Queensland dwelling approvals
Building approvals, Queensland · Australian Bureau of Statistics · September 2026
Queensland dwelling approvals 4,414 in September 2026, up 13.6% over the year.
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What the numbers say
Queensland dwelling approvals were 4,414 in September 2026, compared with 3,460 in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The series measures Queensland: dwelling units approved. Approvals were up 13.6% over the year from September 2025, up 27.6% over 5 years from September 2021 and up 6.9% over 10 years from September 2016. The latest figure is 22.6% below the peak of 5,705 in September 2015, the highest since the series began in July 1983. The low was 1,499 in January 2009, the lowest since the series began in July 1983. The figure for Australia was 18,318 in September 2026.
How many new homes were approved in Queensland?
Queensland dwelling approvals were 4,414 in September 2026, measured as Queensland: dwelling units approved. That compares with 3,460 in August 2026.
Are dwelling approvals in Queensland rising or falling?
Queensland dwelling approvals were up 13.6% over the year to September 2026. They were also up 27.6% over 5 years and up 6.9% over 10 years to September 2026.
How much have dwelling approvals in Queensland changed over the year?
Queensland dwelling approvals were up 13.6% over the year from September 2025 to September 2026. The September 2026 figure was 4,414.
What was the highest monthly number of dwelling approvals in Queensland since the series began in 1983?
The highest monthly number of Queensland dwelling approvals was 5,705 in September 2015, the highest since the series began in July 1983. The September 2026 figure of 4,414 was 22.6% below the peak.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 2 November 2026
Recent months
| Month | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4,414 | final |
| August 2026 | 3,460 | final |
| July 2026 | 4,317 | final |
| June 2026 | 5,443 | final |
| May 2026 | 3,490 | final |
| April 2026 | 4,075 | final |
| March 2026 | 4,427 | final |
| February 2026 | 4,171 | final |
Full series · 519 months · CSV · JSON
This series counts the number of dwelling units approved for construction in Queensland in each month, published monthly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The count runs from July 1983 to September 2026, with the latest reading at 4,414. It sits alongside two related series for the state: houses approved, and dwellings excluding houses approved. An approval records permission to build rather than work started or completed, so the count does not tell you how many dwellings were actually constructed in the month.
The data are drawn from the ABS earnings, building and population collection and are released under CC BY 4.0.
Also in this family
- Queensland: houses approved · CSV · JSON
- Queensland: 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.