Building Permit Activity Data 2013

The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) collects information from buildingsurveyors on the number, value and type of building permits issued each monthas part of its functions under the Building Act 1993.The Building Permit Activity Data provides information relating to eachbuilding permit issued in the State of Victoria and reported to the VBA since1 July 2008.It includes:\\- over 40 pieces of information per record\\- details of what was built (or demolished)\\- how much it cost\\- levy paid\\- when it was built\\- time series per year from July 2008In addition, spatial information can be viewed according to:\\- municipality\\- Victorian State Regions\\- Victorian Rural Regions\\- metropolitan regions\\- suburb\\- postal code\\- street namePlease refer to the data quality statement to assist you in determiningwhether the data meets fitness for purpose tests before use.Additional Information:\\- [Data Quality Statement](http://www.data.vic.gov.au/datasets/Data_Quality_Statement_Building_Permit_Data.pdf)\\- [Data Key](http://www.vba.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/excel_doc/0005/22757/VBA-building-supplementary-information.xlsx)