March key statistics
| Residential property prices | Dec Qtr 20 to Mar Qtr 21 | Mar Qtr 20 to Mar Qtr 21 |
|---|---|---|
| % change | % change | |
| Weighted average of eight capital cities | 5.4 | 7.5 |
| Sydney | 6.1 | 8.0 |
| Melbourne | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| Brisbane | 4.0 | 7.5 |
| Adelaide | 4.0 | 7.5 |
| Perth | 5.2 | 9.0 |
| Hobart | 6.1 | 10.2 |
| Darwin | 4.7 | 6.4 |
| Canberra | 5.6 | 10.9 |
| Total value of the dwelling stock in Australia | Mar Qtr 21 |
|---|---|
| Value of dwelling stock(a) ($b) | 8 293.2 |
| Mean price of residential dwellings ($'000) | 779.0 |
| Number of residential dwellings ('000) | 10 645.4 |
a. all sectors
March key points
The Residential Property Price Indexes
Weighted average of the eight capital cities
- rose 5.4% this quarter.
- rose 7.5% over the last twelve months.
Capital city Residential Property Price Indexes
- this quarter rose in Sydney (+6.1%), Melbourne (+5.1%), Perth (+5.2%), Brisbane (+4.0%), Adelaide (+4.0%), Canberra (+5.6%), Hobart (+6.1%), and Darwin (+4.7%).
- over the last twelve months rose in Canberra (+10.9%), Hobart (+10.2%), Perth (+9.0%), Sydney (+8.0%), Brisbane (+7.5%), Adelaide (+7.5%), Darwin (+6.4%), and Melbourne (+5.9%).
Total value of the dwelling stock
- the total value of residential dwellings in Australia rose $449.9b to $8,293.2b this quarter.
- the mean price of residential dwellings rose $39,100 to $779,000.
- the number of residential dwellings rose by 44,300 to 10,645,400.
Notes
Revisions
Revisions apply to estimates for the second and third most recent quarters of the total value of dwelling stock (see Revisions, under Total value of dwelling stock, in the Explanatory notes) and to median prices and transfers (see Revisions, under Dwelling transfer counts and median prices, in the Methodology page).
Use of price indexes in contracts
Price indexes published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provide summary measures of the movements in various categories of prices over time. They are published primarily for use in Government economic analysis. Price indexes are also often used in contracts by businesses and government to adjust payments and/or charges to take account of changes in categories of prices (Indexation Clauses).
Use of Price Indexes in Contracts sets out a range of issues that should be taken into account by parties considering including an Indexation Clause in a contract using an ABS published price index.