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Australia house price index; weighted average of eight capital cities (2011-12 = 100)

Australia

Australian house price data.

Real estate price trends for Australia are given by two main sources - the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA). The ABS releases quarterly average prices of established houses in the eight capital cities, while the REIA publishes median house prices in Australia through their media press releases.

Australian house prices, weighted average 8 capital cities, % change 1 yr

Nominal and inflation-adjusted ('real')

Australia

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics


Quarterly change in house prices, inflation-adjusted

 Q1Q2Q3Q4
20201.26%
2019-3.00%-1.34%1.92%3.19%
2018-1.11%-1.03%-1.95%-2.88%
20171.74%1.76%-0.84%0.33%
20160.03%1.62%0.76%3.58%
20151.39%3.99%1.56%-0.22%
20140.84%1.45%0.73%1.85%
20130.29%2.12%1.28%3.17%
20120.50%-0.10%-1.57%2.00%
2011-2.28%-1.58%-2.35%-0.80%
20102.15%1.31%-1.96%0.17%
2009-0.34%3.71%3.20%4.98%
2008-0.90%-2.29%-3.37%-1.05%
20070.88%3.17%2.86%2.86%
20060.25%1.94%0.88%1.90%
2005-0.86%0.09%-1.09%1.45%
2004-1.29%-1.47%-0.37%0.95%
20033.25%

This table shows the change in house prices during a single quarter, adjusted for inflation.

Adjusting house price rises (or declines) for inflation produces a more accurate picture of the change in value of housing than the usual nominal figures cited in the newspapers.


Yearly change in house prices, nominal and inflation-adjusted

YearInflation AdjustedNominal Change
20190.64%2.50%
2018-6.81%-5.15%
20173.01%4.98%
20166.09%7.66%
20156.85%8.65%
20144.94%6.75%
20137.02%9.96%
20120.80%3.02%
2011-6.85%-4.05%
20101.63%4.44%
200911.98%14.29%
2008-7.41%-3.98%
200710.11%13.28%
20065.06%8.57%
2005-0.44%2.37%
2004-2.19%0.28%

The yearly changes table looks at the last quarter's/month's index values for a given year and compares it with the same quarter/month of the previous year to gauge the change in house prices during that given year.


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