5609.0 - Housing Finance, Australia, Feb 2006  
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Series Starts - Jul.1991

Series Ends - Feb.2006

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Nov.2005
Dec.2005
Jan.2006
TABLE 9a. HOUSING FINANCE COMMITMENTS (Owner Occupation), By
Type of Buyer and Loan: Australia, Original (a)


First home buyers - Dwellings financed (no.)

11570

10775

8777
First home buyers - % of all dwellings financed
18.3
18.7
18.6
First home buyers - Average loan size ($000)
219.8
218
217
Non-first home buyers - Dwellings financed (no.)
51794
46993
38425
Non-first home buyers - % of all dwellings financed
81.7
81.3
81.4
Non-first home buyers - Average loan size ($000)
217.2
222.1
216.8
Fixed rate - Dwellings financed (no.)
9336
8173
6576
Fixed loans - % of all dwellings financed
14.7
14.1
13.9
Fixed rate - Average loan size ($000)
223.1
226.2
221.5
Secured revolving loans - Dwellings financed (no.)
6794
6248
4855
Secured revolving loans - % of all dwellings financed
10.7
10.8
10.3
Secured revolving loans - Average loan size ($000)
186.2
188.2
177.5
Other loans - Dwellings financed (no.)
47234
43347
35771
Other loans - % of all dwellings financed
74.5
75
75.8
Other loans - Average loan size ($000)
221.2
225.1
221.3
ALL FINANCE - Average loan size ($000)
217.7
221.3
216.9

(a) Excludes alterations and additions. Includes refinancing.