Building consent statistics are about the number, floor area, and value of new homes, non-residential buildings, and alterations approved for construction.
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Key facts
- In July 2025, the seasonally adjusted number of new dwellings consented rose 5.4 percent, after falling 6.0 percent in June 2025.
- In the year ended July 2025, the actual number of new dwellings consented was 33,879, down 0.1 percent from the year ended July 2024.
- The annual value of non-residential building work consented was $9.0 billion, up 0.8 percent from the year ended July 2024.
- In the year ended July 2025, the number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents was 6.4, unchanged from the year ended July 2024.
New dwellings consented
In July 2025, there were 3,252 new dwellings consented, comprising:
- 1,512 stand-alone houses
- 1,413 townhouses, flats, and units
- 192 apartments
- 135 retirement village units.
The number of dwellings consented each month can vary significantly due to the timing of large multi-dwelling projects, such as townhouses and apartment buildings.
| 1995-01-01 | 1506 |
|---|---|
| 1995-02-01 | 1914 |
| 1995-03-01 | 2060 |
| 1995-04-01 | 1479 |
| 1995-05-01 | 1830 |
| 1995-06-01 | 1780 |
| 1995-07-01 | 1503 |
| 1995-08-01 | 1760 |
| 1995-09-01 | 1759 |
| 1995-10-01 | 2024 |
| 1995-11-01 | 1878 |
| 1995-12-01 | 1621 |
| 1996-01-01 | 1512 |
| 1996-02-01 | 1909 |
| 1996-03-01 | 2187 |
| 1996-04-01 | 2000 |
| 1996-05-01 | 2337 |
| 1996-06-01 | 1685 |
| 1996-07-01 | 1844 |
| 1996-08-01 | 1813 |
| 1996-09-01 | 1813 |
| 1996-10-01 | 1875 |
| 1996-11-01 | 2045 |
| 1996-12-01 | 1803 |
| 1997-01-01 | 1643 |
| 1997-02-01 | 1787 |
| 1997-03-01 | 1821 |
| 1997-04-01 | 2045 |
| 1997-05-01 | 2094 |
| 1997-06-01 | 2066 |
| 1997-07-01 | 2344 |
| 1997-08-01 | 2106 |
| 1997-09-01 | 2730 |
| 1997-10-01 | 2172 |
| 1997-11-01 | 2166 |
| 1997-12-01 | 2149 |
| 1998-01-01 | 1601 |
| 1998-02-01 | 2064 |
| 1998-03-01 | 2046 |
| 1998-04-01 | 1698 |
| 1998-05-01 | 1637 |
| 1998-06-01 | 1543 |
| 1998-07-01 | 1648 |
| 1998-08-01 | 1508 |
| 1998-09-01 | 1661 |
| 1998-10-01 | 1488 |
| 1998-11-01 | 2107 |
| 1998-12-01 | 1748 |
| 1999-01-01 | 1550 |
| 1999-02-01 | 1776 |
| 1999-03-01 | 2402 |
| 1999-04-01 | 2253 |
| 1999-05-01 | 2377 |
| 1999-06-01 | 2090 |
| 1999-07-01 | 2528 |
| 1999-08-01 | 2490 |
| 1999-09-01 | 2633 |
| 1999-10-01 | 2117 |
| 1999-11-01 | 2182 |
| 1999-12-01 | 1979 |
| 2000-01-01 | 1527 |
| 2000-02-01 | 1620 |
| 2000-03-01 | 2062 |
| 2000-04-01 | 1405 |
| 2000-05-01 | 2103 |
| 2000-06-01 | 1598 |
| 2000-07-01 | 1756 |
| 2000-08-01 | 1716 |
| 2000-09-01 | 1728 |
| 2000-10-01 | 1585 |
| 2000-11-01 | 1700 |
| 2000-12-01 | 1285 |
| 2001-01-01 | 1335 |
| 2001-02-01 | 1397 |
| 2001-03-01 | 1762 |
| 2001-04-01 | 1585 |
| 2001-05-01 | 1856 |
| 2001-06-01 | 1640 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1690 |
| 2001-08-01 | 2020 |
| 2001-09-01 | 1678 |
| 2001-10-01 | 1931 |
| 2001-11-01 | 2148 |
| 2001-12-01 | 1497 |
| 2002-01-01 | 1486 |
| 2002-02-01 | 1745 |
| 2002-03-01 | 1986 |
| 2002-04-01 | 2206 |
| 2002-05-01 | 2282 |
| 2002-06-01 | 1864 |
| 2002-07-01 | 2738 |
| 2002-08-01 | 2105 |
| 2002-09-01 | 2420 |
| 2002-10-01 | 3412 |
| 2002-11-01 | 2432 |
| 2002-12-01 | 2532 |
| 2003-01-01 | 1995 |
| 2003-02-01 | 1797 |
| 2003-03-01 | 2537 |
| 2003-04-01 | 2232 |
| 2003-05-01 | 2485 |
| 2003-06-01 | 2389 |
| 2003-07-01 | 2621 |
| 2003-08-01 | 2704 |
| 2003-09-01 | 3003 |
| 2003-10-01 | 2508 |
| 2003-11-01 | 3032 |
| 2003-12-01 | 2611 |
| 2004-01-01 | 2672 |
| 2004-02-01 | 2529 |
| 2004-03-01 | 3037 |
| 2004-04-01 | 2543 |
| 2004-05-01 | 2544 |
| 2004-06-01 | 3447 |
| 2004-07-01 | 2354 |
| 2004-08-01 | 2296 |
| 2004-09-01 | 2291 |
| 2004-10-01 | 2619 |
| 2004-11-01 | 2675 |
| 2004-12-01 | 2416 |
| 2005-01-01 | 1898 |
| 2005-02-01 | 2145 |
| 2005-03-01 | 3027 |
| 2005-04-01 | 1617 |
| 2005-05-01 | 1977 |
| 2005-06-01 | 2129 |
| 2005-07-01 | 2005 |
| 2005-08-01 | 2301 |
| 2005-09-01 | 2283 |
| 2005-10-01 | 1901 |
