Welcome to the Australian Housing Data portal.  The dashboards that are available here have been developed by CSIRO to help those involved in the residential building industry to get greater understanding of how we are going at moving our new dwellings and suburbs towards higher energy efficiency and lower emissions.

The dashboards are interactive and contain filters and controls that allow you to customise the view to answer a whole range of questions.  A guide to using and navigating the dashboards is outlined below.

Energy Rating

Energy efficiency star ratings are the core of the NatHERS program and all new dwellings are required to demonstrate how they meet the energy efficiency requirements in the National Construction Code.

Design

How are our dwellings designed to improve energy efficiency? These dashboards look at what design approaches have been used, including building area, orientation and zoning.

Construction

Construction systems used around Australia vary from region to region. These dashboard allow you to explore the type of floor, wall and roof construction systems that have been employed around Australia. Additional dashboards look at window types, insulation used and shading devices.

Appliances

The appliances that we install in our dwellings have a big impact on the overall energy efficiency of our homes. These dashboards explore lighting systems, hot water systems, heating/cooling loads and the uptake of PV systems throughout Australia.