1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2004  
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House price indexes enable the comparison of price changes between cities, though not the price levels themselves.

From 2001-02 to 2002-03, the price index of established houses increased in all capital cities (table 8.15).

Brisbane recorded the greatest rise in established house prices, increasing by 24.7% in 2002-03. Other capital city price rises were in Adelaide (21.7%), Sydney (21.2%), Canberra (19.7%), Perth (13.0%), Hobart (12.1%), Melbourne (11.7%), and Darwin (6.9%). The weighted average of eight capitals index rose by 17.9%. This was the highest percentage increase over a financial year since 1988-89.

In 2002-03, project home prices (cost of new dwellings excluding land) rose in all capital cities (table 8.16). Hobart recorded the largest increase (9.2%), followed by Brisbane (7.0%), Canberra (6.3%), Darwin (5.5%), Adelaide (5.2%), Melbourne (3.6%), Perth (3.2%), and Sydney (2.8%). The index for the weighted average of eight capitals rose by 4.3%.

The price index of materials used in house building is discussed in Construction.

8.15 PRICE INDEXES FOR ESTABLISHED HOUSES(a)
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
Weighted average of eight capital cities
INDEX NUMBER
2000-01
163.8
159.1
149.4
131.1
133.9
134.2
198.7
149.1
152.8
2001-02
192.2
193.7
169.8
150.1
145.5
140.1
204.2
173.1
178.0
2002-03
233.0
216.4
211.8
182.6
164.4
157.1
218.2
207.2
209.9
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2000-01
7.0
10.0
5.1
6.4
6.4
4.0
-0.3
8.8
7.4
2001-02
17.3
21.7
13.7
14.5
8.7
4.4
2.8
16.1
16.5
2002-03
21.2
11.7
24.7
21.7
13.0
12.1
6.9
19.7
17.9
(a) Reference base year is 1989-90 = 100.0.
Source: House Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities (6416.0).

8.16 PRICE INDEXES FOR PROJECT HOMES(a)
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
Weighted average of eight capital cities
INDEX NUMBER
2000-01(b)
138.4
136.9
132.0
141.9
126.2
140.7
156.8
153.5
134.9
2001-02
141.3
142.1
133.5
148.2
128.8
145.1
158.5
161.3
138.1
2002-03
145.2
147.2
142.9
155.9
132.9
158.5
167.2
171.4
144.1
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2000-01(b)
12.4
12.2
11.7
11.6
9.9
11.5
9.5
16.4
11.8
2001-02
2.1
3.8
1.1
4.4
2.1
3.1
1.1
5.1
2.4
2002-03
2.8
3.6
7.0
5.2
3.2
9.2
5.5
6.3
4.3
(a) Reference base year is 1989-90 = 100.0.
(b) The 2000-01 data were affected by the introduction of The New Tax System, in particular, the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from 1 July 2000.
Source: House Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities (6416.0).



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