Name: Australia Building Permits
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Building Permits in Australia decreased to 16953 Units in August from 18056 Units in July of 2026. Building Permits in Australia averaged 14286.82 Units from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 23234.00 Units in November of 2017 and a record low of 9199.00 Units in January of 2009. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Building Permits in Australia is expected to be 16421.00 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Building Permits is projected to trend around 16848.00 Units in 2027 and 17354.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Components	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Apartment Permits	5674.00	7196.00	units	Aug 2026
House Permits	10885.00	10493.00	Units	Aug 2026

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average House Prices	1100.40	1108.60	AUD Thousand	Jun 2026
Building Permits	16953.00	18056.00	Units	Aug 2026
Building Permits MoM	-6.10	-1.90	percent	Aug 2026
Building Permits YoY	10.30	10.90	percent	Aug 2026
Construction Work Done	-2.10	4.30	percent	Jun 2026
Home Loans MoM	60526.80	61705.10	AUD Million	Jun 2026
Home Ownership Rate	67.00	66.00	percent	Dec 2022
Investment Lending for Homes	37121.10	41323.20	AUD Million	Jun 2026
Private House Approvals MoM	3.70	-1.90	percent	Aug 2026

Australia Building Permits

In Australia, Building Permits show the seasonally adjusted total number of approved new dwelling units. A dwelling unit is defined as a self-contained suite of rooms, including cooking and bathing facilities and intended for long-term residential use. Regardless of whether they are self-contained or not, units within buildings offering institutional care (e.g. hospitals) or temporary accommodation (e.g. motels, hostels and holiday apartments) are not defined as dwelling units. Such units are included in the appropriate category of non-residential building approvals. Dwelling units can be created in one of four ways: through new work to create a residential building. through alteration/addition work to an existing residential building. through either new or alteration/addition work on non-residential building or through conversion of a non-residential building to a residential building.