Building and Construction
The South West building industry has seen record high levels of building approvals over the last few years, driven by an increase in residential building activity in the region. For 2008/09 the total value of building approvals in the South West was $606 million.
Building approvals for the South West Region showing a breakdown between residential and non-residential development.
Graph showing the value of building approvals for each of the sub-regions of the South West.