# Dwelling units approved in Western Australia

Dwelling units approved in Western Australia was 2,392 in August 2026. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 2,392 |
| 2026-07 | 2,462 |
| 2026-06 | 2,265 |
| 2026-05 | 2,200 |
| 2026-04 | 2,042 |
| 2026-03 | 2,219 |
| 2026-02 | 2,681 |
| 2026-01 | 1,833 |
| 2025-12 | 1,872 |
| 2025-11 | 2,102 |
| 2025-10 | 2,546 |
| 2025-09 | 1,882 |
| 2025-08 | 1,960 |
| 2025-07 | 2,051 |
| 2025-06 | 1,656 |
| 2025-05 | 2,206 |
| 2025-04 | 2,287 |
| 2025-03 | 1,816 |
| 2025-02 | 2,247 |
| 2025-01 | 1,467 |
| 2024-12 | 1,546 |
| 2024-11 | 2,016 |
| 2024-10 | 1,905 |
| 2024-09 | 1,989 |
| 2024-08 | 1,824 |
| 2024-07 | 1,991 |
| 2024-06 | 1,680 |
| 2024-05 | 2,238 |
| 2024-04 | 1,615 |
| 2024-03 | 1,631 |
| 2024-02 | 1,550 |
| 2024-01 | 1,271 |
| 2023-12 | 1,228 |
| 2023-11 | 1,334 |
| 2023-10 | 1,388 |
| 2023-09 | 1,109 |
| 2023-08 | 1,386 |
| 2023-07 | 1,035 |
| 2023-06 | 1,144 |
| 2023-05 | 1,134 |
| 2023-04 | 1,087 |
| 2023-03 | 1,323 |
| 2023-02 | 996 |
| 2023-01 | 859 |
| 2022-12 | 990 |
| 2022-11 | 1,201 |
| 2022-10 | 1,246 |
| 2022-09 | 1,148 |
| 2022-08 | 1,588 |
| 2022-07 | 1,264 |
| 2022-06 | 1,870 |
| 2022-05 | 2,079 |
| 2022-04 | 1,253 |
| 2022-03 | 1,405 |
| 2022-02 | 1,216 |
| 2022-01 | 936 |
| 2021-12 | 1,343 |
| 2021-11 | 1,685 |
| 2021-10 | 1,631 |
| 2021-09 | 1,731 |
| 2021-08 | 2,046 |
| 2021-07 | 1,971 |
| 2021-06 | 2,025 |
| 2021-05 | 2,942 |
| 2021-04 | 2,786 |
| 2021-03 | 2,849 |
| 2021-02 | 2,869 |
| 2021-01 | 1,965 |
| 2020-12 | 2,353 |
| 2020-11 | 2,330 |
| 2020-10 | 2,555 |
| 2020-09 | 1,835 |
| 2020-08 | 1,304 |
| 2020-07 | 1,134 |
| 2020-06 | 1,087 |
| 2020-05 | 1,358 |
| 2020-04 | 1,311 |
| 2020-03 | 1,165 |
| 2020-02 | 1,122 |
| 2020-01 | 950 |
| 2019-12 | 1,036 |
| 2019-11 | 1,156 |
| 2019-10 | 1,316 |
| 2019-09 | 1,037 |
| 2019-08 | 1,558 |
| 2019-07 | 1,248 |
| 2019-06 | 1,150 |
| 2019-05 | 1,500 |
| 2019-04 | 1,235 |
| 2019-03 | 1,405 |
| 2019-02 | 1,279 |
| 2019-01 | 1,275 |
| 2018-12 | 1,004 |
| 2018-11 | 1,269 |
| 2018-10 | 1,293 |
| 2018-09 | 1,193 |
| 2018-08 | 1,441 |
