Tasmania dwelling approvals
Building approvals, Tasmania · Australian Bureau of Statistics · September 2026
Tasmania dwelling approvals 236 in September 2026, down 13.9% over the year.
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What the numbers say
The series Tasmania: dwelling units approved stood at 236 in September 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, after 262 in August 2026. Approvals were down 13.9% over the year, down 4.8% over 5 years and up 50.3% over 10 years. The latest figure is 52.2% below the peak of 494 in March 2021, the highest since the series began in July 1983. The low of 57 in December 2000 is the lowest since the series began in July 1983. For comparison, the figure for Australia was 18,318 in September 2026.
How many new homes were approved in Tasmania?
Tasmania had 236 dwelling units approved in September 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That followed 262 in August 2026.
Are dwelling approvals in Tasmania rising or falling?
Tasmania's dwelling approvals were down 13.9% over the year to September 2026. They were also down 4.8% over 5 years but up 50.3% over 10 years.
How much have dwelling approvals in Tasmania changed over the year?
Tasmania's dwelling approvals were down 13.9% over the year from September 2025 to September 2026. The latest figure was 236 in September 2026.
What was the highest monthly number of dwelling approvals in Tasmania since the series began in 1983?
Tasmania's highest monthly number of dwelling approvals was 494 in March 2021, the highest since the series began in July 1983. The September 2026 figure of 236 is 52.2% below that peak.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 2 November 2026
Recent months
| Month | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 236 | final |
| August 2026 | 262 | final |
| July 2026 | 292 | final |
| June 2026 | 229 | final |
| May 2026 | 320 | final |
| April 2026 | 266 | final |
| March 2026 | 218 | final |
| February 2026 | 192 | final |
Full series · 519 months · CSV · JSON
This series counts the number of dwelling units approved for construction in Tasmania in a given month, published monthly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The count runs from July 1983 to September 2026, with the latest reading at 236. It sits alongside two related series for the same state: houses approved, and dwellings excluding houses approved.
An approval records permission to build, not work started or completed, so the count does not track construction activity itself. Published under CC BY 4.0.
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- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS earnings, building and population (market panel), retrieved 2 November 2026. CC BY 4.0.
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- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS earnings, building and population (market panel), retrieved 1 October 2026. CC BY 4.0.
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- Computed by Numbra from α.