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Median House and Unit Prices in the Capitals and the Regions, June Quarter 2026

The median house sold for $1,487,600 in Sydney and $1,155,000 in Brisbane in the June quarter of 2026, on preliminary ABS figures. Melbourne, at $850,000, is sixth of the eight capitals: up 2.4% in five years against 87.0% in Perth...

Monday October 12, 2026

When Dwelling Prices Fall: Every Decline Since 2011, State by State

Price Volatility & Risk Assessment

When Dwelling Prices Fall: Every Decline Since 2011, State by State

The average Australian dwelling was valued at $1,100,400 in the June quarter of 2026, $8,200 less than in March: the fourteenth quarterly fall in 59 quarters. New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT fell; the other five states and territories...

Monday October 12, 2026

Years of Earnings for the Average Dwelling, State by State, 2012 to 2026

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Years of Earnings for the Average Dwelling, State by State, 2012 to 2026

The average Australian dwelling was worth 10.16 years of full-time earnings in the June quarter 2026, up from 6.98 in 2012. Four jurisdictions peaked in 2021–22; Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia reached their highest ratios in 2026.

Friday October 9, 2026

Rent Against Earnings in the June Quarter 2026: Five States Compared

Housing Affordability Analysis

Rent Against Earnings in the June Quarter 2026: Five States Compared

A new lease took 33.39% of a week’s full-time adult ordinary-time earnings in the June quarter 2026, up from 32.74% a year earlier. Rents rose faster than earnings in all five states, most of all in Tasmania.

Friday October 9, 2026

New-Lease Rents in the June Quarter 2026: Five States Compared

Rental Market Analysis

New-Lease Rents in the June Quarter 2026: Five States Compared

Rents on new leases rose 5.7% over the year to the June quarter 2026 across NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, fastest in Tasmania and WA. What the bond data show.

Tuesday October 6, 2026

Price Volatility & Risk Assessment

What Does Safety Cost? Rent and Crime Risk Across 221 Australian Council Areas

Across 221 Australian council areas, rent correlates far more strongly with violent crime (-0.32) than property crime (-0.19). The cheapest tenth of council areas average nearly three times the violent crime rate of the priciest tenth — but Byron's high...

Thursday September 3, 2026

Tasmania’s Crime Split: Nationally Safest on Violent Crime, Near the Bottom on Property

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Tasmania’s Crime Split: Nationally Safest on Violent Crime, Near the Bottom on Property

Tasmania's first locality-level crime data is now live in APN's Sentinel index. Its violent crime rate is the lowest of any state or territory in the country; its property crime rate is third from the bottom. Here's the national comparison,...

Thursday September 3, 2026

Price Volatility & Risk Assessment

Back to Square One: Real Australian House Prices Have Made No Net Gain Since the 2022 Peak

Newly loaded 56-year BIS data shows nominal Australian house prices are up 18% since their March 2022 peak -- but in CPI-adjusted real terms, the national price level in Q1 2026 is back to almost exactly where it stood before...

Monday August 17, 2026

Rental Market Analysis

The Ownership Drift: What Two Censuses Show About the Distribution of Australia’s Renters

Across 517 comparable LGAs matched to the ratified 2016↔2021 census concordance, the national renter share barely moved (31.8% to 31.1%) — but 455 of 517 LGAs recorded a decline. Renting concentrated into Greater Sydney and inner Perth; the high-growth coastal...

Friday August 14, 2026

Rental Market Analysis

The Two Queenslands: Fourteen Years of Rent Divergence Across the State

Fourteen years of Residential Tenancies Authority bond data show a clean structural bifurcation: 12 of 43 Queensland LGAs more than doubled their new-tenancy median rent since 2012, while 8 went backwards in nominal terms. Once CPI-deflated, the decliner count rises...

Monday July 20, 2026

Structural Decoupling in Regional Australia: An Analysis of Metropolitan Capital Reallocation and its Impact on Regional Housing Markets

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Structural Decoupling in Regional Australia: An Analysis of Metropolitan Capital Reallocation and its Impact on Regional Housing Markets

Regional property markets are surging, but this growth is a mirage. APN analysis identifies a 'Wealth Funnel' effect where metropolitan capital flight is cannibalising regional housing, displacing essential workers and creating a critical social fracture that threatens the long-term viability...

Thursday February 26, 2026

The Maintenance Margin Call: How Regulatory Interventions Have Created a Structural Pressure Point for Strata Solvency

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The Maintenance Margin Call: How Regulatory Interventions Have Created a Structural Pressure Point for Strata Solvency

A structural fracture in the Australian strata market is forcing a segment of owners into a "Maintenance Margin Call". APN analysis shows this is not driven by simple insurance inflation, but by a collision of new regulations forcing defect rectification...

Thursday January 22, 2026

‘Valuation Air-Gap’ of 10-15% Creates Systemic ‘Settlement Trap’ for Off-the-Plan Buyers

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‘Valuation Air-Gap’ of 10-15% Creates Systemic ‘Settlement Trap’ for Off-the-Plan Buyers

A 'Settlement Trap' is closing on thousands of First Home Buyers in Sydney and Melbourne. APN analysis shows a systemic 'Valuation Air-Gap' of 10-15% has opened up for off-the-plan properties, creating a liquidity crisis for leveraged buyers and forcing developers...

Wednesday January 21, 2026

Validated: The $12.3 Trillion Equity Moat and the Structural Decoupling of Labour-Based Home Ownership

Housing Affordability Analysis

Validated: The $12.3 Trillion Equity Moat and the Structural Decoupling of Labour-Based Home Ownership

The Australian dream of home ownership is now an inheritance event, not a reward for labour. APN analysis shows the national housing market has become a $12.3 trillion 'Equity Moat', where a 20:1 asset-to-wage growth disparity and a systemic shift...