| 2018-07 | 1,388 |
| 2018-06 | 1,630 |
| 2018-05 | 1,671 |
| 2018-04 | 1,283 |
| 2018-03 | 1,137 |
| 2018-02 | 1,184 |
| 2018-01 | 1,404 |
| 2017-12 | 1,466 |
| 2017-11 | 1,833 |
| 2017-10 | 1,565 |
| 2017-09 | 1,978 |
| 2017-08 | 1,595 |
| 2017-07 | 1,631 |
| 2017-06 | 1,875 |
| 2017-05 | 1,772 |
| 2017-04 | 1,237 |
| 2017-03 | 1,674 |
| 2017-02 | 1,579 |
| 2017-01 | 1,361 |
| 2016-12 | 1,589 |
| 2016-11 | 2,133 |
| 2016-10 | 1,568 |
| 2016-09 | 1,769 |
| 2016-08 | 1,777 |
| 2016-07 | 2,034 |
| 2016-06 | 1,697 |
| 2016-05 | 1,725 |
| 2016-04 | 1,917 |
| 2016-03 | 1,896 |
| 2016-02 | 2,016 |
| 2016-01 | 1,792 |
| 2015-12 | 1,872 |
| 2015-11 | 1,888 |
| 2015-10 | 2,378 |
| 2015-09 | 2,258 |
| 2015-08 | 2,768 |
| 2015-07 | 2,443 |
| 2015-06 | 2,401 |
| 2015-05 | 3,094 |
| 2015-04 | 2,482 |
| 2015-03 | 2,738 |
| 2015-02 | 2,261 |
| 2015-01 | 2,077 |
| 2014-12 | 2,675 |
| 2014-11 | 2,996 |
| 2014-10 | 3,070 |
| 2014-09 | 2,842 |
| 2014-08 | 2,742 |
| 2014-07 | 3,329 |
| 2014-06 | 2,611 |
| 2014-05 | 3,014 |
| 2014-04 | 2,331 |
| 2014-03 | 2,460 |
| 2014-02 | 2,705 |
| 2014-01 | 2,313 |
| 2013-12 | 2,287 |
| 2013-11 | 2,727 |
| 2013-10 | 2,654 |
| 2013-09 | 2,621 |
| 2013-08 | 2,534 |
| 2013-07 | 2,638 |
| 2013-06 | 2,397 |
| 2013-05 | 2,695 |
| 2013-04 | 2,200 |
| 2013-03 | 2,073 |
| 2013-02 | 2,093 |
| 2013-01 | 1,771 |
| 2012-12 | 1,805 |
| 2012-11 | 2,220 |
| 2012-10 | 2,262 |
| 2012-09 | 1,890 |
| 2012-08 | 2,369 |
| 2012-07 | 1,862 |
| 2012-06 | 1,976 |
| 2012-05 | 1,441 |
| 2012-04 | 806 |
| 2012-03 | 1,975 |
| 2012-02 | 1,682 |
| 2012-01 | 1,402 |
| 2011-12 | 1,487 |
| 2011-11 | 1,534 |
| 2011-10 | 1,770 |
| 2011-09 | 1,749 |
| 2011-08 | 1,863 |
| 2011-07 | 1,590 |
| 2011-06 | 1,761 |
| 2011-05 | 1,894 |
| 2011-04 | 1,430 |
| 2011-03 | 1,814 |
| 2011-02 | 1,646 |
| 2011-01 | 1,379 |
| 2010-12 | 1,707 |
| 2010-11 | 2,051 |
| 2010-10 | 1,782 |
| 2010-09 | 1,840 |
| 2010-08 | 1,877 |
| 2010-07 | 1,817 |
| 2010-06 | 2,056 |
| 2010-05 | 2,091 |
| 2010-04 | 1,944 |
| 2010-03 | 2,579 |
| 2010-02 | 2,443 |
| 2010-01 | 2,018 |
| 2009-12 | 1,978 |
| 2009-11 | 2,133 |
| 2009-10 | 2,263 |
