Melbourne-based Metricon Homes was Australia’s largest builder in 2010/11 according to the latest HIA-COLORBOND® steel Housing 100 Report.
The report, which ranks the nation’s largest 100 residential builders based on the number of homes started each year, revealed that starts fell by 13 per cent from 59,509 in 2009/10 to 51,903 in 2010/11. The largest 100 builders started 40,183 houses (down 21 per cent from 50,521) and 11,720 units and townhouses (up 30 per cent from 8,988) in 2010/11.
