ABS - Building Approvals (SA2) 2016-2017

Brief description

This dataset presents details of buildings works approved in Australia for the 2016-2017 financial year. The data has been aggregated and presented by Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) 2016 boundaries.\n\nStatistics of building work approved are compiled from: permits issued by local government authorities and other principal certifying authorities; contracts let or day labour work authorised by commonwealth, state, semi-government and local government authorities; and major building approvals in areas not subject to normal administrative approval e.g. building on remote mine sites.\n\nThe scope of the collection comprises the following: construction of new buildings; alterations and additions to existing buildings; approved non-structural renovation and refurbishment work; and approved installation of integral building fixtures. The statistics include all approved residential building valued at $10,000 or more and all approved non-residential building valued at $50,000 or more.\n\nFor more information please visit the [Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Explanatory Notes](https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/8731.0Explanatory%20Notes1Jun%202018?OpenDocument).\n\n \n\n * AURIN has spatially enabled the original data from the ABS.\n\n * The data has been sourced from the June 2018 release.\n\n * Data for the Northern Territory during the months of January, February and March 2017 were kept confidential.\n

Full description

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