Australia - Residential Housing Starts

Australia: Residential Housing Starts

Mnemonic	HSTR.IAUS
Unit	#, SA
Adjustments	Seasonally Adjusted
	Quarterly	12.39 %
Data	2020 Q2	16,549
	2020 Q1	18,890

Series Information

Source	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Release	Housing Starts
Frequency	Quarterly
Start Date	9/30/1969
End Date	6/30/2020

Australia: Real Estate

	Reference	Last	Previous	Units	Frequency
Residential Building Permits	Nov 2020	17,205	16,775	#, SA	Monthly
Building Completions	2020 Q3	28,971,228	29,560,736	Ths. Ch. AUD, SA	Quarterly
House Price Index	2020 Q3	148.68	147.61	2011-2012=100 Index, SA	Quarterly
House Price Value	2020 Q3	548,921	550,175	AUD, NSA	Quarterly
Non-residential Building Completions	2020 Q3	11,750,805	12,170,427	Ths. Ch. AUD, SA	Quarterly
Residential Building Completions	2020 Q3	14,803,869	15,091,391	Ths. Ch. AUD, SA	Quarterly
Housing Starts	2020 Q2	25,397	25,594	#, SA	Quarterly
Residential Housing Starts	2020 Q2	16,549	18,890	#, SA	Quarterly

Release Information

Description

In Australia, Dwelling Unit Commencements (Housing Starts) statistics are compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Contains preliminary estimates from the quarterly Building Activity Survey of the number of dwelling units commenced during the current quarter and revised estimates for the previous two quarters

The statistics were compiled on the basis of returns collected from builders and other individuals and organizations engaged in building activity. From the June quarter 2005, the quarterly survey consists of:

a sample survey of public and private sector residential building jobs valued at $50,000 or more
an indirect component based on building approval details for all residential building work approved from $10,000 to less than $50,000.

Revisions

Each issue includes revisions to the previous quarter.

Notes

For further explanatory notes, please go to:

http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/8752.0Explanatory%20Notes1Jun%202016?OpenDocument