Queensland dwelling commencements
Dwelling commencements, Queensland · Australian Bureau of Statistics · June quarter 2026
Queensland dwelling commencements 11,671 in the June quarter 2026, up 2.9% on the quarter and up 22.2% over the year.
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What the numbers say
Queensland dwelling commencements were 11,671 in the June quarter 2026, compared with 11,342 in the March quarter 2026. That was up 2.9% on the quarter and up 22.2% over the year. Over longer periods it was down 20.3% over 5 years and down 6.0% over 10 years. The latest figure is 20.3% below the peak of 14,640 in the June quarter 2021, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 1984. The low was 5,019 in the September quarter 1986, the lowest since the series began in the September quarter 1984. Across Australia, dwelling commencements were 52,201 in the June quarter 2026.
How many new homes were started in Queensland?
Queensland dwelling commencements were 11,671 in the June quarter 2026. That compares with 11,342 in the March quarter 2026.
Are dwelling commencements in Queensland rising or falling?
Queensland dwelling commencements rose in the June quarter 2026, up 2.9% on the quarter and up 22.2% over the year. Over longer periods they were down 20.3% over 5 years and down 6.0% over 10 years.
How much have dwelling commencements in Queensland changed over the year?
Queensland dwelling commencements were up 22.2% over the year from the June quarter 2025 to the June quarter 2026. The June quarter 2026 figure was 11,671.
What was the highest quarterly number of dwelling commencements in Queensland since the series began in 1984?
The peak in Queensland dwelling commencements was 14,640 in the June quarter 2021, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 1984. The June quarter 2026 figure of 11,671 was 20.3% below the peak.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 9 October 2026
Recent quarters
| Quarter | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| June quarter 2026 | 11,671 | final |
| March quarter 2026 | 11,342 | final |
| December quarter 2025 | 11,820 | final |
| September quarter 2025 | 11,040 | final |
| June quarter 2025 | 9,550 | final |
| March quarter 2025 | 9,009 | final |
| December quarter 2024 | 9,318 | final |
| September quarter 2024 | 8,544 | final |
Full series · 168 quarters · CSV · JSON
Queensland: dwelling units commenced counts the number of new residential dwelling units on which building work started in the quarter in Queensland. 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 11,671. A commencement records the start of work rather than a finished dwelling, so the series does not indicate how much of that work is finished within the quarter.
The series sits alongside two related measures for Queensland: dwelling units completed and dwelling units under construction. Source material is drawn from ABS earnings, building and population releases and is made available under CC BY 4.0.
Also in this family
- Queensland: dwelling units completed · CSV · JSON
- Queensland: 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.