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State summary tables
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Number of occupied private dwellings | '000 | 1998 | 2,337.7 | 1,734.7 | 1,314.9 | 605.6 | 694.0 | 185.8 | 63.7 | 119.3 | 7,055.6 |
Size of new public sector houses | m2 | 1999 | 199 | 119 | 175 | 153 | 139 | n.p. | 163 | 92 | 156 |
Size of new private sector houses | m2 | 1999 | 234 | 218 | 224 | 211 | 225 | 194 | 199 | 208 | 215 |
Number of dwellings completed | '000 | 1999 | 46.3 | 34.0 | 31.9 | 7.0 | 17.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 142.0 |
Dwelling structure(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Separate house | % | 1998 | 74.0 | 81.2 | 82.2 | 78.5 | 81.9 | 84.4 | 74.6 | 79.3 | 78.8 |
Semi-detached/townhouse | % | 1998 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 8.8 |
Flat/apartment/unit | % | 1998 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 11.7 |
Tenure type(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Owner without a mortgage | % | 1998 | 41.1 | 41.4 | 36.9 | 37.8 | 37.3 | 42.4 | 15.0 | 29.0 | 39.4 |
Owner with a mortgage | % | 1998 | 26.7 | 33.7 | 30.3 | 31.3 | 33.5 | 30.7 | 27.7 | 33.9 | 30.4 |
State housing authority renter | % | 1998 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 20.4 | 12.4 | 5.6 |
Private landlord renter | % | 1998 | 21.7 | 18.2 | 24.5 | 15.7 | 19.6 | 16.4 | 22.7 | 20.8 | 20.5 |
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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(d) | index no. | 1999 | 110.4 | 161.3 | 175.5 | 226.9 | 188.3 | 238.0 | n.a. | 180.6 | 164.8 |
First home buyers: average loan size | $'000 | 1999 | 163.4 | 120.8 | 113.8 | 91.1 | 108.3 | 70.9 | 112.8 | 117.5 | 127.6 |
Mean weekly public rent | $ | 1998 | 61 | 70 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 57 | 66 | 80 | 63 |
Mean weekly private rent | $ | 1998 | 184 | 146 | 143 | 131 | 138 | 118 | 211 | 166 | 157 |
Project home price index(d) | index no. | 1999 | 115.2 | 112.5 | 113.4 | 117.0 | 106.1 | 123.3 | 139.0 | 124.4 | 113.1 |
Established home price index(d) | index no. | 1999 | 137.9 | 126.8 | 141.0 | 114.1 | 118.9 | 123.2 | 193.6 | 128.2 | 130.4 |
Materials used in house building price index(d) | index no. | 1999 | 121.6 | 118.0 | 118.2 | 125.0 | 116.1 | 122.2 | n.a. | n.a. | 119.5 |
Finance commitments | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number for construction or purchase of new dwellings | '000 | 1999 | 26.6 | 27.9 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 93.6 |
Value for construction or purchase of new dwellings | $m | 1999 | 4,136 | 3 383 | 2,111 | 563 | 1 601 | 106 | 105 | 152 | 12,158 |
Number for purchase of established dwellings | '000 | 1999 | 135.0 | 94.2 | 60.5 | 30.9 | 52.6 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 394.5 |
Value for purchase of established dwellings | $m | 1999 | 20,786 | 10 992 | 6,913 | 2,757 | 5,718 | 725 | 477 | 970 | 49,343 |
Value for alterations and additions | $m | 1999 | 1,127 | 813 | 329 | 142 | 288 | 54 | 25 | 49 | 2,821 |
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HOUSING ASSISTANCE
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Public sector rental dwelling stock | '000 | 1999 | 132.0 | 73.3 | 55.1 | 56.9 | 35.7 | 13.9 | 7.4 | 12.0 | 386.2 |
Applicants on housing waiting lists | '000 | 1998 | 93.1 | 49.5 | 24.0 | 32.0 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 217.9 |
Applicants accommodated | '000 | 1999 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 40.5 |
Persons receiving private rental assistance | '000 | 1999 | 348.0 | 226.4 | 246.7 | 67.4 | 86.6 | 25.2 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 1,015.7 |
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(a) Estimates for dwelling structure, tenure type and mean weekly public and private rent for Northern Territory relate to mainly urban areas only.
(b) Components do not total 100% because other dwellings (caravans or cabins in a caravan park, houseboats, and houses or flats attached to shops) are not included.
(c) Components do not total 100% because other renters (paying rent to the manager of a caravan park, an employer, a housing cooperative, or a church or community group), as well as other types of tenure (rent free and others), are not included.
(d) State and Territory data refer to capital cities only.
Reference periods: Data are for year ended 30 June. Data for average loan size of first home buyers are at June 30.
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