They show how the total has dropped considerably in the last 12 months, to May 2011, following the removal of the First Home Buyers additional grants.
The numbers of property sales to First Home Buyers are now much closer to the May 2004 figures.
Number of FHB sales in each 12 month period ended:
| 12 Months ended | Number of Sales | % of all loans |
| May-2001 | 120,384 | 22.3% |
| May-2002 | 147,363 | 23.4% |
| May-2003 | 102,803 | 16.3% |
| May-2004 | 88,683 | 13.3% |
| May-2005 | 101,485 | 15.8% |
| May-2006 | 126,448 | 17.6% |
| May-2007 | 130,630 | 16.9% |
| May-2008 | 131,522 | 17.5% |
| May-2009 | 155,513 | 23.5% |
| May-2010 | 149,469 | 22.4% |
| May-2011 | 90,317 | 15.7% |
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First Home Buyers Average Loan Size
The average loan size to First Home Buyers, over the last 2 years has not changed a lot, with the lowest average in this 2 years beingĀ $269,700 (July 2009) and the highest beingĀ $289,700 (Dec 2009).
| Month and Year | Average Loan | % of all loans |
| May-2011 | $286,200 | 15.4% |
| Apr-2011 | $285,400 | 15.8% |
| Mar-2011 | $279,500 | 16.0% |
| Feb-2011 | $277,000 | 14.9% |
| Jan-2011 | $274,300 | 15.2% |
| Dec-2010 | $281,700 | 15.8% |
| Nov-2010 | $278,800 | 15.6% |
| Oct-2010 | $283,600 | 15.4% |
| Sep-2010 | $280,400 | 15.9% |
| Aug-2010 | $283,200 | 15.5% |
| Jul-2010 | $286,500 | 15.9% |
| Jun-2010 | $283,800 | 16.2% |
| May-2010 | $286,600 | 16.5% |
| Apr-2010 | $289,600 | 16.9% |
| Mar-2010 | $284,500 | 16.4% |
| Feb-2010 | $281,600 | 18.6% |
| Jan-2010 | $282,500 | 21.0% |
| Dec-2009 | $289,700 | 21.5% |
| Nov-2009 | $283,900 | 22.6% |
| Oct-2009 | $275,500 | 26.0% |
| Sep-2009 | $274,600 | 26.1% |
| Aug-2009 | $270,800 | 24.7% |
| Jul-2009 | $269,700 | 25.3% |
| Jun-2009 | $270,200 | 27.1% |
| May-2009 | $281,800 | 28.5% |
All Data is compiled from the ABS 5609 Housing Finance reports.
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