A new publication by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows there are an estimated 10.9 million dwellings in Australia as of June this year.
ABS construction statistics director Daniel Rossi said the estimated dwelling stock grew 1.4 per cent over the 2021-22 financial year, including 174,147 additions to stock and 27,216 removals from stock overall.
“At the state level, New South Wales had the largest total estimated stock of dwellings in June 2022, with 3.4 million dwellings,” Mr Rossi said.
“Victoria recorded the largest increase in dwelling stock in 2021-22, with net growth of 50,310 dwellings.”
An ABS statement said estimates of dwelling stock give governments and other policy makers important information about changes to housing stock, “to better inform decisions on housing and land planning policy”.
