Australia dwelling commencements
Dwelling commencements, Australia · Australian Bureau of Statistics · June quarter 2026
Australia dwelling commencements 52,201 in the June quarter 2026, up 7.0% on the quarter and up 14.4% over the year.
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What the numbers say
Australia recorded 52,201 dwelling units commenced in the June quarter 2026, up from 48,804 in the March quarter 2026. The figure was up 7.0% on the quarter and up 14.4% over the year, but down 21.9% over 5 years and down 9.4% over 10 years. It stands 21.9% below the peak of 66,817 in the June quarter 2021, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 1984. The low of 27,937 came in the September quarter 2000, the lowest since the series began in the September quarter 1984.
How many new homes were started in Australia?
Australia recorded 52,201 dwelling units commenced in the June quarter 2026. That was up from 48,804 in the March quarter 2026.
Are dwelling commencements in Australia rising or falling?
Australia's dwelling units commenced rose in the June quarter 2026, up 7.0% on the quarter and up 14.4% over the year. Over longer spans the count was down 21.9% over 5 years and down 9.4% over 10 years.
How much have dwelling commencements in Australia changed over the year?
Australia's dwelling units commenced were up 14.4% over the year from the June quarter 2025 to the June quarter 2026. The latest figure was 52,201.
What was the highest quarterly number of dwelling commencements in Australia since the series began in 1984?
Australia's dwelling units commenced peaked at 66,817 in the June quarter 2021, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 1984. The June quarter 2026 figure of 52,201 was 21.9% below the peak.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 9 October 2026
Recent quarters
| Quarter | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| June quarter 2026 | 52,201 | final |
| March quarter 2026 | 48,804 | final |
| December quarter 2025 | 54,197 | final |
| September quarter 2025 | 49,300 | final |
| June quarter 2025 | 45,635 | final |
| March quarter 2025 | 48,213 | final |
| December quarter 2024 | 42,808 | final |
| September quarter 2024 | 43,862 | final |
Full series · 168 quarters · CSV · JSON
Dwelling units commenced counts the number of new residential dwellings on which building work has started in Australia during the quarter. It is published quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and runs from September quarter 1984 to June quarter 2026, with the latest reading at 52,201. The series counts dwellings begun in the period, not the volume of work still in progress or finished. It sits alongside two related series in this family: dwelling units completed and dwelling units under construction.
Figures are drawn from the ABS earnings, building and population collection and are released under CC BY 4.0.
Also in this family
- Australia: dwelling units completed · CSV · JSON
- Australia: dwelling units under construction · CSV · JSON
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Source
- α
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS earnings, building and population (market panel), retrieved 7 October 2026. CC BY 4.0.
- γ
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS earnings, building and population (market panel), retrieved 1 October 2026. CC BY 4.0.
- β
- Computed by Numbra from α.