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Residential building approvals

In Wellington Shire there were 147 residential dwellings approved to be built in the financial year 2023-24 FYTD (February).

Wellington Shire'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
Wellington ShireNumberAnnual change
Year (ending June 30)HousesOtherTotalHousesOtherTotal
2023-24 FYTD (February)13611147------
2022-2328913302-12+4-8
2021-223019310-76-10-86
2020-2137719396+155+12+167
2019-202227229-1-5-6
2018-1922312235-12-1-13
2017-1823513248+20-5+15
2016-1721518233-20+6-14
2015-1623512247-6+4-2
2014-152418249+38+4+42
2013-142034207-8-11-19
2012-1321115226------

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals, Australia (8731.0). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions)

Residential building approvals
Residential building approvals 2023-24 FYTD (February), Other dwelling approvals: 11 2023-24 FYTD (February), House approvals: 136 2022-23, Other dwelling approvals: 13 2022-23, House approvals: 289 2021-22, Other dwelling approvals: 9 2021-22, House approvals: 301 2020-21, Other dwelling approvals: 19 2020-21, House approvals: 377 2019-20, Other dwelling approvals: 7 2019-20, House approvals: 222 2018-19, Other dwelling approvals: 12 2018-19, House approvals: 223 2017-18, Other dwelling approvals: 13 2017-18, House approvals: 235 2016-17, Other dwelling approvals: 18 2016-17, House approvals: 215 2015-16, Other dwelling approvals: 12 2015-16, House approvals: 235 2014-15, Other dwelling approvals: 8 2014-15, House approvals: 241 2013-14, Other dwelling approvals: 4 2013-14, House approvals: 203 2012-13, Other dwelling approvals: 15 2012-13, House approvals: 211
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals, Australia (8731.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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