MARCH KEY FIGURES
| Dec Qtr 12 to Mar Qtr 13 | Mar Qtr 12 to Mar Qtr 13 |
Established house prices | % change | % change |
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Weighted average of eight capital cities | 0.1 | 2.6 |
Sydney | 0.0 | 3.6 |
Melbourne | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Brisbane | -0.3 | 1.4 |
Adelaide | -0.1 | 0.9 |
Perth | 1.2 | 6.1 |
Hobart | -0.3 | -1.9 |
Darwin | 1.9 | 8.0 |
Canberra | 0.2 | 1.5 |
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Established house prices, Weighted average of eight capital cities - Quarterly % change
| Established house prices, Quarterly % change - March quarter 2013
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MARCH KEY POINTS
ESTABLISHED HOUSE PRICES
Quarterly Changes
- Preliminary estimates show that the price index for established houses for the weighted average of the eight capital cities rose 0.1% in the March quarter 2013.
- The capital city indexes rose in Perth (+1.2%), Melbourne (+0.2%), Darwin (+1.9%) and Canberra (+0.2%) and fell in Brisbane (-0.3%), Adelaide (-0.1%) and Hobart (-0.3%). Sydney showed no movement for the quarter.
Annual Changes (March Quarter 2012 to March Quarter 2013)
- Preliminary estimates show that the price index for established houses for the weighted average of the eight capital cities rose 2.6% in the year to the March quarter 2013.
- Annually, house prices rose in Darwin (+8.0%), Perth (+6.1%), Sydney (+3.6%), Canberra (+1.5%), Brisbane (+1.4%), Melbourne (+1.1%) and Adelaide (+0.9%) and fell in Hobart (-1.9%).
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
June 2013 | 6 August 2013 |
September 2013 | 4 November 2013 |
December 2013 | 4 February 2014 |
March 2014 | 6 May 2014 |
REVISIONS
Estimates for the two most recent quarters of the HPI series are preliminary and subject to revision (see paragraphs 15 to 19 of the Explanatory Notes).
INQUIRIES
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