Australia Housing Affordability Index: Queensland: Brisbane data was reported at 104.100 Index in Jun 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 112.400 Index for Mar 2010. Australia Housing Affordability Index: Queensland: Brisbane data is updated quarterly, averaging 183.007 Index from Sep 1984 (Median) to Jun 2010, with 104 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 238.095 Index in Sep 2000 and a record low of 83.800 Index in Mar 2008. Australia Housing Affordability Index: Queensland: Brisbane data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Housing Industry Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.EB019: Housing Affordability Index: Based on Commonwealth Bank of Australia Home Price (Discontinued). Rebased Index. Replacement series ID: 305195501

Housing Affordability Index: South Australia: Adelaide data was reported at 126.200 Index in Jun 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 138.200 Index for Mar 2010. Housing Affordability Index: South Australia: Adelaide data is updated quarterly, averaging 182.084 Index from Sep 1984 (Median) to Jun 2010, with 104 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 308.743 Index in Sep 1997 and a record low of 113.400 Index in Jun 2008. Housing Affordability Index: South Australia: Adelaide data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Housing Industry Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.EB019: Housing Affordability Index: Based on Commonwealth Bank of Australia Home Price (Discontinued). Rebased Index. Replacement series ID: 305195901

In 2022, Sydney was listed as the second-least affordable city worldwide in terms of housing affordability, as well as the most unaffordable capital city for houses in Australia, with a median multiple house price relative to income value of ****, meaning that housing prices in Sydney were over ** times the average annual gross median household income.

Housing Affordability Reports describes the extent and general nature of local housing needs by: South Australia, Metropolitan Adelaide, Greater Adelaide and Local Government Areas. Reports from …Show full descriptionHousing Affordability Reports describes the extent and general nature of local housing needs by: South Australia, Metropolitan Adelaide, Greater Adelaide and Local Government Areas. Reports from 2018 and 2013 are available.

Australia Housing Affordability: Monthly Mortgage Repayment data was reported at 3,079.000 AUD in Mar 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,029.000 AUD for Dec 2019. Australia Housing Affordability: Monthly Mortgage Repayment data is updated quarterly, averaging 3,079.000 AUD from Sep 2015 (Median) to Mar 2020, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,229.000 AUD in Mar 2018 and a record low of 2,958.000 AUD in Sep 2019. Australia Housing Affordability: Monthly Mortgage Repayment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Housing Industry Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.EB014: Housing Affordability (Discontinued).

Housing Affordability Supply and Demand Data. Number of South Australian households paying more than 30% of their household income on housing (rent or mortgage) broken down by very low, low and moderate income brackets. This dataset relates to section 4, Housing Stress, of the Affordability master reports produced by the SA Housing Authority. Each master report covers one Local Government Area and is entitled ‘Housing Affordability – Demand and Supply by Local Government Area’. The Demand for Supply for LGA reports are available online at: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/housing-affordability-demand-and-supply-by-local-government-area Explanatory Notes: Data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census for Population and Housing and it is updated every 5 years in line with the ABS Census. The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Census housing stress data is best used in comparing results over Censuses (ie did it increase or decrease in an area) rather than using it to ascertain what proportion of households were in rental stress. Income bands are based on household income. High income households can also experience rental stress. These households are included in the total but not identified separately. Data is representative of households in very low, low and moderate income brackets. Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.

House price affordability for Greater Sydney Region. Details on the methodology can be found here: http://blogs.unsw.edu.au/cityfutures/blog/2016/03/where-is-housing-affordable-in-sydney/

Australia Housing Affordability Index: Northern Territory: Darwin data was reported at 128.400 Index in Mar 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 126.200 Index for Dec 2019. Australia Housing Affordability Index: Northern Territory: Darwin data is updated quarterly, averaging 103.950 Index from Jun 2015 (Median) to Mar 2020, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 128.400 Index in Mar 2020 and a record low of 75.300 Index in Jun 2015. Australia Housing Affordability Index: Northern Territory: Darwin data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Housing Industry Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.EB014: Housing Affordability (Discontinued).

