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Australia Building Permits

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode AU.BPERMIT.M.NSA

Latest18,311 Dwelling unitsSeptember 2026
Previous17,173 Dwelling unitsAugust 2026
Year ago18,630 Dwelling unitsSeptember 2025

Australia Building Permits was 18,311 Dwelling units in September 2026, up 6.6% from August 2026 and down 1.7% from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9,803.0 Dwelling units (Jan 2023) to 24,708 Dwelling units (Mar 2021), averaging 16,412 Dwelling units.

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Australia Building Permits (Dwelling units), Jan 1986 – Sep 2026. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
September 202618,311 Dwelling units
August 202617,173 Dwelling units
July 202619,291 Dwelling units
June 202619,104 Dwelling units
May 202617,241 Dwelling units
April 202617,641 Dwelling units
March 202618,148 Dwelling units
February 202619,241 Dwelling units
January 202610,701 Dwelling units
December 202515,179 Dwelling units
November 202518,581 Dwelling units
October 202517,565 Dwelling units
September 202518,630 Dwelling units
August 202515,256 Dwelling units
July 202518,269 Dwelling units
June 202516,547 Dwelling units
May 202516,810 Dwelling units
April 202514,670 Dwelling units
March 202515,734 Dwelling units
February 202516,255 Dwelling units
January 202513,321 Dwelling units
December 202414,318 Dwelling units
November 202415,916 Dwelling units
October 202417,938 Dwelling units

Last 24 observations. The full history (489 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1986
Observations489
FrequencyMonthly
UnitsDwelling units
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high24,708 Dwelling units (Mar 2021)
10-year low9,803.0 Dwelling units (Jan 2023)
10-year average16,412 Dwelling units
Source agencyAustralian Bureau of Statistics
Makrognosis codeAU.BPERMIT.M.NSA

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FAQ

What is the current building Permits in Australia?
The latest reading is 18,311 Dwelling units for September 2026, published by Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Australian Bureau of Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code AU.BPERMIT.M.NSA.

Last updated 2026-11-08. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Original title: “Australia - Building permits (ABS BA_GCCSA)”.