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Australia residential price index; weighted average of eight capital cities (2016=100)

May, 29, 2023

Australia

Australian house price data.  Real estate price trends for Australia are given by two main sources - CoreLogic and the OECD. 

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

Nominal and inflation-adjusted ('real')

Australia

Source: CoreLogic and OECD


Quarterly change in house prices, inflation-adjusted

 Q1Q2Q3Q4
2023-1.99
20220.96-0.7-5.16-5.3
20215.84.063.63.07
20203.051.63-2.541.77
2019-2.43-1.841.462.63
2018-0.52-0.55-2.24-5.14
2017-5.318.351.540.5
20162.440.946.37

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.