The house price-to-income ratio in Australia was ***** as of the first quarter of 2025. This ratio, calculated by dividing nominal house prices by nominal disposable income per head, increased from the previous quarter. The price-to-income ratio can be used to measure housing affordability in a specific area. Australia's property bubble There has been considerable debate over the past decade about whether Australia is in a property bubble or not. A property bubble refers to a sharp increase in the price of property that is disproportional to income and rental prices, followed by a decline. In Australia, rising house prices have undoubtedly been an issue for many potential homeowners, pricing them out of the market. Along with the average house price, high mortgage interest rates have exacerbated the issue. Is the homeownership dream out of reach? Housing affordability has varied across the different states and territories in Australia. In 2024, the median value of residential houses was the highest in Sydney compared to other major Australian cities, with Brisbane becoming an increasingly expensive city. Nonetheless, expected interest rate cuts in 2025, alongside the expansion of initiatives to improve Australia's dwelling stock, social housing supply, and first-time buyer accessibility to properties, may start to improve the situation. These encompass initiatives such as the Australian government's Help to Buy scheme and the Housing Australia Future Fund Facility (HAFFF) and National Housing Accord Facility (NHAF) programs.

Housing Affordability Supply and Demand Data. Number of South Australian households paying more than 50% of their household income on housing (rent or mortgage) broken down by very low, low and moderate income brackets. This dataset relates to section 4, Housing Stress, of the Affordability master reports produced by the SA Housing Authority. Each master report covers one Local Government Area and is entitled ‘Housing Affordability – Demand and Supply by Local Government Area’. The Demand for Supply for LGA reports are available online at: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/housing-affordability-demand-and-supply-by-local-government-area Explanatory Notes: Data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census for Population and Housing and it is updated every 5 years in line with the ABS Census. The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Census housing stress data is best used in comparing results over Censuses (ie did it increase or decrease in an area) rather than using it to ascertain what proportion of households were in rental stress. Income bands are based on household income. High income households can also experience rental stress. These households are included in the total but not identified separately. Data is representative of households in very low, low and moderate income brackets. Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.

This dataset contains Housing Affordability Supply and Demand Data broken down by very low, low and moderate income brackets.

This dataset relates to section 4, Housing Stress, of the Affordability master reports produced by the SA Housing Authority. Each master report covers one Local Government Area and is entitled Housing Affordability Demand and Supply by Local Government Area.

Explanatory Notes: Data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census for Population and Housing and it is updated every 5 years in line with the ABS Census.

The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Census housing stress data is best used in comparing results over Censuses (ie did it increase or decrease in an area) rather than using it to ascertain what proportion of households were in rental stress.

Income bands are based on household income.

High income households can also experience rental stress. These households are included in the total but not identified separately. Data is representative of households in very low, low and moderate income brackets.

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.

Field Definitions: LGA Name: 2011 Local Government Areas are an ABS approximation of officially gazetted LGAs as defined by each State and Territory Local Government Department. The boundaries produced for LGAs are constructed from allocations of whole Mesh Blocks and reviewed annually.

Tenure Type: This is a consolidation of the census tenure and landlord types. The following definitions have been used: Rented: Private and not stated, this is comprised of rented dwellings (excluding rent free) where the Landlord type is a Real Estate Agent, Person not in the same household or where the Landlord type is not stated Rented: Other, this is comprised of rented dwellings (excluding rent free) where the Landlord type is Employer (Govt or other), Housing cooperative,community,church group, or Residential park (incl caravan parks and marinas) Rented: TOTAL, this is comprised of the sum of Rented: Public, Rented: Private and not stated, and Rented: Other landlord. Please note that this field should be excluded when summing the total households Other tenure types: this is comprised of dwellings that are owned outright, occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme, other tenure types and tenure type not stated. Total Households: this is comprised of the sum of Being purchased (incl rent,buy), Rented: TOTAL and Other tenure types.

