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Multi-unit starts in NSW at their highest in 7 years
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The ABS today released its Building Activity data for the December quarter 2025. This data provides estimates of the value of building work and number of dwellings commenced, completed and under construction across Australia and its states and territories.
“This brought multi-unit starts in the 2025 calendar year to 30,680, which is 46.5 per cent higher compared to the previous year,” added Mr Armitage.
“Policy measures have been undertaken in recent years which have in turn helped boost the volume of apartment starts in Greater Sydney.
“This includes the State Government’s $1 billion Pre-sale Finance Guarantee, changes to planning legislation, the establishment of the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) and the NSW Housing Pattern Book.
“Detached housing starts also increased by 9.0 per cent in the December quarter 2025, to 6,260.
“This brought detached starts in 2025 to 22,210, which is 2.6 per cent higher than the previous year.
“In order to get to the State’s share of the National Housing Accord of 377,000 new homes over five years, the volume of new apartment starts needs to continue to increase.
“Policies that lower the cost of delivery and guarantee certainty will help boost the volume of new homes commencing construction in the state,” concluded Mr Armitage.
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Detached starts edge higher in Tasmania, but supply gap remains
“Tasmania recorded a modest improvement in detached home building at the end of 2025, as Australia’s housing construction sector showed clearer signs of recovery,” stated HIA Executive Director – Tasmania, Benjamin Price.
Multi-unit starts in NSW at their highest in 7 years
“There were over 10,000 multi-unit starts in New South Wales in the December quarter 2025, the highest since late 2018,” stated HIA Executive Director NSW Brad Armitage.
Lower housing taxes, not just interest rates, needed to reach 1.2 million target
“Australia commenced construction on 282,500 new homes in the first 18 months of the government’s goal of building 1.2 million new homes over five years. This is 77,500 homes behind schedule,” stated HIA Senior Economist, Tom Devitt.
HIA welcomes statewide Community Participation Plan
“The Housing Industry Association welcomes today’s announcement by the Planning Minister for a statewide Community Participation Plan,” declared Brad Armitage, Executive Director NSW.