JUNE KEY FIGURES
 | Mar Qtr 15 to Jun Qtr 15 | Jun Qtr 14 to Jun Qtr 15 |
| RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PRICES | % change | % change |
|
| Weighted average of eight capital cities | 4.7 | 9.8 |
| Sydney | 8.9 | 18.9 |
| Melbourne | 4.2 | 7.8 |
| Brisbane | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| Adelaide | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Perth | -0.9 | -1.2 |
| Hobart | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Darwin | -0.8 | -1.8 |
| Canberra | 0.8 | 2.8 |
|
| Total value of the dwelling stock | Jun Qtr 15 |
|
| Value of dwelling stock(a) ($m) | 5 761 607.2 |
| Mean price of residential dwellings ($'000) | 604.7 |
| Number of residential dwellings ('000) | 9 528.3 |
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| (a) all sectors |
Residential Property Prices, Weighted average of eight capital cities - Quarterly % Change
| Residential Property Prices, Quarterly % change - June quarter 2015
|
JUNE KEY POINTS
CHANGES TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PRICE INDEX
- The price index for residential properties for the weighted average of the eight capital cities rose 4.7% in the June quarter 2015. The index rose 9.8% through the year to the June quarter 2015.
- The capital city residential property price indexes rose in Sydney (+8.9%), Melbourne (+4.2%), Brisbane (+0.9%), Adelaide (+0.5%) and Canberra (+0.8%), was flat in Hobart (0.0%) and fell in Perth (-0.9%) and Darwin (-0.8%).
- Annually, residential property prices rose in Sydney (+18.9%), Melbourne (+7.8%), Brisbane (+2.9%), Canberra (+2.8%), Adelaide (+2.7%) and Hobart (+1.5%) and fell in Darwin (-1.8%) and Perth (-1.2%).
TOTAL VALUE OF THE DWELLING STOCK
- The total value of residential dwellings in Australia was $5,761,607.2m at the end of June quarter 2015, rising $271,939.1m over the quarter.
- The mean price of residential dwellings rose $26,200 to $604,700 and the number of residential dwellings rose by 38,400 to 9,528,300 in the June quarter 2015.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| September 2015 | 15 December 2015 |
| December 2015 | 22 March 2016 |
| March 2016 | 21 June 2016 |
| June 2016 | 20 September 2016 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
Changes to the index revision process were implemented in the March quarter 2015. The published index numbers are now considered final. As a consequence, from the June quarter 2015, Table 7, Revisions to Residential Property Price Index Series is no longer published. Further details are available in the
Feature Article: Implementation of the ABS Residential Property Price Index Review Outcomes.
As a result of Table 7 no longer being published, Table 8, All Index Numbers and Table 9, Established House Price Index, Pre-September Quarter 2005 Methodology, have been renumbered to Table 7 and Table 8 respectively. There is no change to the Series IDs and structure of the table
From the June quarter 2015, the Residential Property Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities (cat. no. 6416.0) publication is available from the ABS website in electronic format only. The March quarter 2015 release was the final issue that contained a PDF version.
REVISIONS
Estimates for the second and third most recent quarters of the total value of dwelling stock are subject to revision (see paragraph 38 of the Explanatory Notes).
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