| 2009-09 | 2,201 |
| 2009-08 | 1,968 |
| 2009-07 | 1,979 |
| 2009-06 | 1,945 |
| 2009-05 | 1,881 |
| 2009-04 | 1,422 |
| 2009-03 | 1,429 |
| 2009-02 | 1,562 |
| 2009-01 | 1,087 |
| 2008-12 | 1,333 |
| 2008-11 | 1,377 |
| 2008-10 | 1,752 |
| 2008-09 | 1,568 |
| 2008-08 | 2,074 |
| 2008-07 | 2,084 |
| 2008-06 | 1,742 |
| 2008-05 | 2,262 |
| 2008-04 | 1,959 |
| 2008-03 | 1,822 |
| 2008-02 | 1,854 |
| 2008-01 | 2,286 |
| 2007-12 | 1,828 |
| 2007-11 | 2,180 |
| 2007-10 | 1,847 |
| 2007-09 | 2,115 |
| 2007-08 | 1,986 |
| 2007-07 | 1,834 |
| 2007-06 | 2,215 |
| 2007-05 | 2,268 |
| 2007-04 | 1,758 |
| 2007-03 | 1,903 |
| 2007-02 | 1,607 |
| 2007-01 | 1,654 |
| 2006-12 | 2,025 |
| 2006-11 | 2,462 |
| 2006-10 | 1,926 |
| 2006-09 | 2,206 |
| 2006-08 | 2,456 |
| 2006-07 | 2,655 |
| 2006-06 | 2,158 |
| 2006-05 | 2,812 |
| 2006-04 | 2,068 |
| 2006-03 | 2,192 |
| 2006-02 | 1,983 |
| 2006-01 | 2,028 |
| 2005-12 | 2,056 |
| 2005-11 | 2,396 |
| 2005-10 | 2,231 |
| 2005-09 | 1,943 |
| 2005-08 | 2,261 |
| 2005-07 | 2,073 |
| 2005-06 | 2,177 |
| 2005-05 | 2,268 |
| 2005-04 | 2,067 |
| 2005-03 | 1,949 |
| 2005-02 | 1,988 |
| 2005-01 | 1,721 |
| 2004-12 | 1,980 |
| 2004-11 | 1,936 |
| 2004-10 | 1,941 |
| 2004-09 | 2,103 |
| 2004-08 | 1,989 |
| 2004-07 | 2,127 |
| 2004-06 | 2,146 |
| 2004-05 | 2,166 |
| 2004-04 | 1,598 |
| 2004-03 | 2,111 |
| 2004-02 | 2,019 |
| 2004-01 | 1,566 |
| 2003-12 | 1,945 |
| 2003-11 | 2,038 |
| 2003-10 | 2,400 |
| 2003-09 | 1,941 |
| 2003-08 | 1,898 |
| 2003-07 | 2,020 |
| 2003-06 | 2,442 |
| 2003-05 | 2,056 |
| 2003-04 | 1,513 |
| 2003-03 | 1,640 |
| 2003-02 | 1,810 |
| 2003-01 | 1,658 |
| 2002-12 | 1,527 |
| 2002-11 | 1,800 |
| 2002-10 | 1,760 |
| 2002-09 | 1,643 |
| 2002-08 | 1,849 |
| 2002-07 | 2,197 |
| 2002-06 | 1,732 |
| 2002-05 | 1,943 |
| 2002-04 | 1,722 |
| 2002-03 | 1,389 |
| 2002-02 | 1,554 |
| 2002-01 | 1,541 |
| 2001-12 | 1,529 |
| 2001-11 | 2,047 |
| 2001-10 | 1,752 |
| 2001-09 | 1,581 |
| 2001-08 | 1,858 |
| 2001-07 | 1,760 |
| 2001-06 | 1,786 |
| 2001-05 | 1,856 |
| 2001-04 | 1,304 |
| 2001-03 | 1,180 |
| 2001-02 | 1,006 |
| 2001-01 | 1,048 |