| 2005-11-01 | 2295 |
| 2005-12-01 | 2445 |
| 2006-01-01 | 1900 |
| 2006-02-01 | 2254 |
| 2006-03-01 | 2299 |
| 2006-04-01 | 1558 |
| 2006-05-01 | 2328 |
| 2006-06-01 | 1994 |
| 2006-07-01 | 2145 |
| 2006-08-01 | 2437 |
| 2006-09-01 | 2545 |
| 2006-10-01 | 2377 |
| 2006-11-01 | 2232 |
| 2006-12-01 | 1883 |
| 2007-01-01 | 1880 |
| 2007-02-01 | 2092 |
| 2007-03-01 | 2269 |
| 2007-04-01 | 1782 |
| 2007-05-01 | 2322 |
| 2007-06-01 | 2574 |
| 2007-07-01 | 2160 |
| 2007-08-01 | 2508 |
| 2007-09-01 | 1988 |
| 2007-10-01 | 2087 |
| 2007-11-01 | 2189 |
| 2007-12-01 | 1739 |
| 2008-01-01 | 1743 |
| 2008-02-01 | 1874 |
| 2008-03-01 | 1567 |
| 2008-04-01 | 2373 |
| 2008-05-01 | 1653 |
| 2008-06-01 | 1380 |
| 2008-07-01 | 1435 |
| 2008-08-01 | 1328 |
| 2008-09-01 | 1635 |
| 2008-10-01 | 1173 |
| 2008-11-01 | 1168 |
| 2008-12-01 | 1127 |
| 2009-01-01 | 812 |
| 2009-02-01 | 1059 |
| 2009-03-01 | 1091 |
| 2009-04-01 | 1009 |
| 2009-05-01 | 1238 |
| 2009-06-01 | 1100 |
| 2009-07-01 | 1214 |
| 2009-08-01 | 1195 |
| 2009-09-01 | 1430 |
| 2009-10-01 | 1424 |
| 2009-11-01 | 1500 |
| 2009-12-01 | 1353 |
| 2010-01-01 | 1042 |
| 2010-02-01 | 1375 |
| 2010-03-01 | 1501 |
| 2010-04-01 | 1400 |
| 2010-05-01 | 1360 |
| 2010-06-01 | 1373 |
| 2010-07-01 | 1473 |
| 2010-08-01 | 1229 |
| 2010-09-01 | 1262 |
| 2010-10-01 | 1123 |
| 2010-11-01 | 1470 |
| 2010-12-01 | 994 |
| 2011-01-01 | 867 |
| 2011-02-01 | 973 |
| 2011-03-01 | 1087 |
| 2011-04-01 | 927 |
| 2011-05-01 | 1139 |
| 2011-06-01 | 995 |
| 2011-07-01 | 1170 |
| 2011-08-01 | 1509 |
| 2011-09-01 | 1246 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1238 |
| 2011-11-01 | 1384 |
| 2011-12-01 | 1127 |
| 2012-01-01 | 1098 |
| 2012-02-01 | 1204 |
| 2012-03-01 | 1559 |
| 2012-04-01 | 1230 |
| 2012-05-01 | 1372 |
| 2012-06-01 | 1277 |
| 2012-07-01 | 1478 |
| 2012-08-01 | 1513 |
| 2012-09-01 | 1520 |
| 2012-10-01 | 1639 |
| 2012-11-01 | 1658 |
| 2012-12-01 | 1381 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1312 |
| 2013-02-01 | 1542 |
| 2013-03-01 | 1475 |
| 2013-04-01 | 1755 |
| 2013-05-01 | 1971 |
| 2013-06-01 | 1539 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1893 |
| 2013-08-01 | 1748 |
| 2013-09-01 | 1862 |
| 2013-10-01 | 1891 |
| 2013-11-01 | 2267 |
| 2013-12-01 | 2035 |
| 2014-01-01 | 1644 |
| 2014-02-01 | 1768 |
| 2014-03-01 | 1999 |
| 2014-04-01 | 2082 |
| 2014-05-01 | 2125 |
| 2014-06-01 | 2002 |
| 2014-07-01 | 2282 |
| 2014-08-01 | 2059 |
| 2014-09-01 | 1985 |
| 2014-10-01 | 2152 |
| 2014-11-01 | 2420 |
| 2014-12-01 | 2199 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1703 |
| 2015-02-01 | 1758 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2271 |
| 2015-04-01 | 2112 |
| 2015-05-01 | 2171 |
| 2015-06-01 | 2042 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2824 |
| 2015-08-01 | 2291 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2242 |
| 2015-10-01 | 2349 |
| 2015-11-01 | 2831 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2538 |
| 2016-01-01 | 1695 |
| 2016-02-01 | 2379 |
| 2016-03-01 | 2315 |
| 2016-04-01 | 2361 |
| 2016-05-01 | 2520 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2752 |
| 2016-07-01 | 2811 |
| 2016-08-01 | 2834 |
| 2016-09-01 | 2614 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2575 |
| 2016-11-01 | 3005 |
| 2016-12-01 | 2205 |
| 2017-01-01 | 1752 |
| 2017-02-01 | 2418 |
| 2017-03-01 | 2779 |
| 2017-04-01 | 2106 |
| 2017-05-01 | 2794 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2560 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2762 |
| 2017-08-01 | 3166 |
| 2017-09-01 | 2770 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2549 |
| 2017-11-01 | 3262 |
| 2017-12-01 | 2169 |
| 2018-01-01 | 1916 |
| 2018-02-01 | 2412 |
| 2018-03-01 | 2926 |
| 2018-04-01 | 2729 |
| 2018-05-01 | 3407 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2792 |
| 2018-07-01 | 2752 |
| 2018-08-01 | 3075 |
| 2018-09-01 | 2559 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2926 |
| 2018-11-01 | 3120 |
| 2018-12-01 | 2382 |
