Applications for building permits in Victoria continued at record levels in 2018, with the cost of works in permits reported to the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) reaching almost $40 billion.<\/p>\n
In the top 10 rural municipalities in 2018 compared with 2017, Ballarat came in number two after Geelong with a reported cost of works at $548.8 million with Surf Coast coming in at $390.1 million.<\/p>\n
The value of building permits for the 12 months was $39.6 billion \u2013 up 10.7 per cent, or $3.8 billion, on the previous year\u2019s record $35.8 billion. In addition, the number of building permits for the calendar year also was a record – 113,287, up 0.4 per cent on last year\u2019s record 112,882 permits.<\/p>\n
Building permit data released by the VBA for 2018 shows that the value of building permits exceeded $3 billion in 10 of the 12 months, including in August when the figure was almost $4 million, the highest monthly total ever. Other key breakdowns of the annual VBA data reveals that all seven building use categories and all seven regions of Victoria reported increased value of building permits.<\/p>\n
The Domestic (houses) category saw an 8.8 per cent increase in the value of building permits to $20.2 billion and a 0.4 per cent increase in the number compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n
Growth in both the number and value of building permits reported in the Rural regions outstripped the percentage growth in the Metropolitan region.<\/p>\n
The number of permits reported in the Rural region rose 4.7 per cent, while the number of permits reported in the Metropolitan region fell by 1.6 per cent.<\/p>\n
By value, Rural increased by 14.3 per cent and Metropolitan rose 9.9 per cent over 2017. According to the VBA, the two building use categories where the strongest growth occurred were Retail, which was up 24.1 per cent, and Industrial, which climbed 22.6 per cent.<\/p>\n
The value of building permits by building use category in 2018 compared with 2017 showed:
\n\u2022 Domestic (houses) increased 8.8 per cent to $20.2 billion
\n\u2022 Residential rose 3.7 per cent to $6.4 billion
\n\u2022 Commercial increased 19.0 per cent to $5.3 billion
\n\u2022 Retail rose 24.1 per cent to $2.2 billion
\n\u2022 Industrial increased 22.6 per cent to $755 million
\n\u2022 Hospital\/Healthcare increased 6.1 per cent to $1.2 billion
\n\u2022 Public Buildings increased 16.1 per cent to $3.5 billion.<\/p>\n
The value of building permits by region in 2018 compared with 2017 showed:
\n\u2022 Inner Melbourne increased 12.0 per cent to $18.2 billion
\n\u2022 Outer Melbourne increased 7.4 per cent to $14.1 billion<\/p>\n
\u2022 Gippsland increased 29.0 per cent to $1.3 billion
\n\u2022 North Central increased 16.5 per cent to $1.2 billion
\n\u2022 North East increased 13.5 per cent to $1.0 billion
\n\u2022 South West increased 7.3 per cent to $2.6 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Applications for building permits in Victoria continued at record levels in 2018, with the cost of works in permits reported to the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) reaching almost $40 billion. In the top 10 rural municipalities in 2018 compared with 2017, Ballarat came in number two after Geelong with a reported cost of works at […]<\/p>\n