Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 48 : 16-Jul-15

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported that there were a record 203,760 dwelling commencements in the year to March 2015. This compares with 198,849 in the year to December 2014. Housing starts in Victoria and Queensland rose by around 20 per cent during the March quarter, although growth in New South Wales was just 1.9 per cent. The value of construction activity across all sectors of the industry totalled $A23.7 billion during the quarter.

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AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, MASTER BUILDERS AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED, HOUSING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED