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Australia House Price Index
The house price index for Australia measures the change in the average selling price of residential properties. It is an important gauge of household wealth and the health of the real estate sector.
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Why House Price Index matters for AUD
House prices feed directly into household balance sheets and consumer confidence. The Reserve Bank of Australia monitors house price dynamics as a channel of monetary policy transmission—rate hikes slow price growth while rate cuts can reignite it.
How to interpret this series
Sustained price appreciation above income growth raises affordability concerns and systemic risk, which may prompt macro-prudential tightening. A rapid correction is a deflationary force and historically precedes central bank easing.
Historical House Price Index
Source: ABS. Cadence: Quarterly. Unit: %YoY. History from 2012-09-30 (13.7 years).
Recent announcements
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Current Account Balance
Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.
Exports of Goods & Services
Total exports reported by ABS (AUD millions), quarterly based on national accounts.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth
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Imports of Goods & Services
Total imports reported by ABS (AUD millions), quarterly based on national accounts.
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
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Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Common questions
Editorial context for readers and AI agents using this page as a cited country indicator source.
How often is Australia House Price Index updated?
House Price Index for Australia is released on a quarterly schedule by Reserve Bank of Australia (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is House Price Index reported in?
The series is published in %YoY. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Australia House Price Index data?
Data is fetched directly from Reserve Bank of Australia or the official national statistics publication for Australia. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query House Price Index for Australia via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/aud/house_price_index?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.