| 2019-01-01 | 2496 |
| 2019-02-01 | 3098 |
| 2019-03-01 | 3180 |
| 2019-04-01 | 2605 |
| 2019-05-01 | 3724 |
| 2019-06-01 | 2887 |
| 2019-07-01 | 3420 |
| 2019-08-01 | 3265 |
| 2019-09-01 | 3347 |
| 2019-10-01 | 3412 |
| 2019-11-01 | 3238 |
| 2019-12-01 | 2955 |
| 2020-01-01 | 2564 |
| 2020-02-01 | 3285 |
| 2020-03-01 | 2915 |
| 2020-04-01 | 2174 |
| 2020-05-01 | 3562 |
| 2020-06-01 | 3477 |
| 2020-07-01 | 3391 |
| 2020-08-01 | 3156 |
| 2020-09-01 | 3605 |
| 2020-10-01 | 3659 |
| 2020-11-01 | 3881 |
| 2020-12-01 | 3751 |
| 2021-01-01 | 3025 |
| 2021-02-01 | 3129 |
| 2021-03-01 | 4222 |
| 2021-04-01 | 3995 |
| 2021-05-01 | 4201 |
| 2021-06-01 | 4316 |
| 2021-07-01 | 4222 |
| 2021-08-01 | 4508 |
| 2021-09-01 | 4521 |
| 2021-10-01 | 4048 |
| 2021-11-01 | 4692 |
| 2021-12-01 | 4128 |
| 2022-01-01 | 2835 |
| 2022-02-01 | 4195 |
| 2022-03-01 | 5303 |
| 2022-04-01 | 3719 |
| 2022-05-01 | 4528 |
| 2022-06-01 | 4037 |
| 2022-07-01 | 4100 |
| 2022-08-01 | 4547 |
| 2022-09-01 | 4600 |
| 2022-10-01 | 3568 |
| 2022-11-01 | 4649 |
| 2022-12-01 | 3457 |
| 2023-01-01 | 2777 |
| 2023-02-01 | 2972 |
| 2023-03-01 | 3971 |
| 2023-04-01 | 2761 |
| 2023-05-01 | 3725 |
| 2023-06-01 | 3402 |
| 2023-07-01 | 3058 |
| 2023-08-01 | 3170 |
| 2023-09-01 | 2898 |
| 2023-10-01 | 3060 |
| 2023-11-01 | 2958 |
| 2023-12-01 | 2487 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1991 |
| 2024-02-01 | 2795 |
| 2024-03-01 | 2931 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2926 |
| 2024-05-01 | 3175 |
| 2024-06-01 | 2178 |
| 2024-07-01 | 3352 |
| 2024-08-01 | 2881 |
| 2024-09-01 | 2943 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2850 |
| 2024-11-01 | 3100 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2478 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2203 |
| 2025-02-01 | 2578 |
| 2025-03-01 | 3398 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2418 |
| 2025-05-01 | 3151 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2627 |
| 2025-07-01 | 3252 |
| 1995-01-01 | 1856 |
|---|---|
| 1995-02-01 | 1953 |
| 1995-03-01 | 1749 |
| 1995-04-01 | 1693 |
| 1995-05-01 | 1639 |
| 1995-06-01 | 1760 |
| 1995-07-01 | 1632 |
| 1995-08-01 | 1681 |
| 1995-09-01 | 1665 |
| 1995-10-01 | 2096 |
| 1995-11-01 | 1702 |
| 1995-12-01 | 1764 |
| 1996-01-01 | 1760 |
| 1996-02-01 | 1905 |
| 1996-03-01 | 2022 |
| 1996-04-01 | 2039 |
| 1996-05-01 | 2123 |
| 1996-06-01 | 1861 |
| 1996-07-01 | 1762 |
| 1996-08-01 | 1807 |
| 1996-09-01 | 1749 |
| 1996-10-01 | 1864 |
| 1996-11-01 | 1885 |
| 1996-12-01 | 1876 |
| 1997-01-01 | 1934 |
| 1997-02-01 | 1891 |
| 1997-03-01 | 1875 |
| 1997-04-01 | 1906 |
| 1997-05-01 | 1970 |
| 1997-06-01 | 2222 |
| 1997-07-01 | 2222 |
| 1997-08-01 | 2164 |
| 1997-09-01 | 2437 |
| 1997-10-01 | 2157 |
| 1997-11-01 | 2134 |
| 1997-12-01 | 2141 |
| 1998-01-01 | 1960 |
| 1998-02-01 | 2251 |
| 1998-03-01 | 1813 |
| 1998-04-01 | 1799 |
| 1998-05-01 | 1586 |
| 1998-06-01 | 1568 |
| 1998-07-01 | 1533 |
| 1998-08-01 | 1555 |
| 1998-09-01 | 1469 |
| 1998-10-01 | 1537 |
| 1998-11-01 | 1980 |
| 1998-12-01 | 1793 |
| 1999-01-01 | 1977 |
| 1999-02-01 | 1992 |
| 1999-03-01 | 2168 |
| 1999-04-01 | 2198 |
| 1999-05-01 | 2327 |
| 1999-06-01 | 2143 |
| 1999-07-01 | 2407 |
| 1999-08-01 | 2394 |
| 1999-09-01 | 2407 |
| 1999-10-01 | 2242 |
| 1999-11-01 | 1907 |
| 1999-12-01 | 2051 |
| 2000-01-01 | 1987 |
| 2000-02-01 | 1741 |
| 2000-03-01 | 1768 |
| 2000-04-01 | 1622 |
| 2000-05-01 | 1837 |
| 2000-06-01 | 1669 |
| 2000-07-01 | 1751 |
| 2000-08-01 | 1577 |
| 2000-09-01 | 1609 |
| 2000-10-01 | 1587 |
| 2000-11-01 | 1524 |
| 2000-12-01 | 1455 |
| 2001-01-01 | 1539 |
| 2001-02-01 | 1620 |
| 2001-03-01 | 1583 |
| 2001-04-01 | 1754 |
| 2001-05-01 | 1651 |
| 2001-06-01 | 1755 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1585 |
| 2001-08-01 | 1881 |
| 2001-09-01 | 1693 |
| 2001-10-01 | 1805 |
| 2001-11-01 | 1888 |
| 2001-12-01 | 1707 |
| 2002-01-01 | 1708 |
| 2002-02-01 | 2017 |
| 2002-03-01 | 2040 |
| 2002-04-01 | 2086 |
| 2002-05-01 | 2076 |
| 2002-06-01 | 2096 |
| 2002-07-01 | 2482 |
