Housing and construction Building approvals
Statistical releases related to building approvals in Queensland.
- The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved in Queensland in March 2025 was 2,957, 2.1% lower than the February 2025 figure.
Current Releases
Building approvals (report)
Australian Bureau of Statistics' Building Approvals is a monthly survey of new building work approved in Australia. The data presented relate to the construction of new buildings as well as alterations and additions to existing buildings. The survey covers residential and non-residential buildings within the private sector and public sector. Building approvals data may act as a leading indicator of activity in the building sector in Queensland.
Building approvals: dwelling units approved by type, Queensland, 1983–84 to 2023–24 (table)
This table provides a time series of dwelling unit approvals in Queensland by dwelling type.
Building approvals: value of building approved by type, Queensland, 1970–71 to 2023–24 (table)
This table provides a time series for the value of building approvals in Queensland by building type.
Past Releases
The content in past releases may not have any planned updates or may contain data for historical periods that have been revised in a later release. For this reason, data should always be accessed from a later release, where available. Past releases are provided for reference purposes only.
Building approvals (report)
Australian Bureau of Statistics' Building Approvals is a monthly survey of new building work approved in Australia. The data presented relate to the construction of new buildings as well as alterations and additions to existing buildings. The survey covers residential and non-residential buildings within the private sector and public sector. Building approvals data may act as a leading indicator of activity in the building sector in Queensland.