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RDA Darling Downs and South West RegionCommunity profile

Southern Downs Regional Council area

Residential building approvals

In Southern Downs Regional Council area there were 527 residential dwellings approved to be built in the financial year 2023-24 FYTD (January).

The RDA Darling Downs and South West Region's building approvals are used as a leading indicator of the general level of residential development, economic activity, employment and investment. Residential building activity depends on many factors that vary with the state of the economy including interest rates, availability of mortgage funds, government spending, and business investment.  Large financial changes or shocks, such as the Global Financial Crisis of 2008/09 can be observed in the data.  However, the number of building approvals can fluctuate substantially from year to year simply as a result of the short-term nature of many construction projects, and the cyclical nature of the industry.

Residential building approvals
RDA Darling Downs and South West RegionNumberAnnual change
Year (ending June 30)HousesOtherTotalHousesOtherTotal
2023-24 FYTD (January)422105527------
2022-239951051,100-139-80-219
2021-221,1341851,319-264+64-200
2020-211,3981211,519+710+15+725
2019-20688106794-70-87-157
2018-19758193951-391-127-518
2017-181,1493201,469+191-134+57
2016-179584541,412-61-118-179
2015-161,0195721,591-127-3-130
2014-151,1465751,721-90-285-375
2013-141,2368602,096-3+473+470
2012-131,2393871,626-9+143+134
2011-121,2482441,492+197+20+217
2010-111,0512241,275-494-114-608
2009-101,5453381,883+659+178+837
2008-098861601,046-297-213-510
2007-081,1833731,556-60+57-3
2006-071,2433161,559-322-77-399
2005-061,5653931,958+171-47+124
2004-051,3944401,834+126+91+217
2003-041,2683491,617+177+80+257
2002-031,0912691,360-186+108-78
2001-021,2771611,438------
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals, Australia (8731.0). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions)
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