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.

Australia House Price Index API Data

House Price Index (AUD)

Measures changes in residential property prices over time, reflecting housing market conditions and consumer wealth.

Latest reading: 3.2 %YoY · Last updated: 2016-06-30 · Source: ABS/RBA

Category: Economy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/aud/house_price_index

About House Price Index (AUD)

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.

Why FX traders watch it

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 the data

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 (AUD)

Source: ABS/RBA · Quarterly · %YoY

Data Source

Primary Source

ABS/RBA

Official Series ID

6416001

External Link

View Official Data Page

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Quarterly

Unit of Measure

%YoY

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format.

{ "currency": "AUD", "indicator": "house_price_index", "has_official_forecast": false, "start_date": "2023-01-01", "end_date": "2023-12-31", "data": [ { "date": "2024-07-01", "val": 4.2, "announcement_datetime": 1722456000 } ] }

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter	Required	Format	Description
`start_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional lower bound for the requested history.
`end_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
`api_key`	CONDITIONAL	`string`	Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve House Price Index data for AUD from 2023:

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/aud/house_price_index?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Frequently Asked Questions

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.