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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Jun Qtr 09 to Sep Qtr 09	Sep Qtr 08 to Sep Qtr 09
Established house prices	% change	% change
Weighted average of eight capital cities	4.2	6.2
Sydney	4.3	5.9
Melbourne	4.7	8.4
Brisbane	4.4	5.6
Adelaide	1.7	3.7
Perth	4.5	4.4
Hobart	1.8	5.4
Darwin	3.4	12.3
Canberra	4.3	7.8

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

Established house prices, Quarterly % change - September 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 September quarter 2009.
• The main contributors to the weighted average of the eight capital cities were Sydney (+4.3%) and Melbourne (+4.7%), and there were also positive contributions from Perth (+4.5%), Brisbane (+4.4%), Adelaide (+1.7%), Canberra (+4.3%), Darwin (+3.4%) and Hobart (+1.8%).
• The movement in the preliminary established house price index between March quarter 2009 and June quarter 2009 has not been revised, showing an estimated increase of 4.2%.

• Over the year to September 2009, preliminary estimates show that the price index for established houses for the weighted average of the eight capital cities increased 6.2%.
• Annually, house prices rose in Darwin (+12.3%), Melbourne (+8.4%), Canberra (+7.8%), Sydney (+5.9%), Brisbane (+5.6%), Hobart (+5.4%), Perth (+4.4%), and Adelaide (+3.7%).
• The movement in the preliminary established house price index between June quarters 2008 and 2009 has been revised from an estimated decrease of 1.4% to an estimated decrease of 0.7%.