5609.0 - Housing Finance, Australia, Jun 2015 
Quality Declaration
Quality Declaration ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/08/2015
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Number of Owner Occupied Dwellings Financed The number of owner occupied housing commitments (trend) fell 0.6% in June 2015, following a fall of 0.3% in May 2015. Falls were recorded in commitments for the purchase of established dwellings excluding refinancing (down 310, 1.2%) and commitments for the construction of dwellings (down 50, 0.9%), while rises were recorded in commitments for the refinancing of established dwellings (up 51, 0.3%) and commitments for the purchase of new dwellings (up 19, 0.7%). The seasonally adjusted series for the total number of owner occupied housing commitments rose 4.4% in June 2015. Further detail can be found in Tables 1 and 2 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF. Number of Owner Occupied Dwellings Financed - State Between May 2015 and June 2015, the number of owner occupied housing commitments (trend) fell in Victoria (down 109, 0.8%), New South Wales (down 76, 0.5%), Western Australia (down 58, 0.9%), Tasmania (down 18, 2.0%), South Australia (down 13, 0.4%) and the Northern Territory (down 4, 1.0%), while a rise was recorded in the Australian Capital Territory (up 3, 0.3%) and Queensland was flat. The seasonally adjusted estimates rose in New South Wales (up 1196, 8.0%), Victoria (up 521, 3.8%), Queensland (up 181, 1.8%), South Australia (up 48, 1.5%), Western Australia (up 28, 0.4%), Tasmania (up 8, 0.9%) and Australian Capital Territory (up 7, 0.8%), while a fall was recorded in the Northern Territory (down 6, 1.7%). Further detail can be found in Tables 5 and 6 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF. First Home Buyer Commitments In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments rose to 15.9% in June 2015 from 15.6% in May 2015. Between May 2015 and June 2015, the average loan size for first home buyers rose $7,000 to $340,200. The average loan size for all owner occupied housing commitments rose $5,300 to $353,800 for the same period. Further detail can be found in Table 9a on the downloads tab of this release and in Table 9 of the PDF. Number of Owner Occupied Dwellings Financed Excluding Refinancing The number of owner occupied housing commitments excluding refinancing (trend) fell 1.0% in June 2015, following a fall of 0.9% in May 2015. The seasonally adjusted series rose 6.2% in June 2015, after a fall of 9.4% in May 2015. Further detail can be found in Tables 1 and 2 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF. PURPOSE OF FINANCE (OWNER OCCUPATION) Construction of dwellings The number of finance commitments for the construction of dwellings for owner occupation (trend) fell 0.9% in June 2015, following a fall of 0.9% in May 2015. The seasonally adjusted series fell 0.4% in June 2015, following a fall of 7.4% in May 2015. Further detail can be found in Tables 1 and 2 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF. Purchase of new dwellings The number of finance commitments for the purchase of new dwellings for owner occupation (trend) rose 0.7% in June 2015, following a rise of 0.7% in May 2015. The seasonally adjusted series fell 0.8% in June 2015, after a rise of 0.7% in May 2015. Further detail can be found in Tables 1 and 2 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF. Purchase of established dwellings (including refinancing across lending institutions) The number of finance commitments for the purchase of established dwellings for owner occupation (trend) fell 0.6% in June 2015, following a fall of 0.3% in May 2015. The seasonally adjusted series rose 5.3% in June 2015, after a fall of 7.8% in May 2015. Further detail can be found in Tables 1 and 2 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF. Refinancing The number of refinancing commitments for owner occupied housing (trend) rose 0.3% in June 2015, following a rise of 0.6% in May 2015. The seasonally adjusted series rose 1.0% in June 2015, after a fall of 3.4% in May 2015. Further detail can be found in Tables 1 and 2 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF. TYPE OF LENDER (OWNER OCCUPATION) Banks The number of commitments for owner occupied dwellings financed by banks (trend) fell 0.3% in June 2015, following a fall of 0.2% in May 2015. The seasonally adjusted series rose 5.1% in June 2015, after a fall of 7.3% in May 2015. Further detail can be found in Tables 3 and 4 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF. Non-banks The number of commitments for owner occupied dwellings financed by non-banks (trend) fell 2.8% in June 2015, following a fall of 2.1% in May 2015. The seasonally adjusted series fell 2.7% in June 2015, following a fall of 7.8% in May 2015. The number of commitments for owner occupied dwellings financed by permanent building societies (trend) rose 0.5% in June 2015, following a rise of 0.4% in May 2015. The seasonally adjusted series rose 10.2% in June 2015, after a fall of 3.1% in May 2015. Further detail can be found in Tables 3 and 4 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF. HOUSING LOAN OUTSTANDINGS At the end of June 2015, the value of outstanding housing loans financed by Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions (ADIs) was $1,419,943m, up $13,377m (1.0%) from the May 2015 closing balance. Owner occupied housing loan outstandings financed by ADIs rose $6,362m (0.7%) to $902,802m and investment housing loan outstandings financed by ADIs rose $7,015m (1.4%) to $517,141m. Bank housing loan outstandings rose $13,166m (1.0%) during June 2015 to reach a closing balance of $1,373,904m. Owner occupied housing loan outstandings of banks rose $6,599m (0.8%) to $866,609m and investment housing loan outstandings of banks rose $6,567m (1.3%) to $507,295m . Further detail can be found in Table 12 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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