Name: Australia Building Permits
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Building Permits in Australia decreased to 17019 Units in May from 17207 Units in April of 2026. Building Permits in Australia averaged 14265.45 Units from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 23239.00 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 19400.00 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 16881.00 Units in 2027 and 17387.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Components	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Apartment Permits	6034.00	6731.00	units	May 2026
House Permits	10537.00	10246.00	Units	May 2026

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average House Prices	1111.10	1088.80	AUD Thousand	Mar 2026
Building Permits	17019.00	17207.00	Units	May 2026
Building Permits MoM	-1.10	-0.20	percent	May 2026
Building Permits YoY	5.30	10.90	percent	May 2026
Construction Work Done	3.40	0.20	percent	Mar 2026
Home Loans MoM	65315.00	59064.90	AUD Million	Dec 2025
Home Ownership Rate	66.00	66.20	percent	Dec 2020
Investment Lending for Homes	41537.60	42822.10	AUD Million	Mar 2026
Private House Approvals MoM	2.80	-0.40	percent	May 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.