| 2002-08-01 | 2062 |
| 2002-09-01 | 2359 |
| 2002-10-01 | 3213 |
| 2002-11-01 | 2199 |
| 2002-12-01 | 2651 |
| 2003-01-01 | 2256 |
| 2003-02-01 | 2022 |
| 2003-03-01 | 2446 |
| 2003-04-01 | 2343 |
| 2003-05-01 | 2422 |
| 2003-06-01 | 2545 |
| 2003-07-01 | 2437 |
| 2003-08-01 | 2777 |
| 2003-09-01 | 2741 |
| 2003-10-01 | 2343 |
| 2003-11-01 | 2964 |
| 2003-12-01 | 2522 |
| 2004-01-01 | 3113 |
| 2004-02-01 | 2779 |
| 2004-03-01 | 2632 |
| 2004-04-01 | 2778 |
| 2004-05-01 | 2667 |
| 2004-06-01 | 3403 |
| 2004-07-01 | 2333 |
| 2004-08-01 | 2222 |
| 2004-09-01 | 2149 |
| 2004-10-01 | 2675 |
| 2004-11-01 | 2353 |
| 2004-12-01 | 2341 |
| 2005-01-01 | 2299 |
| 2005-02-01 | 2272 |
| 2005-03-01 | 2959 |
| 2005-04-01 | 1704 |
| 2005-05-01 | 1946 |
| 2005-06-01 | 2179 |
| 2005-07-01 | 2074 |
| 2005-08-01 | 2091 |
| 2005-09-01 | 2097 |
| 2005-10-01 | 1969 |
| 2005-11-01 | 2038 |
| 2005-12-01 | 2478 |
| 2006-01-01 | 2169 |
| 2006-02-01 | 2331 |
| 2006-03-01 | 2089 |
| 2006-04-01 | 1939 |
| 2006-05-01 | 2158 |
| 2006-06-01 | 2018 |
| 2006-07-01 | 2273 |
| 2006-08-01 | 2202 |
| 2006-09-01 | 2400 |
| 2006-10-01 | 2323 |
| 2006-11-01 | 2050 |
| 2006-12-01 | 1997 |
| 2007-01-01 | 2079 |
| 2007-02-01 | 2127 |
| 2007-03-01 | 2183 |
| 2007-04-01 | 2118 |
| 2007-05-01 | 2150 |
| 2007-06-01 | 2713 |
| 2007-07-01 | 2124 |
| 2007-08-01 | 2273 |
| 2007-09-01 | 1996 |
| 2007-10-01 | 1931 |
| 2007-11-01 | 1961 |
| 2007-12-01 | 1906 |
| 2008-01-01 | 2005 |
| 2008-02-01 | 1795 |
| 2008-03-01 | 1751 |
| 2008-04-01 | 2370 |
| 2008-05-01 | 1583 |
| 2008-06-01 | 1499 |
| 2008-07-01 | 1339 |
| 2008-08-01 | 1313 |
| 2008-09-01 | 1466 |
| 2008-10-01 | 1104 |
| 2008-11-01 | 1134 |
| 2008-12-01 | 1125 |
| 2009-01-01 | 990 |
| 2009-02-01 | 1094 |
| 2009-03-01 | 1047 |
| 2009-04-01 | 1119 |
| 2009-05-01 | 1223 |
| 2009-06-01 | 1118 |
| 2009-07-01 | 1120 |
| 2009-08-01 | 1218 |
| 2009-09-01 | 1286 |
| 2009-10-01 | 1392 |
| 2009-11-01 | 1370 |
| 2009-12-01 | 1393 |
| 2010-01-01 | 1327 |
| 2010-02-01 | 1441 |
| 2010-03-01 | 1466 |
| 2010-04-01 | 1404 |
| 2010-05-01 | 1361 |
| 2010-06-01 | 1396 |
| 2010-07-01 | 1412 |
| 2010-08-01 | 1193 |
| 2010-09-01 | 1177 |
| 2010-10-01 | 1134 |
| 2010-11-01 | 1241 |
| 2010-12-01 | 1023 |
| 2011-01-01 | 1124 |
| 2011-02-01 | 1035 |
| 2011-03-01 | 1006 |
| 2011-04-01 | 1014 |
| 2011-05-01 | 1075 |
| 2011-06-01 | 1043 |
| 2011-07-01 | 1155 |
| 2011-08-01 | 1408 |
| 2011-09-01 | 1152 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1271 |
| 2011-11-01 | 1154 |
| 2011-12-01 | 1204 |
| 2012-01-01 | 1336 |
| 2012-02-01 | 1242 |
| 2012-03-01 | 1513 |
| 2012-04-01 | 1367 |
| 2012-05-01 | 1248 |
| 2012-06-01 | 1362 |
| 2012-07-01 | 1385 |
| 2012-08-01 | 1430 |
| 2012-09-01 | 1577 |
| 2012-10-01 | 1503 |
| 2012-11-01 | 1393 |
| 2012-12-01 | 1531 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1544 |
| 2013-02-01 | 1695 |
| 2013-03-01 | 1624 |
| 2013-04-01 | 1654 |
| 2013-05-01 | 1817 |
| 2013-06-01 | 1737 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1672 |
| 2013-08-01 | 1713 |
| 2013-09-01 | 1880 |
| 2013-10-01 | 1768 |
| 2013-11-01 | 1948 |
| 2013-12-01 | 2092 |
| 2014-01-01 | 1984 |
| 2014-02-01 | 1948 |
| 2014-03-01 | 2040 |
| 2014-04-01 | 2156 |
| 2014-05-01 | 2054 |
| 2014-06-01 | 2142 |
| 2014-07-01 | 2032 |
| 2014-08-01 | 2061 |
| 2014-09-01 | 1894 |
| 2014-10-01 | 2033 |
| 2014-11-01 | 2202 |
| 2014-12-01 | 2142 |
| 2015-01-01 | 2232 |
| 2015-02-01 | 1936 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2255 |
| 2015-04-01 | 2174 |
| 2015-05-01 | 2177 |
| 2015-06-01 | 2003 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2507 |
| 2015-08-01 | 2297 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2160 |
| 2015-10-01 | 2338 |
| 2015-11-01 | 2452 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2559 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2366 |
| 2016-02-01 | 2476 |
| 2016-03-01 | 2283 |
| 2016-04-01 | 2401 |
| 2016-05-01 | 2373 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2767 |
| 2016-07-01 | 2713 |
