Victoria dwelling approvals
Building approvals, Victoria · Australian Bureau of Statistics · September 2026
Victoria dwelling approvals 3,918 in September 2026, down 29.9% over the year.
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What the numbers say
Victoria had 3,918 dwelling units approved in September 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, compared with 5,195 in August 2026. The September 2026 figure was down 29.9% over the year, down 33.1% over 5 years and down 27.4% over 10 years. It was 61.5% below the peak of 10,174 in November 2017, the highest since the series began in July 1983. The low of 1,511 in December 1990 was the lowest since the series began in July 1983. For comparison, building approvals for Australia stood at 18,318 in September 2026.
How many new homes were approved in Victoria?
Victoria had 3,918 dwelling units approved in September 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That compares with 5,195 in August 2026.
Are dwelling approvals in Victoria rising or falling?
Victoria's dwelling approvals were down 29.9% over the year to September 2026. They were also down 33.1% over 5 years and down 27.4% over 10 years.
How much have dwelling approvals in Victoria changed over the year?
Victoria's dwelling approvals were down 29.9% over the year from September 2025 to September 2026. The latest figure was 3,918 dwelling units approved in September 2026.
What was the highest monthly number of dwelling approvals in Victoria since the series began in 1983?
The highest monthly number of dwelling approvals in Victoria was 10,174 in November 2017, the highest since the series began in July 1983. The September 2026 figure of 3,918 was 61.5% below the peak.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 2 November 2026
Recent months
| Month | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3,918 | final |
| August 2026 | 5,195 | final |
| July 2026 | 5,149 | final |
| June 2026 | 4,333 | final |
| May 2026 | 4,748 | final |
| April 2026 | 5,222 | final |
| March 2026 | 5,282 | final |
| February 2026 | 6,048 | final |
Full series · 519 months · CSV · JSON
This series counts the total number of dwelling units approved for construction in Victoria in a given month, as published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It is a monthly count and runs from July 1983 to September 2026, with the latest reading at 3,918. It sits alongside two related series on the same page, covering houses approved and dwellings excluding houses approved.
An approval records permission granted to build, not work started or completed, so the count is distinct from measures of construction activity or finished dwellings. The data are released by the ABS 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.