1997-081,373
1997-071,531
1997-061,254
1997-051,576
1997-041,626
1997-031,216
1997-021,047
1997-011,182
1996-121,242
1996-111,366
1996-101,375
1996-091,245
1996-081,277
1996-071,336
1996-061,195
1996-051,420
1996-041,169
1996-031,501
1996-021,482
1996-011,241
1995-12993
1995-111,379
1995-101,265
1995-091,410
1995-081,596
1995-071,203
1995-061,795
1995-051,794
1995-041,180
1995-031,762
1995-021,586
1995-011,535
1994-121,856
1994-112,149
1994-101,878
1994-092,445
1994-082,320
1994-072,128
1994-062,661
1994-052,667
1994-042,105
1994-032,432
1994-022,110
1994-011,560
1993-122,297
1993-112,370
1993-102,095
1993-092,266
1993-082,185
1993-072,028
1993-062,364
1993-051,989
1993-041,759
1993-031,981
1993-021,651
1993-011,602
1992-121,849
1992-111,712
1992-102,019
1992-091,912
1992-081,707
1992-072,023
1992-062,042
1992-051,983
1992-041,674
1992-031,746
1992-021,406
1992-011,349
1991-121,225
1991-111,370
1991-101,385
1991-091,485
1991-081,467
1991-071,546
1991-061,348
1991-051,473
1991-041,169
1991-031,088
1991-021,302
1991-01945
1990-12949
1990-111,264
1990-101,214
1990-091,233
1990-081,229
1990-071,347
1990-061,252
1990-051,676
1990-041,036
1990-031,424
1990-021,604
1990-011,432
1989-121,328
1989-111,780
1989-101,471
1989-091,550
1989-081,607
1989-071,376
1989-062,182
1989-052,472
1989-042,367
1989-032,286
1989-022,311
1989-011,843
1988-122,077
1988-112,518
1988-102,362
1988-092,487
1988-082,641
1988-072,466
1988-062,573
1988-052,566
1988-041,933
1988-032,078
1988-021,849
1988-011,438
1987-121,667
1987-111,588
1987-101,673
1987-091,442
1987-081,387
1987-071,648
1987-061,606
1987-051,509
1987-041,323
1987-031,520
1987-021,358
1987-011,120
1986-121,344
1986-111,322
1986-101,589
1986-091,490
1986-081,386
1986-071,620
1986-061,411
1986-051,711
1986-041,460
1986-031,432
1986-021,525
1986-011,353
1985-121,273
1985-111,706
1985-101,550
1985-091,623
1985-081,826
1985-071,866
1985-061,647
1985-052,091
1985-041,471
1985-031,396
1985-021,412
1985-011,380
1984-121,290
1984-111,693
1984-101,770
1984-091,398
1984-082,014
1984-071,899
1984-061,797
1984-052,079
1984-041,346
1984-031,548
1984-021,317
1984-011,059
1983-121,415
1983-111,449
1983-101,360
1983-091,630
1983-081,396
1983-07911

Compared with Australia

PlaceAugust 2026
Western Australia2,392
Australia16,968

Western 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. Western 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, Western 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, Western 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/western-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, Western 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/western-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, Western 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/western-australia (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, Western 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/western-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 Western Australia?

Dwelling units approved in Western Australia was 2,392 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 22% 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 Western Australia?

3,329 in July 2014, the highest value since July 1983 in this series.

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