Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Dumbarton
311 new homes were consented in the Central Otago District council area in the year to September 2026, up 2% on the year before. In the statistical area around Dumbarton, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 4 residential consents we hold in Dumbarton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Central Otago District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Dumbarton’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Central Otago District, the last five years.
Since 1991: houses and everything else
New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 409 in 2017.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses206
172 m² average · $629k average value · −10% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units86
100 m² average · $298k average value · +87% on the year before
- Retirement village units18
166 m² average · $457k average value · −25% on the year before
- Apartments1
133 m² average · $535k average value · −80% on the year before
New homes in Dumbarton
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Dumbarton sits in (Teviot Valley) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 2 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Dumbarton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 4 from 1 Jul 2023 to 1 May 2025. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.
What the work is
Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.
- Fires and heating4
typically $5,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
4 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding fireplace housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding fireplace heating
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install freestanding second hand yunca fire heating
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new freestanding metro fire
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Near Dumbarton
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Dumbarton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 311 new homes consented in the Central Otago District council area, with $181m of residential and $63.3m of non-residential building work.
What is a building consent?
Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.
Where do these figures come from?
The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.