Tasmania dwelling commencements
Dwelling commencements, Tasmania · Australian Bureau of Statistics · June quarter 2026
Tasmania dwelling commencements 648 in the June quarter 2026, up 1.1% on the quarter and up 17.2% over the year.
Next release · Wed 13 Jan 2027, 11:30 AEDT · Building activity
What the numbers say
The Australian Bureau of Statistics series shown here is Tasmania: dwelling units commenced. In the June quarter 2026, 648 dwelling units commenced in Tasmania, up from 641 in the March quarter 2026. That was up 1.1% on the quarter, up 17.2% over the year, down 47.5% over 5 years and up 27.8% over 10 years. The latest figure is 47.5% below the peak of 1,234 in the June quarter 2021, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 1984. The low was 209 in the March quarter 2001, the lowest since the series began in the September quarter 1984. Across Australia, 52,201 dwelling units commenced in the June quarter 2026.
How many new homes were started in Tasmania?
In Tasmania, 648 dwelling units commenced in the June quarter 2026. That was up from 641 in the March quarter 2026.
Are dwelling commencements in Tasmania rising or falling?
Tasmania's dwelling commencements were up 1.1% on the quarter in the June quarter 2026, at 648. They were up 17.2% over the year, down 47.5% over 5 years and up 27.8% over 10 years.
How much have dwelling commencements in Tasmania changed over the year?
Tasmania's dwelling commencements were up 17.2% over the year from the June quarter 2025 to the June quarter 2026. The latest figure was 648 dwelling units commenced.
What was the highest quarterly number of dwelling commencements in Tasmania since the series began in 1984?
Tasmania's highest quarterly number of dwelling commencements was 1,234 in the June quarter 2021, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 1984. The June quarter 2026 figure of 648 is 47.5% below the peak.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 10 October 2026
Recent quarters
| Quarter | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| June quarter 2026 | 648 | final |
| March quarter 2026 | 641 | final |
| December quarter 2025 | 664 | final |
| September quarter 2025 | 562 | final |
| June quarter 2025 | 553 | final |
| March quarter 2025 | 591 | final |
| December quarter 2024 | 600 | final |
| September quarter 2024 | 658 | final |
Full series · 168 quarters · CSV · JSON
Tasmania: dwelling units commenced counts the number of new dwelling units on which building work has begun in Tasmania during the quarter. It is published quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and the series runs from September quarter 1984 to June quarter 2026, with the latest reading at 648 dwellings. It counts starts rather than the value of work done, so it does not measure construction spending.
The series sits alongside two related members for Tasmania, dwelling units completed and dwelling units under construction, which track the later stages of the same building pipeline. Released under CC BY 4.0.
Also in this family
- Tasmania: dwelling units completed · CSV · JSON
- Tasmania: 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.