Building Approvals in Australia

Oficina Australiana de Estadistica · Mensual

18,897 (Jun-26) ABS · num · Mensual · CSV

Period	num
Jun 2026	18,897
May 2026	16,954
Apr 2026	17,587
Mar 2026	18,035
Feb 2026	19,170
Jan 2026	10,621
Dec 2025	15,078
Nov 2025	18,521
Oct 2025	17,487
Sep 2025	18,522
Aug 2025	15,324
Jul 2025	18,147
Jun 2025	16,480
May 2025	16,730
Apr 2025	14,586
Mar 2025	15,668
Feb 2025	16,214
Jan 2025	13,278
Dec 2024	14,241
Nov 2024	15,854
Oct 2024	17,886
Sep 2024	14,867
Aug 2024	14,797
Jul 2024	16,477
Jun 2024	12,575
May 2024	15,865
Apr 2024	13,569
Mar 2024	12,991
Feb 2024	13,400
Jan 2024	10,960
Dec 2023	12,031
Nov 2023	15,726
Oct 2023	15,068
Sep 2023	13,880
Aug 2023	14,471
Jul 2023	12,899
Jun 2023	13,780
May 2023	16,730
Apr 2023	11,573
Mar 2023	14,332
Feb 2023	13,122
Jan 2023	9,777
Dec 2022	15,693
Nov 2022	16,413
Oct 2022	15,228
Sep 2022	17,392
Aug 2022	18,365
Jul 2022	14,372
Jun 2022	16,774
May 2022	17,217
Apr 2022	14,632
Mar 2022	16,374
Feb 2022	18,010
Jan 2022	10,150
Dec 2021	16,202
Nov 2021	17,439
Oct 2021	16,294
Sep 2021	19,522
Aug 2021	19,437
Jul 2021	19,348

Period	%
Jun 2026	8.92%
May 2026	5.49%
Apr 2026	12.10%
Mar 2026	10.03%
Feb 2026	18.69%
Jan 2026	-11.11%
Dec 2025	2.25%
Nov 2025	21.80%
Oct 2025	0.42%
Sep 2025	19.11%
Aug 2025	6.26%
Jul 2025	6.54%
Jun 2025	27.28%
May 2025	9.84%
Apr 2025	11.95%
Mar 2025	15.82%
Feb 2025	28.06%
Jan 2025	18.12%
Dec 2024	12.11%
Nov 2024	5.77%
Oct 2024	11.84%
Sep 2024	8.08%
Aug 2024	8.26%
Jul 2024	16.79%
Jun 2024	-3.08%
May 2024	-6.83%
Apr 2024	4.21%
Mar 2024	1.87%
Feb 2024	-3.58%
Jan 2024	6.55%
Dec 2023	-18.06%
Nov 2023	-2.85%
Oct 2023	-7.07%
Sep 2023	-17.22%
Aug 2023	-22.03%
Jul 2023	-9.60%
Jun 2023	-15.75%
May 2023	-5.38%
Apr 2023	-17.65%
Mar 2023	-10.86%
Feb 2023	-27.09%
Jan 2023	-9.07%
Dec 2022	-0.15%
Nov 2022	-8.61%
Oct 2022	-4.55%
Sep 2022	-10.30%
Aug 2022	-10.63%
Jul 2022	-24.01%
Jun 2022	-16.32%
May 2022	-21.36%
Apr 2022	-22.65%
Mar 2022	-34.69%
Feb 2022	-7.81%
Jan 2022	-17.45%
Dec 2021	-8.90%
Nov 2021	-8.19%
Oct 2021	-6.28%
Sep 2021	15.93%
Aug 2021	32.12%
Jul 2021	23.49%

Period	%
Jun 2026	7.24%
May 2026	-1.64%
Apr 2026	0.48%
Mar 2026	-13.13%
Feb 2026	44.15%
Jan 2026	-13.34%
Dec 2025	-15.83%
Nov 2025	15.87%
Oct 2025	-10.23%
Sep 2025	18.37%
Aug 2025	-4.28%
Jul 2025	-4.53%
Jun 2025	3.87%
May 2025	4.52%
Apr 2025	-1.37%
Mar 2025	-6.30%
Feb 2025	7.96%
Jan 2025	-0.31%
Dec 2024	0.26%
Nov 2024	-4.47%
Oct 2024	6.48%
Sep 2024	5.60%
Aug 2024	-4.03%
Jul 2024	14.06%
Jun 2024	-10.37%
May 2024	6.54%
Apr 2024	2.03%
Mar 2024	3.60%
Feb 2024	-0.42%
Jan 2024	-5.39%
Dec 2023	-5.40%
Nov 2023	1.01%
Oct 2023	2.90%
Sep 2023	5.77%
Aug 2023	3.53%
Jul 2023	-5.34%
Jun 2023	-13.84%
May 2023	19.16%
Apr 2023	-0.26%
Mar 2023	-1.94%
Feb 2023	10.04%
Jan 2023	-27.24%
Dec 2022	12.16%
Nov 2022	-3.38%
Oct 2022	-8.34%
Sep 2022	-0.38%
Aug 2022	20.04%
Jul 2022	-11.79%
Jun 2022	-3.23%
May 2022	3.71%
Apr 2022	7.97%
Mar 2022	-19.80%
Feb 2022	37.22%
Jan 2022	-20.09%
Dec 2021	2.65%
Nov 2021	0.91%
Oct 2021	-13.86%
Sep 2021	-0.75%
Aug 2021	2.08%
Jul 2021	-2.86%

About this indicator

Source	Australian Bureau of Statistics
Frequency	Mensual
Release	Aproximadamente un mes después del periodo de referencia.
What it is	It captures the number (and sometimes the value) of dwellings and buildings approved for construction in Australia during the month, that is, the permits granted to start work. It is published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) as a leading indicator of future building activity.
How it's calculated	It is built from the reports of the local authorities that grant approvals. The headline is the number of dwellings approved on a seasonally adjusted basis, released as a month-on-month and year-on-year change.
Market implications	Approvals foreshadow the start of new work and hence residential construction investment, a big driver of jobs and supporting industries. A strong reading points to more activity and future credit demand, relevant for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
Limitations	Building does not always begin in the month a permit is granted, so the indicator does not exactly reflect work actually started. It is highly volatile, especially because of large multi-unit projects, and is subject to revision.