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Numbers of completions of new dwellings, by type of dwelling (detached/medium/high density). Can be calculated as percentage of housing stock. Building approvals data, which is available by census collectors district in Tasmania, is used as a proxy for dwelling completions. Numbers of dwellings constructed is both a response to housing shortages, and a pressure on resources, such as land, infrastructure, materials and energy. Building approvals is also an approximation of urban and residential change. Building approvals more specifically demonstrate the construction of new dwellings, which occurs as new subdivision and building upon previously non urban land (urban expansion), or development of vacant land within residential/urban area (urban consolidation). Whilst non-private dwellings (e.g. motels) are included in the data presented below, the majority of approvals relate to the development of private dwellings, and therefore provide a reasonable demonstration of residential change.
Data on dwelling completions at the state level are available through ABS building activity reports (ABS 2001, Cat. Nos. 8750.0 and 8752.6). However, such data are not available for urban centres or for local government areas. In order to provide some indication of building activity at these scales, it is necessary to resort to building approvals information. Dwelling approvals, Tasmania, 1994-01 Year Dwelling units % change June 1994-1995 3,186 June 1995-1996 2,546 -20.1 June 1996-1997 1,861 -26.9 June 1997-1998 2,546 37.0 June 1998-1999 1,861 -27.0 June 1999-2000 1,893 2.0 June 2000-2001 1,196 -37.0 Source: ABS 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Numbers of dwellings approved, 1999-00 by local government area Local government area New houses New other
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Greater Hobart-southern Brighton 65 2 68 Central Highlands 16 - 16 Clarence 174 30 206 Derwent Valley 19 - 19 Glamorgan/Spring Bay 52 - 52 Glenorchy 75 29 104 Hobart 103 61 211 Huon Valley 57 7 65 Kingborough 204 4 209 Sorell 54 - 54 Southern Midlands 16 - 16 Tasman 16 - 16 Total 851 133 1,036 Northern Break O'Day 39 - 39 Dorset 37 - 37 Flinders 9 - 9 George Town 13 - 13 Launceston 114 38 152 Meander Valley 101 3 105 Northern Midlands 46 17 63 West Tamar 114 4 118 Total 473 62 536 Mersey-Lyell
Burnie 32 6 38 Central Coast 65 4 69 Circular Head 18 - 18 Devonport 37 9 46 Kentish 29 - 29 King Island 6 - 6 Latrobe 60 - 60 Waratah/Wynyard 30 3 33 West Coast 7 13 20 Total 284 35 319 Tasmania 1,608 230 1,891 Source: ABS 2001d Although completion of new dwellings is a major economic indicator, it remains limited because it makes few if any connections between financial and social aspects of housing such as between the cost of houses being built and the ability of thosewho need houses to pay for them. Moreover, the measure also does not explicitly link housing to energy and other resource use, nor to transport and other infrastructure provision, and thus-in terms of sustainability-is unhelpful. Dwelling unit completions, Tasmania, 1998-01 New houses New other
Conversions
Total Private sector 1998-99 1,355 160 6 1,521 1999-00 1,530 128 16 1,675 2000-01 1,167 179 12 1,358 Public sector 1998-99 1 2 - 3 1999-00 17 - 1 18 2000-01 8 9 3 20 Total 1998-99 1,356 162 6 1,524 1999-00 1,547 128 17 1,693 2000-01 1,175 188 15 1,378 Source: ABS 2001e
There is no readily identifiable pattern to housing completions in Greater Hobart over the last 10 years. Rapid development in the Channel area from 1996 is identifiable while increasing development on South Arm is noticeable from 1994. A noticeable increase in housing development is apparent on the eastern shore around Acton and Cambridge from 1994. After 1997, there is an apparent movement of housing completions to Sorell and the eastern shore. In terms of buildings completed, Dodges Ferry was clearly one of the more popular locations for development in the period 1992-97. Development beyond Sorell as well as in Clarence including such places as Cremorne is apparent. Development closer to Hobart was identifiable in housing completions between 1997-02. Tolmans Hill is identifiable as once of the rapidly developing areas although the distribution of housing completions remained highly dispersed across greater Hobart in the period 1997-02.
Key indicators for human settlements (Newton et. al. 1998) 6.3, Stephen Crane, Information and Land Services, DPIWE |
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