| 2000-12 | 1,069 |
| 2000-11 | 1,230 |
| 2000-10 | 1,215 |
| 2000-09 | 1,201 |
| 2000-08 | 1,283 |
| 2000-07 | 1,115 |
| 2000-06 | 1,719 |
| 2000-05 | 1,816 |
| 2000-04 | 1,375 |
| 2000-03 | 1,768 |
| 2000-02 | 1,972 |
| 2000-01 | 1,675 |
| 1999-12 | 2,014 |
| 1999-11 | 2,435 |
| 1999-10 | 1,907 |
| 1999-09 | 2,097 |
| 1999-08 | 2,097 |
| 1999-07 | 2,062 |
| 1999-06 | 2,431 |
| 1999-05 | 1,977 |
| 1999-04 | 1,637 |
| 1999-03 | 1,939 |
| 1999-02 | 1,548 |
| 1999-01 | 1,307 |
| 1998-12 | 1,641 |
| 1998-11 | 1,650 |
| 1998-10 | 1,634 |
| 1998-09 | 1,413 |
| 1998-08 | 1,735 |
| 1998-07 | 1,707 |
| 1998-06 | 2,054 |
| 1998-05 | 1,794 |
| 1998-04 | 1,576 |
| 1998-03 | 1,747 |
| 1998-02 | 1,441 |
| 1998-01 | 1,155 |
| 1997-12 | 1,412 |
| 1997-11 | 1,541 |
| 1997-10 | 1,508 |
| 1997-09 | 1,328 |
| 1997-08 | 1,373 |
| 1997-07 | 1,531 |
| 1997-06 | 1,254 |
| 1997-05 | 1,576 |
| 1997-04 | 1,626 |
| 1997-03 | 1,216 |
| 1997-02 | 1,047 |
| 1997-01 | 1,182 |
| 1996-12 | 1,242 |
| 1996-11 | 1,366 |
| 1996-10 | 1,375 |
| 1996-09 | 1,245 |
| 1996-08 | 1,277 |
| 1996-07 | 1,336 |
| 1996-06 | 1,195 |
| 1996-05 | 1,420 |
| 1996-04 | 1,169 |
| 1996-03 | 1,501 |
| 1996-02 | 1,482 |
| 1996-01 | 1,241 |
| 1995-12 | 993 |
| 1995-11 | 1,379 |
| 1995-10 | 1,265 |
| 1995-09 | 1,410 |
| 1995-08 | 1,596 |
| 1995-07 | 1,203 |
| 1995-06 | 1,795 |
| 1995-05 | 1,794 |
| 1995-04 | 1,180 |
| 1995-03 | 1,762 |
| 1995-02 | 1,586 |
| 1995-01 | 1,535 |
| 1994-12 | 1,856 |
| 1994-11 | 2,149 |
| 1994-10 | 1,878 |
| 1994-09 | 2,445 |
| 1994-08 | 2,320 |
| 1994-07 | 2,128 |
| 1994-06 | 2,661 |
| 1994-05 | 2,667 |
| 1994-04 | 2,105 |
| 1994-03 | 2,432 |
| 1994-02 | 2,110 |
| 1994-01 | 1,560 |
| 1993-12 | 2,297 |
| 1993-11 | 2,370 |
| 1993-10 | 2,095 |
| 1993-09 | 2,266 |
| 1993-08 | 2,185 |
| 1993-07 | 2,028 |
| 1993-06 | 2,364 |
| 1993-05 | 1,989 |
| 1993-04 | 1,759 |
| 1993-03 | 1,981 |
| 1993-02 | 1,651 |
| 1993-01 | 1,602 |
| 1992-12 | 1,849 |
| 1992-11 | 1,712 |
| 1992-10 | 2,019 |
| 1992-09 | 1,912 |
| 1992-08 | 1,707 |
| 1992-07 | 2,023 |
| 1992-06 | 2,042 |
| 1992-05 | 1,983 |
| 1992-04 | 1,674 |
| 1992-03 | 1,746 |
| 1992-02 | 1,406 |
| 1992-01 | 1,349 |
| 1991-12 | 1,225 |
| 1991-11 | 1,370 |
| 1991-10 | 1,385 |
| 1991-09 | 1,485 |
| 1991-08 | 1,467 |
| 1991-07 | 1,546 |
| 1991-06 | 1,348 |
| 1991-05 | 1,473 |
| 1991-04 | 1,169 |
| 1991-03 | 1,088 |
| 1991-02 | 1,302 |
| 1991-01 | 945 |
| 1990-12 | 949 |
| 1990-11 | 1,264 |
| 1990-10 | 1,214 |
| 1990-09 | 1,233 |
| 1990-08 | 1,229 |
| 1990-07 | 1,347 |
| 1990-06 | 1,252 |
| 1990-05 | 1,676 |
| 1990-04 | 1,036 |
| 1990-03 | 1,424 |
| 1990-02 | 1,604 |
| 1990-01 | 1,432 |
| 1989-12 | 1,328 |
| 1989-11 | 1,780 |
| 1989-10 | 1,471 |
| 1989-09 | 1,550 |
| 1989-08 | 1,607 |
| 1989-07 | 1,376 |
| 1989-06 | 2,182 |
| 1989-05 | 2,472 |
| 1989-04 | 2,367 |
| 1989-03 | 2,286 |
| 1989-02 | 2,311 |
| 1989-01 | 1,843 |
| 1988-12 | 2,077 |
| 1988-11 | 2,518 |
| 1988-10 | 2,362 |
| 1988-09 | 2,487 |
| 1988-08 | 2,641 |
| 1988-07 | 2,466 |
| 1988-06 | 2,573 |
| 1988-05 | 2,566 |
| 1988-04 | 1,933 |
| 1988-03 | 2,078 |
| 1988-02 | 1,849 |
| 1988-01 | 1,438 |
| 1987-12 | 1,667 |
| 1987-11 | 1,588 |
| 1987-10 | 1,673 |
| 1987-09 | 1,442 |
| 1987-08 | 1,387 |
| 1987-07 | 1,648 |
| 1987-06 | 1,606 |
| 1987-05 | 1,509 |
| 1987-04 | 1,323 |
| 1987-03 | 1,520 |
| 1987-02 | 1,358 |
| 1987-01 | 1,120 |
| 1986-12 | 1,344 |
| 1986-11 | 1,322 |
| 1986-10 | 1,589 |
| 1986-09 | 1,490 |
| 1986-08 | 1,386 |
| 1986-07 | 1,620 |
| 1986-06 | 1,411 |
| 1986-05 | 1,711 |
| 1986-04 | 1,460 |
| 1986-03 | 1,432 |
| 1986-02 | 1,525 |
| 1986-01 | 1,353 |
| 1985-12 | 1,273 |
| 1985-11 | 1,706 |
| 1985-10 | 1,550 |
| 1985-09 | 1,623 |
| 1985-08 | 1,826 |
| 1985-07 | 1,866 |
| 1985-06 | 1,647 |
| 1985-05 | 2,091 |
| 1985-04 | 1,471 |
| 1985-03 | 1,396 |
| 1985-02 | 1,412 |
| 1985-01 | 1,380 |
| 1984-12 | 1,290 |
| 1984-11 | 1,693 |
| 1984-10 | 1,770 |
| 1984-09 | 1,398 |
| 1984-08 | 2,014 |
| 1984-07 | 1,899 |
| 1984-06 | 1,797 |
| 1984-05 | 2,079 |
| 1984-04 | 1,346 |
| 1984-03 | 1,548 |
| 1984-02 | 1,317 |
| 1984-01 | 1,059 |
| 1983-12 | 1,415 |
| 1983-11 | 1,449 |
| 1983-10 | 1,360 |
| 1983-09 | 1,630 |
| 1983-08 | 1,396 |
| 1983-07 | 911 |