Total - Includes all South Australian households.

Source: The data was downloaded from data.sa.gov.au and spatialised by the Adelaide Data Hub using the ABS 2011 Local Government Areas dataset.

This dataset presents the Rental Affordability Index (RAI) for all dwellings. The data uses a single median income value for all of Australia (enabling comparisons across regions), and spans the quarters Q1 2011 to Q2 2021. The RAI covers all states with available data, the Northern Territory does not form part of this dataset. National Shelter, Bendigo Bank, The Brotherhood of St Laurence, and SGS Economics and Planning have released the RentalAffordability Index (RAI) on a biannual basis since 2015. Since 2019, the RAI has been released annually. It is generally accepted that if housing costs exceed 30% of a low-income household's gross income, the household is experiencing housing stress (30/40 rule). That is, housing is unaffordable and housing costs consume a disproportionately high amount of household income. The RAI uses the 30 per cent of income rule. Rental affordability is calculated using the following equation, where 'qualifying income' refers to the household income required to pay rent where rent is equal to 30% of income: RAI = (Median income ∕ Qualifying Income) x 100 In the RAI, households who are paying 30% of income on rent have a score of 100, indicating that these households are at the critical threshold for housing stress. A score of 100 or less indicates that households would pay more than 30% of income to access a rental dwelling, meaning they are at risk of experiencing housing stress. For more information on the Rental Affordability Index please refer to SGS Economics and Planning. The RAI is a price index for housing rental markets. It is a clear and concise indicator of rental affordability relative to household incomes, applied to geographic areas across Australia. AURIN has spatially enabled the original data using geometries provided by SGS Economics and Planning. Values of 'NA' in the original data have been set to NULL.

Housing Affordability Index: Western Australia: Perth data was reported at 104.500 Index in Jun 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 106.800 Index for Mar 2010. Housing Affordability Index: Western Australia: Perth data is updated quarterly, averaging 210.427 Index from Sep 1984 (Median) to Jun 2010, with 104 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 276.786 Index in Dec 1984 and a record low of 90.909 Index in Mar 2007. Housing Affordability Index: Western Australia: Perth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Housing Industry Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.EB019: Housing Affordability Index: Based on Commonwealth Bank of Australia Home Price (Discontinued). Rebased Index. Replacement series ID: 305195701

Australia’s real house price index increased to ***** in the first quarter of 2025. House prices fluctuated over the reported period compared to the base year of 2015, experiencing a sharp increase throughout 2021, with the country’s house price index peaking in the first quarter of 2022 at *****. Prospective homeowners priced out of the market Recent house price increases reflect the ongoing challenges of housing affordability in Australia. Property prices largely outpace income growth, reigniting discussions about whether the country is stuck in a property bubble, a topic that has been debated for over a decade. The country’s house price-to-income ratio hit ***** in the second quarter of 2024, the highest ratio recorded over the past five years, making it increasingly difficult to get on the property ladder. Unaffordable rental conditions Australia’s rental market has also seen challenges, with the rent price index continuing to climb throughout 2024 into the first quarter of 2025, making the prospect of renting less appealing. As of March 2025, the average weekly house rent price in Sydney stood at *** Australian dollars, the highest across the country’s major cities. Canberra, Darwin, and Perth were the next most expensive markets for house rents, while Hobart was the most affordable capital city for both house and unit rent prices.

