dwellings - Source frequency: quarterly · Methodology · Corrections
Supporting data for New Dwelling Completions. It adds detail to that headline metric and is not counted in the national scores.
Australia's dwellings under construction was 249k dwellings as of April 2026. Number of dwellings being built at the end of each quarter, nationally and by state. The stock of homes under construction is the housing pipeline: how much supply is on its way. A build-up can mean strong activity or building delays, so it is read alongside commencements and completions. Data is sourced from ABS Building Activity, Australia (Cat. 8752.0), dwelling units under construction, all work types, all sectors, original and updated quarterly.
Ranked by latest value (context-dependent)
| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South WalesNSW | 78,581dwellings |
| 2 | VictoriaVIC | 63,375dwellings |
| 3 | QueenslandQLD | 52,567dwellings |
| 4 | Western AustraliaWA | 29,048dwellings |
| 5 | South AustraliaSA | 15,880dwellings |
| 6 | Australian Capital TerritoryACT | 6,262dwellings |
| 7 | TasmaniaTAS | 2,316dwellings |
| 8 | Northern TerritoryNT | 704dwellings |
Number of dwellings being built at the end of each quarter, nationally and by state.
The stock of homes under construction is the housing pipeline: how much supply is on its way. A build-up can mean strong activity or building delays, so it is read alongside commencements and completions.
Context-dependent
Source: ABS Building Activity, Australia (Cat. 8752.0), dwelling units under construction, all work types, all sectors, original
This data is sourced programmatically from official statistical APIs and data feeds (ABS Building Activity, Australia (Cat. 8752.0), dwelling units under construction, all work types, all sectors, original), updated quarterly. Our pipeline fetches the machine-readable version automatically and converts it to the standardised format shown here.
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