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State summary tables
HOUSING STOCK
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 | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Occupied private dwellings | '000 | 1995 | 2,252.6 | 1,692.9 | 1,225.5 | 590.0 | 653.6 | 184.9 | 57.4 | 111.0 | 6,768.0 |
| Houses (of dwellings) | % | 1994 | 76.2 | 81.1 | 82.5 | 77.7 | 81.4 | 84.7 | 63.2 | 81.3 | 79.4 |
| Flats and apartments (of dwellings) | % | 1994 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 25.0 | 9.3 | 12.5 |
| Owned (of dwellings) | % | 1994 | 44.0 | 44.3 | 39.3 | 41.1 | 37.7 | 45.2 | 14.3 | 28.1 | 41.8 |
| Being purchased (of dwellings) | % | 1994 | 25.8 | 30.1 | 28.1 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 25.4 | 29.3 | 36.3 | 28.3 |
| Public rental (of dwellings) | % | 1994 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 21.4 | 12.8 | 6.2 |
| Size of new private sector houses | m2 | 1994-95 | 194 | 185 | 201 | 189 | 217 | 174 | 195 | 169 | 197 |
| Size of new public sector houses | m2 | 1994-95 | 182 | 111 | 130 | 123 | 143 | 167 | 169 | 158 | 141 |
| Dwellings completed | '000 | 1994-95 | 47.3 | 30.3 | 48.5 | 11.0 | 24.1 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 170.2 |
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HOUSING COSTS
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Affordability index(a) | no. | 1994-95 | 108.9 | 138.0 | 139.9 | 157.1 | 159.1 | 168.2 | na | 156.8 | 140.9 |
| Project home price index(a) | no. | 1994-95 | 107.9 | 105.8 | 112.5 | 114.6 | 100.0 | 121.3 | 125.2 | 129.2 | 108.1 |
| Established home price index(a) | no. | 1994-95 | 113.7 | 97.9 | 139.3 | 111.7 | 109.0 | 129.0 | 178.1 | 130.4 | 112.6 |
| Materials used in house building price index(a) | no. | 1994-95 | 115.0 | 115.9 | 115.9 | 118.8 | 112.7 | 117.3 | na | na | 115.4 |
| Finance commitments for new houses | '000 | 1994-95 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 15.3 |
| Finance commitments for new houses | $m | 1994-95 | 540.7 | 351.7 | 304.2 | 121.2 | 85.2 | 14.9 | 9.8 | 119.8 | 1,547.4 |
| Finance commitments for alterations and additions | $m | 1994-95 | 1,242.0 | 868.6 | 659.5 | 242.2 | 284.7 | 75.9 | 25.4 | 78.3 | 3,476.6 |
| Mean weekly rent | $ | 1994 | 135 | 115 | 116 | 88 | 104 | 93 | 98 | 128 | 118 |
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(a) State data refers to capital cities only.
HOUSING ASSISTANCE
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Public sector dwelling stock | '000 | 1993-94 | 130.0 | 67.7 | 49.2 | 62.3 | 36.2 | 14.5 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 383.6 |
| Housing waiting list | '000 | 1993-94 | 87.2 | 49.3 | 27.7 | 40.2 | 14.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 235.4 |
| Applicants accommodated | '000 | 1993-94 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 55.1 |
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