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JUNE KEY FIGURES

	Mar Qtr 09 to Jun Qtr 09	Jun Qtr 08 to Jun Qtr 09
Established house prices	% change	% change
Weighted average of eight capital cities	4.2	-1.4
Sydney	4.9	-0.9
Melbourne	5.2	-1.5
Brisbane	2.5	-3.3
Adelaide	3.4	2.7
Perth	2.7	-3.7
Hobart	2.5	0.1
Darwin	2.4	11.0
Canberra	3.6	-0.2

Established house prices, Weighted average of eight capital cities - Quarterly % change

Established house prices, Quarterly % change - June quarter 2009

• Preliminary estimates show the price index for established houses for the weighted average of the eight capital cities increased 4.2% in the June quarter 2009.
• There were price rises in all capital cities with Sydney (+4.9%), Melbourne (+5.2%), Perth (+2.7%), Brisbane (+2.5%) and Adelaide (+3.4%) the major contributors to the weighted average of the eight capital cities. There were smaller contributions from Canberra (+3.6%), Hobart (+2.5%) and Darwin (+2.4%).
• The movement in the preliminary established house price index between December quarter 2008 and March quarter 2009 has been revised from an estimated decrease of 2.2% to an estimated decrease of 1.5%.

• Over the year to June 2009, preliminary estimates show that the price index for established houses for the weighted average of the eight capital cities decreased 1.4%.
• Annually, house prices rose in Darwin (+11.0%), Adelaide (+2.7%) and Hobart (+0.1%), and fell in Perth (-3.7%), Brisbane (-3.3%), Melbourne (-1.5%), Sydney (-0.9%) and Canberra (-0.2%).
• The movement in the preliminary established house price index between March quarters 2008 and 2009 has been revised from an estimated decrease of 6.7% to an estimated decrease of 6.2%.