The seasonally adjusted number of total dwellings approved in Australia rose 9.0% year-on-year to 17,300 units in March 2026, following a 16.1% advance in February, confirming preliminary data. Building Permits YoY in Australia averaged 2.49 percent from 1984 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 65.30 percent in January of 2010 and a record low of -43.40 percent in February of 2001. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Building Permits YoY in Australia is expected to be 7.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Building Permits YoY is projected to trend around 2.60 percent in 2027 and 3.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.