How often is Australia Mortgage Rate updated?

Mortgage Rate for Australia is released on a monthly 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 Mortgage Rate reported in?

The series is published in %. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.

Where does FXMacroData source Australia Mortgage Rate 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 Mortgage Rate for Australia via the API?

Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/aud/mortgage_rate?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.

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Page: Mortgage Rate
Section: API Data Docs
Canonical URL: https://fxmacrodata.com/api-data-docs/aud/mortgage_rate
Source: ABS/RBA
Last Updated: 2026-04-30

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बंधक दर (AUD)

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Latest reading: 8.52 % · Last updated: 2026-04-30 · Source: ABS/RBA

Category: Additional Indicators

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/aud/mortgage_rate

Use the production OpenAPI schema for the authoritative REST route metadata.

https://fxmacrodata.com/api/openapi.json

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Optional Indicator Availability (AUD)

Optional indicators use per-currency fetcher capability checks and may be temporarily hidden while source coverage is being remediated.

foreign_reserves

Available

cb_assets

Available

inflation_mom

Unavailable Not implemented on this currency fetcher yet.

About बंधक दर (AUD)

The mortgage rate for Australia tracks the average interest rate charged by lenders on new home loans. It moves with the policy rate and longer-dated government bond yields.

Why FX traders watch it

Mortgage rates affect household borrowing costs and therefore consumer spending and the housing market. High mortgage rates cool the housing sector, reducing wealth effects and consumer confidence, which in turn affects economic growth.

How to interpret the data

Rapidly rising mortgage rates can suppress housing activity and broader growth, eventually forcing the Reserve Bank of Australia to ease policy. Falling mortgage rates signal looser conditions and can boost economic activity.

Historical बंधक दर (AUD)

Source: ABS/RBA · Monthly · %

Data provided by FXMacroData via the /api/v1/announcements/aud/mortgage_rate endpoint. For access, see pricing.

Data Source

Primary Source

ABS/RBA

Official Series ID

mortgage_rate

External Link

View Official Data Page

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

JSON Response Structure

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

{
    "currency": "AUD",
    "indicator": "mortgage_rate",
    "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 बंधक दर data for AUD from 2023:

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is Australia Mortgage Rate updated?: Mortgage Rate for Australia is released on a monthly 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 Mortgage Rate reported in?: The series is published in %. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Australia Mortgage Rate 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 Mortgage Rate for Australia via the API?: Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/aud/mortgage_rate?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.

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