Ku-ring-gai Council area

Building approvals

The value of building approvals in Ku-ring-gai Council area was $580m in the 2023-2024 FYTD (May) financial year.

This dataset shows the total assessed value of building approvals for construction in Ku-ring-gai Council area by financial year in millions of dollars. The dataset is updated monthly to include the current financial year to date, and includes residential and non-residential building approvals separately. The percentage of the state total is shown.

Building approvals for an area can be highly variable over time, particularly in the non-residential sector. Construction may take several years from the date of approval. A high rate of building approvals can indicate a growth area with a construction-led economy. A low rate of building approvals may indicate a settled area with established infrastructure, or an area with little growth. Note that this dataset is not adjusted for inflation.

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Value of total building approvals
Ku-ring-gai Council areaNew South Wales
Financial yearResidential $('000') Non-residential $('000')Total $('000')Residential $('000')Non-residential $('000')Total $('000')Ku-ring-gai Council area as a % of New South Wales
2023-2024 FYTD (May)446,977132,534579,51123,096,14217,529,78940,625,9311.4%
2022-2023 582,026101,604683,63027,358,87620,655,18348,014,0591.4%
2021-22533,58484,996618,58025,879,75216,789,32342,669,0741.4%
2020-21507,759203,989711,74825,035,46520,164,38745,199,8521.6%
2019-20417,363339,204756,56718,818,41817,221,95536,040,3732.1%
2018-19424,662157,914582,57621,819,09516,849,39238,668,4871.5%
2017-18604,514217,330821,84426,688,32214,681,50241,369,8242.0%
2016-17495,00183,484578,48525,294,96514,322,68539,617,6491.5%
2015-16696,37064,093760,46324,507,07111,286,90935,793,9802.1%
2014-15277,41477,959355,37317,998,4248,538,78526,537,2101.3%
2013-14337,26574,927412,19215,651,70312,000,97727,652,6801.5%
2012-13268,91884,987353,90511,981,0137,883,81519,864,8291.8%
2011-12308,901131,067439,96810,757,6996,796,49917,554,1982.5%
2010-11342,45024,109366,56010,894,8646,777,25017,672,1132.1%
2009-10326,610151,145477,75510,185,41510,692,55520,877,9692.3%
2008-09304,04032,190336,2317,586,2806,945,49514,531,7752.3%
2007-08462,74424,464487,2079,289,6129,558,69218,848,3032.6%
2006-07349,08339,872388,9568,994,5787,944,81416,939,3932.3%
2005-06290,49041,053331,5448,709,3326,579,39115,288,7242.2%
2004-05132,56134,043166,6039,462,2076,380,76715,842,9751.1%
2003-04145,30614,595159,90110,500,4375,395,36715,895,8041.0%
2002-03191,97863,568255,5469,917,9265,831,99215,749,9191.6%
2001-02159,92956,452216,3819,003,5094,395,14013,398,6491.6%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals, Australia, catalogue number 8731.0. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions)

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