In the December 2025 quarter, Australia’s building activity shows mixed trends. Total dwellings commenced rose 8.0% to 53,567, with private sector new houses falling 0.9% to 28,469 and new other residential dwellings increasing 23.4% to 23,849. However, total dwellings completed fell 1.7% to 43,536, with new houses down 3.9% to 26,052 and other residential completions down 1.1% to 16,172. Value of building work done increased 0.4% to $43.9 billion. New residential building work rose 0.6% to $23.2 billion, alterations to residential buildings fell 0.2% to $3.7 billion, and non‑residential building work rose 0.3% to $17.0 billion. These figures reflect the latest preliminary estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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