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National and state housing summary tables
HOUSING: NATIONAL SUMMARY
HOUSING STOCK |
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| | Units | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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1 | Number of occupied private dwellings | '000 | 6,579 | 6,668 | 6,762 | 6,910 | 7,015 | 7,127 | 7,250 | r7,367 | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
2 | Public sector dwellings completed | '000 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
3 | Private sector dwellings completed | '000 | r158.5 | 162.4 | 129.1 | 113.4 | 127.2 | 136.7 | 150.5 | 130.1 | r128.2 | 149.2 | 151.2 |
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| Dwelling structure- selected(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Separate house | % | 79.4 | n.a. | 79.7 | 80.0 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 79.4 | 78.1 | n.a. | 77.7 | n.y.a. |
5 | Semidetached | % | 7.9 | n.a. | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.9 | n.a. | 10.2 | n.y.a. |
6 | Flat
| % | 12.5 | n.a. | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 11.3 | n.a. | 11.4 | n.y.a. |
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| Housing utilisation | | | | | | | | | | | | |
7 | Average persons per household | no. | 2.6 | n.a. | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | n.a. | 2.5 | n.y.a. |
8 | Average bedrooms per dwelling | no. | 2.9 | n.a. | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | n.a. | 3.0 | n.y.a. |
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TENURE AND LANDLORD TYPE (b) |
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| | Units | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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9 | Owner without a mortgage | % | 41.8 | n.a. | 42.8 | 41.3 | 39.5 | 38.8 | 38.6 | 38.2 | n.a. | 36.4 | n.y.a. |
10 | Owner with a mortgage | % | 28.3 | n.a. | 28.1 | 28.3 | 30.9 | 31.3 | 32.1 | 32.1 | n.a. | 33.1 | n.y.a. |
11 | Renter- state housing authority | % | 6.2 | n.a. | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.0 | n.a. | 4.9 | n.y.a. |
12 | Renter- private landlord | % | 19.0 | n.a. | 19.0 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 21.0 | n.a. | 22.0 | n.y.a. |
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HOUSING COSTS |
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| | Units | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Persons in households with housing stress | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Renters | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | n.a. | 3.0 | 3.2 | n.a. | 3.2 | n.y.a. |
14 | Total households | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.3 | n.a. | 5.5 | 5.8 | n.a. | 5.5 | n.y.a. |
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| Rental | | | | | | | | | | | | |
15 | Mean weekly public rent | $ | 62 | n.a. | 62 | 66 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 73 | n.a. | 81 | n.y.a. |
16 | Mean weekly private rent | $ | 141 | n.a. | 149 | 154 | 157 | 167 | 166 | 173 | n.a. | 189 | n.y.a. |
17 | Rental cost index | index no. | 107.9 | 108.9 | 111.7 | 115.1 | 118.5 | 122.0 | 125.4 | 129.3 | 133.1 | r135.1 | 138.9 |
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| Construction/purchase | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | Housing interest rate | % | 8.9 | r9.9 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
19 | First home buyers- average loan(c) | $'000 | r84.5 | r89.8 | r92.2 | r98.8 | r106.5 | r119.8 | r132.9 | r125.1 | r145.1 | r162.1 | 191.4 |
20 | Project home price index(d) | index no. | 105.8 | 108.1 | 109.5 | 109.2 | 110.3 | 113.1 | 120.7 | 134.9 | 138.1 | 144.1 | 154.8 |
21 | Established house price index(d) | index no. | 109.1 | 112.6 | 112.7 | 115.1 | 122.8 | 130.4 | 142.3 | 152.8 | 178.0 | 209.9 | 245.0 |
22 | Materials used in house building price index(c)(e) | index no. | 112.0 | 115.4 | 115.7 | 116.1 | 118.2 | 119.5 | 122.8 | 124.4 | 126.0 | 130.5 | 134.3 |
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| Finance commitments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Construction/purchase of new dwellings | | | | | | | | | | | | |
