The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has outlined how residential building approvals and activity are classified into public and private sectors. The classifications, based on SESCA 2021 standards, focus on ownership rather than funding sources or user characteristics. Public housing, owned by governments, falls under the public sector, while community housing managed by non-profit organizations is classified as private. Affordable housing may appear in either sector depending on ownership. ABS data cannot track government funding trends as it relies on ownership at approval stage, not funding intentions. Examples show public sector classifications for government-owned projects versus private sector for community housing providers. The ABS emphasizes that sector allocations are critical for national accounts but do not capture full government housing investment due to complexities in non-market housing definitions.
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