| 2016-08-01 | 2494 |
| 2016-09-01 | 2559 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2712 |
| 2016-11-01 | 2448 |
| 2016-12-01 | 2390 |
| 2017-01-01 | 2357 |
| 2017-02-01 | 2605 |
| 2017-03-01 | 2488 |
| 2017-04-01 | 2549 |
| 2017-05-01 | 2445 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2500 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2734 |
| 2017-08-01 | 2823 |
| 2017-09-01 | 2766 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2505 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2823 |
| 2017-12-01 | 2491 |
| 2018-01-01 | 2424 |
| 2018-02-01 | 2559 |
| 2018-03-01 | 2990 |
| 2018-04-01 | 2922 |
| 2018-05-01 | 2953 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2799 |
| 2018-07-01 | 2596 |
| 2018-08-01 | 2762 |
| 2018-09-01 | 2683 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2732 |
| 2018-11-01 | 2730 |
| 2018-12-01 | 2791 |
| 2019-01-01 | 3175 |
| 2019-02-01 | 3270 |
| 2019-03-01 | 3053 |
| 2019-04-01 | 2857 |
| 2019-05-01 | 3186 |
| 2019-06-01 | 3083 |
| 2019-07-01 | 3120 |
| 2019-08-01 | 3101 |
| 2019-09-01 | 3311 |
| 2019-10-01 | 3239 |
| 2019-11-01 | 2975 |
| 2019-12-01 | 3231 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3220 |
| 2020-02-01 | 3475 |
| 2020-03-01 | 2641 |
| 2020-04-01 | 2460 |
| 2020-05-01 | 3304 |
| 2020-06-01 | 3315 |
| 2020-07-01 | 3174 |
| 2020-08-01 | 3190 |
| 2020-09-01 | 3291 |
| 2020-10-01 | 3653 |
| 2020-11-01 | 3690 |
| 2020-12-01 | 3891 |
| 2021-01-01 | 4118 |
| 2021-02-01 | 3335 |
| 2021-03-01 | 3844 |
| 2021-04-01 | 4145 |
| 2021-05-01 | 3992 |
| 2021-06-01 | 4105 |
| 2021-07-01 | 4123 |
| 2021-08-01 | 4319 |
| 2021-09-01 | 4253 |
| 2021-10-01 | 4196 |
| 2021-11-01 | 4164 |
| 2021-12-01 | 4274 |
| 2022-01-01 | 3922 |
| 2022-02-01 | 4508 |
| 2022-03-01 | 4505 |
| 2022-04-01 | 4254 |
| 2022-05-01 | 4091 |
| 2022-06-01 | 3987 |
| 2022-07-01 | 4100 |
| 2022-08-01 | 4144 |
| 2022-09-01 | 4261 |
| 2022-10-01 | 3765 |
| 2022-11-01 | 4109 |
| 2022-12-01 | 3761 |
| 2023-01-01 | 3643 |
| 2023-02-01 | 3214 |
| 2023-03-01 | 3322 |
| 2023-04-01 | 3370 |
| 2023-05-01 | 3224 |
| 2023-06-01 | 3337 |
| 2023-07-01 | 3065 |
| 2023-08-01 | 2931 |
| 2023-09-01 | 2769 |
| 2023-10-01 | 3048 |
| 2023-11-01 | 2684 |
| 2023-12-01 | 2835 |
| 2024-01-01 | 2482 |
| 2024-02-01 | 2945 |
| 2024-03-01 | 2887 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2913 |
| 2024-05-01 | 2802 |
| 2024-06-01 | 2368 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2954 |
| 2024-08-01 | 2802 |
| 2024-09-01 | 2882 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2727 |
| 2024-11-01 | 2866 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2708 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2787 |
| 2025-02-01 | 2807 |
| 2025-03-01 | 3098 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2635 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2911 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2735 |
| 2025-07-01 | 2883 |
| 1995-01-01 | 1864 |
|---|---|
| 1995-02-01 | 1824 |
| 1995-03-01 | 1781 |
| 1995-04-01 | 1739 |
| 1995-05-01 | 1702 |
| 1995-06-01 | 1676 |
| 1995-07-01 | 1667 |
| 1995-08-01 | 1671 |
| 1995-09-01 | 1679 |
| 1995-10-01 | 1691 |
| 1995-11-01 | 1718 |
| 1995-12-01 | 1769 |
| 1996-01-01 | 1840 |
| 1996-02-01 | 1912 |
| 1996-03-01 | 1968 |
| 1996-04-01 | 1987 |
| 1996-05-01 | 1963 |
| 1996-06-01 | 1910 |
| 1996-07-01 | 1851 |
| 1996-08-01 | 1811 |
| 1996-09-01 | 1804 |
| 1996-10-01 | 1825 |
| 1996-11-01 | 1856 |
| 1996-12-01 | 1876 |
| 1997-01-01 | 1883 |
| 1997-02-01 | 1892 |
| 1997-03-01 | 1915 |
| 1997-04-01 | 1963 |
| 1997-05-01 | 2037 |
| 1997-06-01 | 2118 |
| 1997-07-01 | 2191 |
| 1997-08-01 | 2237 |
| 1997-09-01 | 2244 |
| 1997-10-01 | 2214 |
| 1997-11-01 | 2159 |
| 1997-12-01 | 2088 |
| 1998-01-01 | 2007 |
| 1998-02-01 | 1915 |
| 1998-03-01 | 1822 |
| 1998-04-01 | 1733 |
| 1998-05-01 | 1647 |
| 1998-06-01 | 1576 |
| 1998-07-01 | 1526 |
| 1998-08-01 | 1507 |
| 1998-09-01 | 1527 |
| 1998-10-01 | 1587 |
| 1998-11-01 | 1678 |
| 1998-12-01 | 1795 |
| 1999-01-01 | 1919 |