23 | Number | '000 | 124 | 103 | r83 | r85 | r92 | r87 | r87 | r65 | r88 | r74 | 81 |
24 | Value | $m | 10,522 | 9,500 | r8,076 | r8,943 | r10,800 | r11,554 | r12,701 | r9,602 | r13,573 | r14,137 | 16,720 |
| Purchase of established dwellings(f) | | | | | | | | | | | |
25 | Number | '000 | 420 | 348 | 366 | 393 | 385 | 395 | r456 | r486 | r541 | r561 | 580 |
26 | Value | $m | 37,310 | 32,806 | 35,414 | 40,676 | 43,375 | 49,342 | r61,577 | r64,558 | r82,613 | r94,796 | 110,912 |
27 | Value for alterations and additions | $m | 2,899 | 3,477 | 3,509 | 3,039 | 2,779 | 2,821 | 3,321 | 3,108 | 4,083 | r5,350 | 6,703 |
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HOUSING ASSISTANCE |
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| | Units | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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28 | Public sector rental dwelling stock | '000 | 384 | 389 | 393 | 400 | 381 | 386 | 363 | 359 | 354 | 348 | 345 |
29 | Applicants on housing waiting lists | '000 | 235 | 235 | 236 | 221 | 218 | 184 | 213 | 222 | 223 | 208 | 204 |
30 | Applicants accommodated | '000 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 31 |
31 | Income units receiving private rental assistance | '000 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r986.6 | r910.6 | r963.8 | r941.3 | r976.3 | r943.9 | r940.7 | 949.7 |
32 | Mean fortnightly rental assistance received | $ | n.a | n.a | n.a | 63 | 59 | 61 | 62 | r69 | r73 | 75 | 78 |
33 | Mean fortnightly rent paid by rental assistance recipients | $ | n.a | n.a | n.a | 219 | 217 | 221 | 225 | 239 | 253 | 264 | 277 |
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(a) Components do not total 100% because other dwellings are not included.
(b) 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.
(c) Measured at original prices.
(d) Data refer to capital cities only.
(e) Data refer to state capital cities only.
(f) Data includes refinancing commitments.
Reference periods:
All data are for year ended 30 June except:
Data for indicator 1 is at June 30.
Data for indicators 4-12, 15-16 and 31 vary according to the timing of the surveys within each year.
Data for indicators 31 to 33: for 1998, March data; for other years either May or June data. |
HOUSING: STATE SUMMARY
HOUSING STOCK |
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| | | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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1 | Number of occupied private dwellings | '000 | 2001 | r2 455 | r1 817 | r1 383 | r613 | r724 | r192 | r63 | r120 | r7 367 |
2 | Public sector dwellings completed | '000 | 2003–04 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
3 | Private sector dwellings completed | '000 | 2003–04 | 41.2 | 41.9 | 36.5 | 9.0 | 17.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 151.1 |
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| Dwelling structure – selected(b) | | | | | | | | | | |
4 | Separate house | % | 2002 | 73.0 | 80.6 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 81.2 | 85.5 | 74.2 | 73.0 | 77.7 |
5 | Semidetached | % | 2002 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 6.6 | *8.0 | 19.5 | 10.2 |
6 | Flat | % | 2002 | 15.8 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 14.9 | 7.5 | 11.4 |
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| Housing utilisation | | | | | | | | | | | |
7 | Average persons per household | no. | 2002-03 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
8 | Average bedrooms per dwelling | no. | 2002-03 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
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TENURE AND LANDLORD TYPE(c) |
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| | | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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9 | Owner without a mortgage | % | 2002-03 | 37.5 | 39.6 | 32.7 | 35.9 | 34.1 | 41.1 | 16.0 | 28.2 | 36.4 |
10 | Owner with a mortgage | % | 2002-03 | 29.8 | 34.4 | 33.2 | 35.1 | 37.1 | 32.9 | 39.8 | 40.8 | 33.1 |
11 | Renter – state housing authority | % | 2002-03 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 6.3 | *9.6 | 9.2 | 4.9 |