Thursday January 15, 2026

Structural Bifurcation of the NEM Validated: Prioritisation of Data Centres Over Industrial Loads

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Structural Bifurcation of the NEM Validated: Prioritisation of Data Centres Over Industrial Loads

The Australian energy grid has fractured into a two-tier system. APN analysis shows how state-led market mechanisms are now structurally designed to protect digital data centres by sacrificing the nation's heavy industrial base, creating a new geography of 'Light Zones'...

Monday January 12, 2026

Structural Re-Acceleration Confirmed: Rental Market Enters Concentrated Scarcity Phase

Rental Market Analysis

Structural Re-Acceleration Confirmed: Rental Market Enters Concentrated Scarcity Phase

The widely reported 'soft landing' in Australia's rental market was a false dawn. APN analysis identifies a structural re-acceleration into an acute scarcity phase for early 2026, driven by a collapse in supply that is magnifying seasonal demand and triggering...

Friday January 9, 2026

The Substrate Squeeze: Australia’s Climate Risk Reckoning Has Begun

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The Substrate Squeeze: Australia’s Climate Risk Reckoning Has Begun

The mantra of "location, location, location" is being silenced by the cold logic of actuaries. A brutal "Substrate Squeeze" is bifurcating the market, turning high-risk areas into unmortgageable "Stranded Zones" while capital flees to "Climate Havens."

Sunday December 21, 2025

Melbourne’s Accelerated Crime Growth: An Elevated Risk for Urban Asset Values

Price Volatility & Risk Assessment

Melbourne’s Accelerated Crime Growth: An Elevated Risk for Urban Asset Values

The March warning is now the September reality. With Melbourne’s crime rate hitting 23,000 per 100k and the Council forced to spend $2 million on private security, the "soft secession" of state power is complete—triggering a permanent risk discount for...

Friday December 19, 2025

Sustained Insolvency Event: A ‘1-in-12’ Transport Insolvency Rate is Contributing to a Material Valuation Decline for Grade B/C Industrial Assets

Price Volatility & Risk Assessment

Sustained Insolvency Event: A ‘1-in-12’ Transport Insolvency Rate is Contributing to a Material Valuation Decline for Grade B/C Industrial Assets

A structural insolvency crisis is silently fracturing Australia's industrial property market. APN analysis shows a '1 in 12' failure rate among transport operators is creating a 'Shadow Vacancy' crisis, with collapsing effective rents and a looming valuation cliff for Grade...

Wednesday December 3, 2025

The 131% Signal: APN Verifies Structural Contraction of Rental Affordability for Low-Income Cohorts

Housing Affordability Analysis

The 131% Signal: APN Verifies Structural Contraction of Rental Affordability for Low-Income Cohorts

The private rental market has mathematically broken for Australia's poorest, with rent in Sydney now costing 131% of a JobSeeker's total income. APN analysis shows this is not a cyclical stress event but a 'structural exclusion' that validates the APN...

Thursday November 27, 2025

The Great Divergence: Deconstructing the “Markets within Markets” of Australia’s Prestige Postcodes

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The Great Divergence: Deconstructing the “Markets within Markets” of Australia’s Prestige Postcodes

New data reveals a massive and widening price gap within Australia's most affluent suburbs, creating "markets within markets." APN's analysis deconstructs this trend of accelerating wealth concentration, examining what it means for valuations, agent specialisation, and investment strategy. We explore...

Tuesday September 9, 2025

SA Housing Crunch: Rising Prices Fuel Homelessness Concerns in the South-East

Housing Affordability Analysis

SA Housing Crunch: Rising Prices Fuel Homelessness Concerns in the South-East

South-eastern South Australia is experiencing a housing boom, with prices nearly doubling in five years, outpacing capital city growth. PropTrack data shows regional house prices reached $518,000 in July, a 97% increase since 2020. While REA Group anticipates further price...

Sunday August 17, 2025

Category: Property Prices

Median House and Unit Prices in the Capitals and the Regions, June Quarter 2026

When Dwelling Prices Fall: Every Decline Since 2011, State by State

Years of Earnings for the Average Dwelling, State by State, 2012 to 2026

Rent Against Earnings in the June Quarter 2026: Five States Compared

New-Lease Rents in the June Quarter 2026: Five States Compared

Back to Square One: Real Australian House Prices Have Made No Net Gain Since the 2022 Peak

The Two Queenslands: Fourteen Years of Rent Divergence Across the State

The Maintenance Margin Call: How Regulatory Interventions Have Created a Structural Pressure Point for Strata Solvency

‘Valuation Air-Gap’ of 10-15% Creates Systemic ‘Settlement Trap’ for Off-the-Plan Buyers

Validated: The $12.3 Trillion Equity Moat and the Structural Decoupling of Labour-Based Home Ownership

Structural Bifurcation of the NEM Validated: Prioritisation of Data Centres Over Industrial Loads

Structural Re-Acceleration Confirmed: Rental Market Enters Concentrated Scarcity Phase

The Substrate Squeeze: Australia’s Climate Risk Reckoning Has Begun

Sustained Insolvency Event: A ‘1-in-12’ Transport Insolvency Rate is Contributing to a Material Valuation Decline for Grade B/C Industrial Assets

The Great Divergence: Deconstructing the “Markets within Markets” of Australia’s Prestige Postcodes

SA Housing Crunch: Rising Prices Fuel Homelessness Concerns in the South-East

Where Australians Were Born, Suburb by Suburb: Country of Birth at the 2021 Census

Staying Put: Who Lived at the Same Address Five Years On, by State and Suburb

Who Volunteers, and Where: Voluntary Work by State, Age and Locality at the 2021 Census

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