The WA Housing Authority has developed a model to estimate demand for social and affordable housing at the LGA level. This is a snapshot of unmet demand as of Census night, 2011. It is based on data from the 2011 Census, information from the WA Housing Authority, and WA State Government population projections. Data from all sources is combined and assessed to produce a priority ranking at the following levels: - Public Housing, metropolitan area (LGA level) - Affordable Housing, metropolitan area (LGA level) - Public Housing, regional WA (LGA level) - Affordable Housing, regional WA (LGA level) Detailed methodology for the model is shown here in the attached paper

This dataset presents the Rental Affordability Index (RAI) for 3 bedroom dwellings. The data uses a single median income value for all of Australia (enabling comparisons across regions), and spans the quarters Q1 2011 to Q2 2021. The RAI covers all states with available data, the Northern Territory does not form part of this dataset. National Shelter, Bendigo Bank, The Brotherhood of St Laurence, and SGS Economics and Planning have released the RentalAffordability Index (RAI) on a biannual basis since 2015. Since 2019, the RAI has been released annually. It is generally accepted that if housing costs exceed 30% of a low-income household's gross income, the household is experiencing housing stress (30/40 rule). That is, housing is unaffordable and housing costs consume a disproportionately high amount of household income. The RAI uses the 30 per cent of income rule. Rental affordability is calculated using the following equation, where 'qualifying income' refers to the household income required to pay rent where rent is equal to 30% of income: RAI = (Median income ∕ Qualifying Income) x 100 In the RAI, households who are paying 30% of income on rent have a score of 100, indicating that these households are at the critical threshold for housing stress. A score of 100 or less indicates that households would pay more than 30% of income to access a rental dwelling, meaning they are at risk of experiencing housing stress. For more information on the Rental Affordability Index please refer to SGS Economics and Planning. The RAI is a price index for housing rental markets. It is a clear and concise indicator of rental affordability relative to household incomes, applied to geographic areas across Australia. AURIN has spatially enabled the original data using geometries provided by SGS Economics and Planning. Values of 'NA' in the original data have been set to NULL.

The rent price index in Australia in the first quarter of 2025 was 122.1, marking an increase from the same quarter of the previous year. Rent prices had decreased in 2020; in Melbourne and Sydney, this was mainly attributed to the absence of international students during the coronavirus outbreak. The current state of the rental market in Australia The rental market in Australia has been marked by varying conditions across different regions. Among the capital cities, Sydney has long been recognized for having some of the highest average rents. As of March 2025, the average weekly rent for a house in Sydney was 775 Australian dollars, which was the highest average rent across all major cities in Australia that year. Furthermore, due to factors like population growth and housing demand, regional areas have also seen noticeable increases in rental prices. For instance, households in the non-metropolitan area of New South Wales’ expenditure on rent was around 30 percent of their household income in the year ending June 2024. Housing affordability in Australia Housing affordability remains a significant challenge in Australia, contributing to a trend where many individuals and families rent for prolonged periods. The underlying cause of this issue is the ongoing disparity between household wages and housing costs, especially in large cities. While renting offers several advantages, it is worth noting that the associated costs may not always align with the expectation of affordability. Approximately one-third of participants in a recent survey stated that they pay between 16 and 30 percent of their monthly income on rent. Recent government initiatives, such as the 2024 Help to Buy scheme, aim to make it easier for people across Australia to get onto the property ladder. Still, the multifaceted nature of Australia’s housing affordability problem requires continued efforts to strike a balance between market dynamics and the need for accessible housing options for Australians.

In 2024, the largest share of houses sold in Sydney, Australia were in the price category of *** million Australian dollars and above. Around **** percent of house sold in Sydney were in the less than ********* Australian dollars price bracket.

Australia Housing Affordability Index: Northern Territory data was reported at 124.300 Index in Mar 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 126.300 Index for Dec 2019. Australia Housing Affordability Index: Northern Territory data is updated quarterly, averaging 119.700 Index from Jun 2015 (Median) to Mar 2020, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 126.300 Index in Dec 2019 and a record low of 79.800 Index in Jun 2015. Australia Housing Affordability Index: Northern Territory data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Housing Industry Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.EB014: Housing Affordability (Discontinued).

Tabulated data on number of new households assisted with the NRAS in Queensland. Information is broken down by household composition and Local Government Authority.