12 | Renter – private landlord | % | 2002-03 | 23.4 | 19.9 | 26.5 | 15.5 | 20.1 | 16.3 | 28.2 | 20.4 | 22.0 |
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HOUSING COSTS |
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| | | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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| Persons in households with housing stress | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | | Renters | % | 2002-03 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | *2.9 | *1.8 | 3.2 |
14 | | Total households | % | 2002-03 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 3.3 | *4.8 | *3.1 | 5.5 |
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| Rental | | | | | | | | | | | |
15 | Mean weekly public rent | $ | 2002-03 | 77 | 87 | 78 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 103 | 112 | 81 |
16 | Mean weekly private rent | $ | 2002-03 | 223 | 182 | 170 | 150 | 160 | 123 | 208 | 209 | 189 |
17 | Rental cost index(e)(f) | index no. | 2003-04 | 144.8 | 139.5 | 126.4 | 137.5 | 122.3 | 129.0 | 125.9 | 144.1 | 138.9 |
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| Construction/purchase | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | First home buyers – average loan(d)(e) | $'000 | 2004 | 241.2 | 191.0 | 178.3 | 146.4 | 148.1 | 116.6 | 153.4 | 204.4 | 191.5 |
19 | Project home price index(f)(g) | index no. | 2003–04 | 151.2 | 153.1 | 161.7 | 165.9 | 145.4 | 172.0 | 176.4 | 187.0 | 154.8 |
20 | Established house price index(f)(g) | index no. | 2003–04 | 266.3 | 237.0 | 279.6 | 221.9 | 195.0 | 187.5 | 245.3 | 252.4 | 245.0 |
21 | Materials used in
house building price index(d)(f)(g) | index no. | 2003–04 | 142.3 | 131.1 | 132.1 | 138.4 | 125.8 | 139.4 | n.a. | n.a. | 134.3 |
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| Construction/purchase of new dwellings | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | | Number | '000 | 2003-04 | 18.6 | 21.1 | 17.8 | 6.5 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 80.5 |
23 | | Value | $m | 2003-04 | 4 714 | 4 399 | 3 657 | 1 046 | 2 379 | 199 | 93 | 233 | 16 720 |
| Purchase of established dwellings(e) | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | | Number | '000 | 2003-04 | 186.6 | 123.1 | 126.7 | 48.3 | 70.0 | 12.7 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 579.8 |
25 | | Value | $m | 2003-04 | 43 718 | 23 410 | 22 991 | 6 636 | 10 387 | 1 477 | 715 | 1 580 | 110 912 |
26 | Value for alterations and additions | $m | 2003-04 | 2 543 | 1 346 | 1 300 | 474 | 667 | 212 | n.a. | n.a. | 6 703 |
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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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27 | Public sector rental dwelling stock | '000 | 2003-04 | 124.7 | 64.9 | 49.1 | 46.7 | 31.5 | 11.7 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 345.3 |
28 | Applicants on housing waiting lists | '000 | 2003-04 | 78.0 | 40.7 | 35.4 | 28.6 | 12.7 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 204.2 |
29 | Applicants accommodated | '000 | 2003-04 | 9.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 31.0 |
30 | Income units receiving
private rental assistance | '000 | 2003-04 | 316.5 | 206.0 | 235.1 | 66.5 | 87.4 | 23.7 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 949.7 |
31 | Mean fortnightly
rental assistance received | $ | 2003-04 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 79 | 74 | 78 |
32 | Mean fortnightly rent paid
by rental assistance recipients | $ | 2003-04 | 294 | 267 | 280 | 253 | 255 | 236 | 280 | 296 | 277 |
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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 are not included.
(c) Tenure and landlord types 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) Measured at original prices.
(e) Data includes refinancing commitments.
(f) State and territory data refer to capital cities only.
(g) Base of each index: 1989–90=100. The capital city index measure price movements in each city individually over time. They do not compare levels between cities. Please see definitions of each index.
Reference periods:
All data are for year ended 30 June except:
Data for indicator 1 at June 30. |
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