Building Permits YoY in Australia decreased to 0.40 percent in December from 20.20 percent in November of 2025. Building Permits YoY in Australia averaged 2.47 percent from 1984 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 65.40 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 2.80 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, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-03 12:30 AM
Building Permits YoY Prel
Dec 0.4% 19.4% 9.8%
2026-02-10 12:30 AM
Building Permits YoY Final
Dec 0.4% 19.4% 0.4%
2026-03-03 12:30 AM
Building Permits YoY Prel
Jan 0.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average House Prices 1045.40 1016.70 AUD Thousand Sep 2025
Building Permits 15542.00 18255.00 Units Dec 2025
Building Permits MoM -14.90 13.10 percent Dec 2025
Building Permits YoY 0.40 20.20 percent Dec 2025
Construction Work Done -0.70 2.90 percent Sep 2025
Cotality Dwelling Prices MoM 0.80 0.50 percent Jan 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 39776.50 33816.00 AUD Million Sep 2025
Mortgage Rate 5.50 5.51 Percent Dec 2025
HIA New Home Sales MoM 4080.00 4857.00 Units Nov 2025
Private House Approvals MoM 0.40 0.80 percent Dec 2025
Residential Property Prices 4.78 4.03 Percent Sep 2025


Australia Building Permits YoY
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.40 20.20 65.40 -43.40 1984 - 2025 percent Monthly
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