National housing data freely available from a range of sources
Please see a selection of regularly released national housing data, freely available from a range of sources.
This information includes data on housing finance, house prices and building activity.
| House Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities search for 6416.0 | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Quarterly | |
| Provides estimates of changes in house prices for each of the eight capital cities of Australia. | |
| Housing Activity Forecast | Housing Industry Association |
| This model forecasts the housing starts and the value of residential and non-residential construction by state. Economic Growth, Interest Rates, Employment Growth, Consumer Confidence, Level of Oversupply or Pent-up Demand for Housing, Interstate and Overseas Population Movements, Household Formation, and Land Availability inform this model. | |
| Household Finances – Selected Ratios B21 Excel Data Sheet | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| Quarterly | |
| Provides the ratio between Total Housing Debt and Total Housing Assets. | |
| Housing Occupancy and Costs, Australia search for 4130.0 | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Biennially | |
| This publication presents data from the Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) on Australian housing occupancy and costs, and relates these to characteristics of occupants and dwellings such as tenure, family composition of household, dwelling structure, age, income and principal source of income. It also includes value of dwelling estimates, and information on recent home buyers. | |
| Indicators of Spending and Confidence G8 Excel Data Sheet | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| Monthly | |
| Provides an indication of the prospect for family finances and current buying conditions including dwelling approvals.This index draws together ABS consumer spending data from the Retail Trade Survey 8501.0, Sales of New Motor Vehicles 9314.0, Building Activity 8752.0 and Engineering Construction Activity 8762.0. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index and the NAB Business Confidence Index support these figures to give an indication of current spending and confidence. | |
| Consumer Price Index search for 6401.0 Consumer Price Index Australia | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Quarterly | |
| The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures quarterly changes in the price of a ‘basket’ of goods and services covering a wide range of categories. CPI provides a good indication of household costs including rent and mortgage. | |
| Lending Finance Data search for 5671.0 Lending Finance Australia | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Monthly | |
| Indicates the finance commitments made by significant lenders for the purposes of secured housing finance for owner occupation, other personal finance, commercial finance and lease finance. | |
| Bank Lending: by sector D5 Excel Data Sheet | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| Monthly | |
| This index utilises Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data, Lending Figures for Housing (owner occupied and investment) and Other Personal Loans to give an indication of total bank lending. | |
| Housing Finance Data search for 5609.0 | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Monthly | |
| Finance for the construction or purchase of owner occupied & owner rented dwellings. | |
| Building Approvals search for 8731.0 | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Monthly | |
| Contains information on building work approvals and the results of a survey of the construction of new buildings, alterations and additions to existing buildings, approved non-structural renovation and refurbishment work, and approved installation of integral building fixtures. | |
| Building Activity search for 8752.0 | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Quarterly | |
| Contains detailed estimates from the quarterly Building Activity Survey. Reliable estimates of private sector building activity are generally available at state, territory and Australia levels. Estimates on for non-residential building jobs are based on those with an approval value over $50,000. |
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