Northern Territory dwelling approvals
Building approvals, Northern Territory · Australian Bureau of Statistics · September 2026
Northern Territory dwelling approvals 74 in September 2026, down 12.9% over the year.
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What the numbers say
Northern Territory: dwelling units approved was 74 in September 2026, compared with 46 in August 2026. That was down 12.9% over the year from September 2025, up 68.2% over 5 years from September 2021 and down 41.3% over 10 years from September 2016. The latest figure is 83.2% below the peak of 440 in May 2014, the highest since the series began in July 1983. The low was 14 in January 2024, the lowest since the series began in July 1983. For comparison, Building approvals, Australia was 18,318 in September 2026.
How many new homes were approved in the Northern Territory?
Northern Territory dwelling units approved numbered 74 in September 2026, compared with 46 in August 2026. For comparison, the figure for Australia was 18,318 in September 2026.
Are dwelling approvals in the Northern Territory rising or falling?
Northern Territory dwelling approvals were down 12.9% over the year to September 2026. Over longer periods, they were up 68.2% over 5 years and down 41.3% over 10 years to September 2026.
How much have dwelling approvals in the Northern Territory changed over the year?
Northern Territory dwelling approvals were down 12.9% over the year from September 2025 to September 2026. The latest figure was 74 in September 2026.
What was the highest monthly number of dwelling approvals in the Northern Territory since the series began in 1983?
The peak in Northern Territory dwelling approvals was 440 in May 2014, the highest since the series began in July 1983. The September 2026 figure of 74 was 83.2% below the peak.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 2 November 2026
Recent months
| Month | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 74 | final |
| August 2026 | 46 | final |
| July 2026 | 97 | final |
| June 2026 | 58 | final |
| May 2026 | 120 | final |
| April 2026 | 110 | final |
| March 2026 | 57 | final |
| February 2026 | 41 | final |
Full series · 519 months · CSV · JSON
Northern Territory: dwelling units approved counts the number of new dwelling units approved for construction in the Northern Territory in each month. It is published monthly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and runs from July 1983 to September 2026, with the latest reading at 74. An approval records permission to build; it is not a record of work started or completed.
The series sits alongside two related members for the Territory: houses approved, and dwellings excluding houses approved. Data on this page is used under the CC BY 4.0 licence.
Also in this family
- Northern Territory: houses approved · CSV · JSON
- Northern Territory: dwellings excluding houses approved · CSV · JSON
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Source
- α
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS earnings, building and population (market panel), retrieved 2 November 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.