Australia Building Permits
2001 - 2025 | Monthly | Unit | CEIC Data
Key information about Australia Building Permits
- Australia Building Permits data was reported at 24,874.000 Unit in Sep 2025.
- This records an increase from the previous number of 21,204.000 Unit for Aug 2025.
- Australia Building Permits data is updated monthly, averaging 247.580 Unit from Jul 2001 to Sep 2025, with 291 observations.
- The data reached an all-time high of 1,370.991 Unit in Jun 2018 and a record low of -1,608.738 Unit in Mar 2017.
- Australia Building Permits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Building Permits: Monthly.
CEIC calculates monthly Building Permits as the sum of Residential and Non Residential Building Permits. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Building Permits.
View Australia's Building Permits from Jul 2001 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Australia's Building Permits in Sep 2025?
Australia Building Permits data was reported at 24,874.000 Unit in Sep 2025. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24,874.000 Sep 2025 | 21,204.000 Aug 2025 | -1,608.738 Mar 2017 | 1,370.991 Jun 2018 | Unit | monthly | Jul 2001 - Sep 2025 |
Building Permits by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (Unit) | 289.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (Unit) | 41,712.000 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2022 |
| Australia (Unit) | 24,874.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (Unit) | 3,648.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Belgium (Unit) | 1,866.000 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Aug 2025 |
| Bolivia (Unit) | 305.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Unit) | 552.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Oct 2025 |
| Brazil (Unit) | 175.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Bulgaria (Unit) | 3,579.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Canada (Unit) | 35,044.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2018 - Oct 2025 |
| Chile (Unit) | 7,623.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| Colombia (Unit) | 15,050.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (Unit) | 1,061.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (Unit) | 796.000 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jul 2025 |
| Czech Republic (Unit) | 5,611.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (Unit) | 2,151.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (Unit) | 32,253.000 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Estonia (Unit) | 1,846.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (Unit) | 965.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (Unit) | 12,080.000 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Germany (Unit) | 13,472.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (Unit) | 1,914.000 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Aug 2025 |
| Hungary (Unit) | 1,343.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2025 |
| Iran (Unit) | 33,047.000 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1978 - Mar 2023 |
| Ireland (Unit) | 8,541.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (Unit) | 13,162.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Jordan (Unit) | 2,502.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| South Korea (Unit) | 8,871.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 1979 - Oct 2025 |
| Latvia (Unit) | 1,198.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Lithuania (Unit) | 1,990.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (Unit) | 234.000 Mar 2023 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Mar 2023 |
| North Macedonia (Unit) | 314.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (Unit) | 750.000 Dec 2016 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2016 |
| Mauritius (Unit) | 7,844.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Montenegro (Unit) | 265.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (Unit) | 3,956.000 Dec 2013 | monthly | Apr 1997 - Dec 2013 |
| Netherlands (Unit) | 1,802.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (Unit) | 6,404.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Oman (Unit) | 36,517.000 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (Unit) | 2,184.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (Unit) | 302.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Philippines (Unit) | 11,746.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (Unit) | 24,400.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jun 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Portugal (Unit) | 3,862.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Jun 2025 |
| Qatar (Unit) | 2,982.000 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
| Romania (Unit) | 3,926.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (Unit) | 145,661.000 2020 | yearly | 1987 - 2020 |
| Serbia (Unit) | 2,961.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (Unit) | 2,610.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (Unit) | 497.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Oct 2025 |
| South Africa (Unit) | 4,011.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Oct 2025 |
| Spain (Unit) | 2,866.000 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2022 |
| Sweden (Unit) | 1,325,363.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (Unit) | 11,920.000 2016 | yearly | 2012 - 2016 |
| Taiwan, China (Unit) | 2,084.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Thailand (Unit) | 17,328.000 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Aug 2025 |
| Turkey (Unit) | 41,937.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| United States (Unit) | 113,896.000 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1959 - Aug 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -11,179.706 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 144,934.251 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 28.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 685,976.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 38.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn) | 1,343.987 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) | 1,762.752 2030 | yearly | 1989 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) | 1,288.528 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Revenue (AUD bn) | 819.600 2028 | yearly | 1997 - 2028 |
| DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Expenses (AUD bn) | 829.800 2028 | yearly | 1997 - 2028 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 120.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 34,446.704 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,253,737.709 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 2,176,425.868 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 7.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1966 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 42,906.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 2.270 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 10,119.564 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 2,861,383.344 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 3,883,575.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 3.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 16.300 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 20.800 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,058.196 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 3,175.293 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,192,250.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,606,098.763 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1976 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 7.28 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1977 - Oct 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 128.38 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply: sa: M3 (AUD bn) | 3,324.818 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AUD bn) | 3,332.381 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1959 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply: sa: M1 (AUD bn) | 1,915.273 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Oct 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Total: in USD (USD mn) | 72,211.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Nov 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) | 138.651 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Geopolitical Risk Index (%) | 0.049 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: % of GDP (%) | 25.685 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Imports: % of GDP (%) | 21.778 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 1.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 2013 - Oct 2025 |
| Industrial Trends Survey: Composite Index: sa: Expected (Index) | 57.400 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2024 |
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