| 1999-02-01 | 2033 |
| 1999-03-01 | 2126 |
| 1999-04-01 | 2200 |
| 1999-05-01 | 2265 |
| 1999-06-01 | 2317 |
| 1999-07-01 | 2349 |
| 1999-08-01 | 2356 |
| 1999-09-01 | 2327 |
| 1999-10-01 | 2263 |
| 1999-11-01 | 2161 |
| 1999-12-01 | 2040 |
| 2000-01-01 | 1922 |
| 2000-02-01 | 1830 |
| 2000-03-01 | 1768 |
| 2000-04-01 | 1732 |
| 2000-05-01 | 1711 |
| 2000-06-01 | 1697 |
| 2000-07-01 | 1677 |
| 2000-08-01 | 1642 |
| 2000-09-01 | 1596 |
| 2000-10-01 | 1554 |
| 2000-11-01 | 1528 |
| 2000-12-01 | 1526 |
| 2001-01-01 | 1548 |
| 2001-02-01 | 1583 |
| 2001-03-01 | 1623 |
| 2001-04-01 | 1661 |
| 2001-05-01 | 1687 |
| 2001-06-01 | 1708 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1730 |
| 2001-08-01 | 1748 |
| 2001-09-01 | 1760 |
| 2001-10-01 | 1768 |
| 2001-11-01 | 1783 |
| 2001-12-01 | 1812 |
| 2002-01-01 | 1852 |
| 2002-02-01 | 1914 |
| 2002-03-01 | 1990 |
| 2002-04-01 | 2063 |
| 2002-05-01 | 2133 |
| 2002-06-01 | 2185 |
| 2002-07-01 | 2227 |
| 2002-08-01 | 2277 |
| 2002-09-01 | 2320 |
| 2002-10-01 | 2342 |
| 2002-11-01 | 2341 |
| 2002-12-01 | 2323 |
| 2003-01-01 | 2307 |
| 2003-02-01 | 2298 |
| 2003-03-01 | 2306 |
| 2003-04-01 | 2355 |
| 2003-05-01 | 2423 |
| 2003-06-01 | 2502 |
| 2003-07-01 | 2568 |
| 2003-08-01 | 2612 |
| 2003-09-01 | 2657 |
| 2003-10-01 | 2706 |
| 2003-11-01 | 2748 |
| 2003-12-01 | 2781 |
| 2004-01-01 | 2804 |
| 2004-02-01 | 2808 |
| 2004-03-01 | 2784 |
| 2004-04-01 | 2710 |
| 2004-05-01 | 2603 |
| 2004-06-01 | 2497 |
| 2004-07-01 | 2409 |
| 2004-08-01 | 2359 |
| 2004-09-01 | 2339 |
| 2004-10-01 | 2345 |
| 2004-11-01 | 2362 |
| 2004-12-01 | 2357 |
| 2005-01-01 | 2318 |
| 2005-02-01 | 2252 |
| 2005-03-01 | 2184 |
| 2005-04-01 | 2135 |
| 2005-05-01 | 2106 |
| 2005-06-01 | 2079 |
| 2005-07-01 | 2061 |
| 2005-08-01 | 2057 |
| 2005-09-01 | 2074 |
| 2005-10-01 | 2113 |
| 2005-11-01 | 2159 |
| 2005-12-01 | 2197 |
| 2006-01-01 | 2209 |
| 2006-02-01 | 2188 |
| 2006-03-01 | 2143 |
| 2006-04-01 | 2101 |
| 2006-05-01 | 2094 |
| 2006-06-01 | 2135 |
| 2006-07-01 | 2198 |
| 2006-08-01 | 2243 |
| 2006-09-01 | 2250 |
| 2006-10-01 | 2215 |
| 2006-11-01 | 2163 |
| 2006-12-01 | 2115 |
| 2007-01-01 | 2090 |
| 2007-02-01 | 2093 |
| 2007-03-01 | 2119 |
| 2007-04-01 | 2156 |
| 2007-05-01 | 2179 |
| 2007-06-01 | 2179 |
| 2007-07-01 | 2155 |
| 2007-08-01 | 2115 |
| 2007-09-01 | 2066 |
| 2007-10-01 | 2015 |
| 2007-11-01 | 1968 |
| 2007-12-01 | 1927 |
| 2008-01-01 | 1888 |
| 2008-02-01 | 1838 |
| 2008-03-01 | 1769 |
| 2008-04-01 | 1681 |
| 2008-05-01 | 1582 |
| 2008-06-01 | 1480 |
| 2008-07-01 | 1384 |
| 2008-08-01 | 1296 |
| 2008-09-01 | 1219 |
| 2008-10-01 | 1157 |
| 2008-11-01 | 1109 |
| 2008-12-01 | 1078 |
| 2009-01-01 | 1065 |
| 2009-02-01 | 1067 |
| 2009-03-01 | 1079 |
| 2009-04-01 | 1095 |
| 2009-05-01 | 1116 |
| 2009-06-01 | 1145 |
| 2009-07-01 | 1184 |
| 2009-08-01 | 1230 |
| 2009-09-01 | 1280 |
| 2009-10-01 | 1326 |
| 2009-11-01 | 1365 |
| 2009-12-01 | 1392 |
| 2010-01-01 | 1405 |
| 2010-02-01 | 1414 |
| 2010-03-01 | 1421 |
| 2010-04-01 | 1420 |
| 2010-05-01 | 1403 |
| 2010-06-01 | 1367 |
| 2010-07-01 | 1318 |
| 2010-08-01 | 1264 |
| 2010-09-01 | 1214 |
| 2010-10-01 | 1169 |
| 2010-11-01 | 1129 |
| 2010-12-01 | 1097 |
| 2011-01-01 | 1069 |
| 2011-02-01 | 1046 |
| 2011-03-01 | 1031 |
| 2011-04-01 | 1032 |
| 2011-05-01 | 1051 |
| 2011-06-01 | 1084 |
| 2011-07-01 | 1118 |
| 2011-08-01 | 1151 |
| 2011-09-01 | 1177 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1198 |
| 2011-11-01 | 1220 |
| 2011-12-01 | 1242 |
| 2012-01-01 | 1263 |
| 2012-02-01 | 1283 |
| 2012-03-01 | 1297 |
| 2012-04-01 | 1311 |
| 2012-05-01 | 1334 |
| 2012-06-01 | 1364 |
| 2012-07-01 | 1402 |
| 2012-08-01 | 1437 |
| 2012-09-01 | 1464 |
| 2012-10-01 | 1487 |
| 2012-11-01 | 1506 |
| 2012-12-01 | 1529 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1566 |
| 2013-02-01 | 1614 |
| 2013-03-01 | 1661 |
| 2013-04-01 | 1697 |
| 2013-05-01 | 1715 |
| 2013-06-01 | 1723 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1736 |
| 2013-08-01 | 1765 |
| 2013-09-01 | 1810 |
| 2013-10-01 | 1864 |
| 2013-11-01 | 1921 |
| 2013-12-01 | 1970 |
| 2014-01-01 | 2008 |
| 2014-02-01 | 2036 |
| 2014-03-01 | 2062 |
| 2014-04-01 | 2080 |
| 2014-05-01 | 2082 |
| 2014-06-01 | 2071 |
| 2014-07-01 | 2049 |
| 2014-08-01 | 2034 |
| 2014-09-01 | 2037 |
| 2014-10-01 | 2061 |
| 2014-11-01 | 2097 |
| 2014-12-01 | 2138 |
| 2015-01-01 | 2167 |
| 2015-02-01 | 2173 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2165 |
| 2015-04-01 | 2153 |
| 2015-05-01 | 2148 |
| 2015-06-01 | 2152 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2175 |
| 2015-08-01 | 2220 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2283 |
| 2015-10-01 | 2353 |
| 2015-11-01 | 2407 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2427 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2418 |
| 2016-02-01 | 2409 |
| 2016-03-01 | 2415 |
| 2016-04-01 | 2442 |
| 2016-05-01 | 2497 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2563 |
| 2016-07-01 | 2613 |
| 2016-08-01 | 2624 |
| 2016-09-01 | 2596 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2545 |
| 2016-11-01 | 2498 |
| 2016-12-01 | 2472 |
| 2017-01-01 | 2464 |
| 2017-02-01 | 2462 |
| 2017-03-01 | 2472 |
| 2017-04-01 | 2509 |
| 2017-05-01 | 2556 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2607 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2662 |
| 2017-08-01 | 2702 |
| 2017-09-01 | 2703 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2663 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2610 |
| 2017-12-01 | 2585 |
| 2018-01-01 | 2617 |
| 2018-02-01 | 2693 |
| 2018-03-01 | 2779 |
| 2018-04-01 | 2839 |
| 2018-05-01 | 2854 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2825 |
| 2018-07-01 | 2759 |
| 2018-08-01 | 2697 |
| 2018-09-01 | 2683 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2733 |
| 2018-11-01 | 2821 |
| 2018-12-01 | 2921 |
| 2019-01-01 | 3006 |
| 2019-02-01 | 3065 |
| 2019-03-01 | 3090 |
| 2019-04-01 | 3088 |
| 2019-05-01 | 3086 |
| 2019-06-01 | 3099 |
| 2019-07-01 | 3126 |
| 2019-08-01 | 3162 |
| 2019-09-01 | 3187 |
| 2019-10-01 | 3189 |
| 2019-11-01 | 3167 |
| 2019-12-01 | 3129 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3090 |
| 2020-02-01 | 3073 |
| 2020-03-01 | 3084 |
| 2020-04-01 | 3110 |
| 2020-05-01 | 3142 |
| 2020-06-01 | 3182 |
| 2020-07-01 | 3233 |
| 2020-08-01 | 3307 |
| 2020-09-01 | 3416 |
| 2020-10-01 | 3555 |
| 2020-11-01 | 3709 |
| 2020-12-01 | 3842 |
| 2021-01-01 | 3932 |
| 2021-02-01 | 3975 |
| 2021-03-01 | 3995 |
| 2021-04-01 | 4019 |
| 2021-05-01 | 4061 |
| 2021-06-01 | 4113 |
| 2021-07-01 | 4174 |
| 2021-08-01 | 4211 |
| 2021-09-01 | 4213 |
| 2021-10-01 | 4205 |
| 2021-11-01 | 4209 |
| 2021-12-01 | 4230 |
| 2022-01-01 | 4264 |
| 2022-02-01 | 4289 |
| 2022-03-01 | 4284 |
| 2022-04-01 | 4252 |
| 2022-05-01 | 4199 |
| 2022-06-01 | 4145 |
| 2022-07-01 | 4106 |
| 2022-08-01 | 4090 |
| 2022-09-01 | 4076 |
| 2022-10-01 | 4016 |
| 2022-11-01 | 3900 |
| 2022-12-01 | 3744 |
| 2023-01-01 | 3585 |
| 2023-02-01 | 3454 |
| 2023-03-01 | 3363 |
| 2023-04-01 | 3293 |
| 2023-05-01 | 3234 |
| 2023-06-01 | 3172 |
| 2023-07-01 | 3089 |
| 2023-08-01 | 2991 |
| 2023-09-01 | 2901 |
| 2023-10-01 | 2843 |
| 2023-11-01 | 2822 |
| 2023-12-01 | 2830 |
| 2024-01-01 | 2849 |
| 2024-02-01 | 2865 |
| 2024-03-01 | 2875 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2880 |
| 2024-05-01 | 2878 |
| 2024-06-01 | 2867 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2857 |
| 2024-08-01 | 2844 |
| 2024-09-01 | 2824 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2806 |
| 2024-11-01 | 2793 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2791 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2798 |
| 2025-02-01 | 2806 |
| 2025-03-01 | 2810 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2814 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2820 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2837 |
| 2025-07-01 | 2862 |
The seasonally adjusted number of new stand-alone houses consented rose 2.4 percent, after rising 3.4 percent in June 2025.
Regional new dwellings consented
By region, the numbers of new dwellings consented in the year ended July 2025 (compared with the year ended July 2024) were:
- 14,347 in Auckland (up 5.0 percent)
- 2,807 in Waikato (down 7.1 percent)
- 1,962 in Wellington (down 7.4 percent)
- 4,466 in rest of North Island (down 9.4 percent)
- 6,586 in Canterbury (down 2.6 percent)
- 3,710 in rest of South Island (up 8.3 percent).
| "Region" | "2023" | "2024" | "2025" |
| "Northland" | 1366 | 925 | 748 |
| "Auckland" | 18743 | 13662 | 14347 |
| "Waikato" | 4121 | 3022 | 2807 |
| "Bay of Plenty" | 1811 | 1545 | 1424 |
| "Gisborne" | 187 | 173 | 147 |
| "Hawke's Bay" | 788 | 706 | 675 |
| "Taranaki" | 538 | 402 | 428 |
| "Manawatū-Whanganui" | 1218 | 1177 | 1044 |
| "Wellington" | 3252 | 2118 | 1962 |
| "Tasman" | 547 | 287 | 296 |
| "Nelson" | 273 | 222 | 255 |
| "Marlborough" | 281 | 262 | 190 |
| "West Coast" | 216 | 194 | 191 |
| "Canterbury" | 7650 | 6762 | 6586 |
| "Otago" | 2122 | 2118 | 2433 |
| "Southland" | 373 | 344 | 345 |
New dwellings consented per 1,000 residents
The number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents across New Zealand was 6.4 for the year ended July 2025, unchanged from the year ended July 2024. The record number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents was 13.4 in the year ended December 1973.
The dwellings consented per 1,000 residents series from July 2018 to February 2025 were revised after publication of Estimated resident population (2023-base): At 30 June 2023 on 16 April 2025.
National population estimates are updated quarterly, and subnational population estimates are updated annually in October, and are provisional. Population estimates after June 2023 use the 2023-base estimated resident population, superseding earlier 2018-base estimates.
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| "Region" | "2023" | "2024" | "2025" |
| "Northland" | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
| "Auckland" | 10.7 | 7.6 | 8 |
| "Waikato" | 8 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| "Bay of Plenty" | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 |
| "Gisborne" | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| "Hawke's Bay" | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| "Taranaki" | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| "Manawatū-Whanganui" | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4 |
| "Wellington" | 6 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| "Tasman" | 9.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| "Nelson" | 5 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| "Marlborough" | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| "West Coast" | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| "Canterbury" | 11.3 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| "Otago" | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.7 |
| "Southland" | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| "New Zealand" | 8.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
Non-residential building consents
In the year ended July 2025, non-residential building consents totalled $9.0 billion, up 0.8 percent from the year ended July 2024. This series can be influenced by price changes - non-residential construction prices (as measured by the capital goods price index) were up 1.6 percent in the year ended June 2025.
In the year ended July 2025, the non-residential building types with the highest values were:
- offices, administration, and public transport buildings at $1.7 billion (up 9.7 percent)
- storage buildings at $1.4 billion (down 2.4 percent)
- factories at $1.3 billion (up 12 percent).
| "Building type" | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| "Offices" | 1563521427 | 1567706056 | 1719763552 |
| "Storage" | 1461464740 | 1384643400 | 1351073265 |
| "Factories" | 1300030401 | 1149276688 | 1287615550 |
| "Education" | 1470061726 | 1106563305 | 1218010642 |
| "Health" | 1697750298 | 1321441103 | 948345164 |
| "Shops" | 1018750631 | 796892564 | 874504851 |
| "Social" | 987445983 | 957169785 | 824100764 |
| "Hostels and prisons" | 79752816 | 92113229 | 267339941 |
| "Farm" | 291565864 | 248765448 | 264515186 |
| "Hotels" | 303071699 | 315851260 | 252249312 |
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Definitions and metadata
Current methodology - Buildings consents issued from March 2015 - DataInfo+ provides the general methodology used to produce building consent statistics from March 2015 onward.
Building consents issued concepts from March 2015 onwards - DataInfo+ provides definitions